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:
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HOW OTHERS SEE VINCENTOWN
“We turn right from 206 onto Main Street, where postcard houses, Victorian street lamps and baskets of exuberantly purple petunias announce we’ve come to someplace special. Sure enough, the Vincentown section of Southampton Township seems a bit like Brigadoon to this first-time visitor”.
Kevin Riordan, Courier Post, June 30, 2002
“… I first saw Vincentown covered with snow. It was a striking scene stolen from a New England Christmas Card. Vincentown is the archetypal American town. Its streets — all eight of them — could be transplanted bodily to Massachusetts or Indiana or a mountain valley in Pennsylvania and look right at home.”
Dan Eisenhuth, Burlington County Times, Fall, 1977
At a recent focus group dealing with future plans for the Route 206 corridor, Vincentown was the first choice of a group of 30 individuals who were asked to rank a series of slides depicting various scenes. “Leading the list … was a view of downtown Vincentown with its tree-lined streets, wrought-iron benches, and middle-of-the-block clock. Gazebos, front porches and picket fences also scored high.”
Burlington County Times, Sunday, July 20, 2003.
The Courier Post published a 74 page “Burlington County Guide” as a suppliment in October, 2005. The cover of the guide featured a picture of the historic “Boat House” on Race Street, overlooking the waterfalls of the Vincentown Mill Pond dam. Author of the Vincentown page (42), Wilford Shamlin, writes: “Visit the historic village of Vincentown and journey back in time. Victorian-era homes dot tree-lined streets, a quaint downtown and church bells that ring on the hour harken back to Vincentown in the early 19th century.” Click here for complete Courier Post Vincentown article