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59-598: Manumuskin may refer to the following places in the U.S. state of New Jersey: Manumuskin, New Jersey , an unincorporated community in Cumberland County Manumuskin River , in Cumberland County [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about distinct geographical locations with the same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change

118-530: A ballot question the previous November. Originally called Wahatquenak by the local Lenni Lenape Native Americans , the Maurice River is said to be named for a local legend, in which a Dutch ship on the river, the Prince Maurice , was sunk by the local Native Americans in 1657. The land was surveyed by John Worledge and Thomas Budd, and the community of Dorchester was laid out. It was not until 1798 on that

177-865: A high percentage of persons of African descent as was found in most of the rest of the Caribbean. From the 17th through the 19th century, the European colonial territories of the West Indies were the French West Indies , British West Indies , the Danish West Indies , the Netherlands Antilles (Dutch West Indies), and the Spanish West Indies . In 1916, Denmark sold the Danish West Indies to

236-588: A newly expanded and renovated $ 145 million Millville High School building. As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,640 students and 70.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 23.4:1. Students are also eligible to attend Cumberland County Technical Education Center in Vineland, serving students from the entire county in its full-time technical training programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents. Maurice River Township

295-477: A single, independent nation. The Federation had limited powers, numerous practical problems, and a lack of popular support; consequently, it was dissolved by the British in 1963, with nine provinces eventually becoming independent sovereign states and four becoming current British Overseas Territories . "West Indies" or "West India" was a part of the names of several companies of the 17th and 18th centuries, including

354-442: A turnout percentage of 66.4. In the 2013 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 67.4% of the vote (621 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 30.3% (279 votes), and other candidates with 2.3% (21 votes), among the 952 ballots cast by the township's 2,225 registered voters (31 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 42.8%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election , Republican Chris Christie received 46.0% of

413-825: Is a volcanic island arc rising along the leading edge of the Caribbean Plate due to the subduction of the Atlantic seafloor of the North American and South American plates . Major islands of the Lesser Antilles likely emerged less than 20 Ma, during the Miocene . The volcanic activity that formed these islands began in the Paleogene, after a period of volcanism in the Greater Antilles ended, and continues today. The main arc of

472-732: Is based in the community of Leesburg in the municipal complex. Maurice River Township is mostly rural in character and some of the land is covered by extensive forests of the Pine Barrens . Maurice River Township borders the municipalities of Commercial Township , Millville and Vineland in Cumberland County; Buena Vista Township , Estell Manor and Weymouth Township in Atlantic County ; and Dennis Township and Upper Township in Cape May County . The 2010 United States census counted 7,976 people, 1,364 households, and 970 families in

531-693: Is estimated that nearly 70% of Cuba consists of karst limestone . The Blue Mountains of Jamaica are a granite outcrop rising over 2,000 meters (6000'), while the rest of the island to the west consists mainly of karst limestone. Much of Hispaniola, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands were formed by the collision of the Caribbean Plate with the North American Plate and consist of 12 island arc terranes . These terranes consist of oceanic crust , volcanic and plutonic rock . The Lesser Antilles

590-628: Is geologically the oldest of the three archipelagos and includes both the largest islands ( Cuba , Jamaica , Hispaniola , and Puerto Rico ) and the tallest mountains ( Pico Duarte , Blue Mountain , Pic la Selle , Pico Turquino ) in the Caribbean. The islands of the Greater Antilles are composed of strata of different geological ages including Precambrian fragmented remains of the North American Plate (older than 539 million years), Jurassic aged limestone (201.3-145 million years ago), as well as island arc deposits and oceanic crust from

649-677: Is located about a one-hour drive from both Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and Atlantic City . As of May 2010 , the township had a total of 111.55 miles (179.52 km) of roadways, of which 43.80 miles (70.49 km) were maintained by the municipality, 47.88 miles (77.06 km) by Cumberland County and 19.87 miles (31.98 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation . Major roads that pass through include Route 47 , Route 49 and Route 55 (a limited access road) and Route 347 . Also, County Routes 548 , 550 and 552 all pass through. NJ Transit offers service on

