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Hamilton Township is a township and the most populous municipality in Mercer County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is the largest suburb of Trenton, the state's capital, which is located to the township's west. The township is situated within the New York metropolitan area as defined by the United States Census Bureau<ref>New York-Newark, NY-NJ-CT-PA Combined Statistical Area, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 28, 2014.</ref> but directly borders the Philadelphia metropolitan area and is part of the Federal Communications Commission's Philadelphia Designated Market Area.<ref name="FCC DMA Current">- Philadelphia Market Area Coverage Maps, Federal Communications Commission. Accessed December 28, 2014.</ref> As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 92,297,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 3,833 (+4.3%) from the 2010 census count of 88,464,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 1,355 (+1.6%) from the 2000 census count of 87,109.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> The township was the state's ninth-largest municipality in 2010 and 2020,<ref name=Largest2020>Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> after having been ranked 10th in 2000.<ref name=Census2010XLS>The Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships in 2010 in New Jersey: 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed October 28, 2017.</ref>

Hamilton was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1842, from portions of the now-defunct Nottingham Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Chambersburg on April 1, 1872, and annexed by Trenton in 1888, and by Wilbur on April 24, 1891, and annexed by Trenton in 1898.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 162. Accessed May 28, 2024.</ref> Hamilton Township derives its name from the village of Hamilton Square, which might have been named for Alexander Hamilton.<ref>History of Hamilton Township, Hamilton Township Historical Society, 1999</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 31, 2015.</ref>

In 2006, Hamilton Township was ranked by Morgan Quitno Press as the 18th-safest city in the United States, out of 369 cities nationwide.<ref>Morgan Quitno 12th Annual Safest (and Most Dangerous) Cities: Top and Bottom 25 Cities Overall, Morgan Quitno. Accessed October 28, 2017.</ref> In the company's 2005 survey, the Township was ranked 15th safest of 354 cities surveyed nationwide.<ref>Morgan Quitno 11th Annual Safest (and Most Dangerous) Cities: Top and Bottom 25 Cities Overall Template:Webarchive, accessed June 4, 2006.</ref>

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 40.31 square miles (104.41 km2), including 39.44 square miles (102.14 km2) of land and 0.87 square miles (2.26 km2) of water (2.17%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Although Hamilton is one of the largest townships in New Jersey it doesn't have a true "downtown", but a number of settlements within the township form smaller commercial centers. Groveville (with a 2010 Census population of 2,945<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Groveville CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref>), Hamilton Square (12,784<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Hamilton Square CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref>), Mercerville (13,230<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Mercerville CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref>), White Horse (9,494<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for White Horse CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref>) and Yardville (7,186<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Yardville CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref>) are all census-designated places and unincorporated communities located within the township.<ref>New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref>

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Briar Manor,Template:Citation needed Broad Street Park, Bromley, Chewalla Park,Template:Citation needed Creston, DeCou Village, Deutzville, Duck Island, East Trenton Heights,Template:Citation needed Edgebrook, Extonville, Golden Crest,Template:Citation needed Gropps Lake, Haines Corner, Hutchinson Mills, Lakeside Park, Maple Shade, North Crosswicks, Nottingham,Template:Citation needed Oil City, Pond Run, Quaker Bridge, Quaker Gardens,Template:Citation needed Rosemont,Template:Citation needed The Orchards,Template:Citation needed Trenton Gardens,Template:Citation needed Warner Village,Template:Citation needed White City and Yardville Heights.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

Van Nest Wildlife Refuge is a Template:Convert wildlife management area operated by the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection's Division of Fish and Wildlife.<ref>New Jersey Wildlife Management Areas, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and Wildlife. Accessed November 24, 2015.</ref><ref>Van Nest Refuge Mercer County - Hamilton Township, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Division of Fish and Wildlife. Accessed November 24, 2015.</ref>

The township borders the municipalities of Lawrence Township, Robbinsville Township, Trenton and West Windsor Township in Mercer County; Bordentown City, Bordentown Township, Chesterfield Township and North Hanover Township in Burlington County; Upper Freehold Township in Monmouth County; and Falls Township in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, across the Delaware River in Pennsylvania.<ref>Areas touching Hamilton Township, MapIt. Accessed November 26, 2019.</ref><ref>Municipalities within Mercer County, NJ, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Accessed February 23, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Demographics

