Bass River Township, New Jersey

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Bass River Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Bass River
Motto(s): 
"A Clean Community"[1]
Bass River Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Bass River Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Bass River Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Bass River Township, New Jersey
Bass River Township is located in Burlington County, New Jersey
Bass River Township
Bass River Township
Location in Burlington County
Coordinates: 39°39′30″N 74°26′53″W / 39.658362°N 74.448106°W / 39.658362; -74.448106Coordinates: 39°39′30″N 74°26′53″W / 39.658362°N 74.448106°W / 39.658362; -74.448106[2][3]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Burlington
IncorporatedMarch 30, 1864
Named forJeremiah Basse
Government
 • TypeWalsh Act
 • BodyBoard of Commissioners
 • MayorDeborah Buzby-Cope (term ends May 15, 2024)[4][5]
 • Municipal clerkAmanda Somes[6]
Area
 • Total78.41 sq mi (203.09 km2)
 • Land75.12 sq mi (194.57 km2)
 • Water3.29 sq mi (8.52 km2)  4.19%
Area rank11th of 565 in state
3rd of 40 in county[2]
Elevation43 ft (13 m)
Population
 (2010 Census)[9][10][11]
 • Total1,443
 • Estimate 
(2019)[12]
1,416
 • Rank515th of 566 in state
36th of 40 in county[13]
 • Density19.2/sq mi (7.4/km2)
 • Density rank562nd of 566 in state
38th of 40 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08224 - New Gretna[14]
Area code(s)609[15]
FIPS code3400503370[2][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882086[2][18]
Websitebassriver-nj.org

Bass River Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 1,443,[9][10][11] reflecting a decline of 67 (-4.4%) from the 1,510 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 70 (-4.4%) from the 1,580 counted in the 1990 Census.[19]

Bass River was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 30, 1864, from portions of Little Egg Harbor Township and Washington Township.[20]

The township's name derives from the Bass River, a 4.7-mile (7.6 km) tributary of the Mullica River, that was in turn named for Jeremiah Basse, who served as governor of both West Jersey and East Jersey.[21]

Geography[]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 78.41 square miles (203.09 km2), including 75.12 square miles (194.57 km2) of land and 3.29 square miles (8.52 km2) of water (4.19%).[2][3]

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Allens Bridge, Bass River State Forest, Calico, Charcoal Landing, Doctors Point, Frogtown, Harrisville, High Bridge, Leektown, Martha, Merrygold, Munion Field, New Gretna, Oak Island, Oswego Lake, Sim Place, State Forest and Wading River.[22]

The township borders Washington Township and Woodland Township in Burlington County; Galloway Township and Port Republic in Atlantic County; and both Barnegat Township and Little Egg Harbor Township in Ocean County.[23][24][25]

The township is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, a protected natural area of unique ecology covering 1,100,000 acres (450,000 ha), that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation's first National Reserve.[26] All of the township is included in either the state-designated Pinelands area or the Pinelands National Reserve, which includes portions of Burlington County, along with areas in Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Ocean counties.[27]

Demographics[]

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
1870807—
18801,00624.7%
1890853−15.2%
1900800−6.2%
1910685−14.4%
1920612−10.7%
193070014.4%
1940599−14.4%
195068814.9%
19607377.1%
197081510.6%
19801,34464.9%
19901,58017.6%
20001,510−4.4%
20101,443−4.4%
2019 (est.)1,416[12][28]−1.9%
Population sources: 1870-2000[29]
1870-1920[30] 1870[31][32] 1880-1890[33]
1890-1910[34] 1910-1930[35]
1930-1990[36] 2000[37][38] 2010[9][10][11]

Census 2010[]

The 2010 United States census counted 1,443 people, 522 households, and 407 families in the township. The population density was 19.2 per square mile (7.4/km2). There were 587 housing units at an average density of 7.8 per square mile (3.0/km2). The racial makeup was 97.37% (1,405) White, 0.28% (4) Black or African American, 0.14% (2) Native American, 0.76% (11) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.35% (5) from other races, and 1.11% (16) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.12% (45) of the population.[9]

Of the 522 households, 28.4% had children under the age of 18; 60.7% were married couples living together; 9.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 22.0% were non-families. Of all households, 15.5% were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.09.[9]

20.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.0% from 18 to 24, 23.3% from 25 to 44, 33.5% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 104.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 101.0 males.[9]

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $64,185 (with a margin of error of +/- $5,782) and the median family income was $66,364 (+/- $8,461). Males had a median income of $50,625 (+/- $7,486) versus $48,950 (+/- $3,139) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,440 (+/- $2,573). About 9.4% of families and 12.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.5% of those under age 18 and 27.8% of those age 65 or over.[39]

Census 2000[]

As of the 2000 United States Census,[16] there were 1,510 people, 548 households, and 409 families residing in the township. The population density was 19.9 people per square mile (7.7/km2). There were 602 housing units at an average density of 7.9 per square mile (3.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 98.87% White, 0.07% African American, 0.07% Native American, 0.13% Asian, 0.13% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.19% of the population.[37][38]

There were 548 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.2% were non-families. 19.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.15.[37][38]

In the township the population was spread out, with 26.8% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 104.6 males.[37][38]

The median income for a household in the township was $47,469, and the median income for a family was $51,167. Males had a median income of $35,179 versus $27,222 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,382. About 2.4% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.[37][38]

Government[]

Local government[]

Since 1972, Bass River Township has been governed under the Walsh Act by a three-member commission.[40][41] The township is one of 30 municipalities (of the 565) statewide that use the commission form of government.[42] The governing body is comprised of three commissioners, who are elected at-large in non-partisan elections held every four years as part of the May municipal election to serve four-year terms of office on a concurrent basis.[7] Each of the Commissioners is appointed to serve as the head of a designated department. The commissioners choose a mayor, who presides over meetings but has no executive role.[43]

As of May 2020 and continuing through May 15, 2024, members of the Bass River Township Board of Commissioners are Mayor Deborah Buzby-Cope (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance), Deputy Mayor Louis Bourguignon (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property) and Nicholas Capriglione (Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety).[4][44][45][46]

Emergency services[]

Like other municipalities in New Jersey without a local police department, Bass River Township is served by troopers from the New Jersey State Police Troop C which maintains a barrack in Tuckerton.[47] The New Jersey State Park Police, which operates a station in Washington Township, is responsible for any matters occurring within state forests.

