Knowlton Township, New Jersey
Knowlton Township, New Jersey | |
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An old barn in Knowlton Township, February 2008 | |
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Location of Knowlton Township in Warren County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Warren County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Knowlton Township, New Jersey | |
Knowlton Township Location in Warren County Knowlton Township Location in New Jersey Knowlton Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°55′45″N 75°03′42″W / 40.929261°N 75.061796°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Royal charter | February 23, 1763 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named after | Thomas Knowlton or "knoll town" |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Frank VanHorn (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Kailene Molion (acting) |
| Area | |
• Total | 25.33 sq mi (65.60 km2) |
| • Land | 24.72 sq mi (64.03 km2) |
| • Water | 0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2) 2.38% |
| • Rank | 106th of 565 in state 5th of 22 in county |
| Elevation | 528 ft (161 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,894 |
• Estimate (2023) | 2,926 |
| • Rank | 453rd of 565 in state 14th of 22 in county |
| • Density | 117.1/sq mi (45.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 533rd of 565 in state 18th of 22 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | |
| Area code | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3404137320 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882241 |
| Website | knowlton-nj |
Knowlton Township is a township in Warren County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,894, a decrease of 161 (−5.3%) from the 2010 census count of 3,055, which in turn reflected an increase of 78 (+2.6%) from the 2,977 counted in the 2000 census.