Editing Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey

{{short description|Township in Salem County, New Jersey, US}}
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|leader_name              = Kevin Eachus ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term ends December 31, 2023)<ref name=Committee/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.</ref>
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|leader_name1             = Melissa Fackler<ref>[http://pilesgrovenj.org/departments/township-clerks-office/ Township Clerk's Office], Pilesgrove Township. Accessed April 27, 2023.</ref>
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|area_code                = [[Area code 856|856]] [[Telephone exchange|exchange]]: 769<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Salem&frmCity=Pilesgrove Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Pilesgrove, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 31, 2013.</ref>
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'''Pilesgrove Township''' is a [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] in [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the township's population was 4,183,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 167 (+4.2%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 4,016,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 93 (+2.4%) from the 3,923 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

''Pile's Grove'' was first mentioned in a deed dated April 15, 1701, through the date of the township's original corporation is unknown. Pilesgrove was incorporated as one of New Jersey's original group of 104 townships that were established on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken on December 6, 1769, to form [[Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey|Pittsgrove Township]] and on July 26, 1882, to create [[Woodstown, New Jersey|Woodstown]].<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606&ndash;1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 216. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The township was named for Thomas Pyle.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=26 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 16, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://visitsalemcountynj.com/salem-county-history-project/towns-and-county-names/ Town and County Names], Visit Salem County. Accessed September 17, 2015. "Pilesgrove: In one record it is written that the name came from Thomas Pile (or Pyle) another James Pile who purchased 10,000 acres in 1682."</ref>

In 1979, Pilesgrove Township enacted the state's first [[right-to-farm laws|right-to-farm law]], protecting farming as a "natural right hereby ordained to exist as a permitted use everywhere in the Township of Pilesgrove."<ref>[[Anthony DePalma (author)|DePalma, Anthony]]. [https://www.nytimes.com/1980/11/16/archives/new-jersey-weekly-righttofarm-gains-backing-righttofarm-laws.html "Right-to-Farm Gains Backing"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 16, 1980. Accessed March 2, 2020. "Last April, the Pilesgrove Township Council passed New Jersey's first right-to-farm ordinance. It recognizes the farmers' right to go about their daily business as a 'natural right hereby ordained to exist as a permitted use everywhere in the Township of Pilesgrove.'"</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 35.17 square miles (91.09&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 34.94 square miles (90.48&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.23 square miles (0.61&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (0.67%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> The [[Salem River]] flows through the township.<ref>[[DeLorme]] (2005). ''New Jersey Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN|0-89933-324-9}}.</ref>

The township borders the Salem County municipalities of [[Alloway Township, New Jersey|Alloway Township]], [[Carneys Point Township, New Jersey|Carneys Point Township]], [[Mannington Township, New Jersey|Mannington Township]], [[Oldmans Township, New Jersey|Oldmans Township]] and [[Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey|Upper Pittsgrove Township]]. Pilesgrove Township also borders [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]].<ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/salem-county/ Salem County Map], Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 2, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref> The Borough of [[Woodstown, New Jersey|Woodstown]] is an independent municipality completely surrounded by Pilesgrove Township, making it part of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.<ref>DeMarco, Megan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/princeton_merger_voters_to_dec.html "Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the Princeton merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.</ref> Woodstown serves as the more densely settled commercial core of the paired communities, while Pilesgrove is more agricultural.<ref>[http://www.dvrpc.org/reports/05030.pdf ''Environmental Resource Inventory for the Borough of Woodstown and the Township of Pilesgrove, Salem County, New Jersey''], [[Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission]], September 2005. Accessed November 8, 2015. "Woodstown is representative of a 19th century commercial center, which supported its agricultural hinterlands and linked to other commercial centers of varying size from Salem City in the south to Camden City in the north.... Since Woodstown is surrounded by Pilesgrove and is considerably denser, the borough's population has remained stable over the last decade."</ref>

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]] in the township include Avis Mills, Courees Landing, East Lake, Eldridges Hill, Fenwick, [[Friendship, New Jersey|Friendship]], Milltown, Paulding, Point Airy, Richmanville, Sharptown, Union Grove and Yorktown.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed November 26, 2014.</ref> The [[census-designated place]] of [[Auburn, New Jersey|Auburn]] is in the northwest part of the township, extending into [[Oldmans Township, New Jersey|Oldmans Township]].