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708-541: Is located in the 2nd Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district. For the 118th United States Congress , New Jersey's 2nd congressional district is represented by Jeff Van Drew ( R , Dennis Township ). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker ( Newark , term ends 2027) and George Helmy ( Mountain Lakes , term ends 2024). For

767-624: Is the easternmost township in Cumberland County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . The township, and all of Cumberland County, is part of the Vineland - Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area for statistical purposes, and of the Philadelphia - Wilmington - Camden , PA -NJ- DE - MD combined statistical area , also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area . As of

826-535: The 2000 United States census there were 6,928 people, 1,332 households, and 1,012 families residing in the township. The population density was 74.2 inhabitants per square mile (28.6/km ). There were 1,461 housing units at an average density of 15.6 per square mile (6.0/km ). The racial makeup of the township was 98.63% White , 3.98% African American , 0.78% Native American , 0.27% Asian , 11.1% Pacific Islander , 9.43% from other races , and 2.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.15% of

885-403: The 2012 presidential election , Republican Mitt Romney received 55.5% of the vote (810 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 42.9% (627 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (23 votes), among the 1,482 ballots cast by the township's 2,394 registered voters (22 ballots were spoiled ), for a turnout of 61.9%. In the 2008 presidential election , Republican John McCain received 56.3% of

944-534: The 2020 United States census , the township's population was 6,218, a decrease of 1,758 (−22.0%) from the 2010 census count of 7,976, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,048 (+15.1%) from the 6,928 counted in the 2000 census . Maurice River Township was first formed as a precinct on January 19, 1748, and was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships. Portions of

1003-512: The 2024-2025 session , the 1st legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Mike Testa ( R , Vineland ) and in the General Assembly by Antwan McClellan (R, Ocean City ) and Erik K. Simonsen (R, Lower Township ). Cumberland County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at large by

1062-573: The 313 route between Cape May and Philadelphia . People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Maurice River Township include: West Indies The subregion includes all the islands in the Antilles , in addition to The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands , which are in the North Atlantic Ocean . The term is often interchangeable with "Caribbean", although

1121-626: The Bayside State Prison and the Southern State Correctional Facility are located in the township. As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 2,329 registered voters in Maurice River Township, of which 574 (24.6%) were registered as Democrats , 595 (25.5%) were registered as Republicans and 1,157 (49.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated . There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens . In

1180-764: The Classical Latin India , a reference to the territories in South Asia adjacent and east to the Indus River . India itself derived successively from Hellenistic Greek India ( Ἰνδία ), ancient Greek Indos ( Ἰνδός ), Old Persian Hindush (an eastern province of the Achaemenid Empire ), and ultimately its cognate , the Sanskrit Sindhu , or "river", specifically the Indus River and its well-settled southern basin. The ancient Greeks referred to

1239-709: The Cretaceous (145-66 million years ago). The Greater Antilles originated near the Isthmian region of present-day Central America in the Late Cretaceous (commonly referred to as the Proto-Antilles), then drifted eastward arriving in their current location when colliding with the Bahama Platform of the North American Plate ca. 56 million years ago in the late Paleocene . This collision caused subduction and volcanism in

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1298-897: The Danish West India Company , the Dutch West India Company , the French West India Company , and the Swedish West India Company . West Indian is the official term used by the U.S. government to refer to people of the West Indies. The term survives today mainly through the West Indies cricket team , representing all of the nations in the West Indian islands. The West Indies are a geologically complex island system consisting of 7,000 islands and islets stretching over 3,000 km (2000 miles) from

1357-448: The Florida peninsula of North America south-southeast to the northern coast of Venezuela . These islands include active volcanoes , low-lying atolls , raised limestone islands, and large fragments of continental crust containing tall mountains and insular rivers. Each of the three archipelagos of the West Indies has a unique origin and geologic composition. The Greater Antilles

