Mantua Township, New Jersey | |
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_from_the_overpass_for_Gloucester_County_Route_624_(Pitman-Barnsboro_Road)_in_Mantua_Township,_Gloucester_County,_New_Jersey.jpg) Route 55 viewed north in Mantua Township | |
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 Location of Mantua 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 Mantua Township, New Jersey | |
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| 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 |
| 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.
- ^ a b c d e 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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Committeewas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
- ^ Administration & Finance, Mantua Township. Accessed May 23, 2024.
- ^ Township Clerk & Registrar, Mantua Township. Accessed May 23, 2024.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Mantua, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 7, 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 Mantua, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 7, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 23, 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.
- ^ Berkery, Sheri. "Do you know how to pronounce these S.J. town names?", Courier-Post, September 5, 2019. Accessed January 26, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Mantua: Man-Chew-uh - This township in Gloucester County is not pronounced with a hard 'T.'"
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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, 2023.