Westville, New Jersey
Westville, New Jersey | |
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Thomas West House, built c. 1746 | |
| Motto: "The Gateway to South Jersey" | |
Map of Westville highlighted in Gloucester County. Inset: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Westville, New Jersey | |
Location in Gloucester County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′14″N 75°07′48″W / 39.87069°N 75.129888°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Incorporated | April 28, 1914 |
| Named after | Thomas West |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Fritz H. Sims Jr. (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Ryan J. Giles |
| • Municipal clerk | Ryan J. Giles |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.38 sq mi (3.58 km2) |
| • Land | 1.02 sq mi (2.65 km2) |
| • Water | 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km2) 25.94% |
| • Rank | 463th of 565 in state 21st of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,264 |
• Estimate (2023) | 4,317 |
| • Rank | 405th of 565 in state 18th of 24 in county |
| • Density | 4,165.2/sq mi (1,608.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 149th of 565 in state 2nd of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08093 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3401580120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885440 |
| Website | westville-nj |
Westville is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,264, a decrease of 24 (−0.6%) from the 2010 census count of 4,288, which in turn reflected a decline of 212 (−4.7%) from the 4,500 counted in the 2000 census. Westville has been called "The Gateway to South Jersey!"
Westville was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1914, from portions of Deptford Township and West Deptford Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 28, 1914. The borough was reincorporated on March 8, 1924. Legislation had been passed in 1900 to create Westville, but it had to have a majority vote in favor of the new municipality in both Deptford and West Deptford. The borough was named for Thomas West, who built a home in the area in 1775 that still stands.
The borough had the 17th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.502% in 2020, compared to 3.212% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.