Cologne, New Jersey

{{Short description|Populated place in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US}}

{{Use American English|date=July 2023}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=July 2023}}

{{Infobox settlement

|name = Cologne, New Jersey

|settlement_type = Census-designated place

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|image_skyline = US 30 wb-CR 563 nb in Cologne, NJ, Dec. 2024.jpg

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|image_caption = Westbound US 30 (White Horse Pike) in Cologne

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|image_map = File:Stockton University census-designated place (2020).jpg

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|pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Atlantic County#USA New Jersey#USA

|pushpin_label = Cologne

|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Atlantic County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States

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|subdivision_type = Country

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|subdivision_type1 = State

|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|New Jersey}}

|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Atlantic

|subdivision_type3 = Township

|subdivision_name3 = Galloway

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|area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='34'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 11, 2022}}

|area_magnitude =

|area_total_km2 = 4.76

|area_land_km2 = 4.75

|area_water_km2 = 0.01

|area_total_sq_mi = 1.84

|area_land_sq_mi = 1.83

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.00

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes = [https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3414350 Census Data Explorer: Cologne CDP, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.

|population_total = 1461

|population_density_km2 = 307.60

|population_density_sq_mi = 796.62

|timezone = Eastern (EST)

|utc_offset = −05:00

|timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT)

|utc_offset_DST = −04:00

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|elevation_ft = 59

|coordinates = {{coord|39|30|17|N|74|36|48|W|region:US-NJ|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = ZIP Code

|postal_code = 08213[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes], State of New Jersey. Accessed November 18, 2013.

|area_code = 609/640

|blank_name = FIPS code

|blank_info = {{FIPS|34|14350}}[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.

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|blank1_info = 2804148{{Cite GNIS|2804148|Cologne Census Designated Place}}

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Cologne is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[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], United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022. located within Galloway Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016. Cologne is located on U.S. Route 30, about {{convert|2.5|mi|km}} southeast of Egg Harbor City. Cologne has a post office with ZIP Code 08213.{{cite web|url=http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupAction!input.action|title=USPS - Look Up a ZIP Code|accessdate=February 15, 2012|author=United States Postal Service|year=2012}}

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population was 1,461.{{Cite web|title=Cologne CDP, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=160XX00US3414350|website=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=May 20, 2023}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|2020= 1461

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census/decade.html|title=Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade|publisher=United States Census Bureau|access-date=}}
2020

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Cologne first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.{{Cite web|title=2020 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}

=2020 census=

class="wikitable"

|+Cologne CDP, New Jersey – Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

!Race / Ethnicity

!Pop 2020{{Cite web|title=P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO, AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Cologne CDP, New Jersey|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3414350&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2|website=United States Census Bureau}}

!% 2020

White alone (NH)

|1,181

|80.84%

Black or African American alone (NH)

|87

|5.95%

Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|0

|0.00%

Asian alone (NH)

|48

|3.29%

Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|1

|0.07%

Some Other Race alone (NH)

|3

|0.21%

Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH)

|71

|4.86%

Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|70

|4.79%

Total

|1,461

|100.00%

Education

The CDP is within two school districts: Galloway Township School District (elementary) and Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District.{{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34001_atlantic/DC20SD_C34001.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220806234438/https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34001_atlantic/DC20SD_C34001.pdf |archive-date=August 6, 2022 |url-status=live|title=2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Atlantic County, NJ|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|accessdate=2025-03-01}} - [https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/PL20/st34_nj/schooldistrict_maps/c34001_atlantic/DC20SD_C34001_SD2MS.txt Text list] The zoned high school for Galloway Township is Absegami High School, which is a part of the Greater Egg Harbor district.{{cite web|url=https://www.gehrhsd.net/page/magnet-programs|title=Magnet Programs|publisher=Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District|access-date=2025-03-01|quote=Students in Galloway are assigned to Absegami High School}}

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