Malaga (pronounced MA-la-gaBerkery, Sheri. "Do you know how to pronounce these S.J. town names?", Courier-Post, September 5, 2019. Accessed January 26, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Malaga: MA-la-ga. Emphasis on the first syllable, not the second!") is an unincorporated community located within Franklin Township, in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08328.
As of the 2020 census, Malaga had a population of 1,475.
U.S. Route 40, Route 47 and Route 55 all pass through the Malaga area.
The community was named after Málaga, in Spain. Demographics
Malaga was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
+Malaga CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 20202020White alone (NH) 1,174 79.59%Black or African American alone (NH) 111 7.53%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)30.20%Asian alone (NH) 201.36%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Other race alone (NH)4 0.27%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 48 3.25%Hispanic or Latino (any race)115 7.80%Total1,475 100.00%
As of 2020, the population was 1,475.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Malaga include: H. Jay Dinshah (1933–2000), founder and president of the American Vegan Society and editor of its publication, Ahimsa magazine Hagenmayer, S. Joseph. "Jay Dinshah, 66, American Vegan Society Leader", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 15, 2000, copied at International Vegetarian Union. Accessed August 9, 2018. "H. Jay Dinshah, 66, who as the leader of the American Vegan Society was an advocate for life without violence toward animals or humans, died on June 8, apparently from a heart attack while working in his office in Malaga, New Jersey.... A lifelong Malaga resident, Mr. Dinshah founded the American Vegan Society in 1960 and was its president for 40 years." Ed Keegan (1939–2014), MLB pitcher who played for the Philadelphia Phillies and Kansas City Athletics.Carchidi, Sam. "Ed Keegan, former Phillie and Haddonfield High star, dies at 75", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 22, 2014. Accessed August 9, 2018. "Mr. Keegan spent most of his adult life living in Malaga, N.J., and helped coach in local Little Leagues."
References
External links from the United States Census Bureau