White Township, New Jersey
| White Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of White | |
Beaver Brook Wildlife Management Area in White Township
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 Map of White Township in Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of White Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°49′17″N 75°01′59″W / 40.821516°N 75.033111°WCoordinates: 40°49′17″N 75°01′59″W / 40.821516°N 75.033111°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | April 9, 1913 |
| Named for | Alexander White |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Jeff Herb (R, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Clerk | Kathleen R. Reinalda |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.632 sq mi (71.565 km2) |
| • Land | 27.152 sq mi (70.322 km2) |
| • Water | 0.480 sq mi (1.243 km2) 1.74% |
| Area rank | 98th of 566 in state 4th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 525 ft (160 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,882 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 4,743 |
| • Rank | 382nd of 566 in state 10th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 179.8/sq mi (69.4/km2) |
| • Density rank | 516th of 566 in state 16th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 07823 - Belvidere |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3404180570 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882246 |
| Website | whitetwp-nj |
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. 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. 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.
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 700 miles (1,100 km) from Canada to Alabama.
Bridgeville (with a 2010 Census population of 106), Brookfield (675) and Buttzville (146) are census-designated places and unincorporated communities located within the township.
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