East Greenwich Township dates to 1881, and 3 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 46% of U.S. towns · #331 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Most of East Greenwich Township was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2001. Its Register listings are the Bodo Otto House, the St. Peter's Episcopal Church and the Upper Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1891 on, and the census since 1890.
What drives East Greenwich Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, East Greenwich Township is more historic than 46% of U.S. towns, #331 of 468 in New Jersey. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
B−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of East Greenwich Township’s overall grade.
New Jersey towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New Jersey town has 3.7 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so East Greenwich Township’s 3.3 sits near the middle of its state (47% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 4 historic buildings outnumber those of 68% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1881.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C to B−. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.9 points).
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about East Greenwich Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of East Greenwich Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1891Philadelphia sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of East Greenwich Township.
Places that used to be
Old corners and burying grounds
Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside East Greenwich Township
EglingtonGates of Heaven Memorial ParkSolomons
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
The story so far
East Greenwich Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of East Greenwich Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
East Greenwich 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 11,706, an increase of 2,151 (+22.5%) from the 2010 census count of 9,555, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,125 (+76.0%) from the 5,430 counted in the 2000 census. East Greenwich Township was created by the New Jersey Legislature on February 10, 1881, from the eastern part of Greenwich Township and western part of Mantua Township.
East Greenwich Township was established in 1881. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 9,555 to 11,706 (+23%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
East Greenwich Township, 1799 to 1892
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
In 1881, according to Wikidata. East Greenwich Township’s post office opened in 1827, and the census of 1890 counted 1,259 people here.
How does East Greenwich Township rank for history?
East Greenwich Township is more historic than 46% of U.S. towns, #331 of 468 in New Jersey. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in East Greenwich Township?
Three places: the Bodo Otto House (listed 1976), the St. Peter's Episcopal Church (1977) and the Upper Greenwich Friends Meetinghouse (1997).
How old are the homes in East Greenwich Township?
10% of East Greenwich Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.9 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 2001.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (3), Wikidata (2), the National Register of Historic Places (3), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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