Back Quinton Township, New Jersey Welsh Municipio de Quinton Spanish کوینتون، نیوجرسی Persian Quinton, New Jersey HT Quinton (New Jersey) Italian Куинтон Тауншип (Нью-Джерси) Kazakh Куинтон Тауншип (Нү-Жерси) Kirghiz Quinton, New Jersey Serbo-Croatian Квинтон (Њу Џерзи) Serbian Quinton, New Jersey Swedish
Quinton Township, New Jersey | |
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 Quinton Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
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  Quinton Township Location in Salem County  Quinton Township Location in New Jersey  Quinton Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°31′46″N 75°23′32″W / 39.529355°N 75.392243°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County |  Salem |
| Incorporated | February 18, 1873 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Marjorie L. Sperry (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Municipal clerk | Marty R. Uzdanovics[5] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 24.27 sq mi (62.87 km2) |
| • Land | 23.79 sq mi (61.62 km2) |
| • Water | 0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2) 1.98% |
| • Rank | 113th of 565 in state 8th of 15 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,580 |
| • Estimate (2023)[9] | 2,614 |
| • Rank | 465th of 565 in state 10th of 15 in county[10] |
| • Density | 108.4/sq mi (41.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 536th of 565 in state 9th of 15 in county[10] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 856[13] |
| FIPS code | 3403361470[1][14][15] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882130[16] |
| Website | www |
Quinton Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,580,[8] a decrease of 86 (−3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 2,666,[17][18] which in turn reflected a decline of 120 (−4.3%) from the 2,786 counted in the 2000 census.[19]
Quinton was formally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1873, from portions of Upper Alloways Creek Township (now Alloway Township).[20] The township's name is said to derive from the name of an early settler, with both Tobias Quinton and Edward Quinton mentioned as possible namesakes.[21][22] In March 1778, during the American Revolutionary War, a minor battle was fought between British forces and local militia at Quinton's Bridge.[23]
It is a dry township, where alcohol cannot legally be sold.[24][25]
- ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Officials, Historic Quinton Township. Accessed August 23, 2022.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Quinton, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 2013.
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PopEstwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Quinton, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 19, 2013.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 2, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Quinton, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 23, 2014.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2022.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 217. Accessed May 30, 2024.
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 21, 2015.
- ^ Town and County Names, Visit Salem County. Accessed September 21, 2015. "Quinton Township – One of the early settlers in the county was Tobias Quinton, a large landowner, from whom some say the village and township of Quinton derived the name. Other sources say it was Edward Quinton."
- ^ Quinton's Bridge, Revolutionary War New Jersey. Accessed July 18, 2017.
- ^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)
- ^ Giordano, Rita. "More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.