Cookstown, New Jersey
Cookstown is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within New Hanover Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Located near Fort Dix, the area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08511.
As of the 2000 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08511 was 1,133.
Demographics
Cookstown first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.| Race / Ethnicity | Pop 2020 | 2020 |
| White alone | 675 | 75.00% |
| Black or African American alone | 37 | 4.11% |
| Native American or Alaska Native alone | 3 | 0.33% |
| Asian alone | 23 | 2.56% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone | 1 | 0.11% |
| Other race alone | 3 | 0.33% |
| Mixed race or Multiracial | 56 | 6.22% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 102 | 11.33% |
| Total | 900 | 100.00% |
Education
Most of the CDP is in the New Hanover Township School District, while a small portion is in the North Hanover Township School District and the Northern Burlington Regional School District, and the U.S. Census Bureau lists another part as being in "Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst" as its school district.Students in the area listed as "Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst" attend area school district public schools, as the Department of Defense Education Activity does not operate any schools on that base. Students on McGuire and Dix may attend one of the following for their respective grade levels, with all siblings in a family taking the same choice: North Hanover Township School District, Northern Burlington County Regional School District, and Pemberton Township School District.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Cookstown include:- Edward Settle Godfrey, United States Army Brigadier General who received the Medal of Honor for leadership as a captain during the Indian Wars.