Gouldtown, New Jersey
Populated place in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US
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Gouldtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place[5] (CDP) in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Gouldtown had a population of 1,601.[6] 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.
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| 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 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Elevation | 76 ft (23 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,601 |
| • Density | 566.6/sq mi (218.76/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
| ZIP Code | 08302 (Bridgeton) |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 34-27060[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 2806089[4] |
Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,601.[2]
Gouldtown first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.[8][9]
2020 Census
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | Pop 2020[9] | % 2020 |
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| White alone (NH) | 131 | 8.18% |
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 1,036 | 64.71% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 87 | 5.43% |
| Asian alone (NH) | 6 | 0.37% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% |
| Other race alone (NH) | 9 | 0.56% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 82 | 5.12% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 250 | 15.62% |
| Total | 1,601 | 100.00% |
History
Monroe Work catalogued it among "Negro" communities in his Negro Yearbook series.[10]
Gouldtown was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.[4] Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church, organized in 1818, current building constructed in 1860, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.[11]
Education
Students are zoned to Fairfield Township School District (for elementary school) and Cumberland Regional School District (for high school).[12]
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.[13]
- Theophilus Gould Steward (1843–1924), U.S. Army chaplain, Buffalo Soldier, organizer of A.M.E. congregations in South Carolina and Georgia
See also
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.[14]
