Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey
| Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 39°37′0″N 75°12′18″W / 39.616667°N 75.205°WCoordinates: 39°37′0″N 75°12′18″W / 39.616667°N 75.205°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Salem |
| Incorporated | March 10, 1846 |
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| • 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][4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 1723212[5] |
| Website | http://www.upperpittsgrovenj.org |
Upper Pittsgrove Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States 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.[6]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.5 square miles (105 km2), of which, 40.4 square miles (105 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.17%) is water. The Salem River has its source in the township.[7]
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% | |
| 2000 | 3,468 | 10.4% | |
| Est. 2009 | 3,590 | [2] | 3.5% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[8][9][10] | |||
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 per square mile (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. At an annual reorganization meeting, the council selects one of its members to serves as mayor and another as deputy mayor.[11]
As of 2011[update], members of the Upper Pittsgrove Township Council are Mayor Jack R. Cimprich, Deputy Mayor William Brooks, Bruce Bishop William Gantz, Jr. and Edward Meschi.[12]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Upper Pittsgrove Township is in the 2nd Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District.[13]
New Jersey's Second Congressional District is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Ventnor City). New Jersey is represented in the United States 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, West Deptford Township) and in the General Assembly by John J. Burzichelli (D, Paulsboro) and Celeste Riley (D, Bridgeton).[14] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[15] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[16]
Salem County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders who are elected at-large to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year. As of 2011, 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), Dale A. Cross (Pennsville Township), Ben Laury (Elmer) and Beth E. Timberman (Woodstown).[17]
[edit] Education
The Upper Pittsgrove School District serves public school students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Upper Pittsgrove School had an enrollment of 394 students as of the 2009-10 school year.[18]
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.[19]
[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 635). The Pole Tavern Circle, named for a liberty pole that stood at the site during the American Revolutionary War, is the location of a large historic cannon that was first placed there in 1913.[20]
[edit] References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: 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. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 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.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ "U.S. Census Historical Data 1790-2000". http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/index.htm. Retrieved 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.
- ^ Township Committee, Upper Pittsgrove Township. Accessed May 30, 2011.
- ^ 2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 65. Accessed May 30, 2011.
- ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "About the Lieutenant Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/lt/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ 2011 Board of Chosen Freeholders, Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2011.
- ^ Data for the Upper Pittsgrove School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 30, 2011.
- ^ Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2010 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 30, 2011. "This School Report Card provides the school district’s constituents with information concerning the district’s programs, including test scores, attendance data of students and staff, financial details, and other specifics which together form a comprehensive review of our school district’s offerings to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove community as well as the high school sending districts of Alloway, Oldmans, and Upper Pittsgrove."
- ^ Upper Pittsgrove Township, DiscoverSalemCounty.com. Accessed May 30, 2011.
[edit] External links
- Upper Pittsgrove Township
- Upper Pittsgrove School
- Upper Pittsgrove School's 2009–10 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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