1416-827: The Indias (Indies) . Thinking he had landed on the easternmost part of the Indies in the Eastern world when he came upon the New World , Columbus used the term Indias to refer to the Americas , calling its native people Indios (Indians) . To avoid confusion between the known Indies of the Eastern Hemisphere and the newly discovered Indies of the Western Hemisphere , the Spanish named

1475-605: The Orinoco , and the Atlantic Coast of Central America. In the Lesser Antilles, they managed to establish a foothold following the colonisation of Saint Kitts in 1624 and Barbados in 1626, and when the Sugar Revolution took off in the mid-17th century, they brought in thousands of enslaved Africans to work the fields and mills as labourers. These enslaved Africans wrought a demographic revolution, replacing or joining with either

1534-403: The 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 402 students and 38.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1. In the 2007–08 school year, Maurice River Township Elementary School was one of three schools statewide to be designated as a "School to Watch" by the New Jersey Department of Education . Despite this honor, it

1593-640: The Indians as Indoi ( Ἰνδοί ), which translates as "The people of the Indus". In 1492, Christopher Columbus and his Spanish fleet left Spain seeking a western sea passage to the Eastern world , hoping to profit from the lucrative spice trade emanating from Hindustan , Indochina , and Insulindia , the regions currently found within the Indian Subcontinent and Southeast Asia , which were first simply referred to by Spanish and Portuguese explorers as

1652-469: The Lesser Antilles runs north from the coast of Venezuela to the Anegada Passage , a strait separating them from the Greater Antilles, and includes 19 active volcanoes. The Lucayan Archipelago includes The Bahamas and the Turks and Caicos Islands , a chain of barrier reefs and low islands atop the Bahama Platform. The Bahama Platform is a carbonate block formed of marine sediments and fixed to

1711-618: The Maurice National Scenic and Recreational River by the Congress. Acres of unspoiled forest and waterways allow residents to enjoy outdoor activities year-round. With an abundance of forests and marshlands, numerous state wildlife refuges in the area are frequented by locals for hunting, fishing, bird-watching, hiking and boating. The preservation of the unique ecosystem of the Maurice River watershed has become an important issue for some residents. One group, Citizens United to Protect

1770-510: The Maurice River and Its Tributaries, Inc. was formed in 1979 to provide education and organize preservation efforts. Maurice River Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state. The governing body is comprised of a three-member Township Committee, whose members are elected directly by

1829-549: The North American Plate. The emergent islands of the Bahamas and Turks and Caicos likely formed from accumulated deposits of wind-blown sediments during Pleistocene glacial periods of lower sea level. N.B.: Territories in italics are parts of transregional sovereign states or non-sovereign dependencies. These three Dutch Caribbean territories form the BES islands . Physiographically , these are continental islands not part of

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1888-755: The Orinoco valley, which fell to the Spanish. The Dutch, allied with the Caribs of the Orinoco, would eventually carry the struggles deep into South America, first along the Orinoco and then along the northern reaches of the Amazon . Since no European country had occupied much of Central America, gradually, the English of Jamaica established alliances with the Miskito Kingdom of modern-day Nicaragua and Honduras and then began logging on

1947-768: The Proto-Antillean area and likely resulted in continental uplift of the Bahama Platform and changes in sea level. The Greater Antilles have continuously been exposed since the start of the Paleocene or at least since the Middle Eocene (66-40 million years ago), but which areas were above sea level throughout the history of the islands remains unresolved. The oldest rocks in the Greater Antilles are located in Cuba. They consist of metamorphosed graywacke , argillite , tuff , mafic igneous extrusive flows, and carbonate rock . It

2006-845: The United States for US$ 25 million in gold, per the Treaty of the Danish West Indies . The Danish West Indies became an insular area of the U.S., called the United States Virgin Islands . Between 1958 and 1962, the United Kingdom re-organised all their West Indies island territories (except the British Virgin Islands and the Bahamas ) into the West Indies Federation . They hoped that the Federation would coalesce into

2065-961: The West Indies, the Spanish West Indies , the Dutch West Indies , the French West Indies , the British West Indies , and the Danish West Indies . The term was used to name the Spanish Council of the Indies , the British East India Company , the Dutch East India and West India companies, the French East India Company , and the Danish East India Company . Many cultures were indigenous to these islands, with evidence dating some of them back to

