On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Oldmans Township is more historic than 40% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Oldmans 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 Oldmans Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (12% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% 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 D to B. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.1 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 Oldmans Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
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US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
Oldmans Township on the map, 1890 to 1993
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Oldmans Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
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U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Oldmans Township.
The story so far
Oldmans Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Oldmans Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Oldmans Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,910, an increase of 137 (+7.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,773, which in turn reflected a decline of 25 (−1.4%) from the 1,798 counted in the 2000 census. Oldmans Township was incorporated on February 7, 1881, from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township). The township's name is a corruption of "Alderman's". It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold legally, though alcohol is available at the winery in the township.
Oldmans Township was established in 1881. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,773 to 1,910 (+8%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Oldmans Township, 1825 to 1960
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
In 1881, according to Wikidata. Oldmans Township’s post office opened in 1825, and the census of 1890 counted 1,432 people here.
How does Oldmans Township rank for history?
Oldmans Township is more historic than 40% of U.S. towns. 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.
How old are the homes in Oldmans Township?
24% of Oldmans Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.1 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1963.
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 (4), 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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