Westville
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borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Gloucester
- Incorporated
- April 28, 1914
- Named after
- Thomas West
- Type
- Borough
- Body
- Borough Council
- Mayor
- Fritz H. Sims Jr. ( D , term ends December 31, 2026)
- Administrator
- Ryan J. Giles
- Municipal clerk
- Ryan J. Giles
- Total
- 1.38 sq mi (3.58 km )
- Land
- 1.02 sq mi (2.65 km )
- Water
- 0.36 sq mi (0.93 km ) 25.94%
- Rank
- 463th of 565 in state, 21st of 24 in county
- Elevation
- 23 ft (7.0 m)
- Estimate 2023
- 4,317
- Density
- 4,165.2/sq mi (1,608.2/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST) )
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Encyclopedic overview
Westville 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 4,264, a decrease of 24 (−0.6%) from the 2010 census count of 4,288, which in turn reflected a decline of 212 (−4.7%) from the 4,500 counted in the 2000 census. Westville has been called "The Gateway to South Jersey!"
Westville was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1914, from portions of Deptford Township and West Deptford Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 28, 1914. The borough was reincorporated on March 8, 1924. Legislation had been passed in 1900 to create Westville, but it had to have a majority vote in favor of the new municipality in both Deptford and West Deptford. The borough was named for Thomas West, who built a home in the area in 1775 that still stands.
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