Pennsville Township is a

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in Salem County, in the U.S. state of

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. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 13,409, reflecting an increase of 215 (+1.6%) from the 13,194 counted in the 2000 census. The township is named for

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. The township includes the state's westernmost point. The township had the 24th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.285% in 2020, compared to 3.476% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.

History

Lower Penns Neck Township was formed on July 10, 1721, when Penn's Neck Township was subdivided and Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point 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. The township was renamed Pennsville Township based on the results of a referendum held on November 2, 1965.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 October 23, 2012.

Geography

According to the

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, the township had a total area of 24.58 square miles (63.66 km²), including 21.27 square miles (55.08 km²) of land and 3.31 square miles (8.58 km²) of water (13.48%). Pennsville, with a 2010 census population of 11,888,) is an

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and

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

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, August 2012. Accessed January 17, 2013. Other unincorporated communities, localities and places located partially or completely within the township include Cedar Crest, Churchtown, Central Park, Deepwater, Fort Mott, Glenside, Harrisonville, Penn Beach, and Valley Park.

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flows along the township's eastern and southern boundaries. The township borders the Salem County municipalities of Carneys Point Township, Elsinboro Township, Mannington Township, and Salem. Pennsville Township also borders a section of

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, which is one of only two points of land east of the

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that are within the state of Delaware, the other being on Artificial Island in Lower Alloways Creek Township.

Demographics

2010 census

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $58,153 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,425) and the median family income was $71,327 (+/− $6,934). Males had a median income of $53,166 (+/− $4,370) versus $42,054 (+/− $3,006) for females. The

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for the borough was $29,275 (+/− $1,740). About 7.0% of families and 9.8% of the population were below the

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, including 13.4% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the

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, there were 13,194 people, 5,317 households, and 3,711 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 5,623 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 96.68%

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, 0.96%

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, 0.16% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.39% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Pennsville township, New Jersey
,

. Accessed October 31, 2016.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Pennsville township, Salem County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed January 17, 2013. There were 5,317 households, out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were

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living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98. In the township, the population was spread out, with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 90.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $47,250, and the median income for a family was $57,340. Males had a median income of $45,523 versus $29,629 for females. The

for the township was $22,717. About 3.1% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the

, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Pennsville Township is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 of the 564 municipalities in New Jersey 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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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2006, p. 19. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. , the members of the Pennsville Township committee are

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Robert E. McDade ( R, term on committee ends December 31, 2023; term asmayor ends 2022), Deputy Mayor Marc S. Chastain (R, term on committee ends 2023; term as deputy mayor ends 2022), Jeffery B. Cook (R, 2022), Daniel J. Neu (R, 2022) and Peter E. Halter Sr. (R, 2024).Township Committee
Township of Pennsville. Accessed August 23, 2022. "The Township Committee is comprised of five members – the Mayor and four individuals, each of who serves a term of three years. At the reorganization meeting in January, the Committee selects one of its own to serve as 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.

Federal, state, and county representation

Pennsville Township is located in the 2nd Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report
New Jersey Redistricting Commission, 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 League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019. Salem County is governed by a five-member

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who are elected

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 held in the beginning of January, the board selects a Director and a Deputy Director from among its members.County Commissioners
Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed May 1, 2022. , Salem County's Commissioners (with party, residence and term-end year listed in parentheses) are Director Benjamin H. Laury ( R,

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, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2024; term as director ends 2022), Deputy Director Gordon J. "Mickey" Ostrum, Jr. (R, Pilesgrove Township, term as commissioner ends 2024; term as deputy director ends 2022), R. Scott Griscom (R, Mannington Township, 2022), Edward A. Ramsay (R, Pittsgrove Township, 2023) and Lee R. Ware ( D, Elsinboro Township, 2022). Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Dale A. Cross (R, 2024), Sheriff Charles M. Miller (R, 2024), and Surrogate Nicki A. Burke (D, 2023).

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 9,062 registered voters in Pennsville Township, of which 2,572 (28.4% vs. 30.6% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,797 (19.8% vs. 21.0%) were registered as Republicans and 4,686 (51.7% vs. 48.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 7 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.Voter Registration Summary - Salem

Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed January 17, 2013. Among the township's 2010 Census population, 67.6% (vs. 64.6% in Salem County) were registered to vote, including 86.5% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 84.4% countywide). In the 2012 presidential election, Republican

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received 53.4% of the vote (3,175 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 44.6% (2,651 votes), and other candidates with 2.0% (116 votes), among the 5,999 ballots cast by the township's 9,285 registered voters (57 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 64.6%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican

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received 3,204 votes (48.7% vs. 46.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 3,129 votes (47.6% vs. 50.4%) and other candidates with 153 votes (2.3% vs. 1.6%), among the 6,576 ballots cast by the township's 9,291 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.8% (vs. 71.8% in Salem County). In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 3,547 votes (54.3% vs. 52.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat

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with 2,859 votes (43.8% vs. 45.9%) and other candidates with 81 votes (1.2% vs. 1.0%), among the 6,528 ballots cast by the township's 9,041 registered voters, for a turnout of 72.2% (vs. 71.0% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 72.2% of the vote (2,848 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 25.5% (1,007 votes), and other candidates with 2.3% (89 votes), among the 3,979 ballots cast by the township's 9,134 registered voters (35 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 43.6%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,959 votes (46.9% vs. 46.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,688 votes (40.4% vs. 39.9%), Independent Chris Daggett with 424 votes (10.1% vs. 9.7%) and other candidates with 75 votes (1.8% vs. 2.0%), among the 4,181 ballots cast by the township's 9,259 registered voters, yielding a 45.2% turnout (vs. 47.3% in the county).

Education

Students in public school for

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through

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attend the Pennsville School District. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 1,822 students and 165.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 11.0:1.District information for Pennsville School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are Valley Park Elementary School with 338 students in grades Pre-K–1, Central Park Elementary School with 271 students in grades 2–3, Penn Beach Elementary School with 305 students in grades 4–5, Pennsville Middle School with 439 students in grades 6–8, and Pennsville Memorial High School with 438 students in grades 9–12. Guardian Angels Regional School (Pre-K–Grade 3 campus in Gibbstown and 4–8 campus in Paulsboro) takes students from Pennsville. It is within the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.

Transportation

Roads and highways

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

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, by the Delaware River and Bay Authority and by the

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. Pennsville houses county, state, U.S., Interstates and toll expressways, which all converge at the northern part of the township near Deepwater. The southern terminus of U.S. Route 130 is in the township. Route 49 begins at the converging point and travels south for about through the center of town. Interstate 295 and

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(multiplexed together) also pass through the north which houses Exit 1 along I-295 and which is also the Delaware Memorial Bridge that connects to the state of

. In addition, the

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begins where Routes 49, 40, 130 and 295 all intersect with one another, with the creation of a roadway from Pennsville to Woodbridge Township being the initial goal when the

was created in 1948. Despite the Turnpike's southern end being in the township, Exit 1 is officially located in neighboring Carneys Point Township. The only major county road that travels through is County Road 551.

Public transportation

NJ Transit offers bus service to and from

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on the

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route, and local service on the

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routes.

Notable people

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

Kenneth A. Black Jr. Kenneth Algernon Black Jr. (December 23, 1932 – January 29, 2019) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from District 3A from 1968 to 1974. Born in Swedesboro, New Jersey and raised in Penns ...

(1932–2019), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from District 3A from 1968 to 1974 * Paul Anthony Ciancia (born ), convicted for the 2013 Los Angeles International Airport shooting * Gene Foster (born 1942), professional football

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who played for the San Diego Chargers from 1965 to 1970 *

Daniel Garrison Daniel Garrison, a Representative from New Jersey; born in Pennsville Township, New Jersey near Salem, New Jersey, on April 3, 1782. Early life and career He pursued an academic course and engaged in agricultural pursuits. He was a member of the ...

(1782–1851), member of the

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from New Jersey from 1823 to 1827 * Thomas A. Pankok (1931–2022), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1982 to 1986, where he represented the 3rd Legislative District *

Dave Romansky David L. Romansky (born April 8, 1938) is an American racewalker. Early career Romansky was born in Penns Grove, New Jersey and later moved to Pennsville, New Jersey. Although he began racewalking only in February 1967, he qualified and represent ...

(born 1938),

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Ritch Shydner Ritchie A. "Ritch" Shydner (born December 3, 1952) is an American stand-up comedian, comic writer, and actor. Early life Ritch Shydner was born in the small town of Pennsville, New Jersey. He studied business and sociology at Gettysburg Colle ...

(born 1951), writer, producer and actor * Chris Widger (born 1971),

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catcher and World Series Champion *

Mike Widger Michael Jon Widger (August 21, 1948 – March 3, 2016) was a linebacker for the Montreal Alouettes and Ottawa Rough Riders of the Canadian Football League from 1970 to 1978. An All-American at Virginia Tech, he was a CFL All-Star four times and ...

(1948–2016), linebacker who played in the

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for the

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and Ottawa Rough Riders * Norm Willey (1927–2011), defensive lineman who played in the

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for the

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and then taught and coached football at Pennsville Memorial High School after retiringPawling, Chris
"Norm Willey passes with great reputation left behind"
''

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'', August 20, 2011. Accessed November 4, 2013. "Pennsville legend and former Philadelphia Eagles Pro-Bowler Norm Willey passed away earlier this week — just a few days before his 84th birthday — but leaves behind a reputation that will live on for many more years. Willey had the annual Thanksgiving Day trophy — the Norm Willey Boot, which is given to the winner of the Pennsville-Penns Grove football game — named after him."

References

External links

Pennsville Township website

Pennsville School District
*
School Data for the Pennsville School District

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