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Lumberton Township, New Jersey
Lumberton Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 12,559,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 2,098 (+20.1%) from the 10,461 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,756 (+56.0%) from the 6,705 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 June 20, 2012.〕
Lumberton was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 14, 1860, from portions of Medford Township, Southampton Township and Eastampton Township. Portions of the township were taken on March 12, 1924, to form Hainesport.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 96. Accessed June 20, 2012.〕 The township was named for its early lumber industry, with pine trees cut down to supply wood used in Philadelphia.〔(History of Lumberton Township, New Jersey ), Lumberton Township. Accessed September 3, 2015. "Its name came from the fact that Pine trees were abundant in the vicinity and boats and rafts carried lumber and cord wood from the Rancocas Creek to Philadelphia and other places."〕〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 3, 2015.〕
In March 2007, Lumberton was identified as having the most active community of EBay buyers and sellers on a per-capita basis in the United States, with 46,000 items posted on the site over a three-week period by members based in the Lumberton ZIP code 08048.〔Berr, Jonathan. ("A South Jersey Town Emerges as a Hub of E-Commerce" ), ''The New York Times'', March 20, 2007. Accessed November 26, 2013. "But Ms. Pfeiffer didn’t recognize Lumberton’s place in the Internet marketplace until November, when eBay announced that the largely white-collar town of 12,000 people had the most active community of buyers and sellers on a per-capita basis in the United States.... EBay based its ranking on transactions posted during three weeks in November, when more than 46,000 listings originated from Lumberton and its ZIP code — 08048 — for items ranging from bedding to books to camping equipment."〕〔(Community Counts Winner Announced ), Ebay, November 29, 2006, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 6, 2008. Accessed January 7, 2012.〕
==History==
The history of some of the homes in Lumberton date back to the times of slavery. One such home, still located on Creek Road in the township, has been documented as having been a site on the underground railroad. The home was originally built by D.B. Cole in 1824. The deed to the land where the home sits dates back to 1806 when the Coles purchased the land from the Moores of Moorestown. The story goes, and has been documented Charles Blockson's ''Hippocrene Guide to the Underground Railroad,'' that a fake well that once rested in the backyard of the house served as a chute for slaves to slide down in order to hide from their slavemasters as they fled to Canada.〔("Traveling the East Coast Underground Railroad" ), Traveling with MJ, February 5, 2011. Accessed September 5, 2013. "New Jersey – D.B. Cole House, Creek Rd, Lumberton – Can be seen from the road, and rumored to be open by appointment – Cole used a well to hide runaway slaves by building a room with 20-foot ceilings at the bottom of the well."〕
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