Downe township, Cumberland County, New Jersey (NJ) detailed profile
Land area: 50.8 sq. mi.
Water area: 3.5 sq. mi.
Population: 1,631 (all rural)
| Males: 846 |  (51.9%) |
| Females: 785 |  (48.1%) |
Occupied houses/apartments: 1,631 (1,475 owner occupied, 156 renter occupied)
| % of renters here: | 10% |
| State: | 34% |
Races in Downe township:
- White Non-Hispanic: 89.3%
- Black: 4.7%
- American Indian and Alaska Native: 1.4%
- Asian: 0.2%
- Two or more races: 1.0%
- Some other race: 0.1%
Median age of males: 42.3
Median age of females: 44.3
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Average household size: 2.48
| Downe township: | 2.5 people |
| New Jersey: | 2.7 people |
Average family size: 3.03
| Downe township: | $45,978 |
| New Jersey: | $70,165 |
| Here: | $765 |
| State: | $1,035 |
Estimated median house or condo value in 2013: $158,800 (it was $89,200 in 2000)
| : | $158,800 |
| New Jersey: | $307,700 |
| Population density: 32 people per square mile | (low). |
Notable locations in this township outside city limits:
Notable locations in Downe township: Beaver Dam (A), Hollywood Beach (B), Raybins Beach (C), Dividing Creek Station (D), Downe Township Ambulance (E), Dividing Creek Fire Company (F), Downe Township Fire and Rescue Fortescue Fire Company 1 (G), Downe Township Fire and Rescue Newport Volunteer Fire Department (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Lakes, reservoirs, and swamps: King Pond (A), Wilmas Pond (B), Widgeon Ponds (C), Wallens Pond (D), McCormick Pond (E), The Three Mouths (F), Bay Ponds (G), Courtney Ponds (H). Display/hide their locations on the map
Streams, rivers, and creeks: Iron Mine Branch (A), Iron Branch (B), Lower Brothers Creek (C), Mill Creek (D), Mile Branch (E), Fishing Creek (F), Reubens Branch (G), Maple Creek (H), Upper Brothers Creek (I). Display/hide their locations on the map
Parks in Downe township include: Owls Nest Field (1), Egg Island Fish and Wildlife Management Area (2), Fortescue Fish and Wildlife Management Area (3). Display/hide their locations on the map
73% of Downe township residents lived in the same house 5 years ago.
Out of people who lived in different houses, 56% lived in this county.
Out of people who lived in different counties, 0% lived in New Jersey.
Place of birth for U.S.-born residents:
- This state: 139
- Northeast: 0
- Midwest: 13
- South: 0
- West: 0
Percentage of households with unmarried partners: 7.9%
Likely homosexual households (counted as self-reported same-sex unmarried-partner households)
- Lesbian couples: 0.8% of all households
- Gay men: 0.3% of all households
Housing units in structures:
- One, detached: 53
- Mobile homes: 4
Housing units in Downe township with a mortgage: 4 (0 second mortgage, 4 home equity loan, 0 both second mortgage and home equity loan)
Houses without a mortgage: 9
- Public administration (14%)
- Construction (11%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (7%)
- Truck transportation (7%)
- Lumber and other construction materials merchant wholesalers (6%)
- Educational services (5%)
- Health care (4%)
- Health care (15%)
- Educational services (14%)
- Nonmetallic mineral products (12%)
- Public administration (7%)
- Accommodation and food services (5%)
- Food and beverage stores (5%)
- Professional, scientific, and technical services (4%)
- Law enforcement workers including supervisors (9%)
- Vehicle and mobile equipment mechanics, installers, and repairers (9%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (8%)
- Laborers and material movers, hand (6%)
- Driver/sales workers and truck drivers (6%)
- Electrical equipment mechanics and other installation, maintenance, and repair occupations including supervisors (5%)
- Building and grounds cleaning and maintenance occupations (5%)
- Other production occupations including supervisors (10%)
- Secretaries and administrative assistants (6%)
- Other sales and related workers including supervisors (6%)
- Other teachers and instructors, education, training, and library occupations (6%)
- Cashiers (5%)
- Other office and administrative support workers including supervisors (4%)
- Retail sales workers except cashiers (4%)
Most common first ancestries reported in Downe township:
- Norwegian (39.9%)
- German (26.8%)
- Scandinavian (10.1%)
- European (8.7%)
- Swedish (8.0%)
- Danish (3.6%)
- Russian (2.9%)
Means of transportation to work:
- Drove a car alone: 48 (59%)
- Carpooled: 24 (29%)
- Worked at home: 10 (12%)
Most commonly used house heating fuel:
- Electricity (57%)
- Wood (18%)
- Fuel oil, kerosene, etc. (14%)
- Bottled, tank, or LP gas (10%)
All residents speak only English at home
Household type by relationship:
Households: 152- In family households: 144 (37 male householders, 0 female householders)
39 spouses, 55 children (55 natural, 0 adopted, 0 stepchildren), 11 grandchildren, 0 brothers or sisters, 0 parents, 2 other relatives, 0 non-relatives
- In nonfamily households: 8 (8 male householders (8 living alone)), 0 female householders (0 living alone)), 0 nonrelatives
Size of family households: 12 2-persons, 6 3-persons, 7 4-persons, 9 5-persons, 3 7-or-more-persons,
Size of nonfamily households: 8 1-person,
222 married couples with children.
92 single-parent households (25 men, 67 women).
Private vs. public school enrollment:
Students in private schools in grades 1 to 8 (elementary and middle school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| New Jersey: | 13.2% |
Students in private schools in grades 9 to 12 (high school): 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| New Jersey: | 13.0% |
Students in private undergraduate colleges: 0
| Here: | 0.0% |
| New Jersey: | 30.1% |