History of port elizabeth nj
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History of port elizabeth nj
Port Elizabeth, New Jersey
Populated place in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US
Not to be confused with Elizabeth, New Jersey or Port Newark–Elizabeth Marine Terminal.
Census-designated place in New Jersey
Port Elizabeth is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[5] located within Maurice River Township in Cumberland County, in the U.S.
state of New Jersey.[6][7] The area is served as United States Postal ServiceZIP Code 08348.
Route 47 and Route 55 intersect in Port Elizabeth.
Demographics
As of the 2000 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08348 was 455.
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 290 | — |
History
Port Elizabeth, named for Elizabeth Clark Bodly, a Quaker and owner of lands on which Port Elizabeth lays, was laid out in 1785.
In 1778, a dam was built on the Manumuskin River, drying out valuable lands for farmers, who flocked in. Further down the river wharves were built, gi