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Gouldtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is in the northwestern part of the county, in the northeast part of Fairfield Township, and it is bordered to the west by the city of Bridgeton, the county seat. New Jersey Route 49 runs through the community, leading east 8 miles (13 km) to Millville and west through Bridgeton 19 miles (31 km) to Salem.
Gouldtown, New Jersey | |
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Census-designated place | |
  Gouldtown  Gouldtown | |
| Coordinates: 39°24′44″N 75°11′15″W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Cumberland |
| Township | Fairfield |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.83 sq mi (7.32 km2) |
| • Land | 2.83 sq mi (7.32 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 76 ft (23 m) |
| Population (2020)[2] | |
| • Total | 1,601 |
| • Density | 566.53/sq mi (218.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 08302 (Bridgeton) |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 34-27060 |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806089[3] |
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 2020 | 1,601 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[4][2] | |||
History
Monroe Work catalogued it among "Negro" communities in his Negro Yearbook series.[citation needed]
Gouldtown was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[3] Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church, organized in 1818, current building constructed in 1860, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[5]
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Gouldtown include:
- Harold Gould (1924–2012), baseball pitcher with the Philadelphia Stars of the Negro National League.[6]
- Theophilus Gould Steward (1843–1924), U.S. Army chaplain, Buffalo Soldier, organizer of A.M.E. congregations in South Carolina and Georgia
See also
- Whitesboro, New Jersey
- Lawnside, New Jersey
- Springtown, New Jersey
Further reading
Gouldtown, a Very Remarkable Settlement of Ancient Date: Studies of Some Sturdy Examples of the Simple Life, Together with Sketches of Early Colonial History of Cumberland County and Southern New Jersey and Some Early Genealogical Records originally published in some for in 1913 in and published in 1923 Theophilus Gould Steward and William Steward
References
- "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- "Gouldtown Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
- New Jersey and National Registers of Historic Places in Cumberland County, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Historic Preservation Office, updated December 22, 2021. Accessed February 22, 2022.
- Hunt, Donald. "Negro League star Harold Gould, 88", The Philadelphia Tribune, November 15, 2012. Accessed February 22, 2022. "Gould was born in Gouldtown, N.J. He was the son of the late Sydney and Eva (nee Lloyd) Gould and the husband of Gwendolyn McElroy Foote Gould."
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County seat: Bridgeton | ||
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| Footnotes | ‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties | |
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