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Census-designated place
Along Main Street (CR 528)
Location of New Egypt in Ocean County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
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Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Ocean
Township	Plumsted
Area
• Total	4.03 sq mi (10.42 km2)
• Land	3.97 sq mi (10.28 km2)
• Water	0.06 sq mi (0.14 km2)  1.38%
Elevation	82 ft (25 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	2,357
• Density	593.70/sq mi (229.23/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08533
Area code(s)	609
FIPS code	34-51360
GNIS feature ID	2389541

New Egypt is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Plumsted Township, in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 2,512. The community is located at the trijunction of Burlington County, Monmouth County and Ocean counties.

History

There are several explanations for how New Egypt received its name. One possibility is it was a reference by George Washington in December 1776 after the victory at the Battle of Trenton. Joseph Curtis, Washington's secretary, was sent to the town to retrieve grain for the army, and upon his return from the area, Washington exclaimed, "Joseph has been to Egypt and gotten the corn." Having added 'New' sometime around 1845. Other references have that the town was originally given the name "Egypt" in 1793 and "New Egypt" in 1801, the name is believed to be a biblical allusion about "going to Egypt for corn" that was plentiful in the area.

Around 1890, the area was once known as Timmins Mill, a reference to the mill owner who owned most of the land in the area.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 4.071 square miles (10.54 km²), including 4.015 square miles (10.40 km²) of land and 0.056 square miles (0.15 km²) of water (1.38%).

Author Henry Charlton Beck gave Timmins Mill the distinction of the approximate geographical center of New Jersey. Upon reading the estimate by Beck, a Christmas tree farmer used their own methods to approximate the geographic center of New Jersey to be on their farm. They have since placed a marker on the location they determined as the geographic center of New Jersey (Coordinates 40° 05’02” N Latitude 74° 32’ 01” W longitude). The marker is on their farm located across the street from the New Egypt High School.

Community

The community has a volunteer fire station, a first aid station, and a police department. New Egypt is also home to the New Egypt Historical Society, a clay race track called the New Egypt Speedway, and the Plumsted Branch of the Ocean County Library system.

The town also includes several Christian religious centers, Assumption Roman Catholic Church, Bethel AME Church, Accessed October 14, 2015.</ref> Church of Christ, Iglesia Ni Cristo, Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, New Egypt United Methodist Church, Plumsted Presbyterian Church, the Christian Fellowship Church of New Egypt, and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Oakford Lake is located in the middle of the town. In the early 1900s the location thrived as a tourist and vacation attraction.

New Egypt also has a recreation center which includes four baseball fields, a football field, two softball fields, and a basketball court and three small fields used for tee ball.

McGuire Air Force Base is immediately south of New Egypt.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 2,512 people, 902 households, and 652 families in the CDP. The population density was 625.7 people per square mile (241.6 people/km²). There were 972 housing units at an average density of 242.1 units per square mile (93.5 units/km²). The racial makeup was 91.44% (2,297) White, 1.99% (50) Black or African American, 0.84% (21) Native American, 0.96% (24) Asian, 0.08% (2) Pacific Islander, 3.11% (78) from other races, and 1.59% (40) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.51% (264) of the population.

Of the 902 households, 34.8% had children under the age of 18; 52.9% were married couples living together; 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 27.7% were non-families. Of all households, 21.3% were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.21.

25.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 26.7% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 9.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 103.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 99.5 males.

Transportation

NJ Transit provides bus service to Philadelphia on the 317 bus route. New Egypt was a major stop on the Pennsylvania Railroad's Pemberton & Hightstown line; it was abandoned in 1979. The former roadbed was converted in 2010 for rail trail use as the Union Transportation Trail.

Wineries

• Laurita Winery

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with New Egypt include

• Deena Nicole Cortese (born 1987), cast member of MTV's Jersey Shore.
• Keith Jones, news anchor and reporter for WCAU in Philadelphia.
• Duke Lacroix (born 1993), professional soccer player who plays as a forward for Indy Eleven in the North American Soccer League.
• Rocky Marval (born 1965), pairs figure skater who finished 10th at the 1992 Winter Olympics together with partner Calla Urbanski.
• Stephen Panasuk (born 1989), quarterback for the Cleveland Gladiators of the Arena Football League.

See also

In Spanish: New Egypt para niños