Mission:

The Township of Galloway in partnership  with the community and through the efforts of dedicated employees and elected officials, will provide municipal services, public improvements and economic development activities in an efficient and effective manner in order to preserve and enhance the quality of life within our community.

Vision:

- A municipal entity committed to maintaining its position as a family oriented community, recreationally and socially active, promoting a high quality of life for all ages and income levels.

- A community where diversity is valued ; freedom of expression is encouraged and protected ; where the beauty of the sub urban environment and natural environment is preserved.

- A community acknowledged as a major entity in the region providing  viable local economy with sustainable development and growth.

- A community served by a municipal government cohesively led, financially strong, always striving to improve with a commitment to excellence.

History:

The Township of Galloway was created by Royal Patent of King George III of England on April4, 1774 At that time it was part of Old Gloucester County, and comprised of what is now Hammonton, Mullica Township, Egg Harbor City, Port Republic, Brigantine, Atlantic City, and the northem part of Absecon.

Historians are unsure as to how Galloway got its name One opinion is that is was named after an area in Scotland known as Galloway Mull. The other theory is that it was named after Joseph Galloway, a Loyalist delegate to the Continental Congress.

Galloway Township has a rich history Its first inhabitants were Lenni-Lenape native Americans followed by European settlers. During the Revolutionary War Galloway was an important shipping area and the site of the Battle of Chestnut Neck (Chestnut Neck is now a part of Port Republic) A stagecoach route ran through Galloway from 1773 until the railroad arrived in 1854 (Great Creek Road was once a railroad line to Brigantine) The legend of the Jersey Devil originated in the Leeds Point section of Galloway.