The [[Pilesgrove Solar Farm]] is one of the largest in the state, covering {{convert|100|acres}} with 71,000 solar panels that generate 20 megawatts of electricity, enough to provide power for more than 5,000 homes.<ref>Dunn, Phil. [http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2010/10/ground_broken_in_pilesgrove_fo.html "Ground broken in Pilesgrove for what may be largest solar farm in the Northeast"], ''[[Today's Sunbeam]]'', October 20, 2010. Accessed June 3, 2015. "A groundbreaking ceremony was held here near Robbins Road Wednesday morning to mark the beginning construction phase of the largest solar farm in the Northeast.The 20-megawatt solar electric generating station is expected to house 71,000 panels and produce enough electricity to power 5,100 homes with clean, renewable energy."</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1810=1756
| 1820=2012
| 1830=2150
| 1840=2477
| 1850=2962
| 1860=3359
| 1870=3385
| 1880=3007
| 1890=1796 | 1890n=*
| 1900=1744
| 1910=1606
| 1920=1770
| 1930=1815
| 1940=1614
| 1950=1942
| 1960=2519
| 1970=2706
| 1980=2810
| 1990=3250
| 2000=3923
| 2010=4016
| 2020=4183
| estimate=4224
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2023], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
| footnote=Population sources:<small> 1810–2000<ref>Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popsal_04.htm Population Data for Salem County Municipalities, 1810 - 2000], WestJersey.org, January 6, 2011. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref><br>1810–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed October 31, 2013.</ref> 1840<ref>[[Francis Bowen|Bowen, Francis]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA232 ''American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843''], p. 232, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed October 31, 2013.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA255 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 255, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed January 18, 2013. "Pilesgrove township was named from James Piles who was in early settlement a large landholder there... The population of the township in 1850 was 2,962; in 1860, 2,024; in 1870, 3,385."</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA140 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''], p. 140. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 260. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA718 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 718. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403358530 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Pilesgrove township, Salem County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212140626/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403358530 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_sal/pilesgrove1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Pilesgrove township]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref> 2020<ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 4,016 people, 1,488 households, and 1,091 families in the township. The population density was {{convert|115.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,594 housing units at an average density of {{convert|45.7|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 90.81% (3,647) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 5.93% (238) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.12% (5) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.92% (37) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.12% (5) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.72% (29) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.37% (55) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 2.59% (104) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,488 households, 27.5% had children under the age of 18; 63.9% were married couples living together; 6.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.7% were non-families. Of all households, 21.5% were made up of individuals and 14.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.08.<ref name=Census2010/>

20.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 18.8% from 25 to 44, 32.4% from 45 to 64, and 21.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.5 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $87,083 (with a margin of error of +/− $12,552) and the median family income was $102,870 (+/− $13,121). Males had a median income of $63,352 (+/− $12,197) versus $59,700 (+/− $6,558) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $34,966 (+/− $3,754). About 0.8% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.5% of those under age 18 and 4.2% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403358530 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Pilesgrove township, Salem County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212085230/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403358530 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 3,923 people, 1,216 households, and 994 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|112.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,261 housing units at an average density of {{convert|36.1|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 84.63% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 12.18% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.28% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.92% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.07% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.87% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.98% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603403358530.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Pilesgrove township, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161031212818/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603403358530.pdf |date=October 31, 2016 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed October 31, 2016.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403358530 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Pilesgrove township, Salem County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212095040/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403358530 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref>

There were 1,216 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.24.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the population was spread out, with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $66,042, and the median income for a family was $71,629. Males had a median income of $50,833 versus $31,806 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $27,400. About 2.3% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Culture==
[[Cowtown Rodeo]] is the only professional weekly rodeo in the state of New Jersey. It is known as the oldest weekly professional rodeo in the United States alongside being one of the oldest overall. The season typically spans from late May on [[Memorial Day|Memorial Day Weekend]] to late September.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Cowtown Rodeo |url=https://cowtownrodeo.com/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240720221908/https://cowtownrodeo.com/ |archive-date=July 20, 2024 |access-date=September 18, 2024}}</ref> 

== Government ==

===Local government===
Pilesgrove is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey''], [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The Township Committee consists of three members elected [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 19.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the council selects one of its members to serves as mayor and another as deputy mayor.

