Elk Township, New Jersey
Elk 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 4,424, an increase of 208 (+4.9%) from the 2010 census count of 4,216, which in turn reflected an increase of 702 (+20.0%) from the 3,514 counted in the 2000 census.
Elk Township, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
Entering Elk Township along County Route 609 | |
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Location of Elk Township in Gloucester County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Elk Township, New Jersey | |
Elk Township Location in Gloucester County Elk Township Location in New Jersey Elk Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39.662752°N 75.156972°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Incorporated | April 17, 1891 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Carolyn D. King-Sammons (R, term ends December 31, 2024) |
| • Municipal clerk | Debbie Pine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 19.34 sq mi (50.08 km2) |
| • Land | 19.16 sq mi (49.61 km2) |
| • Water | 0.18 sq mi (0.47 km2) 0.93% |
| • Rank | 145th of 565 in state 6th of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 144 ft (44 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,424 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 4,459 |
| • Rank | 398th of 565 in state 17th of 24 in county |
| • Density | 230.9/sq mi (89.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 494th of 565 in state 23rd of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08343 – Monroeville |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3401521060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882139 |
| Website | www |
Elk Township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 17, 1891, from portions of Clayton Township, Glassboro Township, and South Harrison Township. The township was named for elk hunted in the area.
Until 2016, Elk Township had been a dry township where alcohol could not be sold. That year, the township sold a package goods license for $300,000 which allows the sale of alcohol for off-premise consumption.