Editing Downe Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], Downe Township had a total area of 54.26 square miles (140.54&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 48.40 square miles (125.36&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 5.86 square miles (15.18&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (10.80%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Beadons Point, Beaver Dam, [[Dividing Creek, New Jersey|Dividing Creek]], Dragston, Egg Island Point, False Egg Island Point, [[Fortescue, New Jersey|Fortescue]], [[Gandys Beach, New Jersey|Gandys Beach]], Little Neck, [[Money Island, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Money Island]] (surrounded by the Gandy's Beach nature preserve<ref>{{Cite web|title=About Money Island NJ|url=http://www.moneyislandnews.com/about/about-MoneyIslandNJ.htm|access-date=2013-07-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131031071956/http://moneyislandnews.com/about/about-MoneyIslandNJ.htm|archive-date=2013-10-31|url-status=dead}}</ref>), Nantuxent Point, [[Newport, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Newport]], Newport Landing, Newport Neck, Newport Station, Shaws Mill, The Glades and Turkey Point.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

Fortescue was once known as the "weakfish capital of the world",<ref>[https://downetwpnj.org/about/ About], Downe Township. Accessed October 30, 2019. "It is home to several historic mixed use villages such as Dividing Creek, Newport, Moneys Island and Fortescue. Commercial and recreational fishing and boating are an important part of the way of life here, in fact, Downe and Fortescue are known as the 'weakfish capital' of the world."</ref> though the population of the fish has sharply declined, sharply impacting the economic vitality of the area.<ref>[https://www.app.com/story/news/local/southern-ocean-county/2015/12/30/ever-hear-town-called-fortescue/78073042/ "Ever hear of a town called Fortescue?"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', December 30, 2015. Accessed October 30, 2019. "Once having another, more positive title, the 'Weakfish capital of the World,' Fortescue has seen the fish population almost disappear, the economy in terrible shape, and many homes have not been repaired or were lost after Sandy."</ref>

The township borders the Cumberland County municipalities of [[Commercial Township, New Jersey|Commercial Township]], [[Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Lawrence Township]] and [[Millville, New Jersey|Millville]], along with the [[Delaware Bay]].<ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/cumberland.pdf Map of Cumberland County], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>