Mantua Township, New Jersey
Mantua Township, New Jersey | |
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Barnsboro Hotel in Mantua Township | |
Location of Mantua Township in Gloucester County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Mantua Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Gloucester County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′43″N 75°10′23″W / 39.762013°N 75.173092°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Incorporated | February 23, 1853 |
| Named after | Mantua, Italy or Lenape sub-tribe |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Robert T. Zimmerman (D, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Administrator | Jennica Bileci |
| • Municipal clerk | Jennica Bileci |
| Area | |
• Total | 16.09 sq mi (41.67 km2) |
| • Land | 16.01 sq mi (41.45 km2) |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2) 0.53% |
| • Rank | 169th of 565 in state 10th of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 105 ft (32 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 15,235 |
• Estimate (2023) | 15,446 |
| • Rank | 172nd of 565 in state 7th of 24 in county |
| • Density | 951.9/sq mi (367.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 391st of 565 in state 15th of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08051 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3401543440 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882147 |
| Website | mantuatownship |
Mantua Township (pronounced man-CHEW-uh) is a township within Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 15,235, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 18 (+0.1%) from the 15,217 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,000 (+7.0%) from the 14,217 counted in the 2000 census. Mantua and surrounding Gloucester County constitute part of South Jersey.