Sewell, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Sewell is an unincorporated area within Mantua Township
in Gloucester County
, New Jersey
, United States
. Sewell also refers to part of Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
, which is not part of Mantua Township. Locals refer to the Sewell part of Mantua as Old Sewell. The area is served as United States Postal Service
ZIP code
08080.
As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area
08080 was 36,410.
Sewell is notable for containing the Inversand marl
pit
, the last remaining, operational greensand
mine in the world. The location has become renowned for its paleontology
and is similar to many of the sites studied by early paleontologists, particularly Edward Drinker Cope
.
Sewell also contains Gloucester County College
and the Gloucester County Institute of Technology
.
Mantua Township, New Jersey
Mantua Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 14,217....
in Gloucester County
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Gloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 288,288. Its county seat is Woodbury....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Sewell also refers to part of Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
Washington Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. In the 2010 United States Census, Washington Township's population was 48,559, having grown from 47,114 in the 2000 Census....
, which is not part of Mantua Township. Locals refer to the Sewell part of Mantua as Old Sewell. The area is served as United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service
The United States Postal Service is an independent agency of the United States government responsible for providing postal service in the United States...
ZIP code
ZIP Code
ZIP codes are a system of postal codes used by the United States Postal Service since 1963. The term ZIP, an acronym for Zone Improvement Plan, is properly written in capital letters and was chosen to suggest that the mail travels more efficiently, and therefore more quickly, when senders use the...
08080.
As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000. This new entity was developed to overcome the difficulties in precisely defining the land area covered by each ZIP code...
08080 was 36,410.
Sewell is notable for containing the Inversand marl
Marl
Marl or marlstone is a calcium carbonate or lime-rich mud or mudstone which contains variable amounts of clays and aragonite. Marl was originally an old term loosely applied to a variety of materials, most of which occur as loose, earthy deposits consisting chiefly of an intimate mixture of clay...
pit
Open-pit mining
Open-pit mining or opencast mining refers to a method of extracting rock or minerals from the earth by their removal from an open pit or borrow....
, the last remaining, operational greensand
Greensand
Greensand or Green sand is either a sand or sandstone, which has a greenish color. This term is specifically applied to shallow marine sediment, that contains noticeable quantities of rounded greenish grains. These grains are called glauconies and consist of a mixture of mixed-layer clay...
mine in the world. The location has become renowned for its paleontology
Paleontology
Paleontology "old, ancient", ὄν, ὀντ- "being, creature", and λόγος "speech, thought") is the study of prehistoric life. It includes the study of fossils to determine organisms' evolution and interactions with each other and their environments...
and is similar to many of the sites studied by early paleontologists, particularly Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope
Edward Drinker Cope was an American paleontologist and comparative anatomist, as well as a noted herpetologist and ichthyologist. Born to a wealthy Quaker family, Cope distinguished himself as a child prodigy interested in science; he published his first scientific paper at the age of nineteen...
.
Sewell also contains Gloucester County College
Gloucester County College
Gloucester County College is an accredited, co-educational, two-year, public , community college located in Sewell, Gloucester County, New Jersey, USA. It was established in 1966 and has of grounds...
and the Gloucester County Institute of Technology
Gloucester County Institute of Technology
The Gloucester County Institute of Technology is a four-year vocational public high school in Sewell, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Gloucester County Vocational-Technical School District. GCIT is in a transition period currently from a part-time high school to a full-time high school...
.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Sewell include:- ElwoodElwood (dog)Elwood is the 2007 winner of the World's Ugliest Dog Contest, and had come in second in the contest the year before. His owner is Karen Quigley, a resident of Sewell, New Jersey, United States. He is a two year old Chinese Crested/chihuahua mixed breed....
(born c. 2005), the winner of the World's Ugliest Dog ContestWorld's Ugliest Dog ContestWorld’s Ugliest Dog Contest is an annual contest held in Petaluma, California, U.S., as part of the Sonoma-Marin Fair, to decide which of the dogs entered in the contest is the ugliest...
in 2007. - Tara LipinskiTara LipinskiTara Kristen Lipinski is an American figure skater. At the age of 15, she won the Ladies' Singles Olympic gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics. Lipinski remains the youngest individual gold medalist in the history of the Olympic Winter Games. She is also the 1997 World...
(born 1982), figure skater and celebrity. At the age of 15, she won the Olympic gold medal in figure skating at the 1998 Winter Olympics1998 Winter OlympicsThe 1998 Winter Olympics, officially the XVIII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated from 7 to 22 February 1998 in Nagano, Japan. Seventy-two nations and 2,176 participans contested in seven sports and 72 events at 15 venues. The games saw the introduction of Women's ice...
. - John E. Wallace, Jr.John E. Wallace, Jr.John E. Wallace, Jr. is a former Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court.-Early life and education:Wallace was born on March 13, 1942 in Pitman, New Jersey. He received a B.A. from the University of Delaware in 1964, where he was initiated as a brother of the Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity,...
(born 1942), an Associate Justice of the New Jersey Supreme CourtNew Jersey Supreme CourtThe New Jersey Supreme Court is the highest court in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It has existed in three different forms under the three different state constitutions since the independence of the state in 1776...
. - John ZandigJohn ZandigJohn Corson was an American professional wrestler and promoter, better known by his ring name, John Zandig. He is the founder and former owner of the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based promotion Combat Zone Wrestling .-Biography:...
(born 1971), professional wrestler and promoter. - Linda FiorentinoLinda FiorentinoLinda Fiorentino is an American actress. She is best known for her roles in the films Dogma, Vision Quest, Men in Black, After Hours and The Last Seduction.-Personal life:...
(born 1958), actress.
External links
- Census 2000 Fact Sheet for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08080 from the United States Census BureauUnited States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
- Sewell Volunteer Fire Company