Pemberton Township is a

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. As of the

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, the township's population was 26,903, a drop of 1,009 from the 2010 census count of 27,912, which reflected a decline of 779 (−2.7%) from the 28,691 total in the 2000 census. Pemberton was incorporated as a township by an act of the

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on March 10, 1846, from portions of New Hanover Township, Northampton Township (now known as Mount Holly Township), and Southampton Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Woodland Township on March 7, 1866.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 205. Accessed January 29, 2012. The township is named for James Pemberton, a property owner in the area. The township is part of the

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region of the state.

Geography

According to the

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, the township had a total area of 62.501 square miles (161.875 km²), including 61.284 square miles (158.724 km²) of land and 1.217 square miles (3.151 km²) of water (1.95%). Browns Mills, with a 2010 population of 11,223,), Country Lake Estates (3,943 as of 2010), Pemberton Heights (2,423 as of 2010) and Presidential Lakes Estates (2,365 as of 2010) are

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s and are located within Pemberton Township, while

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(1,765 out of a total population of 7,716 as of 2010) is a CDP located in parts of Pemberton Township, New Hanover Township and Springfield Township. Other unincorporated communities, localities, and places located partially or completely within the township include

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, Browns Mills Junction, Comical Corner, Commercial Corner, Deep Hollow, Earlys Crossing, Hanover Furnace, Lower Mill, Magnolia, Mary Ann Furnace, Mount Misery, New Lisbon,

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, South Pemberton Township, Upper Mill, Upton, and Whitesbog.History
Pemberton Township. Accessed May 13, 2020. "Within its sixty four (64) square miles today may be found numerous smaller communities, among them Birmingham, Browns Mills, Magnolia, New Lisbon and Whitesbog." Within the borders of the township lies the independent municipality of Pemberton borough, one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another. The township borders Eastampton Township, New Hanover Township, Southampton Township, Springfield Township, Woodland Township and Wrightstown in Burlington County; and Manchester Township and Plumsted Township in Ocean County. The township is one of 56

municipalities that are included within the

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, a protected natural area of unique ecology covering , that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation's first National Reserve. Part of the township is included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Burlington County, along with areas in

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, Cape May,

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and

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counties.

Demographics

2010 census

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010

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dollars)

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was $63,309 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,246) and the median family income was $73,757 (+/− $4,726). Males had a median income of $49,446 (+/− $2,760) versus $38,713 (+/− $3,404) for females. The

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for the township was $26,240 (+/− $1,523). About 7.9% of families and 10.7% of the population were below the

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, including 15.8% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 28,691 people, 10,050 households, and 7,487 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 10,778 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 66.03%

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, 23.12%

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, 0.46% Native American, 3.18%

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, 0.08%

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, 2.89% from other races, and 4.24% from two or more races.

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of any race were 8.63% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Pemberton township, Burlington County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed August 30, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Pemberton township, Burlington County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed August 30, 2012. There were 10,050 households, out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.3% were

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living together, 15.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.22. In the township, the population was spread out, with 27.6% under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 21.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.7 males. The median income for a household in the township was $47,394, and the median income for a family was $52,860. Males had a median income of $36,572 versus $26,689 for females. The

for the township was $19,238. About 6.2% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the

, including 12.5% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Portions of the township are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. Pemberton Township was selected in 1996 as one of a group of seven zones added to participate in the program. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the UEZ, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125%

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rate (half of the % rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants. Established in May 1996, the township's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in May 2027. Since its inception, more than 180 township businesses have participated, raising nearly $30 million in revenues that have been reinvested into businesses in the UEZ. Pemberton Township is home to

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, founded in 1922.

Government

Local government

Pemberton Township is governed within the

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(formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Mayor-Council form of municipal government (Plan 1), implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of January 1, 1991, changing from a five-member Township Committee form based on the results of a referendum passed by voters in 1989.Local Government Mayor-Council Plan
Township of Pemberton. Accessed July 6, 2022. "Pemberton Township's form of government is the 'Mayor-Council Plan' under the Optional Charter Plan (Faulkner Act), NJSA 40:69A. The Township is governed by an elected Council and an elected Mayor which serve for a term of four years." The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide governed under the Mayor-Council form. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member Township Council, all of whom are elected

