Alloway Township, New Jersey | |
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 Alloway Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
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  Alloway Township Location in Salem County  Alloway Township Location in New Jersey  Alloway Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°33′44″N 75°18′38″W / 39.562311°N 75.310603°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County |  Salem |
| Royal charter | June 17, 1767, as Upper Alloways Creek Township |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Renamed | February 21, 1884, as Alloway Township |
| Named for | Native American Chief Alloway |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | P. Ed McKelvey (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Charlet Cheeseman[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 33.91 sq mi (87.84 km2) |
| • Land | 33.48 sq mi (86.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0.44 sq mi (1.13 km2) 1.29% |
| • Rank | 71st of 565 in state 6th of 15 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 3,283 |
• Estimate (2023)[9] | 3,319 |
| • Rank | 435th of 565 in state 9th of 15 in county[10] |
| • Density | 98.1/sq mi (37.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 542nd of 565 in state 10th of 15 in county[10] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area codes | 856 exchanges: 339, 878, 935[13] |
| FIPS code | 3403300880[1][14][15] |
| GNIS feature ID | 00882131[16] |
| Website | www |
Alloway 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 3,283,[8] a decrease of 184 (−5.3%) from the 2010 census count of 3,467,[17][18] which in turn reflected an increase of 693 (+25.0%) from the 2,774 counted in the 2000 census.[19]
- ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Clerk / Registrar, Alloway Creek Township. Accessed May 23, 2022.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Alloway, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.
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PopEstwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Alloway, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 16, 2013.
- ^ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 23, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Alloway, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 1, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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, 2022.