Quinton Township, New Jersey

Quinton Township, New Jersey
Township
Aerial photo of Quinton
Aerial photo of Quinton
Quinton Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Quinton Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Quinton Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Quinton Township, New Jersey
Quinton Township is located in Salem County, New Jersey
Quinton Township
Quinton Township
Location in Salem County
Quinton Township is located in New Jersey
Quinton Township
Quinton Township
Location in New Jersey
Quinton Township is located in the United States
Quinton Township
Quinton Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°31′46″N 75°23′32″W / 39.529355°N 75.392243°W / 39.529355; -75.392243[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Salem
IncorporatedFebruary 18, 1873
Government
[6]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorMarjorie L. Sperry (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkMarty R. Uzdanovics[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total
24.27 sq mi (62.87 km2)
 • Land23.79 sq mi (61.62 km2)
 • Water0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)  1.98%
 • Rank113th of 565 in state
8th of 15 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
69 ft (21 m)
Population
 (2020)[8]
 • Total
2,580
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9]
2,614
 • Rank465th of 565 in state
10th of 15 in county[10]
 • Density108.4/sq mi (41.9/km2)
  • Rank536th of 565 in state
9th of 15 in county[10]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08072[11][12]
Area code856[13]
FIPS code3403361470[1][14][15]
GNIS feature ID0882130[16]
Websitewww.quintonnj.com
Alloway Creek

Quinton 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 2,580,[8] a decrease of 86 (−3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 2,666,[17][18] which in turn reflected a decline of 120 (−4.3%) from the 2,786 counted in the 2000 census.[19]

Quinton was formally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1873, from portions of Upper Alloways Creek Township (now Alloway Township).[20] The township's name is said to derive from the name of an early settler, with both Tobias Quinton and Edward Quinton mentioned as possible namesakes.[21][22] In March 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, a minor battle was fought between British forces and local militia at Quinton's Bridge.[23]

It is a dry township, where alcohol cannot legally be sold.[24][25]

  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.
  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. ^ Officials, Historic Quinton Township. Accessed August 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Quinton, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Quinton, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 19, 2013.
  12. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 2, 2013.
  13. ^ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Quinton, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 23, 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.
  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, 2022.
  20. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 217. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  21. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 21, 2015.
  22. ^ Town and County Names, Visit Salem County. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Quinton Township – One of the early settlers in the county was Tobias Quinton, a large landowner, from whom some say the village and township of Quinton derived the name. Other sources say it was Edward Quinton."
  23. ^ Quinton's Bridge, Revolutionary War New Jersey. Accessed July 18, 2017.
  24. ^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)
  25. ^ Giordano, Rita. "More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.