Commercial Township, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Commercial Township is a township
in Cumberland County
, New Jersey
, United States
. It is part of the Vineland
-Millville
- Bridgeton
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 5,178.
Commercial Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
on February 27, 1874, from portions of Downe Township
.
Laurel Lake
, Mauricetown
and Port Norris
are census-designated place
s and unincorporated areas in Commercial Township.
, the township has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89.4 km²), of which, 32.5 square miles (84.2 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km²) of it (5.91%) is water.
Commercial Township borders Maurice River Township
, Millville
, Downe Township
, and the Delaware Bay
.
of 2010, there were 5,178 people, 2,115 households residing in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 4,335 White, 530 African American, 18 American Indian or Alaskan Natives, 27 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders, 79 from other races
, and 189 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity were 316 people.
In the township the population was spread out with 1,312 people under the age of 18, 3,866 aged 18 and over, 328 aged 20 to 24, 660 from 25 to 34, 1,103 aged 35 to 49, 1,024 aged 50 to 64, and 604 who were 65 years of age or older. There were 2,565 males and 2,613 females.
form of government with a three-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.
Members of the Commercial Township Committee are Mayor George Garrison, Deputy Mayor Fletcher Jamison and William Riggin.
Commercial Township is in the
serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
) are
Haleyville-Mauricetown School for preschool to fifth grade (472 students) and
Port Norris Middle School for students in sixth through eighth grade (201 students).
Public school students in grades 9-12 attend high school in Millville
, as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Millville Public Schools
. Students attend Memorial High School
for grades 9 and half of the 10th grade and Millville Senior High School
for half of the 10th grade through the 12th grade.
Township (New Jersey)
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...
in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population is 156,898. Its county seat is Bridgeton. Cumberland County is named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is part of the Vineland
Vineland, New Jersey
Vineland is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 60,724...
-Millville
Millville, New Jersey
Millville is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 26,847. Millville, Bridgeton and Vineland are the three principal New Jersey cities of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area which...
- Bridgeton
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, in the south part of the state, on the Cohansey River, near Delaware Bay. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 25,349. It is the county seat of Cumberland County...
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 5,178.
Commercial Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
on February 27, 1874, from portions of Downe Township
Downe Township, New Jersey
Downe Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
.
Laurel Lake
Laurel Lake, New Jersey
Laurel Lake is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Commercial Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
, Mauricetown
Mauricetown, New Jersey
Mauricetown is an unincorporated area within Commercial Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States.The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08329...
and Port Norris
Port Norris, New Jersey
Port Norris is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Commercial Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
are census-designated place
Census-designated place
A census-designated place is a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes. CDPs are delineated for each decennial census as the statistical counterparts of incorporated places such as cities, towns and villages...
s and unincorporated areas in Commercial Township.
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the township has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89.4 km²), of which, 32.5 square miles (84.2 km²) of it is land and 2 square miles (5.2 km²) of it (5.91%) is water.
Commercial Township borders Maurice River Township
Maurice River Township, New Jersey
Maurice River Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
, Millville
Millville, New Jersey
Millville is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 26,847. Millville, Bridgeton and Vineland are the three principal New Jersey cities of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area which...
, Downe Township
Downe Township, New Jersey
Downe Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
, and the Delaware Bay
Delaware Bay
Delaware Bay is a major estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the Northeast seaboard of the United States whose fresh water mixes for many miles with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It is in area. The bay is bordered by the State of New Jersey and the State of Delaware...
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2010, there were 5,178 people, 2,115 households residing in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 4,335 White, 530 African American, 18 American Indian or Alaskan Natives, 27 Asian, 0 Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islanders, 79 from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 189 from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino ethnicity were 316 people.
In the township the population was spread out with 1,312 people under the age of 18, 3,866 aged 18 and over, 328 aged 20 to 24, 660 from 25 to 34, 1,103 aged 35 to 49, 1,024 aged 50 to 64, and 604 who were 65 years of age or older. There were 2,565 males and 2,613 females.
Local government
Commercial Township is governed under the TownshipTownship (New Jersey)
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...
form of government with a three-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.
Members of the Commercial Township Committee are Mayor George Garrison, Deputy Mayor Fletcher Jamison and William Riggin.
Federal, state and county representation
Commercial Township is in the 2nd Congressional district.Commercial Township is in the
Education
The Commercial Township School DistrictCommercial Township School District
The Commercial Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Commercial Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States....
serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
) are
Haleyville-Mauricetown School for preschool to fifth grade (472 students) and
Port Norris Middle School for students in sixth through eighth grade (201 students).
Public school students in grades 9-12 attend high school in Millville
Millville, New Jersey
Millville is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 26,847. Millville, Bridgeton and Vineland are the three principal New Jersey cities of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area which...
, as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Millville Public Schools
Millville Public Schools
Millville Public Schools is a school district that serves the city of Millville, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. The district is one of 31 Abbott Districts statewide....
. Students attend Memorial High School
Memorial High School (Millville, New Jersey)
Memorial High School is a public high school in Millville, New Jersey, United States, operated as part of the Millville Public Schools. The school was built in 1925 and used as the Millville High School from 1925-1964 until the Millville Senior High School was built...
for grades 9 and half of the 10th grade and Millville Senior High School
Millville Senior High School
Millville Senior High School is a comprehensive public high school located in Millville, New Jersey, operating as part of the Millville Public Schools. The school has been accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Secondary Schools since 1943. Students from...
for half of the 10th grade through the 12th grade.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Commercial Township include:- Henry C. LoudenslagerHenry C. LoudenslagerHenry Clay Loudenslager was an American Republican Party politician from New Jersey who represented the 1st congressional district from 1893 to 1911.-Biography:...
(1852–1911), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional districtNew Jersey's 1st congressional districtNew Jersey's 1st congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of New Jersey.The current U.S. Representative from the 1st district is Democrat Rob Andrews...
from 1893 to 1911.
External links
- Official website
- Cumberland County webpage for Commercial Township
- Commercial Township School District
- Data for the Commercial Township School District, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...