Hope Township, New Jersey
Hope Township, New Jersey | |
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Moravian Grist Mill in Hope, now the Inn at Millrace Pond | |
Location of Hope Township in Warren County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Warren County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Hope Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Warren County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°54′25″N 74°58′36″W / 40.906979°N 74.976675°W | |
| Country | United States |
| state | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | April 8, 1839 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Timothy C. McDonough (I, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Robin Keggan |
| Area | |
• Total | 18.29 sq mi (47.38 km2) |
| • Land | 18.08 sq mi (46.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.55 km2) 1.15% |
| • Rank | 155th of 565 in state 11th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 436 ft (133 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,835 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,851 |
| • Rank | 492nd of 565 in state 21st of 22 in county |
| • Density | 101.5/sq mi (39.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 541st of 565 in state 20th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 07844 |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3404133060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882242 |
| Website | www |
Hope Township is a township in Warren County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,835, a decrease of 117 (−6.0%) from the 2010 census count of 1,952, which in turn reflected an increase of 61 (+3.2%) from the 1,891 counted in the 2000 census. The 2010 population of 1,952 reflected an all-time high since the 1,903 recorded in the 1840 census, the first recorded population after the township was formed.
Hope Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 8, 1839, from portions of Knowlton Township and Oxford Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. Liberty Township was created on March 25, 1926, from portions of the township.