Pennsville Township, New Jersey

Pennsville Township, New Jersey

Pennsville Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 13,409. The township is named for William Penn.

Lower Penns Neck Township was formed on July 10, 1721 when Penn's Neck Township was subdivided and Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township) was also formed. The township was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's original group of 104 townships. The township was renamed Pennsville Township based on the results of a referendum held on November 2, 1965.

Pennsville CDP is a census-designated place and unincorporated community area located within Pennsville Township.