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2020 census

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Hamilton township, Mercer County, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
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Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 1990<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2000<ref name=2000CensusP004>Template:Cite web</ref> Pop 2010<ref name=2010CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> Template:Partial<ref name=2020CensusP2>Template:Cite web</ref> % 1990 % 2000 % 2010 Template:Partial
White alone (NH) 78,331 72,118 64,530 55,199 90.50% 82.79% 72.94% 59.81%
Black or African American alone (NH) 4,279 6,907 10,042 11,724 4.94% 7.93% 11.35% 12.70%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 81 86 93 67 0.09% 0.10% 0.11% 0.07%
Asian alone (NH) 1,805 2,226 2,890 4,121 2.09% 2.56% 3.27% 4.46%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) N/A 22 41 14 N/A 0.03% 0.05% 0.02%
Other race alone (NH) 51 104 111 348 0.06% 0.12% 0.13% 0.38%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) N/A 1,175 1,144 2,545 N/A 1.35% 1.29% 2.76%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2,006 4,471 9,613 18,279 2.32% 5.13% 10.87% 19.80%
Total 86,553 87,109 88,464 92,297 100.00% 100.00% 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census

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The 2010 United States census counted 88,464 people, 34,534 households, and 23,759 families in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 36,170 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 78.38% (69,340) White, 11.78% (10,419) Black or African American, 0.17% (149) Native American, 3.29% (2,914) Asian, 0.09% (79) Pacific Islander, 4.27% (3,775) from other races, and 2.02% (1,788) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.87% (9,613) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 34,534 households, 28.0% had children under the age of 18; 51.3% were married couples living together; 12.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.2% were non-families. Of all households, 26.3% were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.55 and the average family size was 3.09.<ref name=Census2010/>

21.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 29.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.6 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $72,026 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,663) and the median family income was $87,512 (+/− $2,631). Males had a median income of $58,674 (+/− $3,519) versus $45,661 (+/− $1,733) for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,344 (+/− $701). About 3.5% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Hamilton township, Mercer County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 17, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

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As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 87,109 people, 33,523 households, and 23,667 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 34,535 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 85.15% White, 8.16% African American, 0.14% Native American, 2.56% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.19% from other races, and 1.76% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.13% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Hamilton township, Mercer County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed March 17, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Hamilton township, Mercer County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 19, 2012.</ref>

There were 33,523 households, out of which 31.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 11.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.4% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.10.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 15.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $57,110, and the median income for a family was $66,986. Males had a median income of $46,360 versus $33,673 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,441. About 2.8% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Economy

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As of late 2005, much of the new residential development in Hamilton has been geared to accommodating the aging baby boomer generation. New retirement communities and assisted-living facilities outpace that of new traditional residential communities. Such construction has been spurred by several factors. The first being that the public is skeptical of growing school budgets due to its already large size. Hamilton voters have often rejected increases in school budgets in their yearly elections to keep already high taxes from growing higher. As a result, the planning board has been reluctant to authorize construction of housing that will increase the student population. Another reason is a series of improvements to Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, Hamilton. It is situated next to where most of the under-developed land in the township used to be, land that is now home to the active older-adult communities.

As of October 2016, significant construction has been done to further build up the Hamilton Township area. Multiple new retirement communities have been constructed, as well as multiple new restaurants, banks, gas stations and convenience stores along Route 33. Hamilton Township continues to expand rapidly to accommodate the increase in citizens residing in the community.

Parks and recreation

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Grounds For Sculpture, located in Hamilton Township

Hamilton hosts one of the largest recreational parks in the state, and borders another. The municipal Veterans Park is Template:Convert and is housed entirely in the township. Mercer County Park borders the township to the North and encompasses Template:Convert of land that was shared from Hamilton Township along with neighboring Lawrence Township and West Windsor Township.<ref>Mercer County Park, Mercer County, New Jersey. Accessed October 28, 2017.</ref> The park contains Mercer Lake, one of the largest man-made lakes in the state, which was built as a result of a federal flood control project to prevent flooding in Trenton along Assunpink Creek, with gravel removed to deepen the lake basin used as part of the construction of Interstates 95 and 195.<ref>Mercer County Park Commission - Parks and Facilities Guide Template:Webarchive, Mercer County, New Jersey. Accessed November 7, 2013. "The dam was built to control flooding of the Assunpink Creek to protect certain sections of the City of Trenton. This project turned a marsh into a man-made lake for boating and fishing. This led to the development of the boathouse and marina and eventually the entire surrounding park."</ref>

