[20] The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.

[21] The Lenape Native Americans who settled on the banks of the Rancocas Creek in what is present-day Hainesport called the area Sandhickney.

[23] In 1778, the township was the site of a skirmish in which American rebels fired upon Hessian soldiers after they were halted by the dismantling of this bridge.

[1][2] Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Clermont, Creekview, Franklin Estates, The Glen at Mason's Creek, Hainesport Chase, Lakeside at Creekview, Mason's Woods, Oakdale, Rancocas Heights, Sage Run and Union Mills.

[30][31][32] The 2010 United States census counted 6,110 people, 2,239 households, and 1,726 families in the township.

[38] As of the 2000 United States census[15] there were 4,126 people, 1,477 households, and 1,150 families residing in the township.

It is the first of 10 giant recycled trash troll sculptures in Dambo's "The Way of the Bird King" series.

Besides fishing and hiking and biking trails, there are children's play areas, drinking fountains, and restrooms.

[52][53][54] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 3rd congressional district is currently represented Herb Conaway (D, Delran Township).

[56] For the 2024-2025 session, the 8th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Latham Tiver (R, Southampton Township) and in the General Assembly by Andrea Katz (D, Chesterfield Township) and Michael Torrissi (R, Hammonton).

[57] Burlington County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of five members who are chosen at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year; at an annual reorganization meeting, the board selects a director and deputy director from among its members to serve a one-year term.

[80] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 65.7% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 88.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).

[92] For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school serving students from five communities encompassing approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) and comprised of the townships of Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton.

[97][98] Students from Hainesport Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton.

[103] I-295 and the New Jersey Turnpike are accessible outside the municipality in neighboring Westampton and Mount Laurel townships.

[105][106] BurLink bus service is offered on the B1 route operating between Beverly and Pemberton.

Mount Moriah AME Church Cemetery contains the graves of 22 Afro-American Civil War veterans.

[citation needed][108] People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hainesport Township include: