Portertown, New Jersey

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Portertown, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
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Portertown, New Jersey
Portertown's location in Salem County (Inset: Salem County in New Jersey)
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Portertown, New Jersey
Portertown, New Jersey (New Jersey)
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Portertown, New Jersey
Portertown, New Jersey (the US)
Coordinates: 39°36′49″N75°21′11″W / 39.61361°N 75.35306°W / 39.61361; -75.35306 Coordinates: 39°36′49″N75°21′11″W / 39.61361°N 75.35306°W / 39.61361; -75.35306
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Salem
Township Mannington
Elevation [1] 22 m (72 ft)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
  Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
GNIS feature ID 879450 [1]

Portertown is an unincorporated community located within Mannington Township, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. [1] [2] [3]

Mannington Township, New Jersey Township in New Jersey

Mannington Township is a township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 1,806, reflecting an increase of 247 (+15.8%) from the 1,559 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 134 (-7.9%) from the 1,693 counted in the 1990 Census.

Salem County, New Jersey County in the United States

Salem County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its western boundary is formed by the Delaware River and it has the eastern terminus of the Delaware Memorial Bridge, connecting to New Castle, Delaware. Its county seat is Salem. The county is part of the Delaware Valley area. As of the 2017 Census estimate, the county's population was 62,792, making it the state's least populous county, representing a 5.0% decrease from the 66,083 enumerated at the 2010 Census, in turn increasing by 1,798 (+2.8%) from the 64,285 counted in the 2000 Census, retaining its position as the state's least populous county. The most populous place was Pennsville Township, with 13,409 residents at the time of the 2010 Census. Lower Alloways Creek Township covers 72.46 square miles (187.7 km2), the largest total area of any municipality.

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New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is located on a peninsula, bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, particularly along the extent of the length of New York City on its western edge; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware River and Pennsylvania; and on the southwest by the Delaware Bay and Delaware. New Jersey is the fourth-smallest state by area but the 11th-most populous, with 9 million residents as of 2017, and the most densely populated of the 50 U.S. states; its biggest city is Newark. New Jersey lies completely within the combined statistical areas of New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey was the second-wealthiest U.S. state by median household income as of 2017.

The community is centered at Mannington-Yorketown Road and Fenwick Road, located 0.9 miles (1.4 km) west-southwest of Fenwick and 2.9 miles (4.7 km) south-southwest of Woodstown. [4]

Woodstown, New Jersey Borough in New Jersey, United States

Woodstown is a borough in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 3,505, reflecting an increase of 369 (+11.8%) from the 3,136 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 18 (−0.6%) from the 3,154 counted in the 1990 Census.

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References

  1. 1 2 3 Feature Detail Report for: Portertown, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  2. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  3. Areas covering the point (-75.353056,39.613611), MapIt. Accessed January 1, 2015.
  4. N 39.613611 W 75.353056, ACME Mapper. Accessed January 1, 2015.