township
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Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, C ...
in
Atlantic County
Atlantic County is a County (United States), county located along the southern coast of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 U.S. census, the county had a population of 274,534.
, in the
U.S. state
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of
New Jersey
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United States Census Bureau
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United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed August 4, 2012. As of the
2020 United States census
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, the township's population was 37,813, an increase of 464 (+1.2%) from the 2010 census count of 37,349, which in turn reflected an increase of 6,140 (+19.7%) from the 31,209 counted at the 2000 census.
Galloway Township was incorporated by
Royal charter
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on April 4, 1774, from portions of
Egg Harbor Township
Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The U.S. Census Bureau in the 2020 census reported the population as 47,842, an increase of 4,519 over the 43,323 counted in the previous decade in the 201 ...
, when it was still part of Gloucester County. Galloway was incorporated as one of the initial group of 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. After becoming part of the newly formed Atlantic County in 1837, portions of the township were taken to create Mullica Township (March 13, 1838),
Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 4,396, an increase of 153 from the 2010 Census.Absecon (February 29, 1872), Brigantine Beach borough (now Brigantine; June 14, 1890) and Port Republic (March 1, 1905).Snyder, John P ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 69. Accessed August 2, 2012.
The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state.
History
The Township of Galloway was created by Royal Patent of George III of the United Kingdom, King George III of Great Britain on April 4, 1774. At that time it was part of Gloucester County, and comprised what is now Hammonton, New Jersey, Hammonton, Mullica Township,
Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 4,396, an increase of 153 from the 2010 Census.Port Republic, Brigantine, Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City, and the northern portion of Absecon. Galloway Township was incorporated by the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of the state's initial group of 104 townships under the Township Act of 1798.
For thousands of years, the area of Galloway Township was occupied by different cultures of indigenous peoples. The Lenape Native Americans in the United States, Native Americans were the historic tribe who occupied the area at the time of European encounter. They were one of the many Algonguian language peoples of the East Coast.
They were followed by European settlers, primarily English people, English in the early years of colonial settlement. Historians are uncertain of the source of Galloway Township's name. One theory is that it was named after an area known as Galloway now part of the modern region of Dumfries and Galloway in southern Scotland. An alternative derivation is that the Township was named for Joseph Galloway, a Loyalist (American Revolution), Loyalist delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774, who was opposed to independence of the Thirteen Colonies. During the American Revolutionary War, Galloway was the site of the Battle of Chestnut Neck, in what is now a part of Port Republic.
During the spring of 2007, a large swath of oak and other hardwood trees were defoliated by the Gypsy moth caterpillar. Due to budget constraints, the township did not apply for spraying through the State of New Jersey, and the gypsy moths flourished.
On the morning of August 28, 2011, Hurricane Irene, Tropical Storm Irene made its second U.S. landfall in Brigantine, though initial reports placed it at the Little Egg Inlet on the border with Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Little Egg Harbor Township. At the time it was believed to be the first hurricane to make landfall in New Jersey since 1903, but later analysis by the National Hurricane Center determined that the storm had weakened to Tropical cyclone#Tropical storm, tropical storm status by the time it made its second landfall.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 114.49 square miles (296.52 km2), including 88.67 square miles (229.65 km2) of land and 25.82 square miles (66.87 km2) of water (22.55%).
Pomona, New Jersey, Pomona (2010 Census population of 7,124) and Smithville, Atlantic County, New Jersey, Smithville (2010 Census population of 7,242) are Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities, unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within Galloway Township.
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Absecon, Absecon Highlands, Brigantine Junction, Cologne, New Jersey, Cologne, Cologne Station, Conovertown, New Jersey, Conovertown, Doughtys, Germania, Hewittville, Higbeetown, Island Beach, Johnsontown, Leeds Point, New Jersey, Leeds Point, Oceanville, New Jersey, Oceanville, Pinehurst, Pomerania, South Egg Harbor, Somersville and the "Township Center".
