Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey
Delaware Township, New Jersey | |
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Township municipal building in Sergeantsville | |
Location of Delaware Township in Hunterdon County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Hunterdon County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Delaware Township, Hunterdon County, New Jersey | |
Location in Hunterdon County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°26′23″N 74°57′23″W / 40.439762°N 74.956329°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Hunterdon |
| Incorporated | April 2, 1838 |
| Named after | Delaware River |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Charles Herman (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Diana Rumage (acting) |
| Area | |
• Total | 37.05 sq mi (95.95 km2) |
| • Land | 36.66 sq mi (94.94 km2) |
| • Water | 0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2) 1.06% |
| • Rank | 65th of 565 in state 3rd of 26 in county |
| Elevation | 371 ft (113 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,560 |
• Estimate (2023) | 4,571 |
| • Rank | 394th of 565 in state 10th of 26 in county |
| • Density | 124.4/sq mi (48.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 531st of 565 in state 25th of 26 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | |
| Area code(s) | 609, 908 |
| FIPS code | 3401917170 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882182 |
| Website | www |
Delaware Township is a township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Part of the township is on the Hunterdon Plateau, while the southern portions are in the Amwell Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,560, a decrease of three people (−0.1%) from the 2010 census count of 4,563, which in turn reflected an increase of 85 (+1.9%) from the 4,478 counted in the 2000 census.
The historic community of Sergeantsville is located within Delaware Township, as well as the unincorporated community of Raven Rock.