Mount Royal, New Jersey

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Mount Royal, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Center of Mount Royal along southbound CR 551 (Kings Highway)
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Mount Royal
Location in Gloucester County
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Mount Royal
Location in New Jersey
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Mount Royal
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°48′36″N75°12′41″W / 39.81000°N 75.21139°W / 39.81000; -75.21139
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Gloucester
Township East Greenwich
Area
[1]
 • Total
0.60 sq mi (1.56 km2)
 • Land0.55 sq mi (1.43 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.13 km2)
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
777
 • Density1,410.16/sq mi (544.71/km2)
ZIP Code
08061
FIPS code 34-49200 [3]
GNIS feature ID0878584 [4]

Mount Royal is an unincorporated community and census-designated place [5] located within East Greenwich Township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08061.

Contents

As of the 2000 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08061 was 713.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 777—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
2020 [2]

Mount Royal was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. [8]

As of 2020, the population was 777. [2]

Transportation

The Swedesboro Railroad built its line from Woodbury to Swedesboro through the town, opening in October 1869 under lease to the West Jersey Railroad. [9] It is still operated for freight traffic by the Southern Railroad of New Jersey. [10]

Education

East Greenwich Township School District serves grades K-6 with 7-12 served by Kingsway Regional School District.

Guardian Angels Regional School is a K-8 school that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. [11] Its PreK-3 campus is in Gibbstown while its 4-8 campus is in Paulsboro. [12]

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 Census Data Explorer: Mount Royal 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. ↑ "Mount Royal". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  6. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016.
  7. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  9. ↑ Coverdale & Colpitts (1946). The Pennsylvania Railroad Company: The Corporate, Financial and Construction History of Lines Owned, Operated and Controlled To December 31, 1945, Volume IV Affiliated Lines, Miscellaneous Companies, and General Index. Philadelphia: Allen, Lane & Scott. p. 214. OCLC   13172415.
  10. ↑ "JP Rail, Inc. d/b/a Southern Railroad Company of New Jersey-Lease and Operation Exemption-Consolidated Rail Corporation". Surface Transportation Board. April 17, 2018. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
  11. ↑ Schools, South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed February 21, 2023.
  12. ↑ Contact Information, Guardian Angels Regional School. Accessed February 22, 2023.


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