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|subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Cumberland |government_footnotes = 〔 |government_type = Township |governing_body = Township Committee |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Andrew Sarclette (term ends December 31, 2015)〔〔(2015 New Jersey Mayors Directory ), New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as of October 20, 2015. Accessed November 12, 2015.〕 |leader_title1 = Clerk |leader_name1 = Linda Costello (acting)〔(Municipal Administrative Offices ), Maurice River Township. Accessed October 23, 2012.〕 |established_title = Formed |established_date = January 19, 1748 |established_title1 = Incorporated |established_date1 = February 21, 1798 |named_for = Maurice, Prince of Orange |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = 〔(2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 248.018 |area_land_km2 = 241.146 |area_water_km2 = 6.872 |area_total_sq_mi = 95.760 |area_land_sq_mi = 93.107 |area_water_sq_mi = 2.653 |area_water_percent = 2.77 |area_rank = 7th of 566 in state 1st of 14 in county〔 |population_as_of = 2010 Census |population_footnotes = 〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Maurice River township, Cumberland County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 23, 2012.〕〔〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Maurice River township ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed October 23, 2012.〕 |population_total = 7976 |population_rank = 290th of 566 in state 4th of 14 in county〔(GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 23, 2012.〕 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = 85.7 |population_density_rank = 550th of 566 in state 11th of 14 in county〔 |population_est = 7923 |pop_est_as_of = 2014 |pop_est_footnotes = 〔 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT) |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = 〔, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 7, 2013.〕 |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 39 |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |coordinates_region = US-NJ |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_footnotes = 〔〔(US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |latd = 39.295626 |longd = -74.928882 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 08327 - Leesburg〔(Look Up a ZIP Code for Leesburg, NJ ), United States Postal Service. Accessed October 23, 2012.〕 |area_code = 856 exchange: 785〔(Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Leesburg, NJ ), Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 23, 2013.〕 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 3401144580〔〔(American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕〔(A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey ), Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed October 23, 2012.〕 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0882063〔〔(US Board on Geographic Names ), United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |website = |footnotes = }} Maurice River 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 7,976,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 1,048 (+15.1%) from the 6,928 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 280 (+4.2%) from the 6,648 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 October 23, 2012.〕 Maurice River Township was first formed as a precinct on January 19, 1748, and was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships. Portions of the township were taken to form Millville on March 1, 1866.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 121. Accessed October 23, 2012.〕 The township derives its name from Maurice, Prince of Orange.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 5, 2015.〕〔Gannett, Henry. (''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States'' ), p. 20. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 5, 2015.〕 It is a dry town where alcohol cannot be sold.〔New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)〕〔Giordano, Rita. ("More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell" ), ''The Philadelphia Inquirer'', June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.〕 ==History== Originally called Wahatquenak by the local Lenni Lenape Native Americans, the Maurice River is said to be named for a local legend, in which a Dutch ship on the river, the Prince Maurice, was sunk by the local Native Americans in 1657. The land was surveyed by John Worledge and Thomas Budd, and the community of Dorchester was laid out.〔(History ), Maurice River Township. Accessed October 23, 2012. "Today Maurice River Township encompasses 94.7 square miles and includes the villages of Delmont, Heislerville, Leesburg, Dorchester, Bricksboro, Port Elizabeth, Cumberland and a portion of Milmay."〕 However, it was not until 1798 on that the township itself was established.〔 Port Elizabeth was established as a port of delivery by an Act of Congress in 1789, and trade was done directly with the West Indies for several years, until the 1830s, when trading was done more with Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York City. Dorchester and Leesburg were known for shipbuilding industry, and the ''A.J. Meerwald'' (the State Ship of New Jersey) was built in the shipyards of Dorchester. The village of Heislerville and its surroundings were known for their oystering industry until around 1957, when a parasitic disease called MSX crippled the oyster population of the river. The oystering industry has not recovered since.〔(Historic Themes and Resources within the New Jersey Coastal Heritage Trail Route: Maritime Activities ), National Park Service. Accessed April 6, 2007.〕 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「Maurice River Township, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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