Wantage Township, New Jersey | |
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![]() Location of Wantage Township in Sussex County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Sussex County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
![]() Census Bureau map of Wantage Township, New Jersey. | |
Location in Sussex County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 41°15′08″N 74°37′58″W / 41.252204°N 74.632835°W[1][2] | |
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Formed | May 30, 1754 (as precinct) |
Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
Named for | Wantage, England |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | William Gaechter (R, term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4] |
• Administrator | Michael L. Restel[5] |
• Municipal clerk | Melissa Morales (acting)[5] |
Area | |
• Total | 67.48 sq mi (174.78 km2) |
• Land | 66.76 sq mi (172.91 km2) |
• Water | 0.72 sq mi (1.87 km2) 1.07% |
• Rank | 18th of 565 in state 2nd of 24 in county[1] |
Elevation | 538 ft (164 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 10,811 |
• Estimate | 10,993 |
• Rank | 233rd of 565 in state 4th of 24 in county[11] |
• Density | 161.9/sq mi (62.5/km2) |
• Rank | 516th of 565 in state 18th of 24 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 07461[12] |
Area code(s) | 973[13] |
FIPS code | 3403776790[1][14][15] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882257[1][16] |
Website | www |
Wantage Township (pronounced WHAN-tij[17]) is a township in Sussex County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 10,811,[8][9] a decrease of 547 (−4.8%) from the 2010 census count of 11,358,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 971 (+9.3%) from the 10,387 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
Wantage Township was formed as a precinct on May 30, 1754, from portions of Newton Township. It was incorporated as a township on February 21, 1798, as part of the state's initial group of 104 townships. Boundary exchanges were made with Frankford Township in both 1826 and 1834. Portions of the township were taken on October 14, 1891 to form the Borough of Deckertown (renamed Sussex borough in 1902).[21] The township was named for Wantage, England.[22]
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