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Country :
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United States
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State :
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New Jersey
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County :
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Hunterdon
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Royal charter :
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July 15, 1730
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Incorporated :
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February 21, 1798
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Named for :
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John Reading
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• Type :
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Township
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• Body :
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Township Committee
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• Mayor :
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Jonathan Heller (R, term on committee ends December 31, 2020)[3][4]
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• Administrator / Municipal clerk :
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Vita Mekovetz[5][6]
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• Total :
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16,126
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• Land :
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47.56 sq mi (123.17 km2)
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• Water :
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0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2) 0.57%
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Area rank :
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34th of 565 in state1st of 26 in county[1]
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Elevation[8] :
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213 ft (65 m)
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• Estimate (2019)[12] :
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15,843
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• Rank :
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157th of 566 in state2nd of 26 in county[13]
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• Density :
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337.8/sq mi (130.4/km2)
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• Density rank :
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468th of 566 in state15th of 26 in county[13]
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Time zone :
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UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
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• Summer (DST) :
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UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
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ZIP Code :
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08870 - Readington[14]08888 - Whitehouse[15]08889 - Whitehouse Station[16]
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Area code(s) :
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908[17]
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FIPS code :
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3401962250[1][18][19]
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GNIS feature ID :
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0882178[1][20]
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Website :
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www.readingtontwp.org
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