Editing Pemberton Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 62.501 square miles (161.875&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 61.284 square miles (158.724&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 1.217 square miles (3.151&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (1.95%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1" />

[[Browns Mills, New Jersey|Browns Mills]] (with a 2010 population of 11,223,<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3408455 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Browns Mills CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135708/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3408455 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 28, 2012.</ref>), [[Country Lake Estates, New Jersey|Country Lake Estates]] (3,943 as of 2010<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3415250 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Country Lake Estates CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135725/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3415250 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 28, 2012.</ref>), [[Pemberton Heights, New Jersey|Pemberton Heights]] (2,423 as of 2010<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3457540 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Pemberton Heights CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212142544/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3457540 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 28, 2012.</ref>) and [[Presidential Lakes Estates, New Jersey|Presidential Lakes Estates]] (2,365 as of 2010<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3460840 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Presidential Lakes Estates CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212132914/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3460840 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 28, 2012.</ref>) are [[census-designated place]]s and are located within Pemberton Township, while [[Fort Dix]] (1,765 out of a total population of 7,716 as of 2010<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3424300 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Fort Dix CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212133702/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3424300 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 28, 2012.</ref>) is a CDP located in parts of Pemberton Township, [[New Hanover Township, New Jersey|New Hanover Township]] and [[Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey|Springfield Township]].<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34005 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Burlington County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212201256/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34005 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed August 30, 2012.</ref>

Other unincorporated communities, localities, and places located partially or completely within the township include [[Birmingham, New Jersey|Birmingham]], [[Browns Mills Junction, New Jersey|Browns Mills Junction]], [[Comical Corner, New Jersey|Comical Corner]], Commercial Corner, Deep Hollow, Earlys Crossing, Hanover Furnace, Lower Mill, Magnolia, Mary Ann Furnace, Mount Misery, [[New Lisbon, New Jersey|New Lisbon]], [[Ong's Hat, New Jersey|Ong's Hat]], South Pemberton Township, Upper Mill, Upton, and Whitesbog.<ref name=General>[https://www.pemberton-twp.com/how_do_i__/find_learn_about/general_information/history.php History], Pemberton Township. Accessed May 13, 2020. "Within its sixty four (64) square miles today may be found numerous smaller communities, among them Birmingham, Browns Mills, Magnolia, New Lisbon and Whitesbog."</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

Within the borders of the township lies the independent municipality of [[Pemberton, New Jersey|Pemberton borough]], one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.<ref>DeMarco, Megan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/princeton_merger_voters_to_dec.html "Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the Princeton merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.</ref> The township borders [[Eastampton Township, New Jersey|Eastampton Township]], [[New Hanover Township, New Jersey|New Hanover Township]], [[Southampton Township, New Jersey|Southampton Township]], [[Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey|Springfield Township]], [[Woodland Township, New Jersey|Woodland Township]] and [[Wrightstown, New Jersey|Wrightstown]] in Burlington County; and [[Manchester Township, New Jersey|Manchester Township]] and [[Plumsted Township, New Jersey|Plumsted Township]] in [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1085127/touches.html Areas touching Pemberton Township], MapIt. Accessed March 2, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/burlington-county/ Burlington County Map], Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 2, 2020.</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>

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 {{convert|1100000|acre}}, that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation's first National Reserve.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/reserve/ The Pinelands National Reserve], [[New Jersey Pinelands Commission]]. Accessed November 29, 2013.</ref> Part of the township is included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Burlington County, along with areas in [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May]], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland]], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester]] and [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] counties.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/home/munico/municipalities/ Pinelands Municipalities], [[New Jersey Pinelands Commission]], April 2003. Accessed November 29, 2013.</ref>