Quinton Township, New Jersey
Quinton Township, New Jersey | |
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Aerial photo of Quinton | |
Quinton Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Quinton Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Salem County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′46″N 75°23′32″W / 39.529355°N 75.392243°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Salem |
| Incorporated | February 18, 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Marjorie L. Sperry (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Marty R. Uzdanovics |
| Area | |
• Total | 24.27 sq mi (62.87 km2) |
| • Land | 23.79 sq mi (61.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2) 1.98% |
| • Rank | 113th of 565 in state 8th of 15 in county |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,580 |
• Estimate (2023) | 2,614 |
| • Rank | 465th of 565 in state 10th of 15 in county |
| • Density | 108.4/sq mi (41.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 536th of 565 in state 9th of 15 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08072 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3403361470 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882130 |
| Website | www |
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Quinton 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 2,580, a decrease of 86 (−3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 2,666, which in turn reflected a decline of 120 (−4.3%) from the 2,786 counted in the 2000 census.
Quinton was formally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1873, from portions of Upper Alloways Creek Township (now Alloway Township). The township's name is said to derive from the name of an early settler, with both Tobias Quinton and Edward Quinton mentioned as possible namesakes. In March 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, a minor battle was fought between British forces and local militia at Quinton's Bridge.
It is a dry township, where alcohol cannot legally be sold.