Back Bethlehem Township, New Jersey Welsh Municipio de Bethlehem (Nueva Jersey) Spanish بثهلهم، نیوجرسی Persian Bethlehem Township (New Jersey) French Bethlehem, New Jersey HT Бетлегем Тауншип (Нью-Джерсі) Ukrainian بیت اللحم ٹاؤن شپ، نیو جرسی Urdu
Bethlehem Township, New Jersey | |
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 Location of Bethlehem Township in Hunterdon County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Hunterdon County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
 Census Bureau map of Bethlehem Township, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°39′54″N 75°00′43″W / 40.665036°N 75.011935°W[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, 2024)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Jennifer Mooney[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Christine Dispenza[6] |
| 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] 08804 – Bloomsbury[13] 08809 – Clinton[14] 08826 – Glen Gardner[15] 08827 – Hampton[16] |
| Area code | 908[17] |
| FIPS code | 3401905650[1][18][19] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882189[1][20] |
| Website | bethlehemnj |
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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- ^ [1], United States Postal Service Accessed December 13, 2018.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Clinton, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 13, 2012.
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- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Hampton, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 13, 2012.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Asbury, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed January 1, 2015.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
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