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in partisan elections to serve four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two seats (and the mayoral seat) or three seats up for election during even-numbered years as part of the November general election.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 43. Voters approved a November 2006 referendum to change from having all five council seats up for vote simultaneously to a system in which the elections are staggered every two years. Under the terms of the change, the two candidates receiving the highest number of votes in the November 2010 election would serve full four-year terms, with the three other winners serving two-year terms. As the three winners with the lowest number of votes in the 2010 election, the terms of Rick Prickett, Sherry Scull and Diane Stinney ended in December 2012. Sherry Scull resigned from office in August 2015 due to issues related to her state pension. In September, the Township Council selected Thomas J. Cathers Sr., from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat on an interim basis. In the November general election, Republican Jack Tompkins was elected to fill the balance of the term through December 2016. In March 2016, the Township Council appointed former councilmember Kenneth Cartier to fill the seat expiring in December 2016 that became vacant following the death of Diane Stinney. In March 2018, Elisabeth McCartney was appointed to fill the seat expiring December 2020 that became vacant following the resignation of Kenneth Cartier, who announced that he was moving out of the township. McCartney served on an interim basis until the November 2018 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term of office. , the

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of Pemberton Township is

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David A. Patriarca, whose term of office ends December 31, 2022.Office of the Mayor
Pemberton Township. Accessed July 6, 2022. Members of the Pemberton Township Council are Council President Gaye Burton (D, 2022), Jason A. Allen (D, 2022), Paul C. Detrick (D, 2024), Donovan Gardner (D, 2024), Elisabeth McCartney (D, 2024).November 3, 2020 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results

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, updated November 23, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.November 6, 2018 General Election Summary Report Official Results

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, updated November 17, 2018. Accessed January 1, 2019. The police department consists of 57 officers and is headed by Chief David Jantas.

Federal, state, and county representation

Pemberton Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District Plan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 8th 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.

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is governed by a

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comprised of five members who are chosen

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; at an annual reorganization meeting, the board selects a director and deputy director from among its members.Board of County Commissioners
Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed February 26, 2022. ,

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are Commissioner Director Daniel J. O'Connell ( D, Delran Township; term as commissioner ends December 31, 2024; term as director ends 2022) Commissioner Deputy Director Tom Pullion (D, Edgewater Park, term as commissioner ends 2023; term as deputy director ends 2022), Allison Eckel (D, Medford, 2022; appointed to fill an unexpired term),Felicia Hopson (D, Willingboro Township, 2024) and

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(D, Burlington Township, 2023).Burlington County's Constitutional Officers are

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Joanne Schwartz (R, Southampton Township, 2023), Sheriff Anthony Basantis (D, Burlington Township, 2022), and

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Brian J. Carlin (D, Burlington Township, 2026).

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 13,972 registered voters in Pemberton Township, of which 4,639 (33.2% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,433 (17.4% vs. 23.9%) were registered as

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and 6,893 (49.3% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 7 voters registered as

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.Voter Registration Summary - Burlington

Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 28, 2014. Among the township's 2010 Census population, 50.1% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 66.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide). In the

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, Democrat

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received 6,304 votes here (65.3% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 3,157 votes (32.7% vs. 40.2%) and other candidates with 105 votes (1.1% vs. 1.0%), among the 9,657 ballots cast by the township's 14,741 registered voters, for a turnout of 65.5% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 6,680 votes here (63.9% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 3,566 votes (34.1% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 143 votes (1.4% vs. 1.0%), among the 10,461 ballots cast by the township's 14,378 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.8% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County). In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

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received 5,223 votes here (55.7% vs. 52.9% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 4,025 votes (42.9% vs. 46.0%) and other candidates with 93 votes (1.0% vs. 0.8%), among the 9,379 ballots cast by the township's 13,510 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.4% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 3,060 votes here (57.9% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat

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with 2,092 votes (39.6% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 69 votes (1.3% vs. 1.2%), among the 5,284 ballots cast by the township's 14,549 registered voters, yielding a 36.3% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county). In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 2,879 ballots cast (49.8% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,536 votes (43.9% vs. 47.7%), Independent

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with 235 votes (4.1% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 99 votes (1.7% vs. 1.2%), among the 5,782 ballots cast by the township's 14,409 registered voters, yielding a 40.1% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).

Education

The Pemberton Township School District serves students in

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through

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.District Overview
Pemberton Township School District. Accessed May 13, 2020. "Pemberton Township Schools serves approximately 5,000 students from Pemberton Township, Pemberton Borough and Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst. With a dedicated early childhood education center serving 3 and 4 year-old pre-kindergarten students, seven elementary schools (grades kindergarten through 5th), two middle schools (one for grade 6, another for grades 7 and 8), and high school (grades 9-12), Pemberton Township Schools provide a quality, comprehensive education for all students." The district is the singular district for most of the township, except for portions on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst;
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/ref> the school district is one of three choices for K-12 students on the property of the base. The Pemberton Township district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in ''Abbott v. Burke'' which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. The school district serves Pemberton Township (including the communities of Browns Mills, Country Lake Estates, Pemberton Heights and Presidential Lakes Estates and the Pemberton Township portion of

