Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey

Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey
Township
Municipal Building
Municipal Building
Official seal of Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey
Seal
Pilesgrove Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Pilesgrove Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey
Pilesgrove Township is located in Salem County, New Jersey
Pilesgrove Township
Pilesgrove Township
Location in Salem County
Pilesgrove Township is located in New Jersey
Pilesgrove Township
Pilesgrove Township
Location in New Jersey
Pilesgrove Township is located in the United States
Pilesgrove Township
Pilesgrove Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°39′52″N 75°23′45″W / 39.664363°N 75.395772°W / 39.664363; -75.395772[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Salem
Earliest mentionApril 15, 1701
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Government
[6]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorKevin Eachus (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • Administrator / Municipal clerkMelissa Fackler[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total35.17 sq mi (91.09 km2)
 • Land34.94 sq mi (90.48 km2)
 • Water0.23 sq mi (0.61 km2)  0.67%
 • Rank69th of 565 in state
5th of 15 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
62 ft (19 m)
Population
 (2020)[8]
 • Total4,183
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9]
4,224
 • Rank409th of 565 in state
6th of 15 in county[10]
 • Density119.7/sq mi (46.2/km2)
  • Rank532nd of 565 in state
8th of 15 in county[10]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08098[11]
Area code856 exchange: 769[12]
FIPS code3403358530[1][13][14]
GNIS feature ID0882132[1][15]
Websitewww.pilesgrovenj.org

Pilesgrove 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 4,183,[8] an increase of 167 (+4.2%) from the 2010 census count of 4,016,[16][17] which in turn reflected an increase of 93 (+2.4%) from the 3,923 counted in the 2000 census.[18]

Pile's Grove was first mentioned in a deed dated April 15, 1701, through the date of the township's original corporation is unknown. Pilesgrove was incorporated as one of New Jersey's original group of 104 townships that were established on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken on December 6, 1769, to form Pittsgrove Township and on July 26, 1882, to create Woodstown.[19] The township was named for Thomas Pyle.[20][21]

In 1979, Pilesgrove Township enacted the state's first right-to-farm law, protecting farming as a "natural right hereby ordained to exist as a permitted use everywhere in the Township of Pilesgrove."[22]

  1. ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Committee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Township Clerk's Office, Pilesgrove Township. Accessed April 27, 2023.
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  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Pilesgrove, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  10. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  11. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Pilesgrove, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 18, 2013.
  12. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Pilesgrove, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 31, 2013.
  13. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  14. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  15. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  19. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 216. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  20. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 16, 2015.
  21. ^ Town and County Names, Visit Salem County. Accessed September 17, 2015. "Pilesgrove: In one record it is written that the name came from Thomas Pile (or Pyle) another James Pile who purchased 10,000 acres in 1682."
  22. ^ DePalma, Anthony. "Right-to-Farm Gains Backing", The New York Times, November 16, 1980. Accessed March 2, 2020. "Last April, the Pilesgrove Township Council passed New Jersey's first right-to-farm ordinance. It recognizes the farmers' right to go about their daily business as a 'natural right hereby ordained to exist as a permitted use everywhere in the Township of Pilesgrove.'"