Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey
| Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Pilesgrove | |
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 Pilesgrove Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°41′09″N 75°22′35″W / 39.685816°N 75.376425°WCoordinates: 39°41′09″N 75°22′35″W / 39.685816°N 75.376425°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Salem |
| Earliest mention | April 15, 1701 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Kevin Eachus (R, term ends December 31, 2017) |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Maureen R. Abdill |
| Area | |
| • Total | 35.073 sq mi (90.840 km2) |
| • Land | 34.843 sq mi (90.243 km2) |
| • Water | 0.230 sq mi (0.596 km2) 0.66% |
| Area rank | 69th of 566 in state 5th of 15 in county |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 4,016 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 4,025 |
| • Rank | 412th of 566 in state 6th of 15 in county |
| • Density | 115.3/sq mi (44.5/km2) |
| • Density rank | 534th of 566 in state 8th of 15 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08098 |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchange: 769 |
| FIPS code | 3403358530 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882132 |
| Website | www |
Pilesgrove Township is a township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 4,016, reflecting an increase of 93 (+2.4%) from the 3,923 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 673 (+20.7%) from the 3,250 counted in the 1990 Census.
Pile's Grove was first mentioned in a deed dated April 15, 1701, through the date of the township's original corporation is unknown. Pilesgrove was incorporated as one of New Jersey's original group of 104 townships that were established on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken on December 6, 1769, to form Pittsgrove Township and on July 26, 1882, to create Woodstown. The township was named for Thomas Pyle.
In 1979, Pilesgrove Township enacted the state's first right-to-farm law, protecting farming as a "natural right hereby ordained to exist as a permitted use everywhere in the Township of Pilesgrove."
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 35.073 square miles (90.840 km2), including 34.843 square miles (90.243 km2) of land and 0.230 square miles (0.596 km2) of water (0.66%). The Salem River flows through the township.
The township borders the Salem County municipalities of Alloway Township, Carneys Point Township, Mannington Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township. Pilesgrove Township also borders Gloucester County. The Borough of Woodstown is an independent municipality completely surrounded by Pilesgrove Township, making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another. Woodstown serves as the more densely settled commercial core of the paired communities, while Pilesgrove is more agricultural.
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