2124-402: The average family size was 3.03. In the township the population was spread out, with 12.9% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 55.1% from 25 to 44, 20.3% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 277.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 343.8 males. The median income for a household in

2183-1017: The citizens of Cumberland County in partisan elections and serve staggered three-year terms in office, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle. Annually, the seven board members select a Director and Deputy Director for one-year terms. As of 2025 , members of the Cumberland County Board of County Commissioners (with party affiliation, residence and term-end year listed in parentheses) are: Douglas A. Albrecht ( R , Vineland , 2025), Deputy Director Antonio Romero (R, Vineland, 2027), Sandra Taylor (R, Downe Township ; 2026), Victoria Groetsch-Lods (R, Vineland, 2025), Arthur Marchand (R, Hopewell Township , 2026), James Sauro (R, Vineland, 2026) and Robert A. Austino ( D , Bridgeton, 2027). The county's constitutional officers are: Clerk Celeste Riley (D, Bridgeton , 2029), Sheriff Michael Donato (R, Bridgeton, 2026) and Surrogate Rudolph Luisi (R, Vineland, 2028). Two New Jersey Department of Corrections prisons,

2242-454: The coast of modern-day Belize . These interconnected commercial and diplomatic relations comprised the Western Caribbean Zone in place in the early-18th century. In the Miskito Kingdom, the rise to power of the Miskito-Zambos , who originated in the survivors of a rebellion aboard a slave ship in the 1640s and the introduction of enslaved Africans by British settlers within the Miskito area and in Belize, also transformed this area into one with

2301-401: The indigenous Caribs or the European settlers who were there as indentured servants . The struggle between the northern Europeans and the Spanish spread southward in the mid to late seventeenth century, as English, Dutch, French and Spanish colonists, and in many cases, enslaved Africans first entered and then occupied the coast of The Guianas (which fell to the French, English and Dutch) and

2360-412: The latter may also include coastal regions of Central and South American mainland nations, including Mexico , Belize , Honduras , Panama , Colombia , Venezuela , French Guiana , Guyana , and Suriname , as well as the Atlantic island nation of Bermuda , all of which are geographically distinct from the three main island groups, but culturally related. The English term Indie is derived from

2419-438: The link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Manumuskin&oldid=932979398 " Category : Place name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Manumuskin, New Jersey Maurice River Township ( / ˈ m ɔːr ɪ s / )

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2478-406: The mid-6th millennium BCE. In the late 16th century, French, English and Dutch merchants and privateers began operations in the Caribbean Sea , attacking Spanish and Portuguese shipping and coastal areas. They often took refuge and refitted their ships in the areas the Spanish could not conquer, including the islands of the Lesser Antilles, the northern coast of South America, including the mouth of

2537-433: The population were under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 52.2% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 343.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 415.1 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income

2596-410: The population. There were 1,332 households, out of which 31.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.1% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and

2655-417: The population. Of the 1,364 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18; 55.4% were married couples living together; 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.9% were non-families. Of all households, 22.7% were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.62 and the average family size was 3.05. 9.5% of

2714-499: The proposal. The district sends 180 students in ninth through twelfth grades for public school to attend high school in Millville , as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Millville Public Schools , together with students from Commercial Township and Lawrence Township . Starting in the 2022-23 school year, students who had previously been split between Memorial High School for grades 9-10 and Millville Senior High School for grades 10-12 were consolidated into

2773-613: The shipyards of Dorchester. The settlement of Heislerville and its surroundings were known for their oystering industry until around 1957, when a parasitic disease called MSX crippled the oyster population of the river. The oystering industry has not recovered since. According to the United States Census Bureau , Maurice River township had a total area of 95.90 square miles (248.38 km ), including 93.17 square miles (241.30 km ) of land and 2.73 square miles (7.08 km ) of water (2.85%). Unincorporated communities , localities and place names located partially or completely within

