Mullica Township, New Jersey
| Mullica Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Mullica | |
Pleasant Mills
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 Map of Mullica Township in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Mullica Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°36′13″N 74°40′41″W / 39.603687°N 74.678036°WCoordinates: 39°36′13″N 74°40′41″W / 39.603687°N 74.678036°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | March 13, 1838 |
| Named for | Eric Pålsson Mullica |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | James Brown (term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Clerk | Kimberly Johnson |
| Area | |
| • Total | 56.902 sq mi (147.377 km2) |
| • Land | 56.421 sq mi (146.130 km2) |
| • Water | 0.481 sq mi (1.246 km2) 0.85% |
| Area rank | 25th of 566 in state 4th of 23 in county |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 6,147 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 6,098 |
| • Rank | 338th of 566 in state 15th of 23 in county |
| • Density | 108.9/sq mi (42.0/km2) |
| • Density rank | 539th of 566 in state 21st of 23 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08217 - Elwood |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400149410 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882053 |
| Website | www |
Mullica Township is a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 6,147 reflecting an increase of 235 (+4.0%) from the 5,912 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 16 (+0.3%) from the 5,896 counted in the 1990 Census.
Mullica Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1838, from the western section of Galloway Township. Egg Harbor City was created from portions of the township on June 14, 1858, while the Town of Hammonton was created and split off on March 5, 1866.
The township and its river were named after Eric Pålsson Mullica, an early Finnish settler born in 1636 who founded a homestead on the river after moving there from the vicinity of Philadelphia, and who later moved to Mullica Hill in Gloucester County. When used as a common noun, is the Finnish term for a bull calf.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 56.902 square miles (147.377 km2), including 56.421 square miles (146.130 km2) of land and 0.481 square miles (1.246 km2) of water (0.85%).
Despite a relatively small population, Mullica Township comprises many small communities. Elwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) (with a 2010 Census population of 1,437) located within Mullica Township.
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