Waterford Township, New Jersey
| Waterford Township, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 39°45′6″N 74°50′57″W / 39.75167°N 74.84917°WCoordinates: 39°45′6″N 74°50′57″W / 39.75167°N 74.84917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Royal Charter | June 1, 1695 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Mayor |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.3 sq mi (93.9 km2) |
| • Land | 36.2 sq mi (93.7 km2) |
| • Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2006)[3] | |
| • Total | 10,707 |
| • Density | 290.0/sq mi (112.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08089 |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 34-77630[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882151[6] |
| Website | http://www.waterfordtwp.org |
Waterford Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 10,494.
Waterford Township was originally created by Royal Charter on June 1, 1695, while the area was still part of Gloucester County. The township was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. On March 13, 1844, Waterford Township became one of the original townships in the newly-created Camden County. Portions of the township were taken over the years to form Delaware Township (on February 28, 1844, now Cherry Hill Township), Chesilhurst (November 26, 1887), Voorhees Township (March 1, 1899) and Berlin Township (March 11, 1910).[7]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (94 km2), of which, 36.2 square miles (94 km2) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km2) of it (0.19%) is water.
Waterford borders Berlin Borough, Berlin Township, Chesilhurst, and Winslow. Waterford also borders Atlantic County and Burlington County.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 2,421 |
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| 1940 | 2,750 | 13.6% | |
| 1950 | 2,997 | 9.0% | |
| 1960 | 3,809 | 27.1% | |
| 1970 | 4,073 | 6.9% | |
| 1980 | 8,126 | 99.5% | |
| 1990 | 10,940 | 34.6% | |
| 2000 | 10,494 | −4.1% | |
| Est. 2006 | 10,707 | [3] | 2.0% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[8] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 10,494 people, 3,542 households, and 2,791 families residing in the township. The population density was 290.0 people per square mile (112.0/km²). There were 3,671 housing units at an average density of 101.4 per square mile (39.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.75% White, 4.18% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.
There were 3,542 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $59,075, and the median income for a family was $63,693. Males had a median income of $41,561 versus $28,763 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,676. About 3.6% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Waterford Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government by a five-member Township Committee. Members are elected at large in partisan elections to three-year terms in office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.[1] The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen by the Township Committee from among its members during the Reorganization meeting each January.
As of 2012[update], members of the Waterford Township Committee are Mayor Maryann Merlino, Deputy Mayor Charles Hamilton,Robert J Critelli Jr., William A. Richardson,and William Hurley.[9]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Waterford Township is in the 2nd Congressional district. 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).
Waterford Township is in the The 6th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by James Beach (D, Voorhees Township) and in the General Assembly by Louis Greenwald (D, Voorhees Township) and Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill).[10]
Camden County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, its seven members elected at-large to three-year terms office on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[11] As of 2012[update], Camden County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. (Collingswood, term ends December 31, 2014)[12], Freeholder Deputy Director Edward McDonnell (Pennsauken Township, 2013)[13], Rodney A. Greco (Gloucester Township, 2012)[14], Ian K. Leonard (Camden, 2012)[15], Scot N. McCray (Camden, 2014)[16], Jeffrey L. Nash (Cherry Hill, 2012)[17] and Carmen Rodriguez (Merchantville, 2013).[18][19][20]
[edit] Education
The Waterford Township School District serves public school students in prekindergarten through sixth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[21]) are Atco Elementary School for Kindergarten and first grade (256 students), Thomas Richards School for prekindergarten through 3rd grade (234 students) and Waterford Elementary School for grades 4-6 (442 students).
For grades 7 - 12, public school students attend Hammonton Middle School and Hammonton High School in Hammonton as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hammonton Public Schools, alongside students from Folsom, who attend as part of an agreement with the Folsom Borough School District.[22][23]
Assumption School, located in Atco, is an elementary school that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.[24]
[edit] Recreation
Great Times Day Camp is a summer camp for young children and teenagers. It was founded in 1976 and is situated on Hobb Lake, one of Camden County's major reservoirs.
[edit] Transportation
Atco provides New Jersey Transit train service on the Atlantic City Line to the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia and the Atlantic City Rail Terminal.
NJ Transit local bus service is available on the 554 and 459 routes.[25]
U.S. Route 30 passes directly through the center of the Township while New Jersey Route 73 borders the western edge of the township. County Route 534 and County Route 536 also pass through the township.
The closest limited access road is the Atlantic City Expressway in neighboring Winslow Township. Also, I-295 and the New Jersey Turnpike are two towns away.
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 33.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Waterford, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed June 13, 2008.
- ^ a b Census data for Waterford Township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 21, 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. 109.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ Township Committee, Waterford Township. Accessed March 17, 2011.
- ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- ^ What is a Freeholder?, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Louis Cappelli, Jr., Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Edward McDonnell, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Rodney A. Greco, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Ian K. Leonard, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Scot N. McCray, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Jeffrey L. Nash, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Carmen Rodriguez, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Board of Freeholders, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Camden County Reorganization Meeting: Freeholders Louis Cappelli, Jr. and Scot McCray Sworn in; Freeholder Cappelli re-elected Freeholder Director and Freeholder Edward T. McDonnell Re-Elected Deputy Director, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 7, 2012.
- ^ Data for the Waterford Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 29, 2011.
- ^ Hammonton Public Schools 2010 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 29, 2011. "We have a wonderful school system that serves the children of Hammonton, Waterford, and Folsom."
- ^ Puko, Timothy. "Sending Towns Feeling Pinched by Hammonton", The Press of Atlantic City, March 13, 2007. Accessed June 29, 2011. "The two school districts that send students to Hammonton are disputing tuition adjustments that would allow Hammonton School District to avoid a tax hike this year but cause large tax hikes in the sending districts. The school budgets for Hammonton and its sending districts Waterford and Folsom could hang in limbo well past next month's school board elections, and Waterford and Folsom could be left with budget fights and massive cuts, sending district superintendents said."
- ^ Camden County Schools, Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. Accessed July 10, 2008.
- ^ Camden County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed June 21, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Waterford Township municipal website
- Waterford Township School District website
- Waterford Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Waterford Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- School closing information
- Hammonton High School
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