Carneys Point Township is a

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, in the

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. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,637, an increase of 588 (+7.3%) from the 2010 census count of 8,049, which in turn reflected an increase of 365 (+4.8%) from the 7,684 counted in the 2000 census. Upper Penns Neck Township was formed on July 10, 1721, when Penn's Neck Township was subdivided and Lower Penns Neck Township (now Pennsville Township) was also formed. The township was incorporated by an act of the

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on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's original group of 104 townships.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 216. Accessed June 17, 2012. Portions of the township were taken to form Oldmans Township (February 7, 1881) and Penns Grove borough (March 8, 1894). The township was renamed Carneys Point Township based on the results of a Township meeting held on November 10, 1976, after voters approved a referendum held eight days earlier.

Geography

According to the

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, the township had a total area of 17.78 square miles (46.05 km²), including 16.91 square miles (43.80 km²) of land and 0.87 square miles (2.25 km²) of water (4.88%). The

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flows along a portion of the township's southern boundary. Carneys Point CDP (with a 2010 Census population of 7,382) is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Carneys Point Township.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)

, August 2012. Accessed January 16, 2013. Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Biddles Landing, Helms Cove, Iddles Landing, Laytons Lake and Riddles Landing. The township borders the Salem County municipalities of Mannington Township, Oldmans Township, Pennsville Township, Penns Grove and Pilesgrove Township. Carneys Point Township is connected to the

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by the

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s over the

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Dupont Chambers Works

The township is home to the

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Chambers Works, a facility covering that was listed No. 4 on the '' Mother Jones'' top 20 polluters of 2010, legally discharging over of toxic chemicals into New Jersey and Delaware River waterways. In 2016, the township initiated a $1.1 billion lawsuit against the corporation, accusing it of divesting the Chambers Works to

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without first remediating the property as required by law to address the of pollutants emitted into the soil and water in the century that the facility has been in operation.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 8,049 people, 3,264 households, and 2,033 families in the township. The population density was . There were 3,502 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 74.08% (5,963)

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, 16.91% (1,361) Black or African American, 0.21% (17) Native American, 0.81% (65) Asian, 0.00% (0)

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, 5.65% (455) from other races, and 2.34% (188) from two or more races.

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of any race were 11.18% (900) of the population. Of the 3,264 households, 23.7% had children under the age of 18; 43.8% were married couples living together; 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 37.7% were non-families. Of all households, 32.2% were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 2.97. 20.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 24.7% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 18.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.2 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.3 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010

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dollars)

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was $51,277 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,039) and the median family income was $65,224 (+/− $7,825). Males had a median income of $46,529 (+/− $2,972) versus $39,722 (+/− $5,309) for females. The

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for the borough was $26,020 (+/− $2,212). About 4.3% of families and 7.5% of the population were below the

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, including 11.2% of those under age 18 and 8.1% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 7,684 people, 3,121 households, and 2,050 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 3,330 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 78.53%

, 16.27%

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, 0.27% Native American, 0.91% Asian, 0.04%

, 2.10% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.98% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Carneys Point township, Salem County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed January 16, 2013.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Carneys Point township, Salem County, New Jersey

. Accessed January 16, 2013. There were 3,121 households, out of which 28.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.7% were

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living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.3% were non-families. 29.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.42 and the average family size was 2.99. In the township the population was spread out, with 22.9% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $41,007, and the median income for a family was $52,213. Males had a median income of $39,861 versus $26,773 for females. The

for the township was $19,978. About 8.3% of families and 10.8% of the population were below the

, including 11.9% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Carneys Point Township is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state. The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters

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in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 19. 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 Carneys Point Township Committee are

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Kenneth H. Brown ( D, term on committee ends December 31, 2023; term as mayor ends 2022), Deputy Mayor Patrick D. Bomba (D, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2022), Marcus E. Dowe Jr. (D, 2022), Kenneth R. Dennis (R, 2023; elected to serve an unexpired term) and Wayne D. Pelura ( R, 2022).Township Committee
Carneys Point Township. Accessed May 29, 2022. "Carneys Point Township is governed under the Township form of government. The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor."Election Summary Report General Election Salem County November 2, 2021 Official Results Report

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, updated November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.Election Summary Report Salem County NJ General Election November 3, 2020 Official Report

, updated November 25, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.November 5, 2019 Summary Report Salem County, NJ Official Results

Clerk, updated November 18, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020. After counting all ballots in the November 2014 general election, incumbent Democrat Charles C. Newton and his Republican challenger Joseph F. Racite were deadlocked at 1,001 votes for the second of two seats up for vote on the township committee, despite Newton's initial four-vote edge after the machine votes were counted.November 4, 2014 Summary Report Salem County Official Results
,

Clerk, updated November 24, 2014. Accessed July 29, 2016. In a runoff election held on December 30, Racite prevailed and was elected to take the seat by a 660–585 margin.

