
However, with a total area (land and water combined) of 112.94 square miles (292.5 km 2) it is the second-largest municipality in New Jersey, behind neighboring Galloway Township, which has a total area of 114.49 square miles (296.5 km 2). At 110.90 square miles (287.2 km 2), Hamilton Township has the largest land area of any municipality in New Jersey. The township calls itself "New Jersey's Largest Municipality" on its stationery and its website. The Township of Hamilton was incorporated by the New Jersey Legislature on February 5, 1813. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 27,484, an increase of 981 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 26,503, which in turn reflected an increase of 6,004 (+29.3%) from the 20,499 counted in the 2000 census. Hamilton Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S.
