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|subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Gloucester |government_footnotes = 〔 |government_type = Borough |governing_body = Borough Council |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Russell W. Welsh, Jr. (term ends December 31, 2018)〔(2015 New Jersey Mayors Directory ), New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as of October 20, 2015. Accessed November 15, 2015. As of date accessed, Welsh was listed as mayor with an incorrect term-end year of 2016.〕 |leader_title1 = Administrator |leader_name1 = William J. Bittner, Jr.〔 |leader_title2 = Clerk |leader_name2 = Christine A. Helder〔 |established_title = Incorporated |established_date = April 28, 1914 |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = 〔(2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 3.568 |area_land_km2 = 2.652 |area_water_km2 = 0.916 |area_total_sq_mi = 1.378 |area_land_sq_mi = 1.024 |area_water_sq_mi = 0.354 |area_water_percent = 25.66 |area_rank = 463rd of 566 in state 21st of 24 in county〔 |population_as_of = 2010 Census |population_footnotes = 〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Westville borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 8, 2012.〕〔〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Westville borough ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed November 8, 2012.〕 |population_total = 4288 |population_rank = 400th of 566 in state 17th of 24 in county〔(GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 8, 2012.〕 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = 4187.0 |population_density_rank = 143rd of 566 in state 2nd of 24 in county〔 |population_est = 4224 |pop_est_as_of = 2014 |pop_est_footnotes = 〔 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT) |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = 〔, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.〕 |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 23 |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |coordinates_region = US-NJ |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_footnotes = 〔〔(US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |latd = 39.868922 |longd = -75.131584 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 08093〔(Look Up a ZIP Code for Westville, NJ ), United States Postal Service. Accessed November 8, 2012.〕〔(Zip Codes ), State of New Jersey. Accessed September 1, 2013.〕 |area_code = 856〔(Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Westville, NJ ), Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 1, 2013.〕 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 3401580120〔〔(American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕〔(A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey ), Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed October 31, 2012.〕 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0885440〔〔(US Board on Geographic Names ), United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |website = |footnotes = }} Westville is a borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 4,288,〔〔〔 reflecting a decline of 212 (-4.7%) from the 4,500 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 73 (-1.6%) from the 4,573 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed November 8, 2012.〕 The Borough of Westville is known as "The Gateway to South Jersey."〔(Westville Borough History: Transportation ), Borough of Westville. Accessed June 18, 2007.〕 Westville was formed as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 7, 1914, from portions of Deptford Township and West Deptford Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 28, 1914. The borough was reincorporated on March 8, 1924.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 140. Accessed October 25, 2012.〕〔(Boro Incorporated ), Borough of Westville. Accessed June 18, 2007.〕 Legislation had been passed in 1900 to create Westville, but it had to have a majority vote in favor of the new municipality in both Deptford and West Deptford.〔Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. (''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period'' ), p. 314. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 26, 2015.〕 The borough was named for Thomas West, who built a home in the area in 1775 that still stands.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 26, 2015.〕〔(The Thomas West Home ), Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed October 26, 2015. "This old brick house was built ca. 1775 by Thomas West, for whom Westville is named."〕〔(Early History ), Westville, NJ. Accessed October 26, 2015. "Thomas West and his wife built the old 'West' house located on River Drive and raised a family of three children."〕 ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.378 square miles (3.568 km2), including 1.024 square miles (2.652 km2) of land and 0.354 square miles (0.916 km2) of water (25.66%).〔〔 Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Newbold, South Westville and Westville Manor.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 The borough borders Deptford Township, West Deptford Township, and Camden County. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Westville, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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