The Grounds for Sculpture is a Template:Convert sculpture park which houses more than 270 sculptures, gardens, water features, and other nature scenes. The organization's mission is to promote the appreciation of arts and sculpture.<ref>Timeline, Grounds for Sculpture. Accessed October 28, 2017. "In 1984, J. Seward Johnson, sculptor and philanthropist, envisioned a public sculpture garden and museum in Hamilton, NJ."</ref>

Sayen Park Botanical Garden is named after Fredrick Sayen because it was originally his land and his home.<ref>Sayen House & Gardens, Hamilton Township. Accessed October 28, 2017.</ref>

George Washington used Quakerbridge Road on his famous night march from the Second Battle of Trenton on his way to the Battle of Princeton.

Festivals and events

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<ref>https://www.hamiltonnj.com/404/Annual-Community-Events</ref> Hamilton Township hosts 6 events total per year, The St. Patrick's Day parade, is hosted in the Hamilton-Square-Sayen area during sometime in March. Then, the Memorial Day parade is hosted during Memorial Day, sharing the route of the St. Patrick's day parade. Later that month, is the azalea festival hosted around mothers day in Sayen House & Gardens. In July, the town hosts a fireworks show usually on the 3rd or 2nd. In october, is the largest festival in Hamilton, Oktoberfest. It is hosted at Veterans Park South, and contains Food from local restaurants, Activities, Arts, Crafts, and Live Music. It is hosted in mid-october. In December, comes Winter Wonderland, hosted in Kuser Park & Mansion. Containing lights, decor, and a christmas theme.

Historic places

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  • The Isaac Watson House was built in 1708 on a bluff overlooking Watson's Creek near the present-day community of White Horse; the property totaled Template:Convert. Located at 151 Westcott Avenue, it is the oldest house in Mercer County. The house serves as the headquarters of the New Jersey State Society DAR. The house is on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).
  • The John Abbott II House was built in 1730 by John Abbott. It is located at 2200 Kuser Road a mile south of Mercerville near Veterans Park. The house is noted as having been used as a secret repository for funds hidden from British as they advanced on Trenton in 1776. The funds were stored by John Abbott II for state treasurer Samuel Tucker inside a tub containing broken crockery. In 1969 the house was to be razed to the ground but was saved by the Hamilton Township Historical Society. The house is listed on the National Register.
  • The Isaac Pearson House was built in 1733. Isaac Pearson was elected several times to the state assembly, served on the General Committee of Correspondence appointed by the Provincial Assembly on July 21, 1774, and the first Committee of Safety in October 1775. Pearson was killed by robbers, or was suspected as having collaborated with the British and killed by Continentals. Located in White Horse in the southern part of the township, the house is listed on the New Jersey Register of Historic Places.

Government

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Local government

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Hamilton Township has been governed under the Faulkner Act Mayor-Council system of New Jersey municipal government since January 1, 1976, based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission.<ref>"The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey State League of Municipalities, July 2007. Accessed October 2, 2013.</ref> The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under this form.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The township's government is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member Township Council, with all elected representatives chosen at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election in odd-numbered years and serving four-year terms of office. Elections alternate in a four-year cycle, with the mayor and two township council members up for election and then the three other township council seats coming up for vote two years later.<ref name=DataBook>2013 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2012, p. 70.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 10. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the council selects a president and vice president from among its members for a one-year term.<ref>Government Structure, Township of Hamilton. Accessed April 23, 2023. "Since 1976, the Hamilton Township Municipal Government has been operating as a Strong Mayor/Council form of government, also known as Plan E of the New Jersey Faulkner Act."</ref>

Template:As of, the Mayor of Hamilton Township is Democrat Jeffrey S. Martin, serving a term of office that ends December 31, 2023.<ref name=Mayor>Mayor's Office, Hamilton Township. Accessed April 23, 2023.</ref> Members of the Township Council are Council President Charles F. "Chuddy" Whalen III (D, 2025), Council Vice President Anthony P. Carabelli Jr. (D, 2025), Pasquale "Pat" Papero Jr. (D, 2023), Nancy Phillips (D, 2023) and Richard L. Tighe (D, 2025).<ref>Township Council, Hamilton Township. Accessed April 23, 2023. "The Township Council is the legislative body of Hamilton Township. Hamilton's Mayor-Council form of government calls for the at-large election of five Township Council members, who at its annual organization meeting, elect a president and vice-president to serve for a one-year term each."</ref><ref>2022 Municipal Data SheetTemplate:Dead link, Hamilton Township. Accessed June 1, 2022. "As of date accessed, Carabelli, Tighe and Whalen are listed with incorrect term-end years of 2024 (should be 2025)."</ref><ref name=MercerOfficials>Mercer County Elected Officials, Mercer County, New Jersey, as of January 6, 2021. Accessed April 28, 2022.</ref><ref name=Mercer2021>General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results, Mercer County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Mercer2020>General Election November 3, 2020 Official Results, Mercer County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Mercer2019>General Election November 2019 Official Results (Amended November 25, 2019), Mercer County, New Jersey, updated December 9, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

In January 2020, the Township Council chose Charles Whalen from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had been held by Jeffrey Martin until he stepped down to take office as mayor.<ref>Myers, Elizabeth. "Life-long Hamiltonian, Labor Leader 'Chuddy' Whalen Named Newest Council Member", TAP into Hamilton / Robbinsville, January 21, 2020. Accessed June 1, 2022. "Hamilton's Township Council has a new member following a unanimous vote by the current members of the body for Charles 'Chuddy' Whalen, III to fill the vacant seat left when Jeff Martin was sworn in as mayor on January 1. Whalen will complete the term which ends on December 31."</ref> Whalen served on an interim basis until the November 2020 general election, when he was chosen to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Mercer2020/>

Emergency services

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Starting in January 2021, fire protection is provided by a consolidated professional fire department, which replaced eight separate fire districts each of which served a separate of the township and had its own tax assessments. The new combined department operates on an annual budget of $28 million, with 135 firefighters in four engine companies, two ladder companies and two squad companies.<ref>Shea, Kevin. "5 years in the making, N.J. town’s career fire department a reality", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 2, 2021. Accessed January 2, 2021. "The career, municipal fire department is the culmination of five years of work to form a unified, township firefighting force and dissolve the town’s eight autonomous tax-levying fire districts, which each had their own portion of Hamilton. In the old system, everything varied, from response time, manpower and equipment to residents’ tax bills. The process to form the new department, called consolidation, was a logistical issue, political football and constant effort by the town’s two fire unions, which kept the issue a hot topic for years."</ref>

Mayoral history

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Mayors of Hamilton Township, Mercer County
# Mayor Term Party
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | 1 John K. "Jack" Rafferty 1976–2000 Republican
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | 2 Glen Gilmore 2000–2008 Democratic
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | 3 John Bencivengo 2008–2012 Republican
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | Kevin Meara (acting) 2012 Republican
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | 4 Kelly Yaede<ref name="Mayor" /> 2012–2020 Republican
style="background-color:Template:Party color" | 5 Jeff Martin 2020–present Democratic

On April 27, 2012, Mayor John Bencivengo was charged by the U.S. Attorney's office for corruption in the extortion of payments in exchange for influencing the awarding of a health insurance contract for the Township's Board of Education.<ref>Duffy, Erin. "Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo is charged with extorting bribe over school insurance contract", The Times, April 27, 2012. Accessed April 28, 2012. "Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo appeared in federal court yesterday on charges he traded his public influence as mayor for $12,400 in bribes from a school health insurance broker he promised to help in securing a no-bid contract."</ref> On June 22, 2012 he was indicted by a federal grand jury on five criminal counts including extortion, attempted extortion, money laundering and two counts related to the federal travel act.<ref>Davis, Mike. "Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo is indicted by grand jury", The Times,</ref>

On June 29, 2012, Rob Warney, a former Hamilton Township Director in Mayor John Bencivengo's cabinet, pleaded guilty before US District Court Judge Peter Sheridan to laundering money related to the federal bribery indictment against Mayor Bencivengo. Warney also admitted to accepting a bribe in 2006 in exchange for his vote and influence over a health insurance broker's contract.<ref>Duffy, Erin. "Hamilton official admits role as intermediary for bribes solicited by Mayor John Bencivengo", The Times, June 29, 2012. Accessed November 19, 2012. "A Hamilton administrator who resigned abruptly earlier this week admitted today in federal court that he was the intermediary who funneled bribes to Mayor John Bencivengo."</ref>

