Mantua Township, New Jersey | |
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Location in Gloucester County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 39°45′43″N 75°10′23″W / 39.762013°N 75.173092°W[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Gloucester |
Incorporated | February 23, 1853 |
Named for | Mantua, Italy or Lenape sub-tribe |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Robert T. Zimmerman (D, term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4] |
• Administrator | Jennica Bileci[5] |
• Municipal clerk | Jennica Bileci[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 16.09 sq mi (41.67 km2) |
• Land | 16.01 sq mi (41.45 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2) 0.53% |
• Rank | 169th of 565 in state 10th of 24 in county[1] |
Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,235 |
• Estimate | 15,446 |
• Rank | 172nd of 565 in state 7th of 24 in county[12] |
• Density | 951.9/sq mi (367.5/km2) |
• Rank | 391st of 565 in state 15th of 24 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 856 |
FIPS code | 3401543440[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882147[1][17] |
Website | mantuatownship |
Mantua Township (pronounced man-CHEW-uh[18]) is a township within Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 15,235,[9][10] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 18 (+0.1%) from the 15,217 recorded at the 2010 census,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,000 (+7.0%) from the 14,217 counted in the 2000 census.[21] Mantua and surrounding Gloucester County constitute part of South Jersey.
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