Bass River Township, New Jersey
Bass River Township is a township at the southeastern tip of Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township bears a shoreline fronting both the Bass River and the Great Bay. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,355, a decrease of 88 (−6.1%) from the 2010 census count of 1,443, which in turn had reflected a decline of 67 (−4.4%) from the 1,510 counted in the 2000 census. The township and all of Burlington County is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley. Bass River is the only municipality in Burlington County traversed by the Garden State Parkway.
Bass River Township, New Jersey | |
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Bass River State Forest Firefighters Memorial | |
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| Motto: "A Clean Community" | |
Location of Bass River Township in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Bass River Township, New Jersey | |
Bass River Township Location in Burlington County Bass River Township Location in New Jersey Bass River Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39.658362°N 74.448106°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 30, 1864 |
| Named for | Jeremiah Basse |
| Government | |
| • Type | Walsh Act |
| • Body | Board of Commissioners |
| • Mayor | Deborah Buzby-Cope (term ends May 15, 2024) |
| • Municipal clerk | Jenny Gleghorn |
| Area | |
| • Total | 78.41 sq mi (203.09 km2) |
| • Land | 75.12 sq mi (194.57 km2) |
| • Water | 3.29 sq mi (8.52 km2) 4.19% |
| • Rank | 11th of 565 in state 3rd of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,355 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 1,365 |
| • Rank | 520th of 565 in state 37th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 18.0/sq mi (6.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 562nd of 565 in state 38th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08224 – New Gretna |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400503370 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882086 |
| Website | www |
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.
The township's name originated from the Bass River, a 4.7-mile-long (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.