Delmont, New Jersey

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Delmont, New Jersey
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Delmont
Location in Cumberland County
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Delmont
Location in New Jersey
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Delmont
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°12′51″N74°57′00″W / 39.21417°N 74.95000°W / 39.21417; -74.95000
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
County Cumberland
Township Maurice River
Area
[1]
  Total
1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2)
  Land1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2)
  Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
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10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020) [3]
  Total
122
  Density113.07/sq mi (43.64/km2)
ZIP Code
08314
FIPS code 34-17410 [4]
GNIS feature ID2806070 [2]
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Delmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] located within Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08314. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 122. [7]

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The community was founded by European settlers in 1770. Until 1891, it was called Ewings Neck. The Ewing family was one of the first to settle in the area and a "neck" is a name often given to a stretch of higher ground surrounded by marshes and low-lands.

The New Jersey Department of Corrections Southern State Correctional Facility is in the Delmont area of the township. [8] [9] [10]

Demographics

Historical population
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2020 122
U.S. Decennial Census [11]

Delmont first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. [12]

Delmont CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020 [13] 2020
White alone (NH)10787.70%
Black or African American alone (NH)10.82%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%
Asian alone (NH)10.82%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Other race alone (NH)10.82%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)64.92%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)64.92%
Total122 100.00%

As of 2020, the population for the area was 122. [3]

Historic structures

Education

Students are zoned to Maurice River Township School District. [14]

References

  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Delmont Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. 1 2 Census Data Explorer: Delmont CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  4. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  5. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  7. "Delmont CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  8. "Southern State Correctional Facility." New Jersey Department of Corrections. Accessed September 27, 2011. "4295 ROUTE 47 DELMONT, NEW JERSEY 08314"
  9. "Maurice River township, Cumberland County, New Jersey [ permanent dead link ]." U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed September 27, 2011.
  10. Martins, John. "Bridgeton doesn't want Camden's state inmates." The Press of Atlantic City . May 23, 2007. Accessed September 27, 2011. "Southern State Correctional Facility, located next to Bayside State Prison but technically in the township's Delmont area, has a population of about 2000."
  11. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  12. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  13. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Delmont CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau .
  14. Geography Division (January 12, 2021). 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Cumberland County, NJ (PDF) (Map). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved September 20, 2025. - Text list