The meadows were so covered with the eggs of waterfowl and shorebirds that he called it 'Eieren Haven' (Egg Harbor). In 1614, Mey came upon the inlet to the Great Egg Harbor River. Great Egg Harbor got its name from Dutch explorer Cornelius Jacobsen Mey. Geographically, the township, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region and of the Atlantic City- Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia- Reading- Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.

Over the ensuing centuries, portions of the township were taken to create many new municipalities: Hamilton Township on FebruAtlantic City on Absecon on South Atlantic City (now Margate City) on SeptemPleasantville on JanuLinwood on FebruSomers Point on ApLongport on MaVentnor City on Maand Northfield on March 21, 1905. On February 21, 1798, the area was incorporated as Egg-Harbour Township. Additional portions were taken to form Weymouth Township on February 12, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Galloway Township, which was established by Royal charter on April 4, 1774. The township's western boundary was established on May 13, 1761, with the area called Great Egg-Harbour Township. Įgg Harbor Township was first mentioned as part of Gloucester County in records dating back to March 20, 1693, and at times was called New Weymouth. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 47,842, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 4,519 (+10.4%) from the 2010 census count of 43,323, which in turn reflected an increase of 12,597 (+41.0%) from the 30,726 counted in the 2000 census. Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S.

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