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:''See Hampton, New Jersey for the borough in Hunterdon County'' Hampton Township is a township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 5,196,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 253 (+5.1%) from the 4,943 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 505 (+11.4%) from the 4,438 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 February 20, 2013.〕 Hampton Township was formed from portions of Sussex County by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1864.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 230. Accessed February 20, 2013.〕 The township was named for Jonathan Hampton, who donated land in 1769 to the Episcopal Church of Newton.〔Staff. ("Hampton Township named for possible Loyalist" ), KWWL (TV), May 31, 2012. Accessed August 31, 2015. "When Hampton Township was authorized by the state legislators on March 10, 1864, it acquired its name from Robert Hamilton, who named the newly formed township in honor of Capt. Jonathan Hampton.... In 1769, Hampton gave 27 acres of land to the Christ Episcopal Church in Newton for a rectory and parsonage."〕 State legislator Robert Hamilton, an Episcopalian, appreciated Hampton's act, and gave the township its name.〔Snell, James P. (1881) ''History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers''. (Centennial ed., Harmony, NJ: Harmony Press, 1981) p. 454.〕 Portions of the township were taken on February 24, 1904, to form Fredon Township.〔 ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 25.295 square miles (65.514 km2), including 24.376 square miles (63.135 km2) of land and 0.919 square miles (2.380 km2) of water (3.63%).〔〔 The township is located in the Kittatinny Valley, a section of the Great Appalachian Valley that stretches from Canada to Alabama. Crandon Lakes (with a 2010 Census population of 682 in Hampton Township, out of a CDP total of 1,178〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Crandon Lakes CDP, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 20, 2013.〕) is an unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) split between Hampton Township and Stillwater Township.〔(GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Sussex County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 20, 2013.〕〔(2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 20, 2013.〕〔(New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32) ), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed February 20, 2013.〕 Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Balesville, Emmons Station, Halsey, Lake Kemah, Little Swartswood Lake, Mecca Lake, Myrtle Grove, Paulins Kill Lake, Smiths Hill, Spring Lake and Washingtonville.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed March 18, 2015.〕 Smiths Hill is a hill located at in the Kittatinny Valley of the Appalachian Mountains. The summit rises to .〔(Smiths Hill ), Geographic Names Information System. Accessed July 6, 2015.〕 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「Hampton Township, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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