Maurice River Township, Cumberland County

State Plan Planning Areas (2001)

ACRESCenter NameCenter TypePlanning Area DescriptionPlanning Area NumberSQMI
12401.84ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE519.3782
5339.67STATE PARK88.3431
42114.34PINELANDS1065.8037

Pinelands Management Areas (2007)

ACRESCOUNTYMUNINational/State ReservationPMA Descriptive NameSQMITown or Village Name
18920.55CUMBERLANDMAURICE RIVER TWP29.56
34637.29CUMBERLANDMAURICE RIVER TWPNSForest Area54.12
631.55CUMBERLANDMAURICE RIVER TWPNSPinelands Village0.99CUMBERLAND-HESSTOWN
24.30CUMBERLANDMAURICE RIVER TWPNSPinelands Village0.04
5.13CUMBERLANDMAURICE RIVER TWPNRRural Development Area0.01
4570.26CUMBERLANDMAURICE RIVER TWPNSRural Development Area7.14
861.50CUMBERLANDMAURICE RIVER TWPNSPinelands Village1.35PORT ELIZABETH-BRICKSBORO
1.27CUMBERLANDMAURICE RIVER TWPNRForest Area0.00
250.16CUMBERLANDMAURICE RIVER TWPNSPinelands Village0.39DELMONT
171.95CUMBERLANDMAURICE RIVER TWPSRForest Area0.27
209.65CUMBERLANDMAURICE RIVER TWPNSPinelands Village0.33DORCHESTER-LEESBURG
738.78CUMBERLANDMAURICE RIVER TWPNSPinelands Village1.15MILMAY

Mayor and Government

FieldValue
Address590 Main Street
Address 2Post Office Box 218
CityLeesburg
StateNJ
ZIP Code08327
Phone Number(856) 785-1120
Fax Number(856) 785-1974
Mayor's NameRonald D. Riggins, Sr.
Term Start2007-01-01
Term End2008-12-31

Placenames

CLASSCOORDSELEVATIONFEATUREIDNAMEQUAD
SchoolView Map32333307Maurice River Township Elementary SchoolPort Elizabeth
LocaleView Map0873766Matts LandingPort Norris
BuildingView Map4874205New Jersey State Prison FarmHeislerville
CanalView Map1874348Andrews DitchPort Norris
StreamView Map11874606Bears Head BranchFive Points
Populated PlaceView Map18874673Bennetts MillFive Points
StreamView Map16874757Big Neal BranchFive Points
Populated PlaceView Map1874923BricksboroPort Elizabeth
LocaleView Map8875129Camp HollybrookPort Elizabeth
StreamView Map13875185Canute BranchFive Points
StreamView Map14875254Cedar BranchFive Points
StreamView Map10875418Chincopin BranchFive Points
StreamView Map4875476Clear RunPort Elizabeth
StreamView Map0875753Crowder RunPort Elizabeth
Populated PlaceView Map12875778CumberlandPort Elizabeth
ReservoirView Map7875779Cumberland PondPort Elizabeth
Populated PlaceView Map3875885DelmontHeislerville
Populated PlaceView Map3875946DorchesterPort Elizabeth
IslandView Map1876445Fowler IslandPort Norris
Populated PlaceView Map16876883HalbertonPort Elizabeth
ReservoirView Map3876926Hands MillpondHeislerville
Populated PlaceView Map3877035HeislervilleHeislerville
Populated PlaceView Map19877067HesstownPort Elizabeth
Populated PlaceView Map8877156Hoffmans MillPort Elizabeth
StreamView Map2877227Hooks BranchPort Elizabeth
StreamView Map18877339Ingersall BranchFive Points
Populated PlaceView Map6877487Jones MillPort Elizabeth
StreamView Map8877712Lawrens BranchPort Elizabeth
Populated PlaceView Map5877730LeesburgPort Elizabeth
SchoolView Map6877731Leesburg SchoolPort Elizabeth
StreamView Map1877848Little Mill CreekPort Elizabeth
StreamView Map0878062Menantico CreekDividing Creek
Populated PlaceView Map6878085ManumuskinPort Elizabeth
StreamView Map0878086Manumuskin RiverPort Elizabeth
Populated PlaceView Map1878196Maurice RiverPort Norris
StreamView Map0878197Maurice RiverPort Norris
CapeView Map1878199Maurice River NeckPort Norris
StreamView Map8878290Middle Branch Muskee CreekPort Elizabeth
StreamView Map1878672Muskee CreekPort Elizabeth
SummitView Map19878673Muskee HillPort Elizabeth
StreamView Map9878808Nixons BranchPort Elizabeth
Populated PlaceView Map6879014OrmondPort Elizabeth
Populated PlaceView Map4879436Port ElizabethPort Elizabeth
StreamView Map19880511Sharps BranchFive Points
StreamView Map8880634Slab BranchPort Elizabeth
StreamView Map11881056Sweeten WaterFive Points
StreamView Map9881788White Oak BranchFive Points
ParkView Map20883028Peaslee Fish and Wildlife Management AreaPort Elizabeth
ParkView Map1883038Heislerville Fish and Wildlife Management AreaPort Norris
DamView Map3884025Hands Mill Pond DamHeislerville
DamView Map7884231Cumberland Pond DamPort Elizabeth
DamView Map6884232Hoffmans Mill DamPort Elizabeth
ReservoirView Map6884233Hoffmans Mill PondPort Elizabeth

