Pennsylvania and New Jersey
A Pennsylvania township is a unit of local government, responsible for services such as police departments, local road and street maintenance. They act the same as cities or boroughs. Townships were established based on convenient geographical boundaries and vary in size from six to fifty-two square miles(10–135 km²). New Jersey township is a form of municipal government equal in status to a village, town, borough, or city.
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—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)
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—For the State of New Jersey, U.S. public relief program (1935-1943)