Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey

Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey
Township
Hancock House in the Hancock's Bridge section of the township
Hancock House in the Hancock's Bridge section of the township
Official seal of Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey
Seal
Motto: 
The Heart of South Jersey[1]
Lower Alloways Creek Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Lower Alloways Creek Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey
Lower Alloways Creek Township is located in Salem County, New Jersey
Lower Alloways Creek Township
Lower Alloways Creek Township
Location in Salem County
Lower Alloways Creek Township is located in New Jersey
Lower Alloways Creek Township
Lower Alloways Creek Township
Location in New Jersey
Lower Alloways Creek Township is located in the United States
Lower Alloways Creek Township
Lower Alloways Creek Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°27′02″N 75°27′28″W / 39.450506°N 75.457741°W / 39.450506; -75.457741[2][3]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Salem
FormedJune 17, 1767
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Government
[7]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorPaul M. Collier (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5]
 • Municipal clerkRonald L. Campbell Sr.[6]
Area
[2]
 • Total72.53 sq mi (187.84 km2)
 • Land45.31 sq mi (117.35 km2)
 • Water27.22 sq mi (70.49 km2)  37.53%
 • Rank14th of 565 in state
1st of 15 in county[2]
Elevation
[8]
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2020)[9]
 • Total1,717
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10]
1,736
 • Rank500th of 565 in state
12th of 15 in county[11]
 • Density37.9/sq mi (14.6/km2)
  • Rank557th of 565 in state
15th of 15 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08038 – Hancock's Bridge[12]
Area code(s)856 exchanges: 339, 935[13]
FIPS code3403341640[2][14][15]
GNIS feature ID0882065[16]
Websitewww.lowerallowayscreek-nj.gov

Lower Alloways Creek 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 1,717,[9] a decrease of 53 (−3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 1,770,[17][18] which in turn reflected a decline of 81 (−4.4%) from the 1,851 counted in the 2000 census.[19]

PSE&G operates three nuclear reactors in Lower Alloways Creek Township. Salem 1 and Salem 2 are pressurized water reactors at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant and the Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station has one boiling water reactor.[20] Lower Alloways Creek Township is a dry town where alcohol cannot be sold legally.[21][22]

  1. ^ Genovese, Peter. "Hidden Jersey: Lower Alloways Creek", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, August 17, 2012. Accessed July 29, 2016. "Lower Alloways — not to be confused with Alloway Township, to the north and east — includes the hamlets of Hancocks Bridge, Canton, Harmersville and Maskells Mill, and calls itself 'The Heart of South Jersey.'"
  2. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference TownshipCommittee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, Collier is listed with a term-end year of 2025, which is the end of his three-year committee term, not his one-year mayoral term of office.
  6. ^ Municipal Clerk, Lower Alloway's Creek Township. Accessed August 16, 2022.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Lower Alloways Creek, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 7, 2013.
  9. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ Cite error: The named reference PopEst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Hancock's Bridge, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 17, 2013.
  13. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Hancocks Bridge, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 21, 2013.
  14. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  15. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  16. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ PSEG Nuclear, Public Service Enterprise Group. Accessed January 11, 2018. "PSEG Nuclear operates the Salem and Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Stations in Lower Alloways Creek, NJ and is a part owner of the Peach Bottom Nuclear generation station in Delta, PA."
  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.