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Mullica Township dates to 1838, and 1 of its places is on the National Register

More historic than 56% of U.S. towns · #273 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it

Most of Mullica Township was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1975. Its Register listing is the Pleasant Mills. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1890 on, and the census since 1840.

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Quick answers

How Mullica Township began

When was Mullica Township founded?

1838

Mullica Township dates its founding to 1838 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 1840.

First census: 1,056 in 18402020 census: 5,816188 years

How historic is Mullica Township?

B

More historic than 56% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1827.
History grade

What drives Mullica Township’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Mullica Township is more historic than 56% of U.S. towns, #273 of 468 in New Jersey. Its age holds the grade up; its share of homes from before 1940 pulls it down.

B
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Mullica Township’s overall grade.
Founding era1838, from Wikidata: founded 1776–1849, an older era than 75% of U.S. townsA−Homes built before 19407.2% of homes (±4.7) · typical NJ town 14.7% · U.S. 8.4%C+National Register1 listing, 1.7 per 10,000 residents · typical NJ town 3.7 · U.S. 2.4B−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 56%
NewerOlder
New Jersey towns of 2,500+ (468)Ahead of 42%

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 Mullica Township’s 1.7 sits near the middle of its state (40% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 1 listings outnumber those of 51% of U.S. towns.

NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1838.
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 (±4.7 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 Mullica Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost half of its people between 1860 and 1890, then grew 8-fold.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Mullica Township, and 8 old place names are still on the map.On the map since 18905 editions of the USGS map, 1890 to 1972. Watch Mullica Township change.
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Start Mullica Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Mullica Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Mullica Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,0006,50018501900195020001,600 in 1860Low: 697

Lost half of its people between 1860 and 1890, then grew 8-fold.

19 censuses, 1840–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Mullica Township’s Wikipedia page.

Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Pleasant Mills
1827–1909
Elwood
1861–today
Nesco
1889–1910
18201920today
Hamlets and corners on the map
DevonshireElwoodMagnoliaNescoPleasant MillsSweetwaterWeekstownWescoatville
Gone or out of use
Mullica Landing Airportairport
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Mullica Township
Egg HarborLaurel Hill

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Mullica Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Mullica Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Mullica Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 5,816, a decrease of 331 (−5.4%) from the 2010 census count of 6,147, which in turn reflected an increase of 235 (+4.0%) from the 5,912 counted in the 2000 census. Geographically, the township, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Mullica Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1838, from the western section of Galloway Tow…

Mullica Township was established in 1838. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 6,147 to 5,816 (-5%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Mullica Township, 1827 to 2010

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1827Post officeThe Pleasant Mills post office opens
  3. 1838
    FoundingMullica Township is established
  4. 1861Post officeThe Elwood post office opens
  5. 1889Post officeThe Nesco post office opens
  6. 1890On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 20th century
  8. 1909Post officeThe Pleasant Mills post office closes
  9. 1910Post officeThe Nesco post office closes
  10. 21st century
  11. 2010CensusPopulation peaks at 6,147
By decade

Mullica Township, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Census Bureau map of Mullica Township, New JerseyDate?Census Bureau map of Mullica Township, New JerseyMap
Today11 recent
Add-ons - Late Victorian (Queen Anne on Gothic Revival) - Lower Bridge, NJ - Pinelands United Methodist Church (2)2025Add-ons - Late Victorian (Queen Anne on Gothic Reviva…Add-ons - Late Victorian (Queen Anne on Gothic Revival) - Lower Bank, NJ - Pinelands United Methodist Church (1)2025Add-ons - Late Victorian (Queen Anne on Gothic Reviva…Pleasant Mills Cemetery, NJ, Dec. 20242024Pleasant Mills Cemetery, NJ, Dec. 2024Nesco, NJ volunteer fire company, Dec. 20242024Nesco, NJ volunteer fire company, Dec. 2024Mullica Township, NJ school district offices, Dec. 20242024Mullica Township, NJ school district offices, Dec. 20…Mullica Township, NJ middle school, Dec. 20242024Mullica Township, NJ middle school, Dec. 2024Mullica Township, NJ Sesquicentennial Park, Dec. 20242024Mullica Township, NJ Sesquicentennial Park, Dec. 2024Lake Nescochague, Mullica Township, NJ, Dec. 20242024Lake Nescochague, Mullica Township, NJ, Dec. 2024Hilda S. Frame School, Mullica Township, NJ, Dec. 20242024Hilda S. Frame School, Mullica Township, NJ, Dec. 2024Mullica River and Green Bank Bridge from upstream in Green Bank, 2021-10-162021Mullica River and Green Bank Bridge from upstream in …Mullica twp nj 0012005Mullica twp nj 001
On the map

Mullica Township on the map, 1890 to 1972

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Mullica Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Mullica Township on the 1890 USGS mapMullica Township on the 1919 USGS mapMullica Township on the 1942 USGS mapMullica Township on the 1956 USGS mapMullica Township on the 1972 USGS map1890Mullica 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 Mullica Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Mullica Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
1
each building in a district counts
first listed
1995
Pleasant Mills
Pleasant Mills
Buildings
Pleasant MillsBuilding

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Mullica Township

Nobody well known was born in Mullica Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jill BidenAmerican educator and First Lady of the United … · b. 1951
Rodney JerkinsAmerican record producer and rapper · b. 1977
Daria RaeAmerican professional wrestler and mixed martia… · b. 1993
Nessa BarrettAmerican singer · b. 2002
Peace PilgrimAmerican non-denominational spiritual teacher · b. 1908
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Ray BlanchardAmerican-Canadian sexologist · b. 1945
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Washington Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSweetwaterIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGalloway Township1 historic placeBEgg Harbor City2 historic placesBHammonton1 historic placeB+Hamilton Township4 historic placesA−

Questions about Mullica Township’s history

What year was Mullica Township founded?

In 1838, according to Wikidata. Mullica Township’s post office opened in 1827, and the census of 1840 counted 1,056 people here.

How does Mullica Township rank for history?

Mullica Township is more historic than 56% of U.S. towns, #273 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 Mullica Township?

One place: the Pleasant Mills (listed 1995).

How old are the homes in Mullica Township?

7% of Mullica Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.7 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1975.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

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 (12), Wikidata (1), the National Register of Historic Places (1), 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.