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White Township is a township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 4,882,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 637 (+15.0%) from the 4,245 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 642 (+17.8%) from the 3,603 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 19, 2013.〕 It is part of the easternmost region of the Lehigh Valley. White Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1913, from portions of Oxford Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1913, making it the second-youngest township in the county.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 248. Accessed October 25, 2012.〕〔Honeyman, A. Van Doren. ''Northwestern New Jersey--A History of Somerset, Morris, Hunterdon, Warren, and Sussex Counties, Vol. 2'', p. 766. Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, 1927.〕 The township was named after Alexander White, who came to the area sometime before 1760 and built a stone mansion called "The White House" near a place called Roxburg.〔Burton, Charlotte. ''Historical Sites of Warren County''. (Warren County Tercentenary Committee and Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 1965) p. 189.〕〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 29, 2015.〕 ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 27.632 square miles (71.565 km2), including 27.152 square miles (70.322 km2) of land and 0.480 square miles (1.243 km2) of water (1.74%).〔〔 The township is located in the Kittatinny Valley which is a section of the Great Appalachian Valley that stretches for from Canada to Alabama. Bridgeville (with a 2010 Census population of 106〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Bridgeville CDP, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 19, 2013.〕), Brookfield (675〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Brookfield CDP, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 19, 2013.〕) and Buttzville (146〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Buttzville CDP, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 19, 2013.〕) are census-designated places and unincorporated communities located within the township.〔(GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Warren County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 19, 2013.〕〔(2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 19, 2013.〕〔(New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32) ), United States Census Bureau, p. III-5, August 2012. Accessed June 19, 2013.〕 Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Cornish, Foul Rift, Hazen, Little York, Manunka Chunk, Sarepta and Summerfield.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed April 29, 2015.〕 Mount No More is a mountain that is part of the New York–New Jersey Highlands of the Appalachian Mountains. The summit rises to .〔(Feature Detail Report for: Mount No More ), Geographic Names Information System. Accessed October 29, 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「White Township, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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