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King George III issued a Royal Patent on the 4th of April 1774 that created Galloway Township from portions of Gloucester County. This document established the boundaries for what would become one of New Jersey's largest municipalities.
Historians remain uncertain about the origin of the name Galloway. One theory suggests it came from an area in southern Scotland called Dumfries and Galloway while another possibility points to Joseph Galloway, a Loyalist delegate to the First Continental Congress who opposed independence.
Galloway Township covers 114.49 square miles including 88.67 square miles of land and 25.82 square miles of water. This makes it the largest municipality by area in New Jersey according to U.S. Census Bureau data.
The 2020 United States census recorded 37,813 residents marking the highest decennial count ever for Galloway Township. This represented an increase of 464 people or 1.2% from the 2010 census figure of 37,349.
Students attend Galloway Township Public Schools covering pre-kindergarten through eighth grade across six schools including Pomona Preschool Arthur Rann Elementary Reeds Road Elementary Roland Rogers Elementary Smithville Elementary and Galloway Township Middle School. Ninth through twelfth graders attend Absegami High School located within the township boundaries.