Woodstown, New Jersey | |
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Woodstown Friends Meetinghouse | |
![]() Woodstown highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
![]() Census Bureau map of Woodstown, New Jersey | |
Location in Salem County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 39°39′01″N 75°19′34″W / 39.650178°N 75.326232°W[1][2] | |
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Incorporated | July 26, 1882 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Donald Dietrich (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
• Municipal clerk | Cynthia Dalessio[5] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2) |
• Land | 1.57 sq mi (4.08 km2) |
• Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) 2.47% |
• Rank | 437th of 565 in state 13th of 15 in county[1] |
Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 3,678 |
• Estimate (2023)[10] | 3,728 |
• Rank | 423rd of 565 in state 7th of 15 in county[11] |
• Density | 2,335.4/sq mi (901.7/km2) |
• Rank | 265th of 565 in state 2nd of 15 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 856 exchange: 769[14] |
FIPS code | 3403382720[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885452[1][17] |
Website | www |
Woodstown is a borough in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,678,[9] an increase of 173 (+4.9%) from the 2010 census count of 3,505,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 369 (+11.8%) from the 3,136 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
Woodstown was established on July 26, 1882, from portions of Pilesgrove Township based on the results of a referendum held that same day. The borough's incorporation was confirmed on March 3, 1925.[21] The borough was named for early settler Jackanias (or Jaconias) Wood.[22][23][24][25]
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