The township borders the municipalities of Absecon,
Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 4,396, an increase of 153 from the 2010 Census.Egg Harbor Township
Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The U.S. Census Bureau in the 2020 census reported the population as 47,842, an increase of 4,519 over the 43,323 counted in the previous decade in the 201 ...
, Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, Hamilton Township, Mullica Township, Port Republic in Atlantic County; Bass River Township, New Jersey, Bass River Township and Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, Washington Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, Burlington County; and Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey, Little Egg Harbor Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, Ocean County.
The township is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, a protected natural area of unique ecology covering , that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation's first National Reserve. Parts of the township are included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Atlantic County, along with areas in Burlington County, New Jersey, Burlington, Camden County, New Jersey, Camden, Cape May County, New Jersey, Cape May, Cumberland County, New Jersey, Cumberland, Gloucester County, New Jersey, Gloucester, and Ocean County, New Jersey, Ocean counties.
Demographics
2010 census
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation adjustment, inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $65,908 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,931) and the median family income was $76,106 (+/− $2,675). Males had a median income of $50,516 (+/− $3,544) versus $40,663 (+/− $2,096) for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,302 (+/− $2,134). About 5.0% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.3% of those under age 18 and 4.5% of those age 65 or over.
2000 census
As of the 2000 census, there were 31,209 people, 10,772 households, and 7,680 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 11,406 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 77.16% White (U.S. Census), White, 9.80% African American (U.S. Census), African American, 0.24% Native American (U.S. Census), Native American, 8.00% Asian (U.S. Census), Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander (U.S. Census), Pacific Islander, 2.59% from Race (United States Census), other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic (U.S. Census), Hispanic or Latino (U.S. Census), Latino of any race were 6.16% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Galloway township, Atlantic County, New Jersey
United States Census Bureau
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United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed August 2, 2012.
There were 10,772 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were Marriage, married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the township the population was spread out, with 25.8% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $51,595, and the median income for a family was $57,156. Males had a median income of $38,048 versus $31,167 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,048. About 4.4% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Galloway Township operates under the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) within Plan E of the Faulkner Act (council–manager), Council-Manager form of New Jersey municipal government, implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of January 1, 1976. The township is one of 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The governing body is the Township Council, which is comprised of seven members who are elected at-large in partisan elections to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with an election in odd-numbered years in which either three or four seats come up for vote on an alternating basis as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting after each election, members of Council select one of their members to take the office of Mayor and another to serve as Deputy Mayor, who serve two-year terms in that office.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 13. The Township Council is led by a Mayor whose role is to preside over meetings and sign certain documents on behalf of the township. The Council sets policy for the township as its governing body, with the day-to-day operation of the Township and its municipal services delegated to the Township Manager.
, the members of Galloway Township Council are Mayor Anthony Coppola (Republican Party (United States), R, term as mayor and on council ends December 31, 2023), Deputy Mayor Tony DiPietro (R, term as deputy mayor and on council ends 2023), R.J. Amato III (R, 2025), Tom Bassford (R, 2025), Rich Clute (R, 2023), Clifton Sudler Jr. (R, 2025), and Muhammad Umar (R, 2025).Mayor and Council Galloway Township. Accessed March 8, 2023.Municipal Government Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 8, 2023.General Election Results - November 2, 2021 Atlantic County, New Jersey updated January 4, 2022. Accessed January 5, 2022.General Election Results - November 5, 2019 Atlantic County, New Jersey, updated November 19, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.
Federal, state and county representation
Galloway Township is located in the 2nd Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 9th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government'' New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019. Prior to the New Jersey Legislative Districts, 2011 apportionment, 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 United States Census, 2010 Census, Galloway Township had been in the New Jersey's 2nd legislative district, 2nd state legislative district.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government'' , p. 58, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015.
Atlantic County is governed by a directly elected County executives of Atlantic County, New Jersey, county executive and a nine-member Board of County Commissioners, responsible for legislation. The executive serves a four-year term and the commissioners are elected to staggered three-year terms, of which four are elected from the county on an at-large basis and five of the commissioners represent equally populated districts.Atlantic County Board of Chosen Freeholders Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed June 5, 2018. , Atlantic County's Executive is Republican Party (United States), Republican Dennis Levinson, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the Board of County Commissioners are:
Ernest D. Coursey, District 1, including Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City (part),
Egg Harbor Township
Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The U.S. Census Bureau in the 2020 census reported the population as 47,842, an increase of 4,519 over the 43,323 counted in the previous decade in the 201 ...
(part), and Pleasantville, New Jersey, Pleasantville (D, 2022, Atlantic City), Chair Maureen Kern, District 2, including Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City (part),
Egg Harbor Township
Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The U.S. Census Bureau in the 2020 census reported the population as 47,842, an increase of 4,519 over the 43,323 counted in the previous decade in the 201 ...
(part), Linwood, New Jersey, Linwood, Longport, New Jersey, Longport, Margate City, New Jersey, Margate City, Northfield, New Jersey, Northfield, Somers Point, New Jersey, Somers Point and Ventnor City, New Jersey, Ventnor City (R, 2024, Somers Point), Andrew Parker III, District 3, including
Egg Harbor Township
Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The U.S. Census Bureau in the 2020 census reported the population as 47,842, an increase of 4,519 over the 43,323 counted in the previous decade in the 201 ...
(part) and Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, Hamilton Township (part) (R, Egg Harbor Township, 2023), Richard R. Dase, District 4, including Absecon, Brigantine, Galloway Township and Port Republic (R, 2022, Galloway Township), James A. Bertino, District 5, including Buena, Buena Vista Township, New Jersey, Buena Vista Township, Corbin City, New Jersey, Corbin City,
Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 4,396, an increase of 153 from the 2010 Census.Mullica Township and Weymouth Township, New Jersey, Weymouth Township (R, 2018, Hammonton), Caren L. Fitzpatrick, At-Large (D, 2023, Linwood, New Jersey, Linwood), Frank X. Balles, At-Large (R, Pleasantville, 2024) Amy L. Gatto, Freeholder (R, 2022, Hamilton Township) and Vice Chair John W. Risley, At-Large (R, 2023, Egg Harbor Township)
Atlantic County's constitutional officers are:
County Clerk Joesph J. Giralo (R, 2026, Hammonton),
Sheriff Eric Scheffler (D, 2024, Northfield) and
Surrogate James Curcio (R, 2025, Hammonton).
Politics
As of March 2011, there were a total of 22,037 registered voters in Galloway Township, of which 5,897 (26.8% vs. 30.5% countywide) were registered as Democratic Party (United States), Democrats, 5,214 (23.7% vs. 25.2%) were registered as Republican Party (United States), Republicans and 10,913 (49.5% vs. 44.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated (New Jersey), Unaffiliated. There were 13 voters registered as Libertarian Party (United States), Libertarians or Green Party of the United States, Greens.Voter Registration Summary - Atlantic New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 24, 2014. Among the township's 2010 Census population, 59.0% (vs. 58.8% in Atlantic County) were registered to vote, including 75.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 76.6% countywide).
In the United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012, 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 8,707 votes here (54.7% vs. 57.9% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 6,935 votes (43.6% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with 190 votes (1.2% vs. 0.9%), among the 15,918 ballots cast by the township's 23,413 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.0% (vs. 65.8% in Atlantic County). In the United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008, 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 8,823 votes here (53.4% vs. 56.5% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 7,361 votes (44.6% vs. 41.6%) and other candidates with 177 votes (1.1% vs. 1.1%), among the 16,515 ballots cast by the township's 22,944 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.0% (vs. 68.1% in Atlantic County). In the United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004, 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 7,040 votes here (49.4% vs. 46.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 6,960 votes (48.8% vs. 52.0%) and other candidates with 112 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 14,256 ballots cast by the township's 19,036 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.9% (vs. 69.8% in the whole county).
