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A township of 4,450 people in Gloucester County, New Jersey
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Conserved land27%3,347 of 12,308 acres
Trails1.1 mi0.1 mi per sq mi
Parks & preserves1752 conserved acres per 1,000 residents

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Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US
1891Established
4,424Population
19.7 sq miArea
144 ftElevation

Elk Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,424, an increase of 208 (+4.9%) from the 2010 census count of 4,216, which in turn reflected an increase of 702 (+20.0%) from the 3,514 counted in the 2000 census. Elk Township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 17, 1891, from portions of Clayton Township, Glassboro Township, and South Harrison Township.} The township was named for elk hunted in the area. Until 2016, Elk Township had been a dry township where alcohol could not be sold. That year, the township sold a package goods license for $300,000 whi…

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Safety Grade A-

Elk reports less crime per resident than 78% of the U.S. towns and cities we grade.

Violent crime per 1,000
Elk 0.9
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Elk 8.4
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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School Grade B-

The public schools Elk’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, outperform 51% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

#223Best public schoolsof 457 in NJ
DistrictElk Township School DistrictSchools1

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