Mickleton, New Jersey
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Mickleton is an unincorporated area within East Greenwich Township
East Greenwich Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,430 people, 1,901 households, and 1,515 families residing in the township. The population density was 368.1 people per square mile . There were 1,971 housing units at an average density of 133.6 per square mile...

 in Gloucester County
Gloucester County, New Jersey
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, New Jersey
New Jersey
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, United States
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. The area is served as United States Postal Service
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 ZIP Code
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 08056.

As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Area
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 08056 was 2,469. However in recent years with major suburban housing development, Mickleton along with the rest of East Greenwich has experienced a major population boom.

Mickleton's quaker roots can still be seen in in its "Friend's Meeting House" a quaker church, and in the "Little Red School House" a schoolhouse building from the 17th and 18th centuries.

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