In the New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013, 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 6,337 votes here (64.6% vs. 60.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 3,171 votes (32.3% vs. 34.9%) and other candidates with 115 votes (1.2% vs. 1.3%), among the 9,815 ballots cast by the township's 24,012 registered voters, yielding a 40.9% turnout (vs. 41.5% in the county). In the New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009, 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 5,226 votes here (50.4% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 4,409 votes (42.5% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 531 votes (5.1% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 105 votes (1.0% vs. 1.2%), among the 10,379 ballots cast by the township's 22,353 registered voters, yielding a 46.4% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).
Education
For pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, students attend the Galloway Township Public Schools. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,370 students and 300.5 classroom teachers (on an full-time equivalent, FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1.District information for Galloway Township Public Schools National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are
Pomona Preschool with 116 students in grades Pre-K,
Arthur Rann Elementary School with 671 students in grades K–6,
Reeds Road Elementary School with 560 students in grades K–6,
Roland Rogers Elementary School with 563 students in grades K–6,
Smithville Elementary School with 634 students in grades K–6 and
Galloway Township Middle School with 758 students in grades 7–8.
Public school students in ninth grade, ninth through twelfth grades attend Absegami High School, located in the township. As of the 2017–2018 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,230 students and 102.8 classroom teachers (on an full-time equivalent, FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1. Students in the western portion of the township have the option of attending Cedar Creek High School (New Jersey), Cedar Creek High School in neighboring Egg Harbor City under the school of choice program. Both high schools are part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, a regional public high school district serving students from the constituent districts of
Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 4,396, an increase of 153 from the 2010 Census.Mullica Township. The district also serves students from the districts of the City of Port Republic and Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey, Washington Township (in Burlington County, New Jersey, Burlington County) as part of sending/receiving relationships. Seats on the nine-member board are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with four seats assigned to Galloway Township.
Township public school students are also eligible to attend the Atlantic County Institute of Technology in the Mays Landing, New Jersey, Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, Hamilton Township or the Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts, located in Somers Point, New Jersey, Somers Point.
The Galloway Community Charter School was a public school that served students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The school, which drew students from across Atlantic County, operated independently of the Galloway Township Public Schools under a charter school, charter issued by the New Jersey Department of Education. There was no tuition charged; costs were paid on a per-student basis by each of the sending districts, with additional funding provided by the State of New Jersey. Opened in 1997 among the state's first group of charter schools, the school's charter was revoked due to low scores on standardized tests and the school closed at the end of the 2014–2015 school year.
Assumption Regional Catholic School is a Catholic school, Catholic elementary school for pre-kindergarten through eighth grades with a specially designed middle school system, operated under the jurisdiction of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, Diocese of Camden and serving students from the sending parishes of Our Lady of Perpetual Help Parish (in Galloway Township), St. Thomas the Apostle Church ( Brigantine) and St. Elizabeth Ann Seton Parish ( Absecon). The school had been located in Pomona, New Jersey, Pomona, and moved in September 2007 to another campus elsewhere in the township.
Stockton University is a liberal arts university located in the Pomona section of Galloway Township.
Transportation
Roads and highways
, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Atlantic County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
The Garden State Parkway passes through the township, extending from
Egg Harbor Township
Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The U.S. Census Bureau in the 2020 census reported the population as 47,842, an increase of 4,519 over the 43,323 counted in the previous decade in the 201 ...
in the south to Port Republic in the north. Included in the township are Interchange 40 for U.S. Route 30 White Horse Pike East, Interchange 41 for Route 561 Jimmie Leeds Road, and Interchange 44 for Route 575 Pomona. It was on this stretch of the Parkway that Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine was involved in a serious accident on April 12, 2007.
Also passing through the township are New Jersey Route 50, Route 50 and U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey, U.S. Route 30, along with County Route 561 (New Jersey), CR 561, County Route 561 Alternate (New Jersey), CR 561 Alternate, County Route 563 (New Jersey), CR 563 and County Route 575 (New Jersey), CR 575.
Public transportation
NJ Transit provides bus service to Atlantic City, New Jersey, Atlantic City on routes 508 (New Jersey bus), 508 (from the Hamilton Mall), 554 (New Jersey bus), 554 (from Lindenwold station) and 559 (New Jersey bus), 559 (from Lakewood Township, New Jersey, Lakewood Township).
