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|subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Atlantic |government_footnotes = 〔 |government_type = Township |governing_body = Township Committee |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = James J. McCullough (term ends December 31, 2015)〔〔(2015 New Jersey Mayors Directory ), New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as of November 10, 2015.〕 |leader_title1 = Administrator |leader_name1 = Peter J. Miller〔(Administration ), Township of Egg Harbor. Accessed March 12, 2011.〕 |leader_title2 = Clerk |leader_name2 = Eileen M. Tedesco〔(Township Clerk ), Township of Egg Harbor. Accessed July 2, 2012.〕 |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = February 21, 1798 |named_for = Bird eggs |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = 〔(2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 194.077 |area_land_km2 = 172.488 |area_water_km2 = 21.590 |area_total_sq_mi = 74.934 |area_land_sq_mi = 66.598 |area_water_sq_mi = 8.336 |area_water_percent = 11.12 |area_rank = 12th of 566 in state 3rd of 23 in county〔 |population_as_of = 2010 Census |population_footnotes = 〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Egg Harbor township, Atlantic County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 1, 2012.〕〔〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Egg Harbor township ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 5, 2012.〕 |population_total = 43323 |population_rank = 44th of 566 in state 1st of 23 in county〔(GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 11, 2012.〕 |population_density_km2 = 251.2 |population_density_sq_mi = 650.5 |population_density_rank = 419th of 566 in state 11th of 23 in county〔 |population_est = 43851 |pop_est_as_of = 2014 |pop_est_footnotes = 〔 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT) |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = 〔, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.〕 |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 43 |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |coordinates_region = US-NJ |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_footnotes = 〔〔(US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |latd = 39.378291 |longd = -74.599779 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 08232, 08234〔(Look Up a ZIP Code for Egg Harbor Township, NJ ), United States Postal Service. Accessed January 15, 2012.〕〔(Zip Codes ), State of New Jersey. Accessed September 7, 2013.〕 |area_code = 609〔(Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Egg Harbor Township, NJ ), Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 4, 2013.〕 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 3400120290〔〔(American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕〔(A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey ), Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 2, 2012.〕 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0882051〔〔(US Board on Geographic Names ), United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |website = |footnotes = }} Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 43,323,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 12,597 (+41.0%) from the 30,726 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 6,182 (+25.2%) from the 24,544 counted in the 1990 Census.〔〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed June 30, 2012.〕〔(Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed May 3, 2012.〕 Egg Harbor Township was first mentioned as part of Gloucester County in records dating back to March 20, 1693, and at times was called New Weymouth. The township's western boundary was established on May 13, 1761, with the area called Great Egg-Harbour Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Galloway Township, which was established by Royal charter on April 4, 1774. Additional portions were taken to form Weymouth Township on February 12, 1798. On February 21, 1798, the area was incorporated as Egg-Harbour Township. Over the ensuing centuries, portions of the township were taken to create many new municipalities: Hamilton Township on February 5, 1813; Atlantic City on May 1, 1854; Absecon on May 1, 1854; South Atlantic City (now Margate City) on September 7, 1885; Pleasantville on January 10, 1889; Linwood on February 20, 1889; Somers Point on April 24, 1886; Longport on March 7, 1898; Ventnor City on March 17, 1903; and Northfield on March 21, 1905.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 68. Accessed May 3, 2012.〕 Great Egg Harbor got its name from Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen Mey. In 1614, Mey came upon the inlet to the Great Egg Harbor River. The meadows were so covered with shorebird and waterfowl eggs that he called it "Eieren Haven" (Egg Harbor).〔Staff. ("THE PRESS ANSWER GUY" ), ''The Press of Atlantic City'', January 11, 2004. Accessed May 3, 2012. "Where exactly did the name of Egg Harbor Township originate? Did it have anything to do with eggs? Answer Guy: Yes. If you believe the local lore, the area got its name when Dutch Capt. Cornelius Jacobsen Mey hopped off his boat Fortuyn in 1614 and found he couldn't walk anywhere without stepping on egg."〕〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 30, 2015.〕〔Gannett, Henry. (''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States'' ), p. 115. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed August 30, 2015.〕 == History == The first residents of what would become Egg Harbor Township were the Lenni Lenape Native Americans, who would spend their summers on the elevated land around the cedar swamp that is now Bargaintown Lake, as well as along the banks of Patcong Creek, where they made use of the abundant fish, shellfish, wild berries, and bird's eggs in the area and collected shells that could be carved to make wampum.〔Mason, Beryl D. (''Bargaintown'' ), ''Sketches of Egg Harbor Township'', 1964, by the Egg Harbor Township Terecentenary Publications Committee.〕 Great Egg Harbor was originally part of Gloucester County. In 1694 a law was passed that read "forasmuch as there are families settled upon the Egg Harbor, and of right ought to be under some jurisdiction, be it enacted by the authority aforesaid that the inhabitants of the said Egg Harbor shall and do belong to the jurisdiction of Gloucester."〔Sheridan, June. (History of Egg Harbor Township ), Township of Egg Harbor. Accessed May 3, 2012.〕 In 1710, by an Act of the Legislature, legal boundaries of Gloucester County were set from the Delaware River, along the Burlington County line to the sea and back up the Great Egg Harbor River to the Delaware River.〔Lee, Michelle. ("Egg Harbor Township opens celebration of 300 years of history" ), ''The Press of Atlantic City'', January 21, 2010. Accessed May 3, 2012. "A parade at the Shore Mall tonight marks the founding of the township on Jan. 21, 1710, when Gloucester County incorporated its borders... which extended from the Delaware Bay southeast along the namesake Great Egg Harbor River..."〕 At that time Great Egg Harbor encompassed all of present-day Atlantic County. In 1837, Atlantic County was set apart from Gloucester County and the Townships were Egg Harbor, Galloway, Hamilton and Weymouth.〔Staff. ("CELEBRATING A COUNTY'S BIRTH WITH A TRIP THROUGH TIME" ), ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', May 11, 1987. Accessed May 3, 2012. "Their destination: a Lenape River tavern on Sugar Hill, where on May 10, 1837, nine founding freeholders met to organize Atlantic County.... At its conception, Atlantic County had four townships - Egg Harbor, Hamilton, Galloway and Weymouth - and 8164 people"〕 Since 1837, ten municipalities have separated from the original Egg Harbor Township, including Atlantic City (1854), Absecon (1872), South Atlantic City (now Margate) (1885), Somers Point (1886), Pleasantville (1888), Linwood (1889), Longport (1898), Brigantine (1903), Ventnor (1903) and Northfield (1905).〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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