Mickleton, New Jersey

{{Short description|Populated places in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US}}

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|name = Mickleton, New Jersey

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|subdivision_name2 = Gloucester

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|subdivision_name3 = East Greenwich

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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_total_km2 = 5.37

|area_total_sq_mi = 2.07

|area_land_km2 = 5.29

|area_water_km2 = 0.08

|area_land_sq_mi = 2.04

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.03

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes = [https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3445780 Census Data Explorer: Mickleton CDP, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.

|population_total = 2285

|population_density_sq_mi = 1118.45

|population_density_km2 = 431.78

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|postal_code = 08056

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|blank_info = {{FIPS|34|45780}}[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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Mickleton is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[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 February 1, 2023. located within East Greenwich Township in Gloucester 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. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08056.

As of the 2000 U.S. census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08056 was 2,469. With major suburban housing development since then, Mickleton along with the rest of East Greenwich has experienced a major population boom.

Mickleton's Quaker roots can still be seen in its "Friend's Meeting House", a Quaker church, and in the "Little Red School House", a schoolhouse building from the 17th and 18th centuries.

Transportation

The Swedesboro Railroad built its line from Woodbury to Swedesboro through the town, opening in October 1869 under lease to the West Jersey Railroad.{{Coverdale & Colpitts 4 |page=214}} It is still operated for freight traffic by the Southern Railroad of New Jersey.{{cite web|title=JP Rail, Inc. d/b/a Southern Railroad Company of New Jersey-Lease and Operation Exemption-Consolidated Rail Corporation|publisher=Surface Transportation Board|date=April 17, 2018|url=https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2018/04/17/2018-08024/jp-rail-inc-dba-southern-railroad-company-of-new-jersey-lease-and-operation-exemption-consolidated|access-date=February 20, 2025}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|2020= 2285

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
2020

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Mickleton was first listed 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=}}

As of 2020, the population was 2,285.

Education

East Greenwich Township School District serves grades K-6 with students in grades 7-12 served by Kingsway Regional School District.

Guardian Angels Regional School is a K-8 school that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.[https://southjerseycatholicschools.org/catholic-schools-in-south-jersey/ Schools], South Jersey Catholic Schools. Accessed February 21, 2023. Its PreK-3 campus is in Gibbstown while its 4-8 campus is in Paulsboro.[https://www.gars-online.com/gars/About%20Us/Contact%20Information.html/_top Contact Information], Guardian Angels Regional School. Accessed February 22, 2023.

Notable people

{{Category see also|People from East Greenwich Township, New Jersey}}

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Mickleton include:

  • Martin A. Herman (born 1939), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 3rd Legislative District from 1974 to 1986, and was later appointed as a judge in New Jersey Superior Court in Gloucester County.McIntosh, Sandra. [https://web.archive.org/web/20151225005542/http://articles.philly.com/1986-10-24/news/26057145_1_herman-newest-judge-new-judge "Herman Confirmed As Gloucester County Judge"], The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 24, 1986. Accessed September 9, 2016. "Martin A. Herman, a former Democratic assemblyman, was confirmed yesterday by the New Jersey Senate as state Superior Court judge in Gloucester County.... Herman, a resident of Mickleton, was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University in 1960 and Temple's law school in 1963."

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