Bethlehem Township, New Jersey
Township in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Bethlehem Township is a township in Hunterdon County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the New York metropolitan area.[21] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,745,[9] a decrease of 234 (−5.9%) from the 2010 census count of 3,979,[22][23] which in turn reflected an increase of 159 (+4.2%) from the 3,820 counted in the 2000 census.[24]
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Bethlehem Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.665036°N 75.011935°W / 40.665036; -75.011935[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Hunterdon |
Earliest mention | 1730 |
Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
Named for | Bethlehem |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Paul Muir (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Jennifer Mooney[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Christine Dispenza[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 20.80 sq mi (53.87 km2) |
• Land | 20.68 sq mi (53.57 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.30 km2) 0.56% |
• Rank | 135th of 565 in state 13th of 26 in county[1] |
Elevation | 814 ft (248 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,745 |
• Estimate (2023)[10] | 3,756 |
• Rank | 422nd of 565 in state 14th of 26 in county[11] |
• Density | 181.1/sq mi (69.9/km2) |
• Rank | 512th of 565 in state 20th of 26 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 08802 – Asbury[12] 08809 – Bloomsbury[13] 08804 – Clinton[14] 08827 – Glen Gardner[15] 08826 – Hampton[16] |
Area code | 908[17] |
FIPS code | 3401905650[1][18][19] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882189[1][20] |
Website | bethlehemnj |
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