Nesco, New Jersey

For other uses, see NESCO (disambiguation).

Nesco (also called New Columbia) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)^[5] located in Mullica Township, Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[6][2][7]

Nesco, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°38′17″N 74°41′48″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Atlantic
Township	Mullica
Area [1]
• Total	2.64 sq mi (6.84 km2)
• Land	2.64 sq mi (6.84 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation [2]	46 ft (14 m)
Population  (2020)[3]
• Total	422
• Density	159.79/sq mi (61.70/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
FIPS code	34-50010[4]
GNIS feature ID	878708[2]

Nesco is located approximately 6 mi (9.7 km) east of Hammonton.

The New Columbia-Nesco United Methodist Church is located there.^[8] The Nesco School is located west of the settlement.^[9]

History

A historic plaque is located at the Indian Cabin Mill Inn in Nesco, where fugitive Joe Mulliner—the "Robin Hood of the Pines"—surrendered to authorities. Mulliner had settled in nearby Pleasant Mills, but was forced to flee after remaining loyal to England in the Revolutionary War. Mulliner and 40 others formed a gang and hid on an island in the nearby Mullica River, from where they launched criminal attacks. The gang would rob local residents, but were noted for their lack of violence and for not robbing the poor. Following Mulliner's capture at the Indian Cabin Mill Inn, he was tried in Burlington in 1781, and then hanged.^[10]

A glass manufacturing plant opened in New Columbia in 1845.^[11]

In the 1880 census, the population of New Columbia was 96.^[12]

New Columbia had a post office by 1892.^[13]

The settlement's name changed to "Nesco" in 1897.^[2]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 422.^[3]

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	422		—
U.S. Decennial Census[14] 2020[3]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
2. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nesco
3. Census Data Explorer: Nesco CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
4. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
5. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
6. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016.
7. "Nesco, Mullica Township, New Jersey" (Map). Google Maps. Retrieved January 24, 2015.
8. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: New Columbia-Nesco United Methodist Church
9. U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Nesco School
10. Launay, Michael (August 2, 2014). "Weird NJ: Joe Mulliner, the Robin Hood of the Pines". app.com.
11. Riley, Karen F. (2010). The Pine Barrens of New Jersey. Arcadia. p. 30. ISBN 9780738573502.
12. Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey. J.A. Fitzgerald. 1884. p. 75.
13. Official Register of the United States. United States Department of the Interior. 1892. p. 664.
14. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.