Editing Hampton Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Hampton township had a total area of 25.48 square miles (66.00&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 24.57 square miles (63.63&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.91 square miles (2.36&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (3.58%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> The township is located in the [[Kittatinny Mountains|Kittatinny Valley]], a section of the [[Great Appalachian Valley]] that stretches {{convert|700|mi}} from Canada to Alabama.

[[Crandon Lakes, New Jersey|Crandon Lakes]] (with a 2010 Census population of 682 in Hampton Township, out of a CDP total of 1,178<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3415610 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Crandon Lakes CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212133236/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3415610 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref>) is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) split between Hampton Township and [[Stillwater Township, New Jersey|Stillwater Township]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34037 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Sussex County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202539/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34037 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref><ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref> Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Balesville, Emmons Station, Halsey, Lake Kemah, Little Swartswood Lake, Mecca Lake, Myrtle Grove, Paulins Kill Lake, Smiths Hill, Spring Lake and Washingtonville.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed March 18, 2015.</ref>

[[Smiths Hill]] is a hill located at {{coord|41.0825969|-74.7468316|display=inline}} in the [[Kittatinny Valley]] of the [[Appalachian Mountains]]. The summit rises to {{convert|863|ft|m|0}}.<ref>[http://geonames.usgs.gov/apex/f?p=gnispq:3:0::NO::P3_FID:880664 Smiths Hill], [[Geographic Names Information System]]. Accessed July 6, 2015.</ref>

The township borders the Sussex County municipalities of [[Frankford Township, New Jersey|Frankford Township]], [[Fredon Township, New Jersey|Fredon Township]], [[Lafayette Township, New Jersey|Lafayette Township]], [[Newton, New Jersey|Newton]] and [[Stillwater Township, New Jersey|Stillwater Township]].<ref>[https://www.sussex.nj.us/FCpdf/Sussex%20County%20Map%20-%207-1-03.pdf Sussex County Map], [[Sussex County, New Jersey]]. Accessed February 23, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>