Downe Township, New Jersey

Downe Township, New Jersey
Township
Fortescue Beach in Downe Township
Fortescue Beach in Downe Township
Official seal of Downe Township, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Downe Township in Cumberland County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Cumberland County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
Location of Downe Township in Cumberland County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Cumberland County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
Census Bureau map of Downe Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Downe Township, New Jersey
Downe Township is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Downe Township
Downe Township
Location in Cumberland County
Downe Township is located in New Jersey
Downe Township
Downe Township
Location in New Jersey
Downe Township is located in the United States
Downe Township
Downe Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°16′10″N 75°08′00″W / 39.269497°N 75.133318°W / 39.269497; -75.133318[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCumberland
Royal charterJanuary 19, 1748
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Government
[6]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorMichael L. Rothman (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkNadine E. Lockley[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total54.26 sq mi (140.54 km2)
 • Land48.40 sq mi (125.36 km2)
 • Water5.86 sq mi (15.18 km2)  10.80%
 • Rank30th of 565 in state
3rd of 14 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
0 ft (0 m)
Population
 (2020)[8]
 • Total1,399
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9]
1,382
 • Rank517th of 565 in state
11th of 14 in county[10]
 • Density28.9/sq mi (11.2/km2)
  • Rank560th of 565 in state
14th of 14 in county[10]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08315 – Dividing Creek
08321 – Fortescue
08345 – Newport
08349 – Port Norris, New Jersey[11]
Area code856 exchange: 785[12]
FIPS code3401118220[1][13][14]
GNIS feature ID0882061[15]
Websitewww.downetwpnj.org

Downe 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 for statistical purposes.[16] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,399,[8] a decrease of 186 (−11.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,585,[17][18] which in turn reflected decline of 46 (−2.8%) from the 1,631 counted in the 2000 census.[19]

What is now Downe Township was formed by Royal charter on January 19, 1748, as Downes Township, from portions of Fairfield Township. Downe Township was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Commercial Township on February 27, 1874.[20] Downe Township is a dry township where alcohol is not allowed to be sold by law.[21][22]

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed August 28, 2023.
  5. ^ Clerk's Office, Downe Township. Accessed August 28, 2023.
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  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Downe, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
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  10. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  11. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 3, 2013.
  12. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Port Norris, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed March 15, 2015.
  13. ^ American FactFinder Archived February 12, 2020, at archive.today, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  14. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  15. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 10, 2023.
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  19. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  20. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 120. Accessed October 22, 2012.
  21. ^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)
  22. ^ Giordano, Rita. "More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.