Allamuchy Township, New Jersey
| Allamuchy Township, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40°55′12″N 74°49′11″W / 40.920033°N 74.819759°WCoordinates: 40°55′12″N 74°49′11″W / 40.920033°N 74.819759°W[1][2] | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Warren |
| Incorporated | April 4, 1873 |
| Government[3] | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) |
| • Mayor | Betty Schultheis (term ends December 31, 2013)[4] |
| • Administrator / Clerk | Anne Marie Tracy |
| Area[2] | |
| • Total | 20.763 sq mi (53.777 km2) |
| • Land | 20.454 sq mi (52.977 km2) |
| • Water | 0.309 sq mi (0.800 km2) 1.49% |
| Area rank | 136th of 566 in state 9th of 22 in county[2] |
| Elevation[5] | 623 ft (190 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[6] | |
| • Total | 4,323 |
| • Rank | 398th of 566 in state 11th of 22 in county[7] |
| • Density | 211.3/sq mi (81.6/km2) |
| • Density rank | 502nd of 566 in state 14th of 22 in county[7] |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) ([[UTC-4 "]]) |
| ZIP code | 07820 |
| Area code(s) | 908 |
| FIPS code | 3404100670[8][2][9] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882243[10] |
| Website | http://www.allamuchynj.org |
Allamuchy Township is a township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 4,323.[6]
Allamuchy Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 4, 1873, from portions of Independence Township.[11]
Allamuchy-Panther Valley is a census-designated place located within Allamuchy Township in the eastern region of the Lehigh Valley.
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Geography [edit]
Allamuchy Township is located at 40°55′12″N 74°49′11″W / 40.920033°N 74.819759°W (40.920033,-74.819759). According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 20.763 square miles (53.777 km2), of which, 20.454 square miles (52.977 km2) of it is land and 0.309 square miles (0.800 km2) of it (1.49%) is water.[1][2]
Demographics [edit]
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 684 |
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| 1940 | 686 | 0.3% | |
| 1950 | 736 | 7.3% | |
| 1960 | 973 | 32.2% | |
| 1970 | 1,138 | 17.0% | |
| 1980 | 2,560 | 125.0% | |
| 1990 | 3,484 | 36.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,877 | 11.3% | |
| 2010 | 4,323 | 11.5% | |
| Est. 2011 | 4,308 | [12] | −0.3% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[13] | |||
As of the 2000 United States Census[8] there were 3,877 people, 1,692 households, and 1,133 families residing in the township. The population density was 188.8 people per square mile (72.9/km²). There were 1,774 housing units at an average density of 86.4 per square mile (33.3/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.49% White, 0.93% African American, 0.05% Native American, 1.86% Asian, 0.70% from other races, and 0.98% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.68% of the population.
There were 1,692 households out of which 23.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.7% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.0% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.28 and the average family size was 2.80.
In the township the population was spread out with 19.0% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 31.9% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44 years. For every 100 females there were 86.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $70,107, and the median income for a family was $89,653. Males had a median income of $54,743 versus $41,782 for females. The per capita income for the township was $43,552. About 0.3% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
Government [edit]
Local government [edit]
Allamuchy Township is governed by the Faulkner Act (Small Municipality) form of government. The Faulkner Act allows municipalities to adopt a Small Municipality form of government only for municipalities with a population of under 12,000. The government consists of a Mayor and a four-member Township Council, with all positions elected at large in partisan elections. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. Council members serve a term of three years, which are staggered so that one or two seats come up for election each year.[3]
As of 2011[update], the Allamuchy Township Committee consists of Mayor James H. Cote (R, term ends December 31, 2012), Council President Betty Schultheis (R, 2012), Douglas Ochwat (R, 2012), Michael Sloane (R, 2011) and John Young (R, 2011).[14][15]
Federal, state and county representation [edit]
Allamuchy Township is located in the 5th Congressional district[16] and is part of New Jersey's 24th state legislative district.[6][17][18] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Allamuchy Township had been in the 23rd state legislative district.[19]
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township).[20] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 24th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Steve Oroho (R, Franklin) and in the General Assembly by Alison Littell McHose (R, Franklin) and Parker Space (R, Wantage Township).[21] Space took office in March 2013, filling the seat vacated by Gary R. Chiusano, who had been chosen to fill a vacancy as Sussex County Surrogate.[22] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham Township).[23] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[24]
Warren County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders whose three members are elected at-large on a staggered basis with one seat coming up for election each year. At an annual organization held in the beginning of January, the board selects one of its members to serve sa Freeholder Director and other as Deputy Director. As of 2013[update], Warren County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Jason Sarnoski (R, Lopatcong Township, 2013) Freeholder Deputy Director Edward J. Smith (R, Asbury / Franklin Township, 2015) and Freeholder Richard D. Gardner (R, Asbury / Franklin Township, 2014).[25] Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Patricia J. Kolb (Blairstown Township),[26] Sheriff David Gallant (Blairstown Township) and Surrogate Kevin O'Neill (Hackettstown).[27][28] The County Administrator, Steve Marvin, is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operation of the county and its departments.[29]
Education [edit]
Public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade attend the Allamuchy Township School District. Allamuchy Elementary School, which had an enrollment of 386 students in the 2008-09 school year.[30] The school's Superintendent is Dr. Timothy Frederiks.[31] The Interim Business Administrator / Board Secretary is Peter Pearson.[32]
Students in public school for grades 9-12 attend Hackettstown High School which serves students from Hackettstown, as well as students from the townships of Allamuchy, Independence and Liberty, as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Hackettstown School District.[33]
Transportation [edit]
Interstate 80 crosses Allamuchy Township, and is accessible at Exit 19, County Route 517. Many choose the Allamuchy area because of its proximity to New York City.
