Plumsted Township, New Jersey

Plumsted Township, New Jersey
Township
New Egypt, the township's central business district
New Egypt, the township's central business district
Motto(s): 
Pride in Plumsted, the State's Center
Map of Plumsted Township in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Plumsted Township in Ocean County. Inset: Location of Ocean County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Plumsted Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Plumsted Township, New Jersey
Plumsted Township is located in Ocean County, New Jersey
Plumsted Township
Plumsted Township
Location in Ocean County
Plumsted Township is located in New Jersey
Plumsted Township
Plumsted Township
Location in New Jersey
Plumsted Township is located in the United States
Plumsted Township
Plumsted Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°02′45″N 74°29′07″W / 40.045716°N 74.485245°W / 40.045716; -74.485245[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Ocean
IncorporatedMarch 11, 1845
Government
[7]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorDominick Cuozzo (R, term ends December 31, 2024)[3][4]
 • AdministratorGreg Myhre[5]
 • Municipal clerkJennifer Witham[6]
Area
[1]
 • Total
39.53 sq mi (102.37 km2)
 • Land39.14 sq mi (101.36 km2)
 • Water0.39 sq mi (1.01 km2)  0.99%
 • Rank57th of 565 in state
9th of 33 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
105 ft (32 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total
8,072
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
8,894
 • Rank290th of 565 in state
14th of 33 in county[12]
 • Density206.2/sq mi (79.6/km2)
  • Rank501st of 565 in state
32nd of 33 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08533 – New Egypt[13]
Area code(s)609 exchanges: 752, 758[14]
FIPS code3402959790[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0882078[1][17]
Websitewww.plumsted.org

Plumsted Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,072,[9][10] a decrease of 349 (−4.1%) from the 2010 census count of 8,421,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,146 (+15.8%) from the 7,275 counted in the 2000 census.[20] The 2010 population was the highest recorded in any decennial census.

Plumsted Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1845, from portions of Jackson Township, while the area was still part of Monmouth County. Plumsted Township became part of the newly created Ocean County on February 15, 1850.[21] The township was named for Clement Plumstead, an English Quaker who bought a large parcel of land, but never set foot in the area.[22][23]

At one time, Plumsted included five separate Superfund sites, four of which have been removed from the National Priorities List.[24][25]

  1. ^ a b c d e 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.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Committee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Directory, Plumsted Township. Accessed March 12, 2024.
  6. ^ Clerk, Plumsted Township. Accessed March 12, 2024.
  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 Plumsted, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 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 New Egypt, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed December 31, 2012.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for New Egypt, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 1, 2013.
  15. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 204. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  22. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 20, 2015.
  23. ^ Bice, Arlene S. New Egypt and Plumsted Township, p. 11. Arcadia Publishing, 2003. ISBN 9781439628805. Accessed September 21, 2015.
  24. ^ Plumsted Community Profile Archived 2015-03-29 at the Wayback Machine, Ocean County Library. Accessed June 3, 2015. "There are five areas in Plumsted Township that are on the EPA Superfund List. Goose Farm (off Route 539), Wilson Farm (Hawkins Road) and Hopkins Farm (Route 539) are currently on the Final National Priorities List. Pijak Farm (Route 528 & Fischer Road) and Spense Farm (Route 528) have been deleted from the National Priorities List."
  25. ^ "This rural N.J. paradise was almost destroyed by toxic chemicals", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, December 5, 2019. Accessed April 11, 2024. "Eventually, discovery and testing of illegal dumps made Plumsted home to no less than five federal Environmental Superfund sites, a rare concentration for an area with little industry or manufacturing of its own. Superfund sites, commonly associated with urban industrial centers like Paterson or Jersey City, are properties so badly contaminated with carcinogens and other harmful pollutants, and so urgently in need of cleanup, that they are placed on a so-called National Priorities List..... The good news about Plumsted’s Superfund history is that it’s mostly just that, with four of the five sites having been taken off the list, meaning they had been deemed sufficiently clean to be reused or redeveloped, though typically with continued monitoring."