Pitman
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borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Gloucester
- Incorporated
- May 24, 1905
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Michael L. Razze Jr. ( R , term ends December 31, 2027)
- Administrator municipal clerk
- Sandra McCafferty
- Total
- 2.26 sq mi (5.85 km )
- Land
- 2.22 sq mi (5.75 km )
- Water
- 0.042 sq mi (0.11 km ) 1.81%
- Rank
- 390th of 565 in state, 17th of 24 in county
- Elevation
- 125 ft (38 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 8,880
- Density
- 3,958.5/sq mi (1,528.4/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
- Summer dst
- UTC−04:00 ( Eastern (EDT) )
- Zip code
- 08071
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Encyclopedic overview
Pitman is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,780, a decrease of 231 (−2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 9,011, which in turn reflected a decline of 320 (−3.4%) from the 9,331 in the 2000 census. The borough was named for Rev. Charles Pitman, a Methodist minister.
History
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