Quinton Township, New Jersey
Township in Salem County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Quinton Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,580,[8] a decrease of 86 (−3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 2,666,[17][18] which in turn reflected a decline of 120 (−4.3%) from the 2,786 counted in the 2000 census.[19]
Quinton Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39.529355°N 75.392243°W / 39.529355; -75.392243[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Salem |
Incorporated | February 18, 1873 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Marjorie L. Sperry (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Marty R. Uzdanovics[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 24.27 sq mi (62.87 km2) |
• Land | 23.79 sq mi (61.62 km2) |
• Water | 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2) 1.98% |
• Rank | 113th of 565 in state 8th of 15 in county[1] |
Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,580 |
• Estimate (2023)[9] | 2,614 |
• Rank | 465th of 565 in state 10th of 15 in county[10] |
• Density | 108.4/sq mi (41.9/km2) |
• Rank | 536th of 565 in state 9th of 15 in county[10] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 856[13] |
FIPS code | 3403361470[1][14][15] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882130[16] |
Website | www |
Quinton was formally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1873, from portions of Upper Alloways Creek Township (now Alloway Township).[20] The township's name is said to derive from the name of an early settler, with both Tobias Quinton and Edward Quinton mentioned as possible namesakes.[21][22] In March 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, a minor battle was fought between British forces and local militia at Quinton's Bridge.[23]
It is a dry township, where alcohol cannot legally be sold.[24][25]