Commercial Township, New Jersey | |
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Motto(s): Small Town Charm, Along the Scenic Maurice River | |
Location in Cumberland County Location in New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 39°16′26″N 75°02′43″W / 39.273769°N 75.045343°W[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Cumberland |
Incorporated | February 27, 1874 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Warren "Mike" Vizzard (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
• Municipal clerk | Heather Sparks[5] |
Area | |
• Total | 34.41 sq mi (89.13 km2) |
• Land | 31.91 sq mi (82.66 km2) |
• Water | 2.50 sq mi (6.47 km2) 7.26% |
• Rank | 70th of 565 in state 7th of 14 in county[1] |
Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,669 |
• Estimate (2023)[9] | 4,643 |
• Rank | 389th of 565 in state 7th of 14 in county[10] |
• Density | 146.3/sq mi (56.5/km2) |
• Rank | 522nd of 565 in state 8th of 14 in county[10] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 08349 – Port Norris[11] |
Area code | 856[12] |
FIPS code | 3401114710[1][13][14] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882062[1][15] |
Website | www |
Commercial Township is a township in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area.[16] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,669,[8] a decrease of 509 (−9.8%) from the 2010 census count of 5,178,[17][18] which in turn reflected a decline of 81 (−1.5%) from the 5,259 counted in the 2000 census.[19]
Commercial Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 27, 1874, from portions of Downe Township.[20] The township was named for its shellfish industry.[21]
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