Gouldtown, New Jersey facts for kids

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Census-designated place
Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church
Gouldtown, New Jersey Location in Cumberland County, New Jersey Show map of Cumberland County, New Jersey Gouldtown, New Jersey Location in New Jersey Show map of New Jersey Gouldtown, New Jersey Location in the United States Show map of the United States
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)
• Total	1,601
• Density	566.53/sq mi (218.76/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code	08302 (Bridgeton)
Area code(s)	856
FIPS code	34-27060
GNIS feature ID	2806089

Gouldtown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. 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.

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 1,601.

History

Monroe Work catalogued it among "Negro" communities in his Negro Yearbook series.

Gouldtown was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. Trinity African Methodist Episcopal Church, organized in 1818, current building constructed in 1860, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

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.
• Theophilus Gould Steward (1843–1924), U.S. Army chaplain, Buffalo Soldier, organizer of A.M.E. congregations in South Carolina and Georgia