Oldmans Township, New Jersey
Oldmans Township, New Jersey | |
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Farm house at Sweet Haven Farms | |
Oldmans Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Oldmans Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Salem County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°45′24″N 75°25′49″W / 39.75667°N 75.43028°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Salem |
| Incorporated | February 7, 1881 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Dean W. Sparks (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Melinda Taylor |
| Area | |
• Total | 20.69 sq mi (53.58 km2) |
| • Land | 19.51 sq mi (50.53 km2) |
| • Water | 1.18 sq mi (3.05 km2) 5.70% |
| • Rank | 137th of 565 in state 9th of 15 in county |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,910 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,928 |
| • Rank | 490th of 565 in state 11th of 15 in county |
| • Density | 97.9/sq mi (37.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 543rd of 565 in state 11th of 15 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3403354810 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882136 |
| Website | www |
Oldmans 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 1,910, an increase of 137 (+7.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,773, which in turn reflected a decline of 25 (−1.4%) from the 1,798 counted in the 2000 census.
Oldmans Township was incorporated on February 7, 1881, from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township). The township's name is a corruption of "Alderman's".
It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold legally, though alcohol is available at the winery in the township.