Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey
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Upper Pittsgrove 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 3,432,[8] a decrease of 73 (−2.1%) from the 2010 census count of 3,505,[16][17] which in turn reflected an increase of 37 (+1.1%) from the 3,468 counted in the 2000 census.[18]
Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39.612375°N 75.209549°W / 39.612375; -75.209549[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Salem |
Incorporated | March 10, 1846 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Edward J. Meschi (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Linda R. Stephens[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 40.39 sq mi (104.60 km2) |
• Land | 40.24 sq mi (104.23 km2) |
• Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) 0.36% |
• Rank | 54th of 565 in state 3rd of 15 in county[1] |
Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,432 |
• Estimate (2022)[9] | 3,448 |
• Rank | 430th of 565 in state 8th of 15 in county[10] |
• Density | 85.3/sq mi (32.9/km2) |
• Rank | 545th of 565 in state 12th of 15 in county[10] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 856[12] |
FIPS code | 3403375110[1][13][14] |
GNIS feature ID | 1723212[1][15] |
Website | www |
Upper Pittsgrove Township was incorporated on March 10, 1846, from portions of Pittsgrove Township. Portions of the township were taken on January 28, 1893, to form Elmer.[19]
The township was named for Pittsgrove Township, which in turn was named for William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, a supporter of the colonial cause.[20][21]
It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold, as affirmed by a referendum passed in 1979, though alcohol is available at a winery and a distillery in the township.[22][23]