Bordentown Township, New Jersey
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Bordentown Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census population was 8,380.
Bordentown was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1852, from portions of Chesterfield Township and Mansfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held that same day.[1]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 24.0 km² