Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey
| Lawrence Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Lawrence | |
Israel Stevens House
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| Nickname(s): "Where Nature Smiles for 22 Miles" | |
 Location in Mercer County and the state of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Lawrence Township, Mercer County, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°17′45″N 74°43′12″W / 40.295887°N 74.720093°WCoordinates: 40°17′45″N 74°43′12″W / 40.295887°N 74.720093°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Mercer |
| Formed | February 20, 1697 as Maidenhead Township |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Renamed | January 24, 1816 as Lawrence Township |
| Named for | Capt. James Lawrence |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | David C. Maffei (D, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Administrator | Richard S. Krawczun |
| • Clerk | Kathleen S. Norcia |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.063 sq mi (57.143 km2) |
| • Land | 21.808 sq mi (56.483 km2) |
| • Water | 0.255 sq mi (0.660 km2) 1.15% |
| Area rank | 124th of 565 in state 4th of 12 in county |
| Elevation | 82 ft (25 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 33,472 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 33,242 |
| • Rank | 68th of 565 in state 4th of 12 in county |
| • Density | 1,534.8/sq mi (592.6/km2) |
| • Density rank | 330st of 565 in state 8th of 12 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08648 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3402139510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882126 |
| Website | www |
Lawrence Township is a township in Mercer County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 33,472, reflecting an increase of 4,313 (+14.8%) from the 29,159 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,372 (+13.1%) from the 25,787 counted in the 1990 Census.
What is now Lawrence Township was originally formed as Maidenhead Township on February 20, 1697, while the area was still part of Burlington County in West Jersey. The township was named by the early Quaker settlers after Maidenhead, a Thames River village west of London. It became part of the newly created Hunterdon County on March 11, 1714. Maidenhead Township was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798.
On January 24, 1816, the municipality was renamed Lawrence Township, in honor of Captain James Lawrence — commander of the frigate USS Chesapeake, one of the naval heroes of the War of 1812, and a native of relatively nearby Burlington, New Jersey— best known for his dying command of "Don't Give up the Ship". Lawrence Township became part of Mercer County at its creation on February 22, 1838. Portions of the township were taken to form Millham Township on February 10, 1882, which was annexed six years later by Trenton.
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