Bargaintown, New Jersey | |
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Location within
Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within
New Jersey. | |
Coordinates: 39°21′45″N 74°34′52″W / 39.36250°N 74.58111°W | |
Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Atlantic |
Township | Egg Harbor |
Elevation | 9 m (30 ft) |
Population (2020)
[2] | |
• Total | 5,360 |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 ( Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer ( DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
Area code | 609 |
FIPS code | 34-02920 [3] |
GNIS feature ID | 2804147 [1] |
Bargaintown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [4] located within Egg Harbor Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. [5] [6] The Egg Harbor Township municipal building is located in Bargaintown, about 0.25 mi (0.40 km) east of the Garden State Parkway.
It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census [1] with a population of 5,360. [2]
Bargaintown was laid out by a property developer who hoped the value would increase quickly, but when it did not, he sold the lots cheaply. The community has since been called Bargaintown. [7]
The area is serviced by the Bargaintown Volunteer Fire Company #2 which was established in 1932 and has two stations located in the community. Station 1 is located at 6550 Mill Road and Station 2 is located at 1 Tony "Mink" Pagano Drive. [8]
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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2020 | 5,360 | — | |
U.S. Decennial Census
[9] 2020 [10] |
Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 [10] | % 2020 |
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White alone (NH) | 3,965 | 73.97% |
Black or African American alone (NH) | 238 | 4.44% |
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 2 | 0.04% |
Asian alone (NH) | 341 | 6.36% |
Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 4 | 0.07% |
Some Other Race alone (NH) | 33 | 0.62% |
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) | 241 | 4.50% |
Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 536 | 10.00% |
Total | 5,360 | 100.00% |