Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey
Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey | |
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Upper Pittsgrove Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Salem County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°36′45″N 75°12′34″W / 39.612375°N 75.209549°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Salem |
| Incorporated | March 10, 1846 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Edward J. Meschi (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Linda R. Stephens |
| Area | |
• Total | 40.39 sq mi (104.60 km2) |
| • Land | 40.24 sq mi (104.23 km2) |
| • Water | 0.15 sq mi (0.38 km2) 0.36% |
| • Rank | 54th of 565 in state 3rd of 15 in county |
| Elevation | 131 ft (40 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 3,432 |
• Estimate (2023) | 3,464 |
| • Rank | 430th of 565 in state 8th of 15 in county |
| • Density | 85.3/sq mi (32.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 545th of 565 in state 12th of 15 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08318 – Elmer |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3403375110 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1723212 |
| Website | www |
Upper Pittsgrove 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 3,432, a decrease of 73 (−2.1%) from the 2010 census count of 3,505, which in turn reflected an increase of 37 (+1.1%) from the 3,468 counted in the 2000 census.
Upper Pittsgrove Township was incorporated on March 10, 1846, from portions of Pittsgrove Township. Portions of the township were taken on January 28, 1893, to form Elmer.
The township was named for Pittsgrove Township, which in turn was named for William Pitt, 1st Earl of Chatham, a supporter of the colonial cause.
It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold, as affirmed by a referendum passed in 1979, though alcohol is available at a winery and a distillery in the township.