Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey
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| Upper Pittsgrove, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Salem |
| Incorporated | March 10, 1846 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Township (New Jersey) |
| - Mayor | Jack R. Cimprich |
| Area | |
| - Total | 40.5 sq mi (104.8 km²) |
| - Land | 40.4 sq mi (104.6 km²) |
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 148 ft (45 m) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| - Total | 3,620 |
| - Density | 85.9/sq mi (33.2/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08318 - Elmer |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 34-75110[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1723212[4] |
Upper Pittsgrove Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,468.
Upper Pittsgrove Township was incorporated on March 10, 1846, from portions of Pittsgrove Township. Portions of the township were taken on January 28, 1893 to form Elmer.[5]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.5 square miles (104.8 km²), of which, 40.4 square miles (104.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.17%) is water. The Salem River has its source in the township.[6]
Upper Pittsgrove Township borders Pittsgrove Township, Elmer, Alloway Township, and Pilesgrove Township. Upper Pittsgrove Township also borders Cumberland County and Gloucester County.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 1,656 |
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| 1860 | 2,082 | 25.7% | |
| 1870 | 2,087 | 0.2% | |
| 1880 | 2,073 | -0.7% | |
| 1890 | 1,923 | -7.2% | |
| 1900 | 1,725 | -10.3% | |
| 1910 | 1,754 | 1.7% | |
| 1920 | 1,724 | -1.7% | |
| 1930 | 1,899 | 10.2% | |
| 1940 | 1,925 | 1.4% | |
| 1950 | 2,204 | 14.5% | |
| 1960 | 2,715 | 23.2% | |
| 1970 | 2,884 | 6.2% | |
| 1980 | 3,139 | 8.8% | |
| 1990 | 3,140 | 0.0% | |
| 2000 | 3,468 | 10.4% | |
| Est. 2006 | 3,620 | [2] | 4.4% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[7][8][9] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 3,468 people, 1,207 households, and 959 families residing in the township. The population density was 85.9 people per square mile (33.2/km²). There were 1,250 housing units at an average density of 31.0/sq mi (11.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.84% White, 2.16% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 1.30% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.14% of the population.
There were 1,207 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $53,813, and the median income for a family was $56,768. Males had a median income of $41,319 versus $27,976 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,732. About 6.0% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Upper Pittsgrove Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of five members elected at large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.[10] At an annual reorganization meeting, the council selects one of its members to serves as mayor and another as deputy mayor.
The Mayor of Upper Pittsgrove Township is Jack R. Cimprich. Other members of the Upper Pittsgrove Township Committee are William Gantz Jr., Edward J. Meschi, Michael J. Seery and William L. Volkmar.[11]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Upper Pittsgrove Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District.[12]
New Jersey's Second Congressional District, covering all of Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County and Salem County and portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Ventnor). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 3rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Stephen M. Sweeney (D, Thorofare) and in the Assembly by John J. Burzichelli (D, Thorofare) and Douglas H. Fisher (D, Thorofare).[13] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[14]
Salem County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders who serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis. As of 2008, Salem County's Freeholders are Director Lee R. Ware (Elsinboro Township), Deputy Director David Lindenmuth (Woodstown), Julie A. Acton (Pennsville Township), Bruce L. Bobbitt (Pilesgrove Township), Jeffrey J. Hogan (Pennsville Township), Charles Sullivan (Salem) and Beth E. Timberman (Woodstown).[15]
[edit] Education
The Upper Pittsgrove School District serves public school students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Upper Pittsgrove School had an enrollment of 426 students as of the 2005-06 school year.[16]
Students in public school for grades nine through twelve attend Woodstown High School in Woodstown, which serves students from Pilesgrove Township and Woodstown, along with students Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township who attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District.[17]
[edit] Transportation
- Pole Tavern Circle is a traffic circle at the intersection of U.S. Route 40, State Route 77, Monroeville Road (County Route 604), and Daretown Road (County Route 653).
[edit] References
- ^ USGS GNIS: Township of Upper Pittsgrove, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b Census data for Upper Pittsgrove township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 27, 2007.
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 218.
- ^ DeLorme (2005). New Jersey Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-324-9.
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ U.S. Census Historical Data 1790-2000. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Data for 1790-1840 not available
- ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 19.
- ^ Upper Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed May 15, 2008.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 65. Accessed August 30, 2006.
- ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ About the Governor, New Jersey. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ 2008 Board of Chosen Freeholders, Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed May 13, 2008.
- ^ Data for the Upper Pittsgrove School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 15, 2008.
- ^ Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 14, 2008. "...a comprehensive review of our school district's offerings to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove community as well as in the high school sending districts of Alloway, Oldmans, and Upper Pittsgrove."
[edit] External links
- Upper Pittsgrove Township, Salem County, New Jersey
- Upper Pittsgrove School
- Upper Pittsgrove School's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Upper Pittsgrove School, National Center for Education Statistics
- Woodstown High School
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