Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey
Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey | |
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Entering Ocean County at Little Egg Harbor Township while traveling northbound on the Garden State Parkway | |
Location of Little Egg Harbor Township in Ocean County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Ocean County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°37′59″N 74°19′52″W / 39.6330°N 74.33103°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| European discovery | 1614 |
| Founded | February 13, 1740 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Blaise Scibetta (R, term ends December 31, 2024) |
| • Administrator | Rodney R. Haines |
| • Municipal clerk | Kelly Lettera |
| Area | |
• Total | 72.97 sq mi (188.99 km2) |
| • Land | 47.35 sq mi (122.63 km2) |
| • Water | 25.62 sq mi (66.36 km2) 35.11% |
| • Rank | 13th of 565 in state 4th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 20,784 |
• Estimate (2023) | 21,483 |
| • Rank | 132nd of 565 in state 10th of 33 in county |
| • Density | 439.0/sq mi (169.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 450th of 565 in state 29th of 33 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08087 |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3402940560 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882067 |
| Website | www |
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Little Egg Harbor Township is a township situated on the Jersey Shore, within Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is the southernmost municipality in both Ocean County and the New York metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 20,784, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 719 (+3.6%) from the 2010 census count of 20,065, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,120 (+25.8%) from the 15,945 counted in the 2000 census.