2832-417: The territories in the East Indias Orientales (East Indies) and the territories in the West Indias Occidentales (West Indies) . Originally, the term West Indies applied to all of the Americas . The Indies from both regions were further distinguished depending on the European world power to which they belong. In the East Indies , there were the Spanish East Indies and the Dutch East Indies . In

2891-406: The township include Bennetts Mill, Bricksboro, Cannon Range, Cumberland , Delmont , Dorchester , East Point, Fries Mill , Halberton, Hands Mill, Heislerville , Hesstown , Hoffmans Mill, Hunters Mill, Jones Mill, Leesburg , Manantico, Manumuskin, Menhaden, Moores Beach, Ormond, Port Elizabeth , Thompsons Beach, Wall Pond, and some portions of Belleplain and Milmay . The township government

2950-407: The township itself was established. Port Elizabeth was established as a port of delivery by an Act of Congress in 1789, and trade was done directly with the West Indies until the 1830s, when trading was done more with Philadelphia , Pennsylvania and New York City . Dorchester and Leesburg were known for shipbuilding industry, and the A.J. Meerwald (the State Ship of New Jersey) was built in

3009-415: The township was $ 43,182, and the median income for a family was $ 46,987. Males had a median income of $ 37,901 versus $ 27,928 for females. The per capita income for the township was $ 17,141. About 6.4% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over. In 1993, the Maurice River and its tributaries were designated as

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3068-419: The township were taken to form Millville on March 1, 1866. The township derives its name from Maurice, Prince of Orange . It had long been a dry town where alcohol could not legally be sold. The Township Committee began consideration in 2012 of asking residents to approve the creation of two liquor licenses. In 2018, the committee created an ordinance allowing the sale of alcohol, after voters approved

3127-459: The township. The population density was 85.7 per square mile (33.1/km ). There were 1,506 housing units at an average density of 16.2 per square mile (6.3/km ). The racial makeup was 58.04% (4,629) White , 36.03% (2,874) Black or African American , 0.44% (35) Native American , 0.35% (28) Asian , 0.03% (2) Pacific Islander , 3.44% (274) from other races , and 1.68% (134) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.52% (919) of

3186-457: The volcanic Windward Islands arc. Based on proximity, these islands are sometimes grouped with the Windward Islands culturally and politically. Disputed territories administered by Colombia . The United Nations geoscheme includes Mexico in Central America . These three form the SSS islands that with the ABC islands comprise the Dutch Caribbean , of which the BES islands are not direct Kingdom constituents but subsumed with

3245-415: The vote (533 ballots cast), ahead of both Democrat Jon Corzine with 40.3% (467 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 8.1% (94 votes), with 1,158 ballots cast among the township's 2,335 registered voters, yielding a 49.6% turnout. The Maurice River Township School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Maurice River Township Elementary School. As of

3304-433: The vote (906 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama , who received 39.9% (642 votes), with 1,610 ballots cast among the township's 2,355 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.4%. In the 2004 presidential election , Republican George W. Bush received 57.7% of the vote (889 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry , who received 39.8% (614 votes), with 1,541 ballots cast among the township's 2,322 registered voters, for

3363-636: The voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor. As of 2023 , members of the Maurice River Township Committee are Mayor Ken Whildin ( R , term on committee ends December 31, 2025; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor William Ashton (R, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2023) and Joseph Sterling (R, 2023). Maurice River Township

3422-424: Was $ 69,419 (with a margin of error of +/− $ 9,253) and the median family income was $ 78,713 (+/− $ 7,665). Males had a median income of $ 54,893 (+/− $ 8,742) versus $ 33,712 (+/− $ 6,439) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $ 15,705 (+/− $ 1,946). About 9.5% of families and 9.7% of the population were below the poverty line , including 12.8% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over. As of

3481-408: Was one of several schools targeted for closure as part of a plan by the New Jersey Department of Education that would close and consolidate small school districts within a three-year period. Students at Maurice River Township Elementary School would have been bused to a larger regional school within Cumberland County. By May 2010, the plan had been shelved in the face of inadequate funding to implement

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