Delmont, New Jersey Explained
| Delmont, New Jersey |
| Settlement Type: | Census-designated place |
| Pushpin Map: | USA New Jersey Cumberland County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| Pushpin Label: | Delmont |
| Pushpin Map Caption: | Location in Cumberland County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| Pushpin Relief: | yes |
| Subdivision Type: | Country |
| Subdivision Type1: | State |
| Subdivision Type2: | County |
| Subdivision Name2: | Cumberland |
| Subdivision Type3: | Township |
| Subdivision Name3: | Maurice River |
| Area Footnotes: | [1] |
| Area Total Km2: | 2.80 |
| Area Total Sq Mi: | 1.08 |
| Area Land Km2: | 2.80 |
| Area Water Km2: | 0.00 |
| Area Land Sq Mi: | 1.08 |
| Area Water Sq Mi: | 0.00 |
| Population As Of: | 2020 |
| Population Footnotes: | [2] |
| Population Density Km2: | 43.64 |
| Unit Pref: | Imperial |
| Population Total: | 122 |
| Population Density Sq Mi: | 113.07 |
| Elevation Ft: | 10 |
| Coordinates: | 39.2142°N -74.95°W |
| Postal Code Type: | ZIP Code |
| Postal Code: | 08314 |
| Blank Name: | FIPS code |
| Blank Info: | [3] |
| Blank1 Name: | GNIS feature ID |
| Blank1 Info: | 2806070 |
Delmont is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] located within Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5] 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.[6]
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.[7] [8] [9]
Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, the population for the area was 122.[2]
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.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
- https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3417410 Census Data Explorer: Delmont CDP, New Jersey
- https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
- https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020
- http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
- Web site: Delmont CDP, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau. September 16, 2022.
- "Southern State Correctional Facility." New Jersey Department of Corrections. Accessed September 27, 2011. "4295 ROUTE 47 DELMONT, NEW JERSEY 08314"
- "Maurice River township, Cumberland County, New Jersey." U.S. Census Bureau. Accessed September 27, 2011.
- 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."
