Southampton
Southampton Township is a rural community in south-central New Jersey, U.S.A. It covers a total of 43.31 square miles, 74% of it located in the Pinelands Preserve . The community has a population of 10,388* according to the 2000 census. The historic village of Vincentown is at the center of the community on the south branch of the Rancocas Creek and is the location of the municipal government headquarters. Southampton Township is intersected by three major highways: North/South Route 206 and East/West Route 38 and Route 70 (Click here for map).
* NOTE: According to a 2006 census update published in the Burlington County Times on July 8, 2007, the latest census estimate shows a 6.1% increase since 2000 (640 individuals) to make the new population total 11,028.
Interesting Facts about Southampton Township:
Southampton Township has the 2nd highest senior population in the seven suburban counties of Philadelphia in both Pennsylvania and New Jersey. 31.7% of Southampton's population is over the age of 65, second only to Mansfield Township with 31.9%. (From an article in the Philadelphia Inquirer 10/2/05).
The horse population of Southampton is approximately 600 -- the largest in Burlington County.
There are only three remaining dairy farms in Burlington County, all of them in Southampton Township!
