Mickleton, New Jersey

Mickleton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[4] located within East Greenwich Township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08056.

Mickleton, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Mickleton is located in Gloucester County, New Jersey
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Mickleton
Mickleton's location in Gloucester County (Inset: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey)
Mickleton is located in New Jersey
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Mickleton (New Jersey)
Mickleton is located in the United States
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Mickleton (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°47′24″N 75°14′16″W
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyGloucester
TownshipEast Greenwich
Area
[1]
 • Total2.07 sq mi (5.37 km2)
 • Land2.04 sq mi (5.29 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
69 ft (21 m)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total2,285
 • Density1,118.45/sq mi (431.78/km2)
ZIP code
08056
GNIS feature ID0878285[3]

As of the 2000 U.S. census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08056 was 2,469. However, in more recent years with major suburban housing development, Mickleton along with the rest of East Greenwich has experienced a major population boom.

Mickleton's Quaker roots can still be seen in its "Friend's Meeting House", a Quaker church, and in the "Little Red School House", a schoolhouse building from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
20202,285—
U.S. Decennial Census[6]

Education

East Greenwich Township School District serves grades K-6 with students in grades 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.[7] Its PreK-3 campus is in Gibbstown while its 4-8 campus is in Paulsboro.[8]

Notable people

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

References
  1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  3. "Mickleton". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  4. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  5. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  6. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
  7. Schools, South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed February 21, 2023.
  8. Contact Information, Guardian Angels Regional School. Accessed February 22, 2023.
  9. McIntosh, Sandra. "Herman Confirmed As Gloucester County Judge", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 24, 1986. Accessed September 9, 2016. "Martin A. Herman, a former Democratic assemblyman, was confirmed yesterday by the New Jersey Senate as state Superior Court judge in Gloucester County.... Herman, a resident of Mickleton, was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University in 1960 and Temple's law school in 1963."
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