Editing Pennsville Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township has a total area of 24.58 square miles (63.66&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 21.27 square miles (55.08&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 3.31 square miles (8.58&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (13.48%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Pennsville (CDP), New Jersey|Pennsville]] (with a 2010 census population of 11,888,<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3457840 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Pennsville CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135905/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3457840 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 17, 2013.</ref>) is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) area located within Pennsville Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34033 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Salem County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212195629/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34033 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 17, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 17, 2013.</ref><ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed January 17, 2013.</ref>

Other unincorporated communities, localities and places located partially or completely within the township include Cedar Crest, [[Churchtown, New Jersey|Churchtown]], Central Park, [[Deepwater, New Jersey|Deepwater]], [[Fort Mott (New Jersey)|Fort Mott]], Glenside, Harrisonville, Penn Beach, and Valley Park.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The [[Salem River]] flows along the township's eastern and southern boundaries.<ref>[[DeLorme]] (2005). ''New Jersey Atlas & Gazetteer''. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. {{ISBN|0-89933-324-9}}.</ref>

The township borders the Salem County municipalities of [[Carneys Point Township, New Jersey|Carneys Point Township]], [[Elsinboro Township, New Jersey|Elsinboro Township]], [[Mannington Township, New Jersey|Mannington Township]], and [[Salem, New Jersey|Salem]].<ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/salem-county/ Salem 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> Pennsville Township also borders a section of [[New Castle County, Delaware|New Castle County]], [[Delaware]], which is one of only two points of land east of the [[Delaware River]] that are within the state of Delaware, the other being on [[Artificial Island, New Jersey|Artificial Island]] in [[Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey|Lower Alloways Creek Township]].<ref>Schoonejongen, John. [http://blogs.app.com/capitolquickies/2010/09/10/how-delaware-got-on-jerseys-side-of-the-river/ "How Delaware got on Jersey's side of the river"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', September 10, 2010. Accessed September 17, 2015. "Over the years, dumping grounds for dredge spoils have actually expanded the land mass in New Jersey, but the old border holds fast, meaning that in areas of Salem County, for example, someone can walk from New Jersey to Delaware without getting his or her feet wet. A part of Lower Alloways Creek's Artificial Island, upon which three nuclear generators sit, is one of those areas. Killcohook, in Pennsville Township, is another."</ref>