Pohatcong Township, New Jersey
Pohatcong Township, New Jersey | |
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Springtown Stagecoach Inn, listed on the National Register of Historic Places | |
Location of Pohatcong 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 Pohatcong Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Warren County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°38′11″N 75°10′30″W / 40.636483°N 75.174906°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | January 1, 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | David S. Slack (term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Wanda L. Kutzman |
| Area | |
• Total | 13.76 sq mi (35.63 km2) |
| • Land | 13.37 sq mi (34.63 km2) |
| • Water | 0.39 sq mi (1.00 km2) 2.81% |
| • Rank | 179th of 565 in state 13th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 253 ft (77 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,241 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,276 |
| • Rank | 439th of 565 in state 12th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 242.4/sq mi (93.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 492nd of 565 in state 13th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 34-59820 |
| GNIS feature ID | 882254 |
| School district | Phillipsburg School District |
| Website | www |
Pohatcong 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 3,241, a decrease of 98 (−2.9%) from the 2010 census count of 3,339, which in turn reflected a decline of 77 (−2.3%) from the 3,416 counted in the 2000 census.
The name Pohatcong is thought to be derived from the Lenni Lenape Native American term meaning "stream between split hills".