On November 19, 2012, Bencivengo was found guilty on all counts of corruption, extortion and bribery. He submitted his resignation effective November 21, 2012.<ref>Davis, Mike. "Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo resigns after being found guilty of taking $12,400 in bribes", The Times, November 20, 2012. Accessed November 21, 2012. "Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo will resign from his $108,000-a-year job tomorrow, 24 hours after he was convicted of taking bribes from a health insurance broker to help influence a school board contract."</ref> Councilman Kevin J. Meara was sworn in as Acting Mayor, replacing Bencivengo following his resignation.<ref>Davis, Mike. "Hamilton council president Kevin Meara will step in as acting mayor after Bencivengo resigns", The Times, November 21, 2012. Accessed December 30, 2018. "Becivengo’s decision to step down will put Council President Kevin Meara in the position of acting mayor until a new mayor is chosen from a list of three candidates to be drawn up by the township Republican committee."</ref>

On March 24, 2013, Bencivengo was sentenced to a 38-month prison term, which he served at a minimum security federal prison at Lewisburg Federal Penitentiary in Lewisburg, Pennsylvania.<ref>"Corrupt NJ ex-mayor heads off to prison", The Daily Journal, March 14, 2013. Accessed February 27, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Bencivengo also must pay back at least $7,400 in money he accepted as part of a bribery sting. In addition to his 38-month federal prison sentence, he will also face three years of probation when he is released and must pay thousands of dollars in fines."</ref> On September 23, 2013, his attorney filed an appeal with the Third Circuit Court of Appeals,<ref>Davis, Mike. "Former Hamilton Mayor John Bencivengo appeals conviction on corruption charges", The Times, September 24, 2013. Accessed November 7, 2013. "Bencivengo is serving a 38-month prison term at a federal prison in Lewisburg, Pa., after he accepted bribes from Marliese Ljuba, a close friend who had been working as the Hamilton school district's contracted insurance broker."</ref> which was denied in April 2014.<ref>United States v. John Bencivengo, 13-1836 (3rd Cir. 2014), CourtListener.com. Accessed February 27, 2022.</ref> He was released to a half-way house in December 2014,<ref>Parker, L.A. "Former Hamilton Mayor Bencivengo shows resiliency following adversity of life", The Trentonian, January 8, 2020. Accessed February 27, 2022.</ref> and completed his sentence while under house arrest in June 2015.<ref>Shea, Kevin. "Ex-Hamilton Mayor Bencivengo free from prison, looks to life around town", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, June 11, 2015, updated March 29, 2019. Accessed February 27, 2022. "Last Friday though, the electronic monitoring device around his ankle was turned off and he was officially set free from federal custody."</ref>

Federal, state, and county representation

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Hamilton Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District<ref name=PCR2022>2022 Redistricting Plan, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 8, 2022.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 14th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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Politics

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 56,202 registered voters in Hamilton Township, of which 18,266 (32.5%) were registered as Democrats, 10,402 (18.5%) were registered as Republicans and 27,508 (48.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 26 voters registered to other parties.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Mercer, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref>

Presidential Elections Results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|2024<ref name="2024Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|46.2% 21,179 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|52.0% 23,865 1.7% 768
style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|2020<ref name="2020Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|43.9% 21,584 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|54.7% 26,875 1.4% 680
style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|2016<ref name="2016Elections">Template:Cite webTemplate:Dead link</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|45.5% 19,396 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|50.7% 21,608 3.8% 1,633
style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|2012<ref name="2012Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Republican|41.7% 17,114 style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|57.1% 23,434 1.2% 510
style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|2008<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Mercer County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref> style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Republican|44.4% 19,422 style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|54.1% 23,658 1.6% 679
style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|2004<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Mercer County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref> style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Republican|49.3% 20,637 style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|49.8% 20,874 0.9% 376

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 57.1% of the vote (23,434 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 41.7% (17,114 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (510 votes), among the 44,558 ballots cast by the township's 58,973 registered voters (3,500 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 75.6%.<ref name="2012VoterReg">Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 53.5% of the vote here (23,658 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 43.9% (19,422 votes) and other candidates with 1.5% (679 votes), among the 44,201 ballots cast by the township's 58,979 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.9%.

