Columbia Township was a rather short-lived
township
A township is a kind of human settlement or administrative subdivision, with its meaning varying in different countries.
Although the term is occasionally associated with an urban area, that tends to be an exception to the rule. In Australia, Ca ...
that existed in
Cumberland County Cumberland County may refer to:
Australia
* Cumberland County, New South Wales
* the former name of Cumberland Land District, Tasmania, Australia
Canada
*Cumberland County, Nova Scotia
United Kingdom
*Cumberland, historic county
*Cumberlan ...
,
New Jersey
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, United States, from 1844 to 1845.
Columbia Township was incorporated by an Act of the
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 ...
on March 8, 1844 entitled, "Act entitled, "An act to establish a new township in the county of Cumberland, to be called Columbia."
[Acts of the Legislature of the State of New Jersey. Publisher Secretary of State., 1842. Page 9]
/ref> Columbia was derived from portions of both Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey, Hopewell Township and Stoe Creek: On March 13, 1845, just one day shy of its first anniversary, the township was dissolved and its territory restored whence it came.["The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 119.] Part of Columbia Township now resides in present-day Bridgeton.
References
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Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Geography of Cumberland County, New Jersey
Former townships in New Jersey