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Pennsville Township is a township in Salem County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 13,409,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 215 (+1.6%) from the 13,194 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 600 (-4.3%) from the 13,794 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 January 17, 2013.〕 The township is named for William Penn.〔(Welcome to the Township Website! ), Pennsville Township. Accessed May 30, 2007.〕 The township includes the state's westernmost point.〔(Nova Cæsarea: A Cartographic Record of the Garden State 1666-1888 - Salem County ), Princeton University. Accessed September 17, 2015. "2013: The westernmost point of Pennsville Township, which is also the westernmost point of New Jersey."〕 Lower Penns Neck Township was formed on July 10, 1721, when Penn's Neck Township was subdivided and Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township) was also formed. The township was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's original group of 104 townships. The township was renamed Pennsville Township based on the results of a referendum held on November 2, 1965.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 216. Accessed October 23, 2012.〕 The township is named for William Penn.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 16, 2015.〕 ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 24.588 square miles (63.683 km2), including 21.277 square miles (55.108 km2) of land and 3.311 square miles (8.575 km2) of water (13.47%).〔〔 Pennsville CDP (with a 2010 Census population of 11,888〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Pennsville CDP, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 17, 2013.〕) is a unincorporated community and census designated place (CDP) area located within Pennsville Township.〔(GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Salem County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 17, 2013.〕〔(2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 17, 2013.〕〔(New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32) ), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed January 17, 2013.〕 Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Cedar Point, Church Landing, Churchtown, Cobbs Island, Deepwater, Deepwater Point, Finns Point, Fort Mott, Goose Island Flats, Harrisonville, Kellys Point, Marsh Point, Penn Brick Beach, Salem Cove and Travis Cove.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 The Salem River flows along the township's eastern and southern boundaries.〔DeLorme (2005). ''New Jersey Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-324-9.〕 The township borders the Salem County municipalities of Carneys Point Township, Elsinboro Township, Mannington Township and Salem. Pennsville Township also borders a section of New Castle County, Delaware, which is one of only two points of land east of the Delaware River that are within the state of Delaware, the other being on Artificial Island in Lower Alloways Creek Township.〔Schoonejongen, John. ("How Delaware got on Jersey’s side of the river" ), ''Asbury Park Press'', September 10, 2010. Accessed September 17, 2015. "Over the years, dumping grounds for dredge spoils have actually expanded the land mass in New Jersey, but the old border holds fast, meaning that in areas of Salem County, for example, someone can walk from New Jersey to Delaware without getting his or her feet wet. A part of Lower Alloways Creek’s Artificial Island, upon which three nuclear generators sit, is one of those areas. Killcohook, in Pennsville Township, is another."〕 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「Pennsville Township, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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