East Greenwich Township, New Jersey
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Location of East Greenwich Township in Gloucester County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
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| Coordinates: 39°47′26″N 75°14′26″W / 39.790519°N 75.240592°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Incorporated | February 10, 1881 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | James R. Philbin Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2025) |
| • Municipal clerk | Elizabeth McGill |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.91 sq mi (38.62 km2) |
| • Land | 14.44 sq mi (37.41 km2) |
| • Water | 0.47 sq mi (1.21 km2) 3.13% |
| • Rank | 176th of 565 in state 12th of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 11,706 |
• Estimate (2023) | 12,394 |
| • Rank | 217th of 565 in state 10th of 24 in county |
| • Density | 810.5/sq mi (312.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 406th of 565 in state 16th of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08056 – Mickleton |
| Area code | 856 Exchanges: 224, 423, 467, 478 |
| FIPS code | 3401519180 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882141 |
| Website | www |
East Greenwich Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 11,706, an increase of 2,151 (+22.5%) from the 2010 census count of 9,555, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,125 (+76.0%) from the 5,430 counted in the 2000 census.
East Greenwich Township was created by the New Jersey Legislature on February 10, 1881, from the eastern part of Greenwich Township and western part of Mantua Township.