Allamuchy Township was formerly served by the Allamuchy Train Station and Allamuchy Freight House until passenger service was ended in 1933. The Allamuchy Freight House is on the National Historic Register.
Notable events [edit]
- In 1865 Lewis Morris Rutherfurd took the first telescopic photographs of the moon from his home at Tranquility Farm in Allamuchy.[34]
- In 1902, Winthrop Rutherfurd commissioned Grand Central Station architect Whitney Warren to design Rutherfurd Hall. Completed in 1906, the Hall served as a hunting lodge family residence where prominent guests could be entertained, most famously U.S. president Franklin D. Roosevelt who was a close friend of Winthrop's second wife Lucy.[35] The Rutherfurd family gave the Hall to the Catholic Church in 1959 after the completion of Interstate 80 brought more traffic and noise to the area. The Church changed the Hall's name to Villa Madonna and used it as a convent for an order of nuns for five decades before selling it the town to be used as a museum and community education facility. Now on the National Historic Register, Rutherfurd Hall first opened to the public in 2012.[34]
- In 1972 a left-wing group called the Allamuchy Tribe, led by activists Rennie Davis and Jerry Rubin and funded by ex-Beatle John Lennon, met at the Peter Stuyvesant Farm in Allamuchy to organize protests against the 1972 Republican National Convention.[36] FBI surveillance of the Allamuchy Tribe led to the Bureau putting pressure on Lennon to divest from political activity by threatening to deport him.[37]
References [edit]
- ^ a b "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. February 12, 2011. Retrieved April 23, 2011.
- ^ a b c d e Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 19, 2013.
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 103.
- ^ 2013 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed May 12, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Allamuchy, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.
- ^ a b c Municipalities Grouped by 2011-2020 Legislative Districts, New Jersey Department of State, p. 10. Accessed January 6, 2013.
- ^ a b GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 11, 2012.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed October 26, 2012.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 245. Accessed October 25, 2012.
- ^ Census Estimates for New Jersey April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2011, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 26, 2012.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ Allamuchy Township Roster, Allamuchy Township. Accessed March 14, 2011.
- ^ Township of Allamuchy, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed March 14, 2011.
- ^ Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed January 6, 2013.
- ^ 2012 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 54, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed January 6, 2013.
- ^ Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.
- ^ 2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 54, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed January 6, 2013.
- ^ Directory of Representatives: New Jersey, United States House of Representatives. Accessed January 5, 2012.
- ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed April 25, 2013.
- ^ Miller, Jennifer Jean. "George Graham Chosen as Freeholder at Sussex County Republican Convention", TheAlternativePress.com, April 13, 2013. Accessed April 25, 2013. "Graham will fill the freeholder seat that New Jersey Assemblyman Parker Space left to take his new position. Space recently took the seat, which formerly belonged to Gary Chiusano, who in turn, was appointed to the spot of Sussex County Surrogate, following the retirement of Surrogate Nancy Fitzgibbons."
- ^ "About the Governor". State of New Jersey. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "About the Lieutenant Governor". State of New Jersey. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ Board of Chosen Freeholders, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2013.
- ^ County Clerk's Office, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2013.
- ^ Message from Surrogate, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2013.
- ^ Constitutional Officers, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2013.
- ^ 2012 Official Directory, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed January 10, 2013.
- ^ Data for the Allamuchy Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 14, 2011.
- ^ Administration, Allamuchy Township School District. Accessed March 14, 2011.
- ^ Business Office, Allamuchy Township School District. Accessed March 14, 2011.
- ^ Hackettstown High School 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 15, 2011. "Hackettstown High School serves the communities of Hackettstown, Allamuchy, Independence, and Liberty."
- ^ a b "A Few Facts About Rutherfurd Hall". Rutherfurd Hall. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ "Lucy Page Mercer Rutherfurd (1891-1948)". Teaching Eleanor Roosevelt. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Feinsilber, Mike (Wednesday, June 17, 1998; 2:41 a.m. EDT). "FBI Puts Bizarre Cases on Internet". Wasington Post. Retrieved 29 October 2012.
- ^ Wiener, Jon (1999). Gimme Some Truth : the John Lennon FBI files. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. ISBN 9780520222465.
External links [edit]
- Allamuchy Township Official Web Site
- Warren County page for Allamuchy Township
- Allamuchy Elementary School
- Allamuchy Elementary School's 2010–11 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Allamuchy Elementary School, National Center for Education Statistics
- Hackettstown School District
- History of Allamuchy, New Jersey
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