Pedricktown is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Oldmans Township, in

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, in the

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.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)

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, August 2012. Accessed February 9, 2013. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 524.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Pedricktown CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed February 9, 2013. The area is served as

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ZIP Code 08067.

History

In June 1675 in

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, England, Roger Pedrick and his wife Rebekah Holeman Pedrick, members of the

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, purchased of land from John Fenwick, and shortly thereafter crossed the Atlantic to be in their new home. They originally settled in

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, while their home was being built on their property on the other side of the Delaware. The minutes of the "Men's and Women's Friends Meeting" (a Quaker group) refer to the area as "Pedricks Neck" in the 1720s, and the birth records of many of Roger's and Rebekah's descendants list their birthplace as "Pedricksburg."

Geography

According to the

, Pedricktown had a total area of 0.905 square miles (2.345 km²), including 0.903 square miles (2.340 km²) of land and 0.002 square miles (0.005 km²) of water (0.21%).

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 487.

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 524 people, 197 households, and 147 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 220 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 91.79% (481)

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, 2.67% (14) Black or African American, 0.00% (0)

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, 0.19% (1) Asian, 0.00% (0)

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, 4.58% (24) from

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, and 0.76% (4) from two or more races.

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people of any race were 9.92% (52) of the population. Of the 197 households, 36.0% had children under the age of 18; 53.8% were married couples living together; 13.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 25.4% were non-families. Of all households, 20.3% were made up of individuals and 5.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.04. 26.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 27.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.5 males.

Economy

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has its South Jersey division in Pedricktown. Salem Oak Vineyards is a local winery.

Transportation

Pedricktown is accessible at Exit 7 of Interstate 295 via County Route 643. The Spitfire Aerodrome is a small municipal

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located in Pedricktown.Spitfire Aerodrome

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. Accessed July 22, 2016.

References

{{Authority control Oldmans Township, New Jersey Census-designated places in Salem County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey