Elk Township, New Jersey

Elk Township, New Jersey
Township
Entering Elk Township along County Route 609
Entering Elk Township along County Route 609
Official seal of Elk Township, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Elk Township in Gloucester County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
Location of Elk Township in Gloucester County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
Census Bureau map of Elk Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Elk Township, New Jersey
Elk Township is located in Gloucester County, New Jersey
Elk Township
Elk Township
Location in Gloucester County
Elk Township is located in New Jersey
Elk Township
Elk Township
Location in New Jersey
Elk Township is located in the United States
Elk Township
Elk Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°39′46″N 75°09′25″W / 39.662752°N 75.156972°W / 39.662752; -75.156972[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Gloucester
IncorporatedApril 17, 1891
Government
[6]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorCarolyn D. King-Sammons (R, term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkDebbie Pine[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total19.34 sq mi (50.08 km2)
 • Land19.16 sq mi (49.61 km2)
 • Water0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2)  0.93%
 • Rank145th of 565 in state
6th of 24 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
144 ft (44 m)
Population
 (2020)[8]
 • Total4,424
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9]
4,473
 • Rank398th of 565 in state
17th of 24 in county[10]
 • Density230.9/sq mi (89.2/km2)
  • Rank494th of 565 in state
23rd of 24 in county[10]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08343 – Monroeville[11]
Area code856[12]
FIPS code3401521060[1][13][14]
GNIS feature ID0882139[1][15]
Websitewww.elktownshipnj.gov

Elk Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,424,[8] an increase of 208 (+4.9%) from the 2010 census count of 4,216,[16][17] which in turn reflected an increase of 702 (+20.0%) from the 3,514 counted in the 2000 census.[18]

Elk Township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 17, 1891, from portions of Clayton Township, Glassboro Township, and South Harrison Township.[19] The township was named for elk hunted in the area.[20]

Until 2016, Elk Township had been a dry township where alcohol could not be sold.[21][22] That year, the township sold a package goods license for $300,000 which allows the sale of alcohol for off-premise consumption.[23]

  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. ^ Municipal Clerk, Elk Township. Accessed March 5, 2024.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Elk, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 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 Monroeville, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 7, 2012.
  12. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Monroeville, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 7, 2014.
  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. 138. Accessed October 25, 2012.
  20. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 30, 2015.
  21. ^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)
  22. ^ Giordano, Rita. "More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.
  23. ^ O'Brien, Kathleen. "What it means to be one of N.J.'s 32 'dry' towns", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 21, 2016. Accessed August 2, 2017. "'You can't very well sell alcohol to the beavers and the squirrels,' said Debbie Pine, township clerk for Elk Township in Gloucester County. The township recently put its first consumption out to bid in a sealed bid auction - and got no takers. It did, however, sell its first package goods license for $300,033, which is why she described the town as 'kinda-sorta' dry."