Oldmans Township, New Jersey
Township in Salem County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Oldmans 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 1,910,[8] an increase of 137 (+7.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,773,[17][18] which in turn reflected a decline of 25 (−1.4%) from the 1,798 counted in the 2000 census.[19]
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Oldmans Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39.739193°N 75.411406°W / 39.739193; -75.411406[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Salem |
Incorporated | February 7, 1881 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Dean W. Sparks (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Melinda Taylor[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 20.69 sq mi (53.58 km2) |
• Land | 19.51 sq mi (50.53 km2) |
• Water | 1.18 sq mi (3.05 km2) 5.70% |
• Rank | 137th of 565 in state 9th of 15 in county[1] |
Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,910 |
• Estimate (2023)[9] | 1,928 |
• Rank | 490th of 565 in state 11th of 15 in county[10] |
• Density | 97.9/sq mi (37.8/km2) |
• Rank | 543rd of 565 in state 11th 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 | 3403354810[1][14][15] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882136[1][16] |
Website | www |
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Oldmans Township was incorporated on February 7, 1881, from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township).[20] The township's name is a corruption of "Alderman's".[21]
It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold legally, though alcohol is available at the winery in the township.[22][23]