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:''Not to be confused with the community of Weymouth in Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey''. Weymouth Township is a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 2,715,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 458 (+20.3%) from the 2,257 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 300 (+15.3%) from the 1,957 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 July 23, 2013.〕 Named for Weymouth, Dorset,〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 28, 2015.〕 the township was created as a constablewick in 1694 and was known in its early days as "New Waymouth Township".〔(Weymouth Historic Museum ), Township of Weymouth. Accessed November 1, 2014.〕 Weymouth Township was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 12, 1798, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, while the area was still part of Gloucester County, and was incorporated nine days later. Portions of the township were taken on February 5, 1813, to create Hamilton Township. Weymouth Township became part of the newly created Atlantic County on February 7, 1837. Portions of the township were taken on March 11, 1922, to form Corbin City, and on March 14, 1925, to form Estell Manor.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 71. Accessed October 25, 2012.〕 == Geography == According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 12.450 square miles (32.246 km2), including 12.089 square miles (31.311 km2) of land and 0.361 square miles (0.935 km2) of water (2.90%).〔 Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Belcoville, Dorothy, Grassy Pond and High Bank Landing.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 The township is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, a protected natural area of unique ecology covering , that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation's first National Reserve.〔(The Pinelands National Reserve ), New Jersey Pinelands Commission. Accessed November 20, 2013.〕 Part of the township is included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Atlantic County, along with areas in Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Ocean counties.〔(Pinelands Municipalities ), New Jersey Pinelands Commission, April 2003. Accessed November 20, 2013.〕 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「Weymouth Township, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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