Mullica Township, New Jersey

Mullica Township, New Jersey
Township
Pleasant Mills
Pleasant Mills
Map of Mullica Township in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Mullica Township in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Mullica Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Mullica Township, New Jersey
Mullica Township is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Mullica Township
Mullica Township
Location in Atlantic County
Mullica Township is located in New Jersey
Mullica Township
Mullica Township
Location in New Jersey
Mullica Township is located in the United States
Mullica Township
Mullica Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°35′47″N 74°40′35″W / 39.596486°N 74.6765°W / 39.596486; -74.6765[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
IncorporatedMarch 13, 1838
Named forEric Pålsson Mullica
Government
[6]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorEdward Hagaman (R, term ends December 31, 2027)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkKrystel Arana[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total56.84 sq mi (147.22 km2)
 • Land56.38 sq mi (146.01 km2)
 • Water0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2)  0.82%
 • Rank25th of 565 in state
4th of 23 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
56 ft (17 m)
Population
 (2020)[8][9]
 • Total5,816
 • Estimate 
(2023)[8][10]
5,802
 • Rank356th of 565 in state
14th of 23 in county[11]
 • Density103.2/sq mi (39.8/km2)
  • Rank540th of 565 in state
21st of 23 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08217 – Elwood[12]
Area code609[13]
FIPS code3400149410[1][14][15]
GNIS feature ID0882053[16]
Websitewww.mullicatownship.org

Mullica Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 5,816,[8][9] a decrease of 331 (−5.4%) from the 2010 census count of 6,147,[17][18] which in turn reflected an increase of 235 (+4.0%) from the 5,912 counted in the 2000 census.[19] Geographically, the township, 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.[20]

Mullica Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1838, from the western section of Galloway Township. Egg Harbor City was created from portions of the township on June 14, 1858, while the Town of Hammonton was created and split off on March 5, 1866.[21]

The township and its river were named after Eric Pålsson Mullica, early Swedish settler (with Finnish ancestry) born in 1636 who founded a homestead on the river after moving there from the vicinity of Philadelphia, and who later moved to Mullica Hill in Gloucester County.[22][23] When used as a common noun, mullikka is the Finnish term for a bull calf.

  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. As of date accessed, Christopher Silva is incorrectly listed as mayor.
  5. ^ Municipal Clerk, Mullica Township. Accessed April 17, 2022.
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  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Mullica, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
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  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 Elwood, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 19, 2012.
  13. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Elwood, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 6, 2014.
  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.
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  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. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  21. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 70. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  22. ^ About Mullica Archived September 6, 2006, at the Wayback Machine, Mullica Township. Accessed August 3, 2006.
  23. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 98, 2015.