) along with Pemberton Borough. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of 11 schools, had an enrollment of 4,880 students and 434.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 11.2:1.District information for Pemberton Township School District

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

) are Pemberton Early Childhood Education Center (with 465 students; in Pre-K), Samuel T. Busansky Elementary School (333; 3–5), Isaiah Haines Elementary School (291; K–2), Alexander Denbo Elementary School (309; 3–5), Howard L. Emmons Elementary School (288; K–2), Fort Dix Elementary School (451; Pre-K–5), Harker-Wylie Elementary School (284; K–2), Joseph S. Stackhouse Elementary School (283; 3–5), Marcus Newcomb Middle School, (373; 6), Helen A. Fort Middle School (664; 7–8) and

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(989; 9–12). Students from Pemberton Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the

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, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township. Pemberton Township was the location of the main campus of Rowan College at Burlington County, formerly known as Burlington County College (BCC), the county's

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, having moved to its first permanent site in Pemberton Township in 1971. It was the main campus until 2015 when all Pemberton Campus classes were transferred to

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. The last part of the Pemberton Campus closed in summer 2019.

Emergency services

Pemberton Township is provided fire protection through an agreement with the Pemberton Township Fire Department (Burlington County Stations 181 rowns Mills 182

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& 183 ountry Lakes and the Goodwill Fire Department (Burlington County Station 191). Emergency Medical Services are provided through Capital Health Systems Basic Life Support Service. The agreement is provided at no cost to the taxpayers or the township, but the provider does bill your medical insurance for the services.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Burlington County and by the

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. The major roads that pass through are CR 530, Route 70 in the south and

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along the western border. Interstate 295 and the

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are outside in neighboring Springfield Township, but the closest interchanges are two towns away.

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides bus service in the township on the 317 route between Asbury Park and

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Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Pemberton Township include: *

Carmela Marie Cristiano Sister Carmela Marie Cristiano, S.C. (August 15, 1927 – August 1, 2011) was an American Catholic religious sister of the Sisters of Charity of Saint Elizabeth, who served the community as a teacher, social worker and activist. She received public ...

(–2011), Catholic nun and social worker *

Matthew Emmons Matthew D. Emmons (born April 5, 1981) is an American rifle shooter. He competed in various events at the 2004, 2008, 2012 and 2016 Olympics and won a gold, a silver, and a bronze medal. Career Emmons started out as a successful junior and has b ...

(born 1981), sharpshooter who won an Olympic gold medal at the

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in the Men's 50 m Rifle Prone *

Ed Forchion Robert Edward "Ed" Forchion Jr. (born July 23, 1964), also known as NJWeedman, is an American Rastafari cannabis rights and free speech activist, perennial candidate, actor, writer, and restaurateur. He is the founder of the Legalize Marijua ...

(born 1964),

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activist known as NJWEEDMAN and a perennial candidate for various

elected offices *

George Franklin Fort George Franklin Fort (June 30, 1809 – April 22, 1872) was a physician, politician, judge, and a Democrat who served as the 16th governor of New Jersey from 1851 to 1854. Biography He was born near Pemberton, New Jersey. He graduated from the U ...

(1809–1872), 16th Governor of

* John Franklin Fort (1852–1920), 33rd Governor of

* Ed Gillespie (born 1962), Chairman, US Republican National Committee (2003–2004) Presidential Advisor for George W. Bush (2007–2009) * Ed Smith (born 1969), former NFL tight end * Irv Smith (born 1971), former NFL player for the

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and the

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, and brother of Ed Smith, also a former NFL player *

Elizabeth Coleman White Elizabeth Coleman White (October 5, 1871November 11, 1954) was a New Jersey agricultural specialist who collaborated with Frederick Vernon Coville to develop and commercialize a cultivated blueberry. Biography Elizabeth Coleman White was born on O ...

(1871–1954), agriculturalist, developer of the first cultivated blueberryAbdou, Nyier
"N.J. farm growing blueberry not seen for decades"
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'', July 2, 2009. Accessed May 12, 2011. "The commercial blueberry was first cultivated in the New Jersey Pinelands by Elizabeth Coleman White, the daughter of a local cranberry farmer, and agricultural scientist Frederick Coville. White's farm, known as Whitesbog Village, in Pemberton Township, is still farmed by the same family as J.J. White, Inc."

References

External links

Official township website

Geographic location

{{authority control 1846 establishments in New Jersey Faulkner Act (mayor–council) New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Populated places in the Pine Barrens (New Jersey) Populated places established in 1846 Townships in Burlington County, New Jersey