Bargaintown, New Jersey

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.

Bargaintown, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Coordinates: 39°21′45″N 74°34′52″W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Atlantic
Township	Egg Harbor
Area
• Total	6.71 km2 (2.59 sq mi)
• Land	6.60 km2 (2.55 sq mi)
• Water	0.11 km2 (0.04 sq mi)
Elevation [1]	9 m (30 ft)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	5,360
• Density	800/km2 (2,100/sq mi)
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]

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census^[1] with a population of 5,360.^[2]

History

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]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	5,360		—
U.S. Decennial Census[9] 2020[10]

Bargaintown first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.^[11][10]

2020 census

Bargaintown CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020[10]	% 2020
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%
Other race alone (NH)	33	0.62%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	241	4.50%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	536	10.00%
Total	5,360	100.00%

Education

The CDP is in the Egg Harbor Township School District.^[12]