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| Coordinates:39°23′47″N74°49′37″W / 39.39633°N 74.826955°W /39.39633; -74.826955[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named after | Weymouth, Dorset |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Kenneth R. Haeser (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Municipal clerk | Dorothy-Jo Ayres[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 12.17 sq mi (31.52 km2) |
| • Land | 11.82 sq mi (30.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.35 sq mi (0.90 km2) 2.84% |
| • Rank | 188th of 565 in state 9th of 23 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 75 ft (23 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 2,614 |
• Estimate (2023)[9] | 2,642 |
| • Rank | 463rd of 565 in state 18th of 23 in county[10] |
| • Density | 221.1/sq mi (85.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 497th of 565 in state 17th of 23 in county[10] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08330 –Mays Landing[11] |
| Area code | 609exchanges: 476, 625, 909[12] |
| FIPS code | 3400180330[1][13][14] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882050[1][15] |
| Website | www |
Weymouth Township is atownship inAtlantic County, in theU.S. state ofNew Jersey. As of the2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,614,[8] a decrease of 101 (−3.7%) from the2010 census count of 2,715,[16][17] which in turn reflected an increase of 458 (+20.3%) from the 2,257 counted in the2000 census.[18]
Named forWeymouth, Dorset,[19] the township was created as a constablewick in 1694 and was known in its early days as "New Waymouth Township".[20] Weymouth Township was incorporated by an act of theNew Jersey Legislature on February 12, 1798, from portions ofEgg Harbor Township, while the area was still part ofGloucester County, and was incorporated nine days later. Portions of the township were taken on February 5, 1813, to createHamilton Township. Weymouth Township became part of the newly created Atlantic County on February 7, 1837. Portions of the township were taken on March 11, 1922, to formCorbin City, and on March 14, 1925, to formEstell Manor.[21]
Geographically, the township, and all of Atlantic County, is part of theSouth Jersey region of the state and of theAtlantic City-Hammontonmetropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in thePhiladelphia-Reading-Camdencombined statistical area and theDelaware Valley.[22]
According to theUnited States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 12.17 square miles (31.52 km2), including 11.82 square miles (30.62 km2) of land and 0.35 square miles (0.90 km2) of water (2.84%).[1][2]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township includeBelcoville,Dorothy, Grassy Pond and High Bank Landing.[23]
The township borders the municipalities ofBuena Vista Township,Egg Harbor Township,Estell Manor andHamilton Township in Atlantic County; andMaurice River Township inCumberland County.[24][25][26]
The township is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within theNew Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, a protected natural area of unique ecology covering 1,100,000 acres (450,000 ha), that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation's first National Reserve.[27] Part of the township is included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Atlantic County, along with areas inBurlington,Camden,Cape May,Cumberland,Gloucester andOcean counties.[28]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1810 | 1,029 | — | |
| 1820 | 787 | * | −23.5% |
| 1830 | 1,270 | 61.4% | |
| 1840 | 1,158 | −8.8% | |
| 1850 | 1,032 | −10.9% | |
| 1860 | 823 | −20.3% | |
| 1870 | 810 | −1.6% | |
| 1880 | 741 | −8.5% | |
| 1890 | 538 | −27.4% | |
| 1900 | 972 | 80.7% | |
| 1910 | 899 | −7.5% | |
| 1920 | 1,166 | 29.7% | |
| 1930 | 685 | * | −41.3% |
| 1940 | 675 | −1.5% | |
| 1950 | 750 | 11.1% | |
| 1960 | 788 | 5.1% | |
| 1970 | 998 | 26.6% | |
| 1980 | 1,260 | 26.3% | |
| 1990 | 1,957 | 55.3% | |
| 2000 | 2,257 | 15.3% | |
| 2010 | 2,715 | 20.3% | |
| 2020 | 2,614 | −3.7% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 2,642 | [9] | 1.1% |
| Population sources: 1810–1830[29] 1840–2000[30] 1810–1920[31] 1840[32] 1850–1870[33] 1850[34] 1870[35] 1880–1890[36] 1890–1910[37] 1910–1930[38] 1940–2000[39] 2000[40][41] 2010[16][17] 2020[8] * = Lost territory in previous decade.[21] | |||
The2010 United States census counted 2,715 people, 1,153 households, and 762 families in the township. Thepopulation density was 224.6 per square mile (86.7/km2). There were 1,220 housing units at an average density of 100.9 per square mile (39.0/km2). The racial makeup was 92.04% (2,499)White, 4.75% (129)Black or African American, 0.22% (6)Native American, 0.88% (24)Asian, 0.07% (2)Pacific Islander, 0.66% (18) fromother races, and 1.36% (37) from two or more races.Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.57% (124) of the population.[16]
Of the 1,153 households, 19.3% had children under the age of 18; 52.4% were married couples living together; 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.9% were non-families. Of all households, 28.9% were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.87.[16]
17.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.6 males.[16]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010American Community Survey showed that (in 2010inflation-adjusted dollars)median household income was $51,574 (with a margin of error of +/− $7,234) and the median family income was $67,857 (+/− $5,235). Males had a median income of $59,688 (+/− $4,165) versus $38,438 (+/− $5,634) for females. Theper capita income for the borough was $28,857 (+/− $3,096). About 5.7% of families and 8.0% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.[42]
As of the2000 United States census[13] there were 2,257 people, 851 households, and 623 families residing in the township. The population density was 185.0 inhabitants per square mile (71.4/km2). There were 909 housing units at an average density of 74.5 per square mile (28.8/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 91.98%White, 4.79%African American, 0.40%Native American, 0.80%Asian, 1.02% fromother races, and 1.02% from two or more races.Hispanic orLatino of any race were 3.81% of the population.[40][41]
There were 851 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% weremarried couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.06.[40][41]
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.[40][41]
The median income for a household in the township was $45,882, and the median income for a family was $49,800. Males had a median income of $41,842 versus $29,464 for females. Theper capita income for the township was $18,987. About 4.7% of families and 5.1% of the population were below thepoverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.[40][41]
Weymouth Township operates under theTownship form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.[43] The Township Committee is comprised of three members, who are elected directly by the votersat-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[6][44]
As of 2023[update], members of the Weymouth Township Committee are Mayor Kenneth R. Haeser (R, term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2022), Carl "Peter" Keiffenheim (R, 2023) and Edward G. Norton (R, 2025).[3][45][46][47][48][49]
Republican Sean O'Brikis resigned from the Township Committee in October 2010 and then had to resign again after winning re-election unopposed in the November election.[50] The committee selected Kenneth Haeser to fill the vacant seat, though Haeser lost to Democrat Dennis Doyle in the November 2011 general election to fill the balance of the term vacated by O'Brikis.[51][52]
Weymouth is located in the 2nd Congressional District[53] and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district.[54][55][56]
For the119th United States Congress,New Jersey's 2nd congressional district is represented byJeff Van Drew (R,Dennis Township).[57] New Jersey is represented in theUnited States Senate byDemocratsCory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) andAndy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).[58]
For the2024-2025 session, the1st legislative district of theNew Jersey Legislature is represented in theState Senate byMike Testa (R,Vineland) and in theGeneral Assembly byAntwan McClellan (R,Ocean City) andErik K. Simonsen (R,Lower Township).[59]
Atlantic County is governed by a directly electedcounty executive and a nine-memberBoard of County Commissioners, responsible for legislation. The executive serves a four-year term and the commissioners are elected to staggered three-year terms, of which four are elected from the county on anat-large basis and five of the commissioners represent equally populated districts.[60][61] As of 2025[update], Atlantic County's Executive is Dennis Levinson (R,Northfield), whose term of office ends December 31, 2027.[62] Members of the Board of County Commissioners are:
Ernest D. Coursey (D, District 1--Atlantic City,Egg Harbor Township (part),Longport,Margate City, andVentnor City; 2025, Atlantic City),[63] Chair Maureen Kern (R, District 2--Egg Harbor Township (part),Linwood,Northfield,Somers Point andPleasantville; 2027, Somers Point),[64] Andrew Parker III (R, District 3--Egg Harbor Township (part) andHamilton Township (part); 2026, Egg Harbor Township),[65] Richard R. Dase (R, District 4, includingBrigantine,Galloway Township,Egg Harbor Township (part), andPort Republic; 2025, Galloway Township),[66] Vice Chair James A. Bertino (R, District 5--Buena,Buena Vista Township,Corbin City,Egg Harbor City,Estell Manor,Folsom,Hamilton Township (part),Hammonton,Mullica Township andWeymouth Township; 2027, Hammonton),[67] June Byrnes (R, At-Large; 2026, Linwood),[68] Michael Ruffu (R, At-Large; Margate, 2027)[69] Amy L. Gatto (R, At-large; 2025, Hamilton Township)[70] and John W. Risley (R, At-Large; 2026, Egg Harbor Township)[71][60][72]
Atlantic County's constitutional officers are: Clerk Joesph J. Giralo (R, 2026, Hammonton),[73][74] Sheriff Joe O'Donoghue (R, 2026, Egg Harbor Township)[75][76] and Surrogate James Curcio (R, 2025, Hammonton).[77][78][79]
As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,785 registered voters in Weymouth Township, of which 456 (25.5% vs. 30.5% countywide) were registered asDemocrats, 610 (34.2% vs. 25.2%) were registered asRepublicans and 719 (40.3% vs. 44.3%) were registered asUnaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[80] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 65.7% (vs. 58.8% in Atlantic County) were registered to vote, including 79.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 76.6% countywide).[80][81]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2021 | 716 | 62.70% | 415 | 36.34% | 11 | 0.96% |
| 2017 | 440 | 53.46% | 369 | 44.84% | 14 | 1.70% |
| 2013 | 695 | 71.72% | 258 | 26.63% | 16 | 1.65% |
| 2009 | 571 | 54.59% | 387 | 37.00% | 88 | 8.41% |
| 2005 | 432 | 48.87% | 406 | 45.93% | 46 | 5.20% |
In the2012 presidential election, RepublicanMitt Romney received 701 votes (51.1% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of DemocratBarack Obama with 650 votes (47.4% vs. 57.9%) and other candidates with 9 votes (0.7% vs. 0.9%), among the 1,371 ballots cast by the township's 1,856 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.9% (vs. 65.8% in Atlantic County).[83][84] In the2008 presidential election, RepublicanJohn McCain received 777 votes (52.7% vs. 41.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 645 votes (43.8% vs. 56.5%) and other candidates with 31 votes (2.1% vs. 1.1%), among the 1,474 ballots cast by the township's 1,896 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.7% (vs. 68.1% in Atlantic County).[85] In the2004 presidential election, RepublicanGeorge W. Bush received 636 votes (51.0% vs. 46.2% countywide), ahead of DemocratJohn Kerry with 588 votes (47.2% vs. 52.0%) and other candidates with 11 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 1,246 ballots cast by the township's 1,623 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.8% (vs. 69.8% in the whole county).[86]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third Parties |
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| 2024[87] | 59.8%1,032 | 38.0%656 | 2.2%35 |
| 2020[88] | 60.2%1,040 | 38.7%668 | 1.1%19 |
| 2016[89] | 58.8%774 | 37.4%492 | 3.8%50 |
| 2012[90] | 51.1%701 | 47.4%650 | 0.7%9 |
| 2008[91] | 52.7%777 | 43.8%645 | 2.1%31 |
| 2004[92] | 51.0%636 | 47.2%588 | 0.9%11 |
In the2013 gubernatorial election, RepublicanChris Christie received 695 votes (70.0% vs. 60.0% countywide), ahead of DemocratBarbara Buono with 258 votes (26.0% vs. 34.9%) and other candidates with 16 votes (1.6% vs. 1.3%), among the 993 ballots cast by the township's 1,890 registered voters, yielding a 52.5% turnout (vs. 41.5% in the county).[93][94] In the2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 571 votes (53.3% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of DemocratJon Corzine with 387 votes (36.1% vs. 44.5%), IndependentChris Daggett with 66 votes (6.2% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 22 votes (2.1% vs. 1.2%), among the 1,071 ballots cast by the township's 1,835 registered voters, yielding a 58.4% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).[95]
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2024 | 982 | 59.30% | 647 | 39.07% | 27 | 1.63% |
| 2018 | 668 | 61.57% | 380 | 35.02% | 37 | 3.41% |
| 2012 | 615 | 48.35% | 636 | 50.00% | 21 | 1.65% |
| 2006 | 488 | 50.10% | 456 | 46.82% | 30 | 3.08% |
| Year | Republican | Democratic | Third party(ies) | |||
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| No. | % | No. | % | No. | % | |
| 2020 | 986 | 58.83% | 670 | 39.98% | 20 | 1.19% |
| 2014 | 515 | 56.10% | 379 | 41.29% | 24 | 2.61% |
| 2013 | 329 | 57.82% | 220 | 38.66% | 20 | 3.51% |
| 2008 | 687 | 50.59% | 647 | 47.64% | 24 | 1.77% |
TheWeymouth Township School District serves public school students inpre-kindergarten througheighth grade at Weymouth Township School.[98][99][100][101] As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 161 students and 16.7 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 9.6:1.[102] In the 2016–17 school year, Weymouth was tied with the 30th smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 155 students.[103]
Forninth throughtwelfth grades, public school students attendBuena Regional High School as part of asending/receiving relationship with theBuena Regional School District. Students attend the high school fromBuena andBuena Vista Township, along with students fromEstell Manor, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[104] As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 496 students and 44.6 classroom teachers (on anFTE basis), for astudent–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[105]
Township public school students are also eligible to attend theAtlantic County Institute of Technology in theMays Landing section ofHamilton Township[106] or theCharter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts, located inSomers Point.[107]
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As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 36.90 miles (59.38 km) of roadways, of which 26.02 miles (41.88 km) were maintained by the municipality, 9.80 miles (15.77 km) by Atlantic County and 1.08 miles (1.74 km) by theNew Jersey Department of Transportation.[108]
New Jersey Route 50 (Boulevard) is the main highway serving Weymouth Township.[109][110]
NJ Transit provides bus service in the township on the315 route that runs betweenCape May andPhiladelphia.[111][112]
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Weymouth Township include:
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