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Lacey Township is a township in Ocean County, New Jersey and is considered part of the Jersey Shore region. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 27,644,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 2,298 (+9.1%) from the 25,346 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,205 (+14.5%) from the 22,141 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed December 26, 2012.〕 The 2010 population was the highest recorded in any decennial census. It was named for Continental Army General John Lacey.〔(Township's History ), Lacey Township. Accessed December 26, 2012.〕 Lacey Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1871, from portions of Dover Township (now known as Toms River Township) and Union Township (now Barnegat Township). Portions of the township were taken on June 23, 1933, to form the borough of Island Beach (which is now Island Beach State Park, part of Berkeley Township).〔〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 203. Accessed October 26, 2012.〕 The township was named for Revolutionary War brigadier general John Lacey, who developed Ferrago Forge in 1809.〔(Lacey Community Profile ), Ocean County Library. Accessed September 2, 2015. "In 1809, John Lacey, a Revolutionary War general, built Ferrago Forge---for his contribution to the growth and importance of the area, the township was named for him when it was incorporated in 1871."〕 The Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station is located in the southern part of the township. The single-unit 636 MWe boiling water reactor power plant adjoins the Oyster Creek and is owned and operated by Exelon Corporation. It produces 9% of the state's electricity and is the nation's oldest operating nuclear power plant, having first been brought online on December 1, 1969, and is licensed to operate until April 9, 2029.〔Staff. ("Feds OK new license for NJ nuclear power plant" ), ''The Washington Times'', April 1, 2009. Accessed December 26, 2012. "The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission voted 3-1 on Wednesday to grant a new license to the Oyster Creek Nuclear Generating Station in Lacey Township, N.J. It provides 9 percent of New Jersey’s electricity. Oyster Creek and Nine Mile Point Nuclear Generating Station in upstate New York both went online Dec. 1, 1969. But Oyster Creek is considered older because its initial license was granted first."〕 In 2010, Exelon announced that it would close the facility in 2019 as part of an agreement with the State of New Jersey under which the plant would be allowed to operate without cooling towers.〔("Exelon to shut NJ Oyster Creek reactor in 2019" ), Reuters, December 9, 2010. Accessed August 12, 2014. "Exelon Corp (EXC.N) will shut the Oyster Creek nuclear power plant in New Jersey in 2019, about 10 years before its license expires, in a deal with the state allowing the reactor to operate until then without building expensive cooling towers, the company said in a release late Wednesday.... The decision also delays any immediate economic impact on Lacey Township, where the plant is located, Exelon said, noting Oyster Creek is one of the largest employers in Ocean County, providing more than $70 million annually in wages for nearly 700 plant workers, property taxes and purchases of goods and services from New Jersey businesses."〕 Murray Grove is a Unitarian-Universalist retreat and conference center in Lanoka Harbor, traditionally considered the site where Universalism in America began.〔("Towns of Lanoka Harbor and Murray Grove: Written Historical and Descriptive Data" ), Historic American Buildings Survey, National Park Service. Accessed December 26, 2012. "Murray Grove is further renowned as the 'birthplace of Universalism America,' where the first Universalist sermon in the United States was preached."〕 ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 98.530 square miles (255.191 km2), including 83.256 square miles (215.631 km2) of land and 15.274 square miles (39.560 km2) of water (15.50%).〔〔 Forked River (with a 2010 Census population of 5,244〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Forked River CDP, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 26, 2012.〕) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Lacey Township.〔(GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Ocean County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 26, 2012.〕〔(2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 26, 2012.〕〔(New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32) ), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed December 26, 2012.〕 Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Aserdaten, Bamber Lakes, Barnegat Pines, Batuber, Cedar Creek, Cedar Crest, Deer Head Lake, Good Luck, Lake Barnegat, Lanoka Harbor, Osteam, Red Oak Grove, Union Clay Works and Webbs Mill.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed November 28, 2014.〕 The township's fire stations are named after the various areas of Lacey Township. The north-south track of the Garden State Parkway serves as an informal use divider under the 1979 Pinelands Act and the subsequent Comprehensive Management Plan. To the east of the Parkway are more than 95% of Lacey's residential dwellings, located in the unincorporated areas of Lanoka Harbor and Forked River. To the Parkway's west is a mostly undisturbed pine and cedar forest, part of New Jersey's vast Pine Barrens. The forest is interspersed with a scattered few farms, houses and ranches, the tiny community of Bamber Lakes and open pit gravel quarries - all of which predate passage of the Pinelands Act or were developed under its tight zoning rules. The conditions of grandfathering vary - the mines' exceptions are to expire upon the deaths of their owners whereas the farms' exceptions are indefinite. Development west of the parkway is strictly controlled by the New Jersey Pinelands Commission. Many Ocean County residents commonly refer to all of Lacey Township as Forked River with the first word pronounced with two syllables (FOR-kid or FORK-id). Pronouncing the first word with one syllable is a sign of a non-native.〔(Say What? : From 'Morris' River to 'R-Kansas' Avenue, Area Residents have own way of speaking. ), ''The Press of Atlantic City'', April 24, 2003〕〔Suhay, Lisa. ("JERSEYANA; Where They Don't Speak With Forked Tongue" ), ''The New York Times'', December 8, 2002. Accessed September 13, 2013. "'It's FORK-ed River,' Jennifer Sawicki, 25, who was born in the town, said with a laugh.... Donald M. Launer, a resident and author of ''A Cruising Guide to New Jersey Waters'' (Rutgers Press, 1997), had a long laugh at the idea of asking people how to pronounce the name and at the mere thought that anyone in Forked River would say Forkt. 'The name originated in the 1700s, and it is the typical archaic pronunciation that has just stuck,' he said."〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lacey Township, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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