Gubernatorial Elections Results
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style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|2021<ref name="2021Elections">2021 General Election Results for Governor in Mercer County, New Jersey Department of State, updated December 14, 2021. Accessed June 22, 2022.</ref> style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Republican|48.8% 14,482 style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|50.3% 14,905 0.9% 239
style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|2017<ref name="2017Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Republican|46.6% 11,996 style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|51.2% 13,180 2.3% 590
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2013<ref name="2013Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Republican|62.0% 17,434 style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|36.3% 10,217 1.7% 478
style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Republican|2009<ref>2009 Governor: Mercer County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 21, 2012.</ref> style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Republican|47.4% 14,234 style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|45.0% 13,490 6.5% 1,953
style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Republican|2005<ref>2005 Governor: Mercer County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections. Accessed December 31, 2017.</ref> style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Republican|48.5% 14,235 style="text-align:center;"Template:Party shading/Democratic|47.6% 13,990 3.9% 1,154

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 62.0% of the vote (17,434 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 36.3% (10,217 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (478 votes), among the 29,111 ballots cast by the township's 57,809 registered voters (982 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 50.4%.<ref name="2013VoterReg">Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 47.4% of the vote here (14,234 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 45.0% (13,490 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.4% (1,629 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (324 votes), among the 29,999 ballots cast by the township's 57,543 registered voters, yielding a 52.1% turnout.

Education

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Nottingham High School

The Hamilton Township School District serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.<ref>Hamilton Township – Mercer County Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through twelve in the Hamilton Township School District. Composition: The Hamilton Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hamilton Township."</ref> The district is one of the state's ten largest and consists of 17 elementary schools, three middle schools and three high schools along with an alternative program.<ref>About Our District, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023. "HTSD is the ninth largest school district in the state of New Jersey.... HTSD is comprised of a diverse group of 12,000 students. There are 23 schools; 3 high schools, 3 middle schools, 17 elementary schools, and 1 special education alternative program for middle/high school students."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of 23 schools, had an enrollment of 11,816 students and 969.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.2:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Hamilton Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Hamilton Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are Alexander Elementary School<ref>Alexander Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (with 351 students; in grades K-5), Greenwood Elementary School<ref>Greenwood Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (236; K-5), Kisthardt Elementary School<ref>Kisthardt Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (231; K-5), Klockner Elementary School<ref>Klockner Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (234; PreK-5), Kuser Elementary School<ref>Kuser Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (398; PreK-5), Lalor Elementary School<ref>Lalor Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (317; K-5), Langtree Elementary School<ref>Langtree Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (393; PreK-5), McGalliard Elementary School<ref>McGalliard Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (250; K-5), Mercerville Elementary School<ref>Mercerville Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (328; K-5), Morgan Elementary School<ref>Morgan Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (276; K-5), Robinson Elementary School<ref>Robinson Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (401; K-5), Sayen Elementary School<ref>Sayen Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (260; K-5), Sunnybrae Elementary School<ref>Sunnybrae Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (275; K-5), University Heights Elementary School<ref>University Heights Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (336; PreK-5), George E. Wilson Elementary School<ref>George E. Wilson Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (418; PreK-5), Yardville Elementary School<ref>Yardville Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (302; PreK-5), Yardville Heights Elementary School<ref>Yardville Heights Elementary School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (261; K-5), Richard C. Crockett Middle School<ref>Richard C. Crockett Middle School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (999; 6-8), Albert E. Grice Middle School<ref>Albert E. Grice Middle School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (941; 6-8), Emily C. Reynolds Middle School<ref>Emily C. Reynolds Middle School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (914; 6-8), Nottingham High School (North)<ref>Nottingham - Hamilton High North, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (985; 9-12), Hamilton High School West<ref>Hamilton High School West, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (1,447; 9-12), Steinert High School (East)<ref>Steinert - Hamilton High East, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (1,280; 9-12) and Hamilton Educational Program (HEP) High School<ref>Hamilton Educational Program (HEP) High School, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> (NA; 9-12).<ref>Schools, Hamilton Township School District. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=MercerSchools>2021-2022%20Public%20and%20Charter%20Schools%20Directory, Mercer County, New Jersey. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Hamilton Township Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>New jersey School Directory for the Hamilton Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Pace Charter School of Hamilton is a charter school serving students in Kindergarten through fifth grade, operating under a charter granted by the New Jersey Department of Education.<ref>Our History Template:Webarchive, Pace Charter School of Hamilton. Accessed October 28, 2017.</ref> The school was one of 11 in the state to be recognized in 2014 by the United States Department of Education's National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.<ref name=NJ2014>Goldman, Jeff. "Which N.J. schools were named to national 'Blue Ribbon' list?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 2, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Eleven New Jersey schools have been named to the annual National Blue Ribbon list, the U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday."</ref><ref name=NBRS2014>2014 National Blue Ribbon Schools All Public and Private, United States Department of Education. Accessed December 31, 2014.</ref><ref>Davis, Mike. "Pace Charter School earns National Blue Ribbon designation from U.S. Department of Education", The Times, October 1, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "Pace Charter School on Tuesday was named a National Blue Ribbon School, joining 10 other New Jersey schools which have earned the distinction. Like the other 336 Blue Ribbon Schools nationwide, the federal Department of Education gave the award to Pace Charter School for its overall academic excellence or progress in closing achievement gaps."</ref>

