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Bargaintown, New Jersey

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Bargaintown, New Jersey
Bargaintown is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Bargaintown
Bargaintown
Location within Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey.
Bargaintown is located in New Jersey
Bargaintown
Bargaintown
Bargaintown (New Jersey)
Bargaintown is located in the United States
Bargaintown
Bargaintown
Bargaintown (the United States)
Coordinates: 39°21′45″N 74°34′52″W / 39.36250°N 74.58111°W / 39.36250; -74.58111
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
TownshipEgg Harbor
Elevation9 m (30 ft)
Population
 (2020)[2]
 • Total5,360
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (EDT)
Area code609
FIPS code34-02920[3]
GNIS feature ID2804147[1]

Bargaintown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[4] located within Egg Harbor Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[5][6] The Egg Harbor Township municipal building is located in Bargaintown, about 0.25 mi (0.40 km) east of the Garden State Parkway.

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census[1] with a population of 5,360.[2]

History

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Bargaintown was laid out by a property developer who hoped the value would increase quickly, but when it did not, he sold the lots cheaply. The community has since been called Bargaintown.[7]

The area is serviced by the Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company #2 which was established in 1932 and has two stations located in the community. Station 1 is located at 6550 Mill Road and Station 2 is located at 1 Tony "Mink" Pagano Drive.[8]

Demographics

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Historical population
CensusPop.Note
20205,360
U.S. Decennial Census[9]
2020[10]

Bargaintown first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.[11][10]

2020 census

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Bargaintown CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
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 (NH = Non-Hispanic) Pop 2020[10] % 2020
White alone (NH) 3,965 73.97%
Black or African American alone (NH) 238 4.44%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 2 0.04%
Asian alone (NH) 341 6.36%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 4 0.07%
Other race alone (NH) 33 0.62%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 241 4.50%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 536 10.00%
Total 5,360 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ a b c U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Bargaintown Census Designated Place
  2. ^ a b "Bargaintown CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved May 20, 2023.
  3. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ^ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  5. ^ Gordon, Thomas Francis (1834). "A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey: Comprehending a General View of Its Physical and Moral Condition, Together with a Topographical and Statistical Account of Its Counties, Towns, Villages, Canals, Rail Roads, &c., Accompanied by a Map".
  6. ^ Locality Search Archived 2016-07-09 at the Wayback Machine, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  7. ^ Willis, Laura Lavinia Thomas (1915). Early History of Atlantic County, New Jersey: Record of the First Year's Work of Atlantic County's Historical Society. Kutztown publishing Company. p. 92.
  8. ^ Who We Are, Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company #2. Accessed March 27, 2023. "The Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company #2 was founded in 1932 with one fire station located on Mill Road. We are the second of five fire companies that were formed to create the Egg Harbor Township Fire Department, the first being the Cardiff Volunteer Fire Company #1 in 1927. Today Bargaintown has two fire stations one located at 6550 Mill Road and a second at 1 Tony 'Mink' Pagano Drive to help us respond to the almost 500 calls we get per year."
  9. ^ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". US Census Bureau.
  10. ^ a b c "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Bargaintown CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau.
  11. ^ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.