Southampton Township, New Jersey
Southampton Township, New Jersey | |
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Southampton Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Southampton Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Burlington County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°54′57″N 74°43′03″W / 39.915935°N 74.717501°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 10, 1845 as Coaxen Township |
| Renamed | April 1, 1845 as Southampton Township |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Michael Mikulski (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Kathleen D. Hoffman |
| Area | |
• Total | 44.44 sq mi (115.10 km2) |
| • Land | 43.96 sq mi (113.85 km2) |
| • Water | 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2) 1.08% |
| • Rank | 44th of 565 in state 7th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 10,317 |
• Estimate (2023) | 10,334 |
| • Rank | 238th of 565 in state 14th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 234.7/sq mi (90.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 493rd of 565 in state 34th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08088 |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 268, 801, 859 |
| FIPS code | 3400568610 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882090 |
| Website | www |
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Southampton Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 10,317, a decrease of 147 (−1.4%) from the 10,464 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 76 (+0.7%) from the 10,388 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
What is now Southampton was originally incorporated as Coaxen Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1845, from portions of Northampton Township (now known as Mount Holly). The name lasted for about three weeks when it was renamed Southampton Township on April 1, 1845. As the population increased, portions of the township were taken to form Pemberton Township (March 10, 1846), Shamong Township (February 19, 1852), Lumberton (March 14, 1860), Woodland Township (March 7, 1866) and Tabernacle Township (March 22, 1901).