The New Gretna Volunteer Fire Company provides fire protection for all of Bass River Township. Additionally the Fire Company provides rescue services and operates an EMS First Response vehicle for medical emergencies.[48]

Bass River Township is served by Great Bay Regional Volunteer EMS, which also provides primary 911 emergency medical services for the residents of Little Egg Harbor Township and Eagleswood Township.[49]

Federal, state and county representation[]

Bass River Township is located in the 2nd Congressional district[50] and is part of New Jersey's 9th state legislative district.[10][51][52] Prior to the 2010 Census, Bass River Township had been part of the 3rd Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[53]

For the 117th United States Congress, New Jersey's Second Congressional District is represented by Jeff Van Drew (R, Dennis Township).[54] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[55] and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025).[56][57]

For the 2018–2019 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 9th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Christopher J. Connors (R, Lacey Township) and in the General Assembly by DiAnne Gove (R, Long Beach Township) and Brian E. Rumpf (R, Little Egg Harbor Township).[58][59]

Burlington County is governed by a board of chosen freeholders, whose five members are elected at-large in partisan elections to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year; at an annual reorganization meeting, the board selects a director and deputy director from among its members.[60] As of 2018, Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders are Director Kate Gibbs (R, Lumberton Township, term as freeholder and as director ends December 31, 2018),[61] Deputy Director Linda Hughes (R, Evesham Township, term as freeholder and as deputy director ends 2018)[62] Tom Pullion (D, Edgewater Park, 2020),[63] Balvir Singh (D, Burlington Township, 2020),[64] and Latham Tiver (R, Southampton Township, 2019).[65][60][66][67] Burlington County's Constitutional Officers are County Clerk Tim Tyler (R, Fieldsboro, 2018),[68][69] Sheriff Jean E. Stanfield (R, Westampton, 2019)[70][71] and Surrogate Mary Ann O'Brien (R, Medford, 2021).[72][73][67]

Politics[]

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 892 registered voters in Bass River Township, of which 187 (21.0% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 291 (32.6% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 413 (46.3% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There as one voter registered to another party.[74] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 61.8% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 77.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).[74][75]

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 371 votes (59.0% vs. 40.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 236 votes (37.5% vs. 58.1%) and other candidates with 15 votes (2.4% vs. 1.0%), among the 629 ballots cast by the township's 945 registered voters, for a turnout of 66.6% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County).[76][77] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 423 votes (60.6% vs. 39.9% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 260 votes (37.2% vs. 58.4%) and other candidates with 12 votes (1.7% vs. 1.0%), among the 698 ballots cast by the township's 917 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.1% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County).[78] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 408 votes (61.8% vs. 46.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 240 votes (36.4% vs. 52.9%) and other candidates with 9 votes (1.4% vs. 0.8%), among the 660 ballots cast by the township's 892 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.0% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).[79]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 314 votes (72.5% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 100 votes (23.1% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 13 votes (3.0% vs. 1.2%), among the 433 ballots cast by the township's 964 registered voters, yielding a 44.9% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county).[80][81] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 298 votes (62.1% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 140 votes (29.2% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 34 votes (7.1% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 5 votes (1.0% vs. 1.2%), among the 480 ballots cast by the township's 920 registered voters, yielding a 52.2% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).[82]

Education[]

The Bass River Township School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade at Bass River Township Elementary School.[83][84][85] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 106 students and 12.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.3:1.[86] In the 2016–17 school year, Bass River had the 10th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 102 students.[87]

Students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Pinelands Regional School District, which also serves students from Eagleswood Township, Little Egg Harbor Township and Tuckerton Borough.[88][89][90][91] As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,572 students and 152.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.3:1.[92] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[93]) are Pinelands Regional Junior High School[94] with 811 students in grades 7-9 and Pinelands Regional High School[95] with 744 students in grades 10–12.[96][97][98] The district's board of education is comprised of nine members directly elected by the residents of the constituent municipalities to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year.[99] Seats on the high school district's board of education are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with one seat allocated to Bass River Township.[100]

Students from Bass River Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township.[101]

Transportation[]

The Garden State Parkway and US 9 in Bass River

Roads and highways[]

As of May 2010, the township had a total of 50.11 miles (80.64 km) of roadways, of which 23.48 miles (37.79 km) were maintained by the municipality, 14.63 miles (23.54 km) by Burlington County and 5.24 miles (8.43 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 6.76 miles (10.88 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[102]

Bass River Township is the only municipality in Burlington County that hosts U.S. Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway. The two roads enter from the southwest concurrently, then separate at Exit 50. Exit 50 is one of two partial interchanges on the parkway that are located in Bass River, with Exit 50 being northbound off-southbound on. The other exit, Exit 52 for County Route 654 in New Gretna, is northbound on-southbound off. The township also hosts a high-speed toll plaza on the mainline northbound Garden State Parkway.

Other state and county-maintained roads that pass through include Route 167 (a 0.15-mile (0.24 km) dead-ended old alignment of U.S. 9[103]) and County Route 542.

Public transportation[]

NJ Transit provides service in the township on the 559 route that runs between Atlantic City and Lakewood Township.[104][105]

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