{{As of|2022}}, members of the Pilesgrove Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Kevin Eachus ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2022), [[Deputy Mayor]] David R. Bonowski (R, term on committee ends 2023; term as deputy mayor ends 2022) and Joseph Crevino (R, 2022).<ref name=Committee>[http://pilesgrovenj.org/about/committee/ Township Committee], Pilesgrove Township. Accessed August 14, 2022.</ref><ref>[http://pilesgrovenj.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-Adopted-Budget.pdf#page=11 2021 Municipal Data Sheet], Pilesgrove Township. Accessed August 14, 2022.</ref><ref name=Salem2021>[https://salemcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/OFFICIAL-General-Election-Results-Salem-County-2021-min.pdf Election Summary Report General Election Salem County November 2, 2021 Official Results Report], [[Salem County, New Jersey]], updated November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Salem2020>[https://salemcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ElectionSummaryReportRPT-short-version-revised-min.pdf Election Summary Report Salem County NJ General Election November 3, 2020 Official Report], [[Salem County, New Jersey]], updated November 25, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Salem2019>[https://salemcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Official-Result-Summary-Report-min.pdf November 5, 2019 Summary Report Salem County, NJ Official Results], [[Salem County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 18, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

In August 2014, the Township Council selected Joseph Crevino to fill the vacant seat of Jessie B. Smith, who had resigned the previous month from a term expiring in December 2016.<ref>Kent, Spencer. [http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2014/08/pilesgrove_township_fills_vacant_committee_seat.html "Pilesgrove fills vacant seat on committee; appoints deputy mayor"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', August 14, 2014. Accessed August 17, 2015. "Republican Joseph Crevino was sworn in to fill the vacant township committee seat of former committeeman Jesse Smith, who resigned late last month.... Just seven months into his term, Smith, who served as the township's deputy mayor, resigned from office on July 31 saying that due to health and personal reasons, he would be unable to continue his position."</ref>

In 2018, the township had an average property tax bill of $8,387, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.<ref>Marcus, Samantha. [https://www.nj.com/politics/2019/04/these-are-the-towns-with-the-highest-property-taxes-in-each-of-njs-21-counties.html "These are the towns with the highest property taxes in each of N.J.’s 21 counties"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], April 22, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2019. "The average property tax bill in New Jersey was $8,767 last year. But there can be big swings from town to town and county to county.... The average property tax bill in Pilesgrove Township was $8,387 in 2018, the highest in Salem County."</ref>

=== Federal, state and county representation ===
Pilesgrove Township is located in the 2nd Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 3rd state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#3 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,908 registered voters in Pilesgrove Township, of which 678 (23.3% vs. 30.6% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 873 (30.0% vs. 21.0%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,354 (46.6% vs. 48.4%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 3 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-salem-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Salem], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 72.4% (vs. 64.6% in Salem County) were registered to vote, including 90.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 84.4% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 56.5% of the vote (1,273 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 42.1% (950 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (31 votes), among the 2,278 ballots cast by the township's 2,990 registered voters (24 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 76.2%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-salem.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Salem County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-salem.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Salem County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 1,255 votes (53.2% vs. 46.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,051 votes (44.6% vs. 50.4%) and other candidates with 26 votes (1.1% vs. 1.6%), among the 2,358 ballots cast by the township's 2,911 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.0% (vs. 71.8% in Salem County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-salem.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Salem County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 1,246 votes (58.8% vs. 52.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 845 votes (39.9% vs. 45.9%) and other candidates with 22 votes (1.0% vs. 1.0%), among the 2,120 ballots cast by the township's 2,695 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.7% (vs. 71.0% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_salem_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Salem County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref>