Historic Population

FieldValue
MUNIMAURICE RIVER TWP
COUNTYCUMBERLAND
ACRES61022.38
Square Miles95.35
1930 Population2319
1940 Population2261
1950 Population2834
1960 Population3105
1970 Population3743
1980 Population4577
1990 Population6648
Total Population6928
1930 Density24.8
1940 Density24.2
1950 Density30.3
1960 Density33.2
1970 Density40.1
1980 Density49
1990 Density71.2
PDEN0072.6586

Employment Statistics (2003)

1st Quarter Employment2nd Quarter Employment3rd Quarter Employment4th Quarter EmploymentAverage Annual Employment Average Annual WagesAverage UnitsAverage Weekly WagesStatistic TypeTotal Wages
2926294629392870291358332531122TOTAL - ALL COVERED UI & UCFE169925795
249324532457239924606323091216TOTAL - STATE GOVT155534372
2873553513303283094537595TOTAL - PRIVATE SECTOR10152388
140132125135119340164654TOTAL - LOCAL GOVT4053534
66666309173595TOTAL - FEDERAL GOVT185501

Land Use (2002)

ACRESLABEL02LU02
2758.44TIDAL RIVERS, INLAND BAYS, AND OTHER TIDAL WATERS5410
210.30SALINE MARSH (HIGH MARSH)6112
347.25RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE UNIT, LOW DENSITY1130
276.16TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNICATION/UTILITIES1400
21.14MAJOR ROADWAY1410
0.81BRIDGE OVER WATER1419
144.01UPLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDEVELOPED1463
223.33OTHER URBAN OR BUILT-UP LAND1700
88.46RECREATIONAL LAND1800
1774.30CROPLAND AND PASTURELAND2100
423.58AGRICULTURAL WETLANDS (MODIFIED)2140
766.48DECIDUOUS FOREST (10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4110
4879.04DECIDUOUS FOREST (>50% CROWN CLOSURE)4120
1007.40CONIFEROUS FOREST (10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4210
5275.20CONIFEROUS FOREST (>50% CROWN CLOSURE)4220
715.04MIXED FOREST (>50% CONIFEROUS WITH 10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4311
5928.87MIXED FOREST (>50% CONIFEROUS WITH >50% CROWN CLOSURE)4312
8910.25MIXED FOREST (>50% DECIDUOUS WITH >50% CROWN CLOSURE)4322
407.07OLD FIELD (< 25% BRUSH COVERED)4410
1026.53CONIFEROUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4430
777.13ARTIFICIAL LAKES5300
5210.82SALINE MARSH (LOW MARSH)6111
644.40PHRAGMITES DOMINATE COASTAL WETLANDS6141
2835.33DECIDUOUS WOODED WETLANDS6210
1391.86CONIFEROUS WOODED WETLANDS6220
480.84DECIDUOUS SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS6231
292.93MIXED SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS (DECIDUOUS DOM.)6233
227.49HERBACEOUS WETLANDS6240
2636.93MIXED WOODED WETLANDS (DECIDUOUS DOM.)6251
3803.18MIXED WOODED WETLANDS (CONIFEROUS DOM.)6252
713.60EXTRACTIVE MINING7300
9.71RESIDENTIAL, HIGH DENSITY OR MULTIPLE DWELLING1110
153.17RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE UNIT, MEDIUM DENSITY1120
873.88RESIDENTIAL, RURAL, SINGLE UNIT1140
182.89COMMERCIAL/SERVICES1200
36.37INDUSTRIAL1300
21.39WETLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY1461
13.44CEMETERY1710
158.06OTHER AGRICULTURE2400
17.30PLANTATION4230
845.42MIXED FOREST (>50% DECIDUOUS WITH 10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4321
0.38PHRAGMITES DOMINATE OLD FIELD4411
664.14DECIDUOUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4420
1714.17MIXED DECIDUOUS/CONIFEROUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4440
9.21STREAMS AND CANALS5100
8.75NATURAL LAKES5200
678.20ATLANTIC WHITE CEDAR WETLANDS6221
250.04CONIFEROUS SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS6232
365.82MIXED SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS (CONIFEROUS DOM.)6234
6.96ALTERED LANDS7400
53.12DISTURBED WETLANDS (MODIFIED)7430
21.84TRANSITIONAL AREAS7500
22.16MANAGED WETLAND IN MAINTAINED LAWN GREENSPACE1750
7.71ATHLETIC FIELDS (SCHOOLS)1804
48.86FORMER AGRICULTURAL WETLAND (BECOMING SHRUBBY, NOT BUILT-UP)2150
72.00ORCHARDS/VINEYARDS/NURSERIES/HORTICULTURAL AREAS2200
261.90OPEN TIDAL BAYS5411
47.22VEGETATED DUNE COMMUNITIES6130
255.01PHRAGMITES DOMINATE INTERIOR WETLANDS6241
0.20PHRAGMITES DOMINATE URBAN AREA1741
6.42MANAGED WETLAND IN BUILT-UP MAINTAINED REC AREA1850
11.36BEACHES7100

