Downe Township, New Jersey
| Downe Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Downe | |
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 Downe Township highlighted in Cumberland County. Inset map: Cumberland County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Downe Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°16′10″N 75°08′00″W / 39.269497°N 75.133318°WCoordinates: 39°16′10″N 75°08′00″W / 39.269497°N 75.133318°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Cumberland |
| Royal charter | January 19, 1748 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Robert G. Campbell (R, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Clerk | Constance S. Garton |
| Area | |
| • Total | 54.268 sq mi (140.552 km2) |
| • Land | 48.606 sq mi (125.888 km2) |
| • Water | 5.662 sq mi (14.664 km2) 10.43% |
| Area rank | 31st of 566 in state 3rd of 14 in county |
| Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,585 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,519 |
| • Rank | 510th of 566 in state 11th of 14 in county |
| • Density | 32.6/sq mi (12.6/km2) |
| • Density rank | 559th of 566 in state 14th of 14 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08315 - Dividing Creek 08321 - Fortescue 08345 - Newport 08349 - Port Norris, New Jersey |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchange: 785 |
| FIPS code | 3401118220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882061 |
| Website | www |
Downe Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 1,585, reflecting a decline of 46 (-2.8%) from the 1,631 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 71 (-4.2%) from the 1,702 counted in the 1990 Census.
What is now Downe Township was formed by Royal charter on January 19, 1748, as Downes Township, from portions of Fairfield Township. Downe Township was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Commercial Township on February 27, 1874. Downe Township is a dry township where alcohol cannot be sold.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 54.268 square miles (140.552 km2), including 48.606 square miles (125.888 km2) of land and 5.662 square miles (14.664 km2) of water (10.43%).
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Beadons Point, Beaver Dam, Dividing Creek, Dragston, Egg Island Point, False Egg Island Point, Fortescue, Gandys Beach, Little Neck, Money Island (surrounded by the Gandy's Beach nature preserve), Nantuxent Point, Newport, Newport Landing, Newport Neck, Newport Station, Shaws Mill, The Glades and Turkey Point.
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