Penns Grove, New Jersey
Overview
Penns Grove is a Borough
in Salem County
, New Jersey
, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 4,886.
Penns Grove was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
on March 8, 1894, from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township
, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier.
Penns Grove is located at 39.728188°N 75.468050°W (39.728188, -75.468050).
According to the United States Census Bureau
, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.
Penns Grove borders Carneys Point Township
and the Delaware River
.
Borough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....
in Salem County
Salem County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 64,285 people, 24,295 households, and 17,370 families residing in the county. The population density was 190 people per square mile . There were 26,158 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 4,886.
Penns Grove was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
on March 8, 1894, from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township
Carneys Point Township, New Jersey
Carneys Point Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 8,049....
, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier.
Penns Grove is located at 39.728188°N 75.468050°W (39.728188, -75.468050).
According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.3 km²), all of it land.
Penns Grove borders Carneys Point Township
Carneys Point Township, New Jersey
Carneys Point Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 8,049....
and the Delaware River
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
.
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