Elk Township, New Jersey
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Elk Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,424,[8] an increase of 208 (+4.9%) from the 2010 census count of 4,216,[16][17] which in turn reflected an increase of 702 (+20.0%) from the 3,514 counted in the 2000 census.[18]
Elk Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39.662752°N 75.156972°W / 39.662752; -75.156972[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Gloucester |
Incorporated | April 17, 1891 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Carolyn D. King-Sammons (R, term ends December 31, 2024)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Debbie Pine[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 19.34 sq mi (50.08 km2) |
• Land | 19.16 sq mi (49.61 km2) |
• Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) 0.93% |
• Rank | 145th of 565 in state 6th of 24 in county[1] |
Elevation | 144 ft (44 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,424 |
• Estimate (2022)[9] | 4,459 |
• Rank | 398th of 565 in state 17th of 24 in county[10] |
• Density | 230.9/sq mi (89.2/km2) |
• Rank | 494th of 565 in state 23rd of 24 in county[10] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 08343 – Monroeville[11] |
Area code | 856[12] |
FIPS code | 3401521060[1][13][14] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882139[1][15] |
Website | www |
Elk Township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 17, 1891, from portions of Clayton Township, Glassboro Township, and South Harrison Township.[19] The township was named for elk hunted in the area.[20]
Until 2016, Elk Township had been a dry township where alcohol could not be sold.[21][22] That year, the township sold a package goods license for $300,000 which allows the sale of alcohol for off-premise consumption.[23]