White Township, New Jersey
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| White, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Area | |
| - Total | 27.7 sq mi (71.9 km²) |
| - Land | 27.4 sq mi (70.9 km²) |
| - Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 364 ft (111 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 4,245 |
| - Density | 155.1/sq mi (59.9/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| FIPS code | 34-80570[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882246[2] |
White Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 4,245. It is part of the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley.
White Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1913, from portions of Oxford Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1913, making it the second youngest township in the county.[3][4]. The township was named after Alexander White, who came to the area on an unknown date sometime before 1760 and built a stone mansion called "The White House" near a place called Roxburg.[5]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 27.8 square miles (71.9 km²), of which, 27.4 square miles (70.9 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km²) of it (1.37%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,200 |
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| 1940 | 1,335 | 11.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,536 | 15.1% | |
| 1960 | 1,832 | 19.3% | |
| 1970 | 2,326 | 27% | |
| 1980 | 2,748 | 18.1% | |
| 1990 | 3,603 | 31.1% | |
| 2000 | 4,245 | 17.8% | |
| Est. 2006 | 5,825 | [6] | 37.2% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[7] | |||
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,245 people, 1,668 households, and 1,179 families residing in the township. The population density was 155.1 people per square mile (59.9/km²). There were 1,770 housing units at an average density of 64.7/sq mi (25.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.35% White, 1.20% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.61% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 0.33% from other races, and 1.27% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population.
There were 1,668 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.3% were non-families. 25.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $54,732, and the median income for a family was $66,127. Males had a median income of $49,044 versus $35,000 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,783. About 2.2% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.6% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Members of the White Township Council are Mayor Bryan Vande Vrede (R, term ends December 31, 2007), James Ashe (R, 2009) and Samuel Race (R, 2008).[8]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
White Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.[9]
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, covering the northern portions of Bergen County, Passaic County and Sussex County and all of Warren County, is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 23rd District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township) and in the Assembly by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford Township) and Marcia A. Karrow (R, Raritan Township).[10] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[11]
Warren County is governed by a three-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. As of 2008, Warren County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director John DiMaio (term ends December 31, 2009), Freeholder Deputy Director Richard D. Gardner (2008) and Freeholder Everett A. Chamberlain (2010).[12]
[edit] Education
The White Township Consolidated School serves 440 public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
Public school students in grades nine through twelve from Harmony Township, Hope Township and White Township attend Belvidere High School as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Belvidere School District.[13] Advanced 8th Grade students in WTCS may take the Belvidere High School Algebra 1 course instead of 8th Grade Mathematics, if recommended by a teacher.
[edit] Landmarks and Places of Interest
Regular meetings of the Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders are held at the Wayne Dumont, Jr. Administrative Building in White Township, which also houses most of the administrative offices of Warren County, New Jersey. Part of the Pequest Fish Hatchery also lies within the boundaries of White Township.
[edit] References
- ^ 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. 248.
- ^ Northwestern New Jersey--A History of Somerset, Morris, Hunterdon, Warren, and Sussex Counties, Vol. 2. (A. Van Doren Honeyman, ed. in chief, Lewis Historical Publishing Co., New York, 1927) pg. 766
- ^ Burton, Charlotte. Historical Sites of Warren County. (Warren County Tercentenary Committee and Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, 1965) pg. 189
- ^ Census data for White township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 11, 2007.
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ Township of White, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed August 11, 2007.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 63. 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.
- ^ Board of Chosen Freeholders, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed March 8, 2008.
- ^ Belvidere High School 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 8, 2008. "Belvidere High School is a small Group I school of approximately 575 students, encompassing grades nine through twelve. Students arrive from the Belvidere K-12 district and three surrounding K-8 districts; Hope, Harmony and White."
[edit] External links
- Warren County page for White Township
- White Township Consolidated School
- White Township Consolidated School's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the White Township Consolidated School
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