Gouldtown, New Jersey

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Gouldtown, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Gouldtown
Location in Cumberland County
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Gouldtown
Location in New Jersey
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Gouldtown
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°24′44″N75°11′15″W / 39.41222°N 75.18750°W / 39.41222; -75.18750
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Cumberland
Township Fairfield
Area
[1]
 • Total2.83 sq mi (7.32 km2)
 • Land2.83 sq mi (7.32 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
76 ft (23 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total1,601
 • Density566.53/sq mi (218.76/km2)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
08302 (Bridgeton)
Area code 856
FIPS code 34-27060 [3]
GNIS feature ID2806089 [4]

Gouldtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place [5] (CDP) in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is in the northwestern part of the county, in the northeast part of Fairfield Township, and it is bordered to the west by the city of Bridgeton, the county seat. New Jersey Route 49 runs through the community, leading east 8 miles (13 km) to Millville and west through Bridgeton 19 miles (31 km) to Salem.

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Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,601. [2]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 1,601—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]
2020 [2]

History

Monroe Work catalogued it among "Negro" communities in his Negro Yearbook series.[ citation needed ]

Gouldtown was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [4] Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church, organized in 1818, current building constructed in 1860, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. [7]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Gouldtown include:

See also

Further reading

Gouldtown, a Very Remarkable Settlement of Ancient Date: Studies of Some Sturdy Examples of the Simple Life, Together with Sketches of Early Colonial History of Cumberland County and Southern New Jersey and Some Early Genealogical Records originally published in some for in 1913 in and published in 1923 Theophilus Gould Steward and William Steward

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Census Data Explorer: Gouldtown CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  3. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Gouldtown Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  5. ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 15, 2023.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in Cumberland County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office, updated December 22, 2021. Accessed February 22, 2022.
  8. ↑ Hunt, Donald. "Negro League star Harold Gould, 88", The Philadelphia Tribune , November 15, 2012. Accessed February 22, 2022. "Gould was born in Gouldtown, N.J. He was the son of the late Sydney and Eva (nee Lloyd) Gould and the husband of Gwendolyn McElroy Foote Gould."
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