Eighth grade students from all of Mercer County are eligible to apply to attend the high school programs offered by the Mercer County Technical Schools, a county-wide vocational school district that offers full-time career and technical education at its Health Sciences Academy, STEM Academy and Academy of Culinary Arts, with no tuition charged to students for attendance.<ref>Heyboer, Kelly. "How to get your kid a seat in one of N.J.'s hardest-to-get-into high schools", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, May 2017. Accessed November 18, 2019. "Mercer County has a stand-alone specialized high school for top students: a Health Sciences Academy at the district's Assunpink Center campus. The district also offers a STEM Academy at Mercer County Community College. How to apply: Students can apply online in the fall of their 8th grade year."</ref><ref>High School Programs Template:Webarchive, Mercer County Technical Schools. Accessed November 18, 2019.</ref>

St. Gregory the Great Academy is a Catholic school serving students in preschool through eighth grade that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton.<ref>About Us Template:Webarchive, Saint Gregory the Great Academy. Accessed December 31, 2014.</ref><ref>Catholic School Directory Template:Webarchive, Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. Accessed December 31, 2014.</ref> The school was also recognized in 2014 by the National Blue Ribbon Schools Program.<ref name=NJ2014/><ref name=NBRS2014/><ref>Cuccagna, Rich. "St. Gregory the Great Academy receives national honor", The Times, September 30, 2014. Accessed December 31, 2014. "U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan recently recognized 337 schools as National Blue Ribbon Schools for 2014 based on their overall academic excellence or their progress in closing achievement gaps among student subgroups, among them Hamilton's St. Gregory the Great Academy."</ref>

Transportation

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Roads and highways

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File:2021-05-23 13 59 44 View north along Interstate 95 (New Jersey Turnpike) from the overpass for Mercer County Route 524 (Yardville-Allentown Road) in Hamilton Township, Mercer County, New Jersey.jpg
The New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) is the largest and busiest highway in Hamilton, though it has no interchanges within the township

Situated next to the New Jersey state capital of Trenton, and New Jersey's eighth-largest municipality, Hamilton Township is Template:Convert away from New York City and Template:Convert away from Philadelphia. Hamilton is also close to most points along the Jersey Shore. By car, Hamilton is about 80 minutes from New York City and 50 minutes from Philadelphia. The train ride to New York is slightly shorter than the drive into New York while the train ride to Philadelphia is slightly longer than the drive into Philadelphia. With nearly 90,000 residents and Template:Convert of land, it offers modern train station and major roads passing through.

Template:As of, the township had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Mercer County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.<ref>Mercer County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

Several major roads and highways traverse the township.<ref>Mercer County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> These include the New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95),<ref>Interstate 95 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated August 2014. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> Interstate 295,<ref>Interstate 295 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2017. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> Interstate 195,<ref>Interstate 195 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2017. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> U.S. Route 130,<ref>U.S. Route 130 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2018. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> U.S. Route 206,<ref>U.S. Route 206 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated June 2017. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> Route 29,<ref>Route 29 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated July 2014. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> Route 33<ref>Route 33 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2017. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> and Route 156.<ref>Route 156 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2018. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> Hamilton is the only municipality in the state that hosts Interstate 95 and both of its auxiliary routes, Interstates 195 and 295.

Major county routes that traverse through include CR 524,<ref>County Route 524 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated November 2012. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> CR 533<ref>County Route 533 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated November 2012. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref> and CR 535.<ref>County Route 535 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated October 2012. Accessed March 6, 2023.</ref>

The Turnpike's Woodrow Wilson service area is located between Interchanges 7 and 7A northbound at milepost 58.7.<ref>New Jersey Turnpike: Woodrow Wilson Service Area Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Turnpike. Accessed May 31, 2006.</ref> The Richard Stockton service area is located between Interchanges 7A and 7 southbound at milepost 58.7.<ref>New Jersey Turnpike: Richard Stockton Service Area Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Turnpike. Accessed May 31, 2006.</ref> No turnpike interchange is located in the township, but the closest exit is at Interchange 7A along I-195 in neighboring Robbinsville Township.

