▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Census , ▁which ▁had ▁in ▁turn ▁increased ▁by ▁ 2 7 5 ▁(+ 1 1 . 0 %) ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 , 5 1 1 ▁counted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Census . ▁ ▁Qu inton ▁was ▁formally ▁incorpor ated ▁as ▁a ▁town ship ▁by ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Legisl ature ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 8 , ▁ 1 8 7 3 , ▁from ▁port ions ▁of ▁Upper ▁Allow ays ▁Creek ▁Township ▁( now ▁Allow ay ▁Township ). ▁The ▁town ship ' s ▁name ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁derive ▁from ▁the ▁name ▁of ▁an ▁early ▁sett ler , ▁with ▁both ▁Tob ias ▁Qu inton ▁and ▁Edward ▁Qu inton ▁mentioned ▁as ▁possible ▁names akes . ▁ ▁In ▁March ▁ 1 7 7 8 , ▁during ▁the ▁American ▁Revolution ary ▁War , ▁a ▁minor ▁battle ▁was ▁fought ▁between ▁British ▁forces ▁and ▁local ▁milit ia ▁at ▁Qu inton ' s ▁Bridge . ▁ ▁It ▁is ▁a ▁dry ▁town ship , ▁where ▁alco hol ▁cannot ▁be ▁sold . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁the ▁town ship ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁ 2 4 . 5 7 8 ▁square ▁miles ▁( 6 3 . 6 5 6   km 2 ), ▁including ▁ 2 4 . 0 9 2 ▁square ▁miles ▁( 6 2 . 3 9 7   km 2 ) ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁ 0 . 4 8 6 ▁square ▁miles ▁( 1 . 2 6 0   km 2 )