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A township of 8,011 people in Burlington County, New Jersey
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Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
1905Established
7,963Population
17.4 sq miArea
154 ftElevation

North Hanover Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,963, an increase of 285 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 7,678, which in turn reflected an increase of 331 (+4.5%) from the 7,347 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. North Hanover Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 12, 1905, from portions of New Hanover Township. Portions of the township were taken on March 4, 1918, to form Wrightstown.

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$568K▲ 3.4% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical North Hanover home is worth about $568,000, up 3.4% in a year, close to the New Jersey typical home.

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A grade needs all of the FBI's latest years (2023–2025). North Hanover's police department reported only 2024 and 2025, so we don't grade it yet. The figures below are still real.

Violent crime per 1,000
North Hanover 0.7
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
North Hanover 1.2
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B

The public schools North Hanover’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 57% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they rank near the top.

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