School Districts

FieldValue
District ID09780
District Numeric Type1
District TypeElementary
District NameMAURICE RIVER TOWNSHIP
ACRES61069.71

Census Summary File 1 (Population & Housing)

FieldValue
Total Population6928
Total Population: White4062
Total Population: Black2285
Total Population: American Indian54
Total Population: Asian19
Total Population: Hawaiian1
Total Population: Other Race307
Total Population: Hispanic634
Total Population: Not Hispanic6294
Median Age: Both Sexes36.0
Median Age: Male35.6
Median Age: Female37.8
Total Population: Male5093
Total Population: Female1835
Households: Total1332
Average Household Size2.68
Housing Units: Total1461
Housing Units: Occupied1332
Housing Units: Vacant129

Census Summary File 3

FieldValue
Workers 16 years and over: Total1610
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van1547
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van; Drove alone1349
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van; Carpooled198
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation15
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Bus or trolley bus12
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Railroad3
Means of transportation to work; Walked9
Means of transportation to work; Other means7
Worked at home32
Total1610
Did not work at home1578
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; Less than 5 minutes37
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 5 to 9 minutes157
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 10 to 14 minutes251
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 15 to 19 minutes247
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 20 to 24 minutes271
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 25 to 29 minutes145
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 30 to 34 minutes198
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 35 to 39 minutes16
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 40 to 44 minutes36
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 45 to 59 minutes112
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 60 to 89 minutes81
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 90 or more minutes27
Worked at home32
Households: Median household income in 199943182
Households: Total1338
Household income; Less than $10;00086
Household income; $10;000 to $14;99990
Household income; $15;000 to $19;99972
Household income; $20;000 to $24;999100
Household income; $25;000 to $29;999104
Household income; $30;000 to $34;99964
Household income; $35;000 to $39;99983
Household income; $40;000 to $44;999110
Household income; $45;000 to $49;99958
Household income; $50;000 to $59;999112
Household income; $60;000 to $74;999177
Household income; $75;000 to $99;999178
Household income; $100;000 to $124;99960
Household income; $125;000 to $149;99926
Household income; $150;000 to $199;99914
Household income; $200;000 or more4
Housing units: Total1461
Built 1999 to March 200028
Built 1995 to 199826
Built 1990 to 1994101
Built 1980 to 1989159
Built 1970 to 1979167
Built 1960 to 1969229
Built 1950 to 1959168
Built 1940 to 1949103
Built 1939 or earlier480
Specified owner-occupied housing units: Median real estate taxes1848