Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey
| Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Lower Alloways Creek | |
Hancock House in the Hancock's Bridge section of the township
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| Motto: The Heart of South Jersey | |
 Lower Alloways Creek Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°27′02″N 75°27′28″W / 39.450506°N 75.457741°WCoordinates: 39°27′02″N 75°27′28″W / 39.450506°N 75.457741°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Salem |
| Formed | June 17, 1767 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Ellen B. Pompper (R, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Clerk | Ronald L. Campbell Sr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 72.455 sq mi (187.659 km2) |
| • Land | 45.230 sq mi (117.146 km2) |
| • Water | 27.225 sq mi (70.513 km2) 37.57% |
| Area rank | 14th of 566 in state 1st of 15 in county |
| Elevation | 3 ft (0.9 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,770 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,713 |
| • Rank | 501st of 566 in state 13th of 15 in county |
| • Density | 39.1/sq mi (15.1/km2) |
| • Density rank | 558th of 566 in state 15th of 15 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08038 - Hancock's Bridge |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 339, 935 |
| FIPS code | 3403341640 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882065 |
| Website | www |
Lower Alloways Creek Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 1,770, reflecting a decline of 81 (-4.4%) from the 1,851 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 7 (-0.4%) from the 1,858 counted in the 1990 Census.
PSE&G operates three nuclear reactors in Lower Alloways Creek Township. Salem 1 and Salem 2 are pressurized water reactors at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant and the Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station has one boiling water reactor. Lower Alloways Creek Township is a dry town where alcohol cannot be sold.
Lower Alloways Creek Township was formed on June 17, 1767, when Alloways Creek Township was subdivided and Upper Alloways Creek Township (now Alloway Township) was also formed. The township was incorporated by the New Jersey Legislature's Township Act of 1798 on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's original group of 104 townships. The name Alloway is derivative of Allowas, a local Native American chief.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 72.455 square miles (187.659 km2), including 45.230 square miles (117.146 km2) of land and 27.225 square miles (70.513 km2) of water (37.57%).
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