| Commercial Township, New Jersey | |
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| — Township — | |
| Commercial Township highlighted in Cumberland County. Inset map: Cumberland County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Commercial Township, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Cumberland |
| Incorporated | February 27, 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | George Garrison |
| Area | |
| • Total | 34.5 sq mi (89.4 km2) |
| • Land | 32.5 sq mi (84.1 km2) |
| • Water | 2.0 sq mi (5.3 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5,178 |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08349 - Port Norris |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 34-14710[2][3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882062[4] |
| Website | http://www.commercialtwp.com |
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.[5]
Laurel Lake, Mauricetown and Port Norris are census-designated places and unincorporated areas in Commercial Township.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 34.5 square miles (89 km2), of which, 32.5 square miles (84 km2) of it is land and 2.0 square miles (5.2 km2) of it (5.91%) is water.
Commercial Township borders Maurice River Township, Millville, Downe Township, and the Delaware Bay.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 2,873 |
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| 1940 | 2,822 | −1.8% | |
| 1950 | 3,238 | 14.7% | |
| 1960 | 3,244 | 0.2% | |
| 1970 | 3,667 | 13.0% | |
| 1980 | 4,674 | 27.5% | |
| 1990 | 5,026 | 7.5% | |
| 2000 | 5,259 | 4.6% | |
| 2010 | 5,178 | −1.5% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990[6] | |||
As of the census[2] 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.
Commercial Township is governed under the Township 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.[7] 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.[8]
Commercial Township is in the 2nd Congressional district. New Jersey's Second Congressional District is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Ventnor City). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Commercial Township is in the 3rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Stephen M. Sweeney (D, West Deptford Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by John J. Burzichelli (D, Paulsboro) and Celeste Riley (D, Bridgeton).[9]
Cumberland County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected at-large in partisan elections to serve staggered three-year terms in office, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[10] As of 2011, Cumberland County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director William Whelan (Bridgeton, term ends December 31, 2011)[11], Deputy Director James A. Dunkins, (Millville, 2011)[12], Samuel L. Fiocchi, Sr. (Vineland, 2013)[13] Jane Jannarone (Vineland, 2011)[14], Carl W. Kirstein (Bridgeton, 2013)[15], Louis N. Magazzu (Bridgeton, 2012)[16] and Thomas Sheppard (Cedarville, 2012)[17][18]
The Commercial Township School District 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[19]) 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.[20]
Notable current and former residents of Commercial Township include:
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