Plenipotentiary Pilesgrove

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Pilesgrove is a township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 census the township population was 3,923.

Pile’s Grove was first mentioned in a deed dated April 15, 1701, through the date of the township’s original corporation is unknown. Pilesgrove was incorporated as one of New Jersey’s original group of 104 Townships on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken on December 6, 1769 to form Pittsgrove Township and on July 26, 1882 to form Woodstown.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35 square miles, virtually al of which is land.  The Salem River flows through the township.

Pilesgrove borders the Salem Country towns of Oldmans Township, Carneys Point Township, Mannington Township, Alloway Township, Upper Pittsgrove Township. The Borough of Woodstown is an independent municipality within the boundaries of Pilesgrove Township.  Pilesgrove Township also borders Gloucester County.

As of the census of 2000, there were just under four thousan people residing in the township.

Pilesgrove is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of three members elected at large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting, the council selects one of its members to serves as mayor and another as deputy mayor.

Pilesgrove Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey’s 3rd Legislative District.

  Pilesgrove is perhaps most famous as the home of the Cowtown Rodeo.      

Located in close proximity is Penns Grove, the home of many Italian immigrants from Valle San Giovanni in Abruzzo Italy.

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