Mannington Township, New Jersey

Mannington Township, New Jersey
Mannington Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Mannington Township, New Jersey
Mannington Township
Location in Salem County
Mannington Township
Location in New Jersey
Mannington Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°37′24″N 75°24′53″W / 39.623249°N 75.414662°W / 39.623249; -75.414662
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountySalem
MentionedMay 12, 1701
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Government
  TypeTownship
  BodyTownship Committee
  MayorDonald C. Asay (D, term ends December 31, 2023)
  Municipal clerk / AdministratorEsther A. Mitchell
Area
  Total
37.90 sq mi (98.17 km2)
  Land33.88 sq mi (87.76 km2)
  Water4.02 sq mi (10.41 km2)  10.61%
  Rank62nd of 565 in state
4th of 15 in county
Elevation
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
1,475
  Estimate 
(2023)
1,468
  Rank512th of 565 in state
13th of 15 in county
  Density43.5/sq mi (16.8/km2)
   Rank554th of 565 in state
14th of 15 in county
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08079 – Salem
Area code(s)856 exchanges: 339, 769, 878, 935
FIPS code3403343200
GNIS feature ID0882133
Websitemanningtontwp.com

Mannington 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 1,475, a decrease of 331 (−18.3%) from the 2010 census count of 1,806, which in turn reflected an increase of 247 (+15.8%) from the 1,559 counted in the 2000 census.