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Hampton Township is one of the twenty-four (24) municipalities located within Sussex County, New Jersey. Hampton Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government. The Township form of government is the second most common form of government utilized in the State of New Jersey, 141 municipalities out of the 565 municipalities are governed under this form of New Jersey municipal government.

In the 2010 United States Census, Hampton Township’s population density was 213.2 per square mile. The United States Census calculated 5,196 people, 2,021 households and 1,445 families in the Township.

Hampton Township boosts one of the largest business districts in Sussex County, New Jersey. Hampton Township is a quiet little town encompassed with lakes, farmlands, trails, hiking, and places to shop. Those residents who live in Hampton Township reside in a suburban rural mix environment.