Commercial Township, New Jersey
Commercial Township, New Jersey | |
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| Motto(s): Small Town Charm, Along the Scenic Maurice River | |
Location of Commercial 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 Commercial Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Cumberland County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°16′26″N 75°02′43″W / 39.273769°N 75.045343°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Cumberland |
| Incorporated | February 27, 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Warren "Mike" Vizzard (D, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Heather Sparks |
| Area | |
• Total | 34.41 sq mi (89.13 km2) |
| • Land | 31.91 sq mi (82.66 km2) |
| • Water | 2.50 sq mi (6.47 km2) 7.26% |
| • Rank | 70th of 565 in state 7th of 14 in county |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 4,669 |
• Estimate (2023) | 4,643 |
| • Rank | 389th of 565 in state 7th of 14 in county |
| • Density | 146.3/sq mi (56.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 522nd of 565 in state 8th of 14 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08349 – Port Norris |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3401114710 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882062 |
| Website | www |
Commercial 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. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,669, a decrease of 509 (−9.8%) from the 2010 census count of 5,178, which in turn reflected a decline of 81 (−1.5%) from the 5,259 counted in the 2000 census.
Commercial Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 27, 1874, from portions of Downe Township. The township was named for its shellfish industry.