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Woodstown, New Jersey
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Woodstown Friends Meetinghouse
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Woodstown highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
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Census Bureau map of Woodstown, New Jersey
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 Woodstown, New Jersey
Location in Salem County, New Jersey
Woodstown, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Woodstown, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County |  Salem |
| Incorporated | July 26, 1882 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.61 sq mi (4.18 km2) |
| • Land | 1.57 sq mi (4.08 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2) 2.47% |
| Area rank | 437th of 565 in state 13th of 15 in county |
| Elevation | 49 ft (15 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 3,678 |
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3,728 |
| • Rank | 423rd of 565 in state 7th of 15 in county |
| • Density | 2,335.4/sq mi (901.7/km2) |
| • Density rank | 265th of 565 in state 2nd of 15 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code |
08098
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| Area code(s) | 856 exchange: 769 |
| FIPS code | 3403382720 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885452 |
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Woodstown is a borough in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,678, an increase of 173 (+4.9%) from the 2010 census count of 3,505, which in turn reflected an increase of 369 (+11.8%) from the 3,136 counted in the 2000 census.
Woodstown was established on July 26, 1882, from portions of Pilesgrove Township based on the results of a referendum held that same day. The borough's incorporation was confirmed on March 3, 1925. The borough was named for early settler Jackanias (or Jaconias) Wood.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.62 square miles (4.18 km2), including 1.58 square miles (4.08 km2) of land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of water (2.47%).
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.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 490 | — | |
| 1890 | 1,516 | 209.4% | |
| 1900 | 1,371 | −9.6% | |
| 1910 | 1,613 | 17.7% | |
| 1920 | 1,589 | −1.5% | |
| 1930 | 1,832 | 15.3% | |
| 1940 | 2,027 | 10.6% | |
| 1950 | 2,345 | 15.7% | |
| 1960 | 2,942 | 25.5% | |
| 1970 | 3,137 | 6.6% | |
| 1980 | 3,250 | 3.6% | |
| 1990 | 3,154 | −3.0% | |
| 2000 | 3,136 | −0.6% | |
| 2010 | 3,505 | 11.8% | |
| 2020 | 3,678 | 4.9% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 3,728 | 6.4% | |
| Population sources: 1880–1890 1890–2000 1890–1920 1890–1910 1910–1930 1900–1990 2000 2010 2020 |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 3,505 people, 1,444 households, and 939 families in the borough. The population density was 2,211.8 inhabitants per square mile (854.0/km2). There were 1,529 housing units at an average density of 964.9 per square mile (372.5/km2). The racial makeup was 82.25% (2,883) White, 11.44% (401) Black or African American, 0.51% (18) Native American, 1.17% (41) Asian, 0.03% (1) Pacific Islander, 1.28% (45) from other races, and 3.31% (116) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.56% (195) of the population.
Of the 1,444 households, 31.6% had children under the age of 18; 45.7% were married couples living together; 15.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 35.0% were non-families. Of all households, 29.2% were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 2.99.
25.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.5 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $62,958 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,239) and the median family income was $74,479 (+/− $7,727). Males had a median income of $64,688 (+/− $16,960) versus $40,781 (+/− $8,241) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $31,074 (+/− $3,576). About 3.4% of families and 8.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Woodstown and Pilesgrove Township. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,425 students and 126.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are William Roper Early Childhood Learning Center with 83 students in grades PreK-K, Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School with 470 students in grades 1-5, Woodstown Middle School with 278 students in grades 6-8 and Woodstown High School with 579 students in grades 9-12. Students from neighboring Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships. A majority of public school students in grades 9–12 from Oldmans Township attend Penns Grove High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, with the balance attending Woodstown High School.
Transportation
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Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 18.28 miles (29.42 km) of roadways, of which 11.51 miles (18.52 km) were maintained by the municipality, 4.66 miles (7.50 km) by Salem County, and 2.11 miles (3.40 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
U.S. Route 40 traverses the borough roughly east to west and Route 45 roughly south to north.
Public transportation
NJ Transit provides bus service between Salem and Philadelphia on the 401 route, with local service offered on the 468 route operating between Penns Grove and Woodstown.
The 18.6 miles (29.9 km) southern portion of the freight rail Salem Branch operated under contract by Southern Railroad of New Jersey runs through the borough.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Woodstown include:
- Teyona Anderson (born 1989), winner of America's Next Top Model (season 12)
- David Bailey, politician who has represented the 3rd legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 2024
- Isaac Ambrose Barber (1852–1909), U.S. Congressman from Maryland, serving from 1897 to 1899
- Mario Cerrito (born 1984), horror filmmaker
- Isaiah D. Clawson (1820–1879), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1855 to 1859
- Fred Drains (born 1971), American-born and naturalized Swedish basketball player
- Rachel Davis DuBois (1892–1993), educator, human rights activist and pioneer of intercultural education
- Hilly Flitcraft (1923–2003), pitcher whose MLB career consisted of three games played with the Philadelphia Phillies during the 1942 season at the age of 19
- Elwood L. Haines (1893–1949), Bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of Iowa from 1944 to 1949
- Irv Halter (born 1954), retired United States Air Force major general who ran for Congress in Colorado in the 2014 elections
- Tara LaRosa (born 1978), mixed martial arts fighter
- Everett Shinn (1876–1953), realist painter best known for his work with the Ashcan School
See also
In Spanish: Woodstown para niños
