Lopatcong Township, New Jersey
Lopatcong Township, New Jersey  | |
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Lopatcong Township seen from the base of Marble Mountain  | |
Location of Lopatcong 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 Lopatcong Township, New Jersey  | |
Location in Warren County Location in New Jersey  | |
| Coordinates: 40°42′50″N 75°09′20″W / 40.714002°N 75.15547°W | |
| Country | United States | 
| State | New Jersey | 
| County | Warren | 
| Incorporated | March 7, 1851 | 
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (small municipality) | 
| • Body | Township Council | 
| • Mayor | James Mengucci (R, term ends December 31, 2023) | 
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | M. Beth Dilts | 
| Area | |
 • Total  | 7.38 sq mi (19.10 km2) | 
| • Land | 7.32 sq mi (18.95 km2) | 
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.16 km2) 0.81% | 
| • Rank | 237th of 565 in state 16th of 22 in county  | 
| Elevation | 384 ft (117 m) | 
| Population  (2020)  | |
 • Total  | 8,776 | 
 • Estimate  (2024)  | 9,502 | 
| • Rank | 274th of 565 in state 3rd of 22 in county  | 
| • Density | 1,199.6/sq mi (463.2/km2) | 
| • Rank | 362nd of 565 in state 6th of 22 in county  | 
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) | 
| ZIP Code | 08865  | 
| Area code | 908 | 
| FIPS code | 3404141490 | 
| GNIS feature ID | 0882252 | 
| School district | Phillipsburg School District | 
| Website | www | 
Lopatcong Township (/loʊˈpætkɒŋ/) is a township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,776, an increase of 762 (+9.5%) from the 2010 census count of 8,014, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,249 (+39.0%) from the 5,765 counted in the 2000 census.