Delmont, New Jersey

Delmont, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Delmont is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Delmont
Delmont
Location in Cumberland County
Delmont is located in New Jersey
Delmont
Delmont
Location in New Jersey
Delmont is located in the United States
Delmont
Delmont
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°12′51″N 74°57′00″W / 39.21417°N 74.95000°W / 39.21417; -74.95000
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCumberland
TownshipMaurice River
Area
[1]
 • Total
1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2)
 • Land1.08 sq mi (2.80 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
[2]
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020)[3]
 • Total
122
 • Density113.07/sq mi (43.64/km2)
ZIP Code
08314
FIPS code34-17410[4]
GNIS feature ID2806070[2]
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Delmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located within Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08314. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 122.[7]

The community was founded by European settlers in 1770. Until 1891, it was called Ewings Neck. The Ewing family was one of the first to settle in the area and a "neck" is a name often given to a stretch of higher ground surrounded by marshes and low-lands.

The New Jersey Department of Corrections Southern State Correctional Facility is in the Delmont area of the township.[8][9][10]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population for the area was 122.[3]

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020122—
U.S. Decennial Census[11]

Historic structures

  • Delmont's post office was established in 1851; mail first came by stagecoach and later by train after the Cape May and Millville Railroad opened in 1863.
  • Delmont's first church was a one-room wooden structure which also served as the village's first school.
  • Delmont United Methodist Church was built in 1872. The aging structure received renovations in Fall 2010 with the help of thousands of dollars worth of donations from churchgoers and local businesses.
  • Delmont School – a two-story wood-frame structure – was built in 1887. It was demolished in the summer of 2006 in order to make way for the town's first park.

References

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ a b "Delmont Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  3. ^ a b Census Data Explorer: Delmont CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
  4. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  5. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  7. ^ "Delmont CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 16, 2022.
  8. ^ "Southern State Correctional Facility." New Jersey Department of Corrections. Accessed September 27, 2011. "4295 ROUTE 47 DELMONT, NEW JERSEY 08314"
  9. ^ "Maurice River township, Cumberland County, New Jersey[permanent dead link‍]." U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed September 27, 2011.
  10. ^ Martins, John. "Bridgeton doesn't want Camden's state inmates." The Press of Atlantic City. May 23, 2007. Accessed September 27, 2011. "Southern State Correctional Facility, located next to Bayside State Prison but technically in the township's Delmont area, has a population of about 2000."
  11. ^ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.