Town file
Wantage Township, New Jersey
Wantage Township, New Jersey (Sussex County, New Jersey) is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 572, "Murderous Male Stripper" (15 February 2025). Elizabeth Lott was born in West Virginia in 1937, one of thirteen children of a coal miner.
- Town
- Wantage Township
- County
- Sussex County
- State
- New Jersey
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 572
- Approximate location
- 41.252, -74.633
Episode 572 / 15 February 2025 / 72 min / express
Murderous Male Stripper
"Wantage township, New Jersey, to be exact ... This is in Sussex County" about 0:03:17
The case: Murder of Elizabeth Lott (September 24, 2004). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2025
- Population
- 10,831
- Median household income
- $88,563
- Median home value
- $300,000
History, in brief
- Named for Wantage in England. about 0:04:51
- Became a precinct on May 30th, 1754. about 0:04:55
- Has been a township since 1798. about 0:05:04
- One of the original 104 New Jersey townships. about 0:05:12
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Beautiful, quiet rural town with rolling hills, farm animals, wildlife, historic sites, vintage boutiques, fishing, hunting and hiking to the High Point Monument, less than an hour from major cities."about 0:05:20
3 stars
"Rural and away from the hustle and bustle, but you need to drive as all the stores are 20 minutes away, there is no public transport in the county and it is not a good area to retire in."about 0:05:56
3 stars
"Grew up here and likes seeing the animals everywhere, but you have to get used to the farm smell and you cannot really walk from place to place."about 0:06:27
3 stars
"Only a few restaurants, Mexican, Greek and an inn, and two diners; no Italian place."about 0:06:57
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Franklin, New Jersey10 miles
- Denville, New Jersey26 miles
- Ramsey, New Jersey29 miles
- Hanover Township, New Jersey32 miles
- Fair Lawn, New Jersey35 miles
- Garfield, New Jersey38 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.