Federal, state and county representation

Carneys Point Township is located in the 2nd Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 3rd state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey

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. Accessed October 30, 2019.

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 5,154 registered voters in Carneys Point Township, of which 1,587 (30.8% vs. 30.6% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 927 (18.0% vs. 21.0%) were registered as

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and 2,640 (51.2% vs. 48.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered as either

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or Greens.Voter Registration Summary - Salem

Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed January 16, 2013. Among the township's 2010 Census population, 64.0% (vs. 64.6% in Salem County) were registered to vote, including 80.1% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 84.4% countywide). In the

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, Democrat

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received 58.1% of the vote (1,974 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 40.6% (1,379 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (46 votes), among the 3,429 ballots cast by the township's 5,397 registered voters (30 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 63.5%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,138 votes (57.3% vs. 50.4% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 1,494 votes (40.0% vs. 46.6%) and other candidates with 61 votes (1.6% vs. 1.6%), among the 3,732 ballots cast by the township's 5,471 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.2% (vs. 71.8% in Salem County). In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

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received 1,671 votes (52.6% vs. 45.9% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 1,455 votes (45.8% vs. 52.5%) and other candidates with 28 votes (0.9% vs. 1.0%), among the 3,177 ballots cast by the township's 4,886 registered voters, for a turnout of 65.0% (vs. 71.0% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 61.4% of the vote (1,352 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 36.5% (804 votes), and other candidates with 2.0% (45 votes), among the 2,375 ballots cast by the township's 5,308 registered voters (174 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 44.7%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat

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received 987 ballots cast (42.7% vs. 39.9% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 926 votes (40.1% vs. 46.1%), Independent

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with 209 votes (9.0% vs. 9.7%) and other candidates with 47 votes (2.0% vs. 2.0%), among the 2,312 ballots cast by the township's 5,406 registered voters, yielding a 42.8% turnout (vs. 47.3% in the county).

Education

Students in public school for

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through

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attend the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, together with students from Penns Grove. Most students in grades 9 to 12 from Oldmans Township attend the district's high school as part of a

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with the Oldmans Township School District, with the balance attending Woodstown High School in the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,185 students and 182.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.0:1.District information for Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are Lafayette-Pershing School with 331 students in grades Pre-K to Kindergarten, Field Street School with 480 students in grades 1–3, Paul W. Carleton School with 355 students in grades 4–5, Penns Grove Middle School with 465 students in grades 6–8 and

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with 508 students in grades 9–12. The Catholic K–8 school Bishop Guilfoyle Regional Catholic School in Carneys Point closed in 2010."Bishop Guilfoyle Regional Catholic School in Carneys Point to close in June; will mark end of Catholic education in Salem County"
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'', January 20, 2010. Accessed August 22, 2020. Guardian Angels Regional School (Pre-K–Grade 3 campus in Gibbstown CDP and 4–8 campus in

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) takes students from Carneys Point.

Transportation

Roads and highways

Carneys Point hosts various state routes, US routes, and limited access roads. , the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Salem County and by the

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and by the

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. The

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is the most significant highway to travel through the township, which houses Interchange 1 and its high-speed toll gate featuring

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Express Lanes, and a "lighthouse" to mark the gateway of New Jersey. Interstate 295 also passes through and two exits are within the township: Exits 2 and 4.

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runs through the southern part of the municipality while

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travels through the northwest and goes right into Carneys Point. For state roads, the township houses Route 48, Route 49 and Route 140. Two major county routes that pass through are County Route 540 and County Route 551.

Public transportation

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offers bus service to

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on the

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route, with local service offered on the

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route.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Carneys Point Township include: * Richard Cheeseman Jr. (born 1966),

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and surface warfare officer who has served as the 60th

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since June 2022. *

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(1993–2024), professional ice hockey left winger for the

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of the NHL * Betty Metcalf (1921–2017), Florida state representative and clinical psychologist, was born in Carneys Point Township *

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(born 2003), professional

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driver who competes in the

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* Mike Shawaryn (born 1994), professional baseball player *

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(born 1955), actorStaff
"It's Bruce Willis, Mystery Landlord A Famous Son Buys Up Tracts Of Woebegone Penns Grove. Why?"
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'', September 1, 1995. Accessed June 17, 2012. "And Willis, who grew up in nearby Carneys Point, has not made his plans known to borough officials, she says."

References

External links

Official website

Penns Grove – Carneys Point Regional School District
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School Data for the Penns Grove – Carneys Point Regional School District

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