Allamuchy Township, New Jersey
Township in Warren County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Allamuchy 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 5,335,[8][9] an increase of 1,012 (+23.4%) from the 2010 census count of 4,323,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 446 (+11.5%) from the 3,877 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
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Allamuchy Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.918679°N 74.828973°W / 40.918679; -74.828973[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Warren |
Incorporated | April 4, 1873 |
Named for | Native American word "Allamachetey" ("place within the hills") |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act (small municipality) |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Rosemary Tuohy (R, term ends December 31, 2024)[4][5] |
• Administrator / Municipal clerk | Anne Marie Tracy[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 20.27 sq mi (52.51 km2) |
• Land | 19.99 sq mi (51.78 km2) |
• Water | 0.28 sq mi (0.73 km2) 1.39% |
• Rank | 142nd of 565 in state 9th of 22 in county[1] |
Elevation | 623 ft (190 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,335 |
• Estimate | 5,446 |
• Rank | 368th of 565 in state 10th of 22 in county[11] |
• Density | 266.9/sq mi (103.1/km2) |
• Rank | 485th of 565 in state 11th of 22 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area codes | 908 exchanges: 813, 852[14] |
FIPS code | 3404100670[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882243[1][17] |
Website | allamuchynj |
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Allamuchy Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 1873, from portions of Independence Township.[21] The township's name comes from the Native American word "Allamachetey", meaning "place within the hills".[22]