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Galloway Township include:
* Abdullah Anderson (born 1996), American football defensive tackle for the Chicago Bears of the National Football League
* Nessa Barrett, singer-songwriter, whose song "I Hope Ur Miserable Until Ur Dead" entered the US Billboard Hot 100, ''Billboard'' Hot 100 at number 88 in August 2021
* Tabitha and Napoleon D'umo, Tabitha D'umo (born 1973), choreographer and creative director
* Shereef Elnahal (born 1985), physician who has served as 21st Commissioner of the New Jersey Department of Health
* Vera King Farris (1938–2009), third president of Richard Stockton College of New Jersey (now Stockton University), serving from 1983 to 2003
* Anne Grunow (born ), senior research scientist at Ohio State University in the Byrd Polar Research Center
* Elias Higbee (1795–1843), associate of Joseph Smith, and an Church Historian and Recorder, official historian and recorder in the Church of Christ (Latter Day Saints), Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
* Albert Hoffman (artist), Albert Hoffman (1915–1993), painter and wood carver.
* Larry James (1947–2008), gold medalist at the 1968 Summer Olympics
* Fred Jerkins III, music producer who works with his brother Rodney
* Rodney Jerkins (born 1977), music producer and owner of the DarkChild recording studio
* Austin Johnson (defensive lineman), Austin Johnson (born 1994), defensive lineman who plays for the Penn State Nittany Lions football team
* Enoch L. Johnson, Enoch "Nucky" Johnson (1883–1968), Atlantic City political boss and racketeer
* Cierra Kaler-Jones (born 1993), beauty pageant titleholder who was crowned Miss New Jersey 2014
* Brett Kennedy (born 1994), professional baseball pitcher who played in MLB for the San Diego Padres
* Mushond Lee (born 1967), actor who appeared on ''The Cosby Show'' and in the film ''Lean on Me (film), Lean on Me''
* Samuel Ojserkis (born 1990), Rowing (sport), rower who competed in the Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's eight, men's eight event at the 2016 Summer Olympics
* Ford Palmer (born 1990), professional middle-distance running, middle-distance runner who specializes in the 1500 meters and the mile run, mile
* Vincent J. Polistina (born 1971), member of the New Jersey General Assembly who represented the 2nd Legislative District (New Jersey), 2nd Legislative District from 2008 to 2012
* Myron Rolle (born 1986), 2009 Rhodes Scholar, All-American safety for the Florida State Seminoles, former Tennessee Titan and Pittsburgh Steeler in the National Football League
* Nicky Scarfo Jr. (born 1964), former Philadelphia crime family boss and Lucchese crime family soldier
* Jim Schultz (born 1972), Associate White House Counsel for President of the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump, Donald J. Trump
* Erica Skroski (born 1994), association football, soccer player who plays as a Defender (association football), defender for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League, NWSL
Points of interest
*Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge, whose headquarters and visitor center are located in the township.
*Galloway National Golf Club, designed by Tom Fazio, has been recognized by ''Golf Digest'' as one of its Best New Courses of 1994.
*Historic Smithville, Atlantic County, New Jersey, Smithville and Village Greene
*Renault Winery
*Seaview (Galloway, New Jersey), Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club, hosted the 1942 PGA Championship and was host of the ShopRite LPGA Classic in 1986–87, from 1998 to 2006 and again starting in 2010.History , Stockton Seaview Hotel and Golf Club. Accessed May 19, 2013.
*Sylvin Farms Winery
Egg Harbor Township
Egg Harbor Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The U.S. Census Bureau in the 2020 census reported the population as 47,842, an increase of 4,519 over the 43,323 counted in the previous decade in the 201 ...
Hamilton Township, Atlantic County, New Jersey, Hamilton Township
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Egg Harbor City
Egg Harbor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020 United States Census, the city's population was 4,396, an increase of 153 from the 2010 Census.Mullica Township
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Galloway Township, New Jersey,
1774 establishments in New Jersey
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Populated places established in 1774
Townships in Atlantic County, New Jersey