Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Hopewell Township is a township in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses those cities and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes and which constitutes a part of the Delaware Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,391, a decrease of 180 (−3.9%) from the 2010 census count of 4,571, which in turn reflected an increase of 137 (+3.1%) from the 4,434 counted in the 2000 census.
Hopewell Township, New Jersey | |
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Location of Hopewell Township in Cumberland County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Cumberland County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 39.438376°N 75.281996°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Cumberland |
| Formed | January 19, 1748 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Paul J. Ritter III (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | John Hitchner |
| • Municipal Clerk | Jeannette Pace (acting) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 30.87 sq mi (79.96 km2) |
| • Land | 29.89 sq mi (77.42 km2) |
| • Water | 0.98 sq mi (2.54 km2) 3.18% |
| • Rank | 86th of 565 in state 9th of 14 in county |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,391 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 4,344 |
| • Rank | 401st of 565 in state 8th of 14 in county |
| • Density | 146.9/sq mi (56.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 521st of 565 in state 7th of 14 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08302 – Bridgeton |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3401133120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882056 |
| Website | www |
Hopewell Township was first formed as a precinct on January 19, 1748, and was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships. Portions of the township have been taken to form Columbia Township (March 12, 1844, returned to Hopewell Township on March 11, 1845), Cohansey Township (March 6, 1848) and Shiloh borough (April 9, 1929).