The New Jersey Turnpike Authority widened the turnpike between Exit 6 in Mansfield Township, Burlington County and Exit 8A in Monroe Township, Middlesex County. Two new carriageways were built to accommodate the outer roadway (or truck lanes). In Hamilton, new sound barriers and overpasses were built, as well as new entrance & exit ramps to the service areas. The project was announced in December 2004 and completed in early November 2014.<ref>Gov. Christie, NJDOT Commissioner Fox Praise $2.3 Billion NJ Turnpike Infrastructure Investment Project Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Accessed November 3, 2014. "The Widening Program created a three-lane Outer Roadway in each direction over the 25 miles between Interchange 6 in Mansfield Township, Burlington County, and Interchange 8A in Monroe Township, Middlesex County."</ref>

Public transportation

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Hamilton, NJ station

With the addition in 1999 of the Hamilton train station located on Sloan Avenue just off I-295 at Exit 65B, the township has attracted more New York City-based commuters to the area.<ref>Hamilton station, NJ Transit. Accessed September 7, 2014.</ref> The station offers service on NJ Transit's Northeast Corridor Line to New York Penn Station in Midtown Manhattan and to Trenton station where the SEPTA Trenton Line Regional Rail line provides service to and from Philadelphia.<ref>Northeast Corridor Line Template:Webarchive, NJ Transit. Accessed September 7, 2014.</ref>

NJ Transit provides public bus service between the township and Philadelphia on the 409 route and to Trenton on the 601, 603, 606, 607, 608 and 609 routes.<ref>Mercer County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed March 17, 2012.</ref><ref>Mercer County Rider Guide Template:Webarchive, NJ Transit. Accessed November 27, 2019.</ref>

The Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association offers service between Hamilton and Matrix Business Park on the ZLine route to the Amazon sorting center in Robbinsville Township on the ZLine2; and on the Route 130 Connection between the Trenton Transit Center and South Brunswick.<ref>Mercer County Bus Service, Greater Mercer Transportation Management Association. Accessed November 27, 2019.</ref>

OurBus offers intercity bus service between Hamilton and Tysons, Virginia.<ref>Book Intercity Bus Ticket From Hamilton, NJ to Tysons, VA, OurBus. Accessed November 27, 2019.</ref>

In the news

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  • The Megan Kanka case, for whom Megan's Law was named, occurred in Hamilton Township in 1994.<ref>Pristin, Terry. "Trial to Begin in Girl's Killing", The New York Times, January 2, 1997. Accessed March 17, 2012. "More than two years after 7-year-old Megan Kanka was abducted from her Hamilton Township home and raped and killed, the trial of the man accused of killing her is about to begin."</ref>
  • Some letters involved in the 2001 anthrax attacks were processed through the United States Postal Service Regional Mail Facility in Hamilton Township. The building was closed for more than four years while it was decontaminated at a cost of $65 million, but an improvised post office was made from tents and canopies in the building's vicinity.<ref>Duffy, Erin. "Hamilton marks 10 year anniversary of anthrax attacks", The Times, October 19, 2011. Accessed April 30, 2012. "By Oct. 18, 2001, the Route 130 facility was closed after anthrax spores were found inside and a handful of workers were confirmed to have cases of both inhalational and skin anthrax. Nearly 1,000 workers were treated for potential exposure, and the Hamilton facility remained closed for nearly five years, subject to dozens of tests and a $65 million cleanup."</ref>
  • The annual Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree chosen for 2008 was grown in Hamilton. It was a 77-year-old Norway Spruce weighing 8 tons and rising Template:Convert that was located off the side of Klockner Road at the Tree King Tree Mart.<ref>Jaccarino, Mike; and Melago, Carrie. "Planted with love: Rockefeller Center finds its Christmas tree in Hamilton, New Jersey", New York Daily News, November 13, 2008. Accessed April 30, 2012. "Though Kremper and her husband, Joseph Varanyak, aren't alive to enjoy the fanfare, their sons beamed Thursday, when the 72-foot-high tree was cut down from their Hamilton, N.J., front yard."</ref>

Climate

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According to the Köppen climate classification system, Hamilton Township has a Humid subtropical climate (Cfa).

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Ecology

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According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Hamilton Township would have a dominant vegetation type of Appalachian Oak (104) with a dominant vegetation form of Eastern Hardwood Forest (25).<ref name="Conservation Biology Institute">U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions), Data Basin, Accessed November 26, 2019.</ref>

Notable people

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Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hamilton Township include:

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