Salem County, New Jersey

The Salem County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In the census in 2010, the County had 66 083 inhabitants and a population density of 75.5 inhabitants per square kilometer. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Salem.

The Salem County is part of the Delaware Valley metropolitan area called the City of Philadelphia.

Geography

The County is located in southwestern New Jersey at the mouth of the Delaware River in the Delaware Bay opposite the city of Wilmington in Delaware. The Salem County has an area of ​​965 square kilometers, of which 90 square kilometers are water surface. It borders the following Nachbarcountys:

1 - maritime boundary in the Delaware Bay

History

The Salem County was founded in 1694 as one of two original counties of the former district of West Jersey. It was named after the Hebrew word for peace.

Demographic data

According to the census in 2010 lived in Salem County 66 083 people in 25,194 households. The population density was 75.5 inhabitants per square kilometer.

The racial the population was composed of 79.8 percent white, 14.1 percent African American, 0.4 percent Native American, 0.8 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 2.2 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 6.8 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

In the 25,194 households lived statistically 2.57 per person.

23.5 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 61.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 15.0 percent were 65 years or older. 51.3 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 52,958. The per capita income was $ 27,391. 10.2 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and towns

City

  • Salem

Boroughs

  • Elmer
  • Penns Grove
  • Woodstown

Census-designated places (CDP )

  • Alloway
  • Carneys Point
  • Olivet
  • Pennsville

Unincorporated communities other

  • Auburn
  • Brotmanville
  • Centerton
  • Deepwater
  • Hancock 's Bridge
  • Monroeville1
  • Pedricktown

1 - partly in Gloucester County

Townships

  • Alloway Township
  • Carneys Point Township
  • Elsinboro Township
  • Lower Alloway Creek Township
  • Mannington Township
  • Oldmans Township
  • Pennsville Township
  • Pilesgrove Township
  • Pittsgrove Township
  • Quinton Township
  • Upper Pittsgrove Township
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