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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 70.8% of the vote (1,035 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 26.7% (390 votes), and other candidates with 2.5% (36 votes), among the 1,478 ballots cast by the township's 3,003 registered voters (17 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 49.2%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-salem.pdf |title=Governor - Salem County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-salem.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Salem County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 869 votes (50.4% vs. 46.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 629 votes (36.5% vs. 39.9%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 187 votes (10.8% vs. 9.7%) and other candidates with 18 votes (1.0% vs. 2.0%), among the 1,724 ballots cast by the township's 2,919 registered voters, yielding a 59.1% turnout (vs. 47.3% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-salem.pdf 2009 Governor: Salem County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017231212/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-salem.pdf |date=October 17, 2012 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed January 18, 2013.</ref>

== Education ==
The [[Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District]] serves public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]] from [[Woodstown, New Jersey|Woodstown]] and Pilesgrove Township.<ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=2b0344900e4c4437b9bf03082698a504 Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification], Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed February 11, 2021. "Purpose The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through twelve in the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Composition The Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Woodstown, Township of Pilesgrove, Alloway Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township."</ref> As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,425 students and 126.5 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.3:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3418330&DistrictID=3418330 District information for Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418330 School Data for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 15, 2022.</ref>) are 
William Roper Early Childhood Learning Center<ref>[https://woodstown.org/Domain/533 William Roper Early Childhood Learning Center], Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed August 14, 2022.</ref> with 83 students in grades PreK-K, 
Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School<ref>[https://woodstown.org/Domain/10 Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School], Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed August 14, 2022.</ref> with 470 students in grades 1-5, 
Woodstown Middle School<ref>[https://www.woodstown.org/Domain/9 Woodstown Middle School], Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed August 14, 2022.</ref> with 278 students in grades 6-8 and 
[[Woodstown High School]]<ref>[https://www.woodstown.org/Domain/8 Woodstown High School], Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed August 14, 2022.</ref> with 579 students in grades 9-12.<ref>[https://www.woodstown.org/domain/787 About Us], Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed August 14, 2022. "Located in Salem County, the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District consists of four  schools: Early Childhood Learning Center (grades Pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten), Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School (grades 1 through 5), Woodstown Middle School (grades 6 through 8), and Woodstown High School (grades 9 through 12). All four schools serve the residents of the Borough of Woodstown and Township of Pilesgrove. In addition, the high school receives students from Alloway and Upper Pittsgrove Townships as well as a portion of Oldmans Township."</ref><ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/33/5910 School Performance Reports for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5910 New Jersey School Directory for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> Students from neighboring [[Alloway Township, New Jersey|Alloway Township]], [[Oldmans Township, New Jersey|Oldmans Township]] and [[Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey|Upper Pittsgrove Township]] attend the high school as part of [[sending/receiving relationship]]s.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/33/5910/000.html Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 12, 2020. "It is my pleasure to present to you the 2015-2016 New Jersey School Report Card for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. This School Report Card provides the school district’s constituents with information concerning the district’s programs, including test scores, attendance data of students and staff, financial details, and other specifics which together form a comprehensive review of our school district’s offerings to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove community as well as the high school sending districts of Alloway, Oldmans, and Upper Pittsgrove. Leadership and oversight of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District begins with the Board of Education."</ref><ref>[https://www.woodstown.org/domain/787 About Us], Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Accessed March 12, 2020. "All four schools serve the residents of the Borough of Woodstown and Township of Pilesgrove. In addition, the high school receives students from Alloway and Upper Pittsgrove Townships as well as a portion of Oldmans Township."</ref> A majority of public school students in grades 9–12 from Oldmans Township attend [[Penns Grove High School]] as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the [[Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District]], with the balance attending Woodstown High School.<ref>Bumpus, Robert L. [http://www.app.com/assets/pdf/B31677941210.PDF "Salem County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization"], Office of the Executive County Superintendent of Salem County, March 15, 2010, available at the website of the ''[[Asbury Park Press]]''. Accessed July 5, 2011. "A contiguous elementary district, Oldmans Township, sends its students primarily to Penns Grove High School and a smaller number of students to Woodstown High School."</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:2018-08-15 17 50 13 View north along New Jersey State Route 700 (New Jersey Turnpike) between the John Fenwick Service Area and Exit 2 in Pilesgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|The northbound [[New Jersey Turnpike]] in Pilesgrove Township]]

