Linwood, New Jersey

This article is about the city in Atlantic County. For other uses, see Linwood, New Jersey (disambiguation).

Linwood, New Jersey
City
Linwood Borough School
Linwood Borough School
Official seal of Linwood, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Linwood in Atlantic County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Location of Linwood in Atlantic County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Linwood, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Linwood, New Jersey
Linwood is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Linwood
Linwood
Location in Atlantic County
Linwood is located in New Jersey
Linwood
Linwood
Location in New Jersey
Linwood is located in the United States
Linwood
Linwood
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°20′37″N 74°34′16″W / 39.343718°N 74.57105°W / 39.343718; -74.57105[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
IncorporatedFebruary 20, 1889 (as borough)
ReincorporatedApril 27, 1931 (as city)
Government
[6]
 • TypeCity
 • BodyCity Council
 • MayorDarren H. Matik (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkLeigh Ann Napoli[5]
Area
[7]
 • Total
4.21 sq mi (10.91 km2)
 • Land3.81 sq mi (9.87 km2)
 • Water0.40 sq mi (1.04 km2)  9.55%
 • Rank290th of 565 in state
19th of 23 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
30 ft (9 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total
6,971
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
6,957
 • Rank322nd of 565 in state
13th of 23 in county[12]
 • Density1,829.2/sq mi (706.3/km2)
  • Rank306th of 565 in state
8th of 23 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08221[13][14]
Area code609[15]
FIPS code3400140530[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0885280[1][18]
Websitewww.linwoodcity.org

Linwood is a city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 6,971,[9][10] a decrease of 121 (−1.7%) from the 2010 census count of 7,092,[19][20] which in turn reflected a decline of 80 (−1.1%) from the 7,172 counted in the 2000 census.[21]

Linwood was originally incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 20, 1889, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. Linwood was reincorporated as a city on April 27, 1931.[22] The area had been called Leedsville until 1880, when a post office was being established. The United States Postal Service insisted that the name had to be changed as it conflicted with an existing post office elsewhere in the state. Among the names proposed and considered by local residents were "Brinola", "Geneva", "Pearville" and "Viola", with "Linwood" ultimately chosen,[23] based on the name of the Scottish town of Linwood.

Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[24]

  1. ^ a b c d 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.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ City Clerk, City of Linwood. Accessed July 19, 2022.
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  7. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Linwood, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 7, 2013.
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  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Linwood, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 27, 2011.
  14. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 22, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Linwood, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 18, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 69. Accessed May 29, 2024.
  23. ^ Willis, Lavinia Thomas Willis, Ed. Early History of Atlantic County, New Jersey: Record of the First Year's Work of Atlantic County's Historical Society, pp. 95-96. Kutztown Publishing Company, 1915. Accessed September 3, 2015. "There being a post office by the same name in the northern part of the state, the Federal authorities required Leedsville (Linwood) to change its name.... But yet another name must be chosen from the similarity of the abbreviations N. Y. and N. J., the officials at Washington called for another name. Linwood was the name chosen."
  24. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.