The township borders Downe Township, Maurice River Township, Millville and the Delaware Bay. Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Baileytown, Bivalve, Buckshutem, Haleyville, Lores Mill, North Port Norris and Shell Pile. Laurel Lake (2010 Census population of 2,989 ), Port Norris (population of 1,377 as of 2010 ), and Mauricetown are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within Commercial Township. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 34.41 square miles (89.13 km 2), including 31.91 square miles (82.66 km 2) of land and 2.50 square miles (6.47 km 2) of water (7.26%). The township was named for its shellfish industry. Ĭommercial Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 27, 1874, from portions of Downe Township. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,669, a decrease of 509 (−9.8%) from the 2010 census count of 5,178, which in turn reflected a decline of 81 (−1.5%) from the 5,259 counted in the 2000 census. It is part of the Vineland- Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area. Commercial Township is a township in Cumberland County, in the U.S.
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