===Roads and highways===
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|85.39|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|43.86|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|29.94|mi}} by Salem County, {{convert|10.79|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]] and {{convert|0.80|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Turnpike Authority]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Salem.pdf Salem County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed October 31, 2013.</ref>

The [[New Jersey Turnpike]] crosses the northwest corner of Pilesgrove Township.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000700__-.pdf#page=3 New Jersey Turnpike Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], January 1997. Accessed October 31, 2013.</ref> [[U.S. Route 40 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 40]] traverses the township roughly east to west<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000040__-.pdf#page=4 U.S. Route 40 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2009. Accessed October 31, 2013.</ref> and [[New Jersey Route 45|Route 45]] crosses the township roughly south to north,<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000045__-.pdf#page=3 Route 45 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], January 2010. Accessed October 31, 2013.</ref> with the two roadways meeting in Woodstown, the donut hole at the center. [[County Route 581 (New Jersey)|County Route 581]] cuts through the southeast corner.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/00000581__-.pdf#page=3 County Route 581 Straight Line Diagram], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], October 2006. Accessed October 31, 2013.</ref>

===Public transportation===
[[NJ Transit]] provides bus service between [[Salem, New Jersey|Salem]] and [[Philadelphia]] on the [[401 (New Jersey bus)|401]] route.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20100128140056/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesSalemCountyTo Salem County Bus / Rail Connections], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of January 28, 2010. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 South Jersey Transit Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929093448/http://www2.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 |date=September 29, 2018 }}, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed September 21, 2014.</ref>

The {{convert|18.6|mi|adj=on}} southern portion of the freight rail [[Salem Branch]], operated under contract by [[Southern Railroad of New Jersey]], runs through the township.<ref>Young, Alex. [http://www.nj.com/salem/index.ssf/2015/04/salem_county_awards_contract_to_replace_oldmans_tr.html "Salem County awards contract to replace Oldman's Trestle railroad bridge"], [[NJ.com]], April 3, 2015. Accessed October 31, 2016. "The work is all part of the long-term plan to upgrade the Salem County short line railroad in order to bring the dated track back up to standard and benefit local industry. The rail line starts at the port of Salem and travels north through Mannington, Woodstown and Pilesgrove before crossing the Gloucester County line and going on to Swedesboro."</ref>

==Wineries==
* [[Auburn Road Vineyard]]
* [[Chestnut Run Farm]]

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Salem County, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Pilesgrove Township include:
* [[Jim Cook Jr.]] (born 1987), former journalist for the ''[[South Jersey Times]]''<ref>Cook Jr., Jim. [http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2012/11/how_i_won_an_election_by_only.html "How I won an election by only using Facebook"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', November 22, 2012. Accessed April 8, 2016. "When the count came in that night to our editorial desk, 261 write-in votes were reported in Pilesgrove Township for the vacant seat."</ref>
* [[Nathan Dunn]] (1782–1844), businessman and philanthropist<ref>Van Dyke, Paul A.; Schopp, Susan E. [https://books.google.com/books?id=VnZnDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA96 ''The Private Side of the Canton Trade, 1700–1840: Beyond the Companies''], p. 96. [[Hong Kong University Press]], 2018. {{ISBN|9789888390939}}. Accessed August 14, 2022. "Nathan Dunn Jr. (hereafter Nathan Dunn) was born on 11 November 1782, in Piles Grove Township, Salem County, New Jersey. He was the fifth child of Quaker farmers Nathan Dunn Sr. and Rhoda Silvers."</ref>
* [[Nathan T. Stratton]] (1813–1887), represented [[New Jersey's 1st congressional district]] in the [[United States House of Representatives]] from 1851 to 1855<ref>[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000996 Nathan Taylor Stratton]. ''[[Biographical Directory of the United States Congress]]''. Accessed August 25, 2007.</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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*[http://www.pilesgrovenj.org/ Pilesgrove Township's website]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070211141754/http://www.salemcountynj.gov/fedstatelocal/pilesgrove.html Pilesgrove Township page on Salem County website]
*[http://www.woodstown.org/ Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District]
*{{NJReportCard|33|5910|0|Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District}}
*[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418330 School Data for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
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