Monroeville is an

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located within portions of Elk Township in Gloucester County and Upper Pittsgrove Township in Salem County, in the

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. The area is served as

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ZIP Code 08343. Monroeville is mostly filled with wooded areas and farms. Most of the residents attend Upper Pittsgrove School if they are in the Upper Pittsgrove Township portion, although some attend Olivet Elementary in Pittsgrove Township. Monroeville was named after Rev. Samuel Y. Monroe, and had also been called Monroe Station for the train depot located in the area. It had contained a cigar factory, a blacksmith shop and a creamery. During the 1880s and 1890s, it was one of several South Jersey destinations settled by

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immigrants who were offered transportation by ship from Europe, and were provided with land and a cow in farming colonies.Vernon, Leonard F.; and Meyers, Allan
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, 2007. . Accessed April 9, 2015. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population for

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08343 was 5,030.DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 - 2010 Census Summary File 1 for ZCTA 08343
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. Accessed April 5, 2015. As of the 2000 census, the population was 4,596.DP-1 Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for ZCTA 08343
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. Accessed April 5, 2015.

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{{Authority control Elk Township, New Jersey Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in Salem County, New Jersey Unincorporated communities in New Jersey