Penns Grove, New Jersey
| Penns Grove, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Penns Grove | |
Church of Our Merciful Saviour
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| Motto: Pride in Progress | |
 Penns Grove Borough highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Penns Grove, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°43′38″N 75°28′04″W / 39.727355°N 75.467698°WCoordinates: 39°43′38″N 75°28′04″W / 39.727355°N 75.467698°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Salem |
| Incorporated | March 8, 1894 |
| Named for | William Penn |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | John A. Washington Sr. (D, term ends December 31, 2019) |
| • Clerk | Sharon R. Williams |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.912 sq mi (2.361 km2) |
| • Land | 0.910 sq mi (2.357 km2) |
| • Water | 0.002 sq mi (0.004 km2) 0.18% |
| Area rank | 512th of 566 in state 14th of 15 in county |
| Elevation | 7 ft (2 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 5,147 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 4,945 |
| • Rank | 373rd of 566 in state 4th of 15 in county |
| • Density | 5,656.0/sq mi (2,183.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 92nd of 566 in state 1st of 15 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08069 |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 299, 351 |
| FIPS code | 3403357750 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885348 |
| Website | www |
Penns Grove is a borough in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 5,147, reflecting an increase of 261 (+5.3%) from the 4,886 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 342 (-6.5%) from the 5,228 counted in the 1990 Census.
This area was long primarily agricultural. 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. It began to industrialize around this time. The borough's name comes from William Penn.
In the early 20th century, many Italian immigrants from Valle San Giovanni and the surrounding southern province of Teramo came to work at the local E.I. DuPont de Nemours plant in Carneys Point. Many settled on Pitman Street in Penns Grove. In 1925, the Italian community arranged to commission a copy of the statue of the Madonna and Child from the Chiesa della Madonna delle Grazie in Teramo, and had it installed in the Saint James Roman Catholic Church in Penns Grove. Other immigrants from eastern Europe also settled in the county, markedly increasing the population.
Also in the 20th century, this area became a destination for Black Americans in the Great Migration who came north for industrial jobs. Some Black Americans in the area were descended from slave families from the colonial and early federal period. Since the late 20th century, new immigrants have arrived from Central and South America, and are among the rising Latino minority.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.912 square miles (2.361 km2), including 0.910 square miles (2.357 km2) of land and 0.002 square miles (0.004 km2) of water (0.18%).
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