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291:The Township Act of 1798
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1348:South Harrison Township
612:East Greenwich Township
1532:West Deptford Township
1166:North Hanover Township
1044:Maurice River Township
723:Frelinghuysen Township
492:Carneys Point Township
95:1923 municipal manager
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1208:Parsippany-Troy Hills
870:Independence Township
828:Hillsborough Township
617:East Hanover Township
517:Chesterfield Township
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1522:West Amwell Township
1369:Springfield Township
1363:Springfield Township
1353:Southampton Township
1151:New Hanover Township
1136:Mount Olive Township
1126:Mount Holly Township
1029:Maple Shade Township
738:Green Brook Township
602:East Amwell Township
522:Cinnaminson Township
507:Cherry Hill Township
477:Buena Vista Township
472:Bridgewater Township
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1582:Woodbridge Township
1501:Washington Township
1495:Washington Township
1491:, Gloucester County
1489:Washington Township
1485:, Burlington County
1483:Washington Township
1477:Washington Township
1390:Tabernacle Township
1385:Stow Creek Township
1380:Stillwater Township
1365:, Burlington County
1333:Shrewsbury Township
1278:Readington Township
1248:Plainsboro Township
1243:Pittsgrove Township
1233:Pilesgrove Township
1228:Pequannock Township
1223:Pennsville Township
1218:Pennsauken Township
1188:Old Bridge Township
1106:Montgomery Township
1086:, Gloucester County
1064:Middletown Township
1014:, Burlington County
1007:Mannington Township
1002:Manchester Township
957:Long Beach Township
917:, Cumberland County
855:, Cumberland County
771:Hainesport Township
756:, Gloucester County
750:, Cumberland County
733:Gloucester Township
691:, Gloucester County
669:, Cumberland County
642:Egg Harbor Township
627:Eastampton Township
597:Eagleswood Township
542:Commercial Township
537:Colts Neck Township
482:Burlington Township
457:Bordentown Township
402:Bass River Township
377:Alexandria Township
1507:Waterford Township
1412:, Hunterdon County
1400:Tewksbury Township
1318:Sandyston Township
1288:Riverside Township
1258:Pohatcong Township
1213:Pemberton Township
1092:, Middlesex County
1079:Mine Hill Township
1074:Millstone Township
1018:Mansfield Township
1012:Mansfield Township
997:Manalapan Township
967:Lopatcong Township
962:Long Hill Township
905:Lafayette Township
808:Hardyston Township
760:Greenwich Township
754:Greenwich Township
748:Greenwich Township
697:, Hunterdon County
684:Frankford Township
673:Fairfield Township
667:Fairfield Township
652:Elsinboro Township
557:Deerfield Township
437:Bethlehem Township
382:Allamuchy Township
209:and one of eleven
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1592:Woolwich Township
1587:Woodland Township
1572:Winfield Township
1557:Weymouth Township
1452:Voorhees Township
1375:Stafford Township
1303:Rockaway Township
1253:Plumsted Township
1178:, Monmouth County
1096:Montague Township
1039:Marlboro Township
921:Lawrence Township
915:Lawrence Township
910:Lakewood Township
895:Knowlton Township
890:Kingwood Township
859:Hopewell Township
853:Hopewell Township
818:Harrison Township
803:Hardwick Township
782:Hamilton Township
778:, Atlantic County
776:Hamilton Township
728:Galloway Township
718:Freehold Township
707:Franklin Township
703:, Somerset County
701:Franklin Township
695:Franklin Township
689:Franklin Township
679:Florence Township
587:Deptford Township
582:Denville Township
567:Delaware Township
432:Bernards Township
422:Berkeley Township
397:Barnegat Township
372:Aberdeen Township
362:List of Townships
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1273:Raritan Township
1263:Quinton Township
1193:Oldmans Township
1146:Neptune Township
1141:Mullica Township
1054:Mendham Township
932:Liberty Township
927:Lebanon Township
880:Jackson Township
843:Holmdel Township
838:Holland Township
813:Harmony Township
798:Harding Township
793:Hanover Township
788:Hampton Township
562:Delanco Township
532:Clinton Township
512:Chester Township
502:Chatham Township
452:Boonton Township
417:Berkeley Heights
392:Andover Township
387:Alloway Township
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1161:North Brunswick
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1090:Monroe Township
1084:Monroe Township
1059:Middle Township
1024:Mantua Township
1020:, Warren County
923:, Mercer County
865:Howell Township
861:, Mercer County
784:, Mercer County
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762:, Warren County
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709:, Warren County
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1405:Toms River
1283:River Vale
1238:Piscataway
1116:Moorestown
947:Livingston
462:Branchburg
447:Bloomfield
442:Blairstown
412:Belleville
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219:New Jersey
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1111:Montville
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1626:Township
1604:See also
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