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Edgewater Park, New Jersey
Township
Township of Edgewater Park
Edgewater Park highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Edgewater Park highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Edgewater Park, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Edgewater Park, New Jersey
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBurlington
IncorporatedFebruary 26, 1924
Government
[5]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorMichael Trainor (D, term ends December 31, 2016)[1][2]
 • ClerkLinda M. Dougherty[3]
 • Police ChiefGene J. DiFilippo[4]
Area
[6]
 • Total3.040 sq mi (7.873 km2)
 • Land2.894 sq mi (7.495 km2)
 • Water0.146 sq mi (0.377 km2)  4.79%
 • Rank331st of 566 in state
30th of 40 in county[6]
Elevation
[7]
33 ft (10 m)
Population
[8][9][10]
 • Total8,881
 • Estimate 
(2015)[11]
8,788
 • Rank259th of 566 in state
17th of 40 in county[12]
 • Density3,068.8/sq mi (1,184.9/km2)
  • Rank210th of 566 in state
11th of 40 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP code
08010[13][14]
Area code609[15]
FIPS code3400520050[6][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882101[6][18]
Websiteedgewaterpark-nj.com

Edgewater Park is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States and a northeastern Delaware Valley suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 8,881.[8][9][10]

Edgewater Park was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 26, 1924, from portions of Beverly Township (now known as Delanco Township).[20] The township was named for its location along the Delaware River.[21]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 3.040 square miles (7.873 km2), including 2.894 square miles (7.495 km2) of land and 0.146 square miles (0.377 km2) of water (4.79%).[6][19]

The township borders Burlington Township, Willingboro Township, Delanco Township, Beverly and both Bensalem Township and Bristol Township across the Delaware River.[22]

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Capitol Hill,[citation needed] Perkins and Wallrope Works.[23]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
19301,243—
19401,171−5.8%
19501,2799.2%
19602,866124.1%
19707,412158.6%
19809,27325.1%
19908,388−9.5%
20007,864−6.2%
20108,88112.9%
2015 (est.)8,788[11][24]−1.0%
Population sources: 1930-2000[25] 1930[26]
1930-1990[27] 2000[28][29] 2010[8][9][10]

Census 2010

Template:USCensusDemographics

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $53,502 (with a margin of error of +/- $3,682) and the median family income was $68,572 (+/- $15,261). Males had a median income of $45,865 (+/- $6,080) versus $40,400 (+/- $9,192) for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,916 (+/- $2,025). About 9.7% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 0.0% of those age 65 or over.[30]

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States Census[16] there were 7,864 people, 3,152 households, and 2,099 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,701.8 people per square mile (1,043.4/km²). There were 3,301 housing units at an average density of 1,134.1 per square mile (438.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 68.07% White, 21.40% African American, 0.17% Native American, 3.26% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.20% from other races, and 3.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.60% of the population.[28][29]

As of the 2000 Census, 1.9% of residents identified themselves as being of Turkish American ancestry, the second-highest of any municipality in the United States and highest in the state.[31]

There were 3,152 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.03.[28][29]

In the township the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.[28][29]

The median income for a household in the township was $48,936, and the median income for a family was $52,016. Males had a median income of $38,156 versus $27,304 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,920. About 7.3% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.[28][29]

Government

Local government

Edgewater Park is governed under the Township form of government. The five-member Township Committee is elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[5][32] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.

As of 2016, members of the Edgewater Park Township Committee are Mayor Michael J. Trainor (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2018; term as mayor ends 2016), Deputy Mayor Lauren Kremper (D, term on committee ends 2017; term as deputy mayor ends 2016), Bill A. Belgard (D, 2016), John G. McElwee (D, 2018) and Barbara Scott-Perkins (D, 2017).[1][33][34][35][36][37]

Chief Gene J. DiFilippo is the Police Chief of the Edgewater Park Township Police Department.[citation needed]

Federal, state and county representation

Edgewater Park is located in the 3rd Congressional District[38] and is part of New Jersey's 7th state legislative district.[9][39][40]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 3rd congressional district is represented by Andy Kim (D, Moorestown).[41] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[42] and George Helmy (Mountain Lakes, term ends 2024), who was appointed to the seat following the resignation of Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs).[43][44]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 7th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Troy Singleton (D, Palmyra) and in the General Assembly by Herb Conaway (D, Moorestown) and Carol A. Murphy (D, Mount Laurel).[45] Template:NJ Governor

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Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 4,798 registered voters in Edgewater Park Township, of which 2,119 (44.2% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 819 (17.1% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 1,857 (38.7% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered to other parties.[46] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 54.0% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 67.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).[46][47]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,596 votes (69.3% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 1,083 votes (28.9% vs. 40.2%) and other candidates with 41 votes (1.1% vs. 1.0%), among the 3,744 ballots cast by the township's 5,007 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.8% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County).[48][49] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,719 votes (67.8% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 1,223 votes (30.5% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 36 votes (0.9% vs. 1.0%), among the 4,012 ballots cast by the township's 4,942 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.2% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County).[50] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 2,218 votes (60.9% vs. 52.9% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 1,385 votes (38.0% vs. 46.0%) and other candidates with 20 votes (0.5% vs. 0.8%), among the 3,643 ballots cast by the township's 4,680 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.8% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).[51]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,189 votes (53.0% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 996 votes (44.4% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 17 votes (0.8% vs. 1.2%), among the 2,244 ballots cast by the township's 5,087 registered voters, yielding a 44.1% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county).[52][53] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 1,363 ballots cast (56.7% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 871 votes (36.2% vs. 47.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 115 votes (4.8% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 22 votes (0.9% vs. 1.2%), among the 2,403 ballots cast by the township's 4,940 registered voters, yielding a 48.6% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).[54]

Education

The Edgewater Park School District serves public school students in grades from pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 858 students and 67.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.81:1.[55] Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[56]) are Mildred Magowan Elementary School[57] (Grades PreK-4, 532 students) and Samuel M. Ridgway Middle School[58] (Grades 5-8, 326 students).[59]

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Burlington City High School in Burlington, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the City of Burlington Public School District, in which Edgewater Park students account for almost 40% of the high school's enrollment.[60] As of the 2013-14 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 720 students and 81.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.9:1.[61]

Students from Edgewater Park, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township.[62]

Transportation

Roads and highways

As of May 2010, the township had a total of 28.76 miles (46.28 km) of roadways, of which 22.69 miles (36.52 km) were maintained by the municipality, 4.80 miles (7.72 km) by Burlington County and 1.27 miles (2.04 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[63]

Public transportation

New Jersey Transit provides bus service on the 409 route between Trenton and Philadelphia, and on the 419 route between Camden and Burlington.[64][65]

BurLink bus service is offered on the B2 route between Beverly and Westampton Township.[66]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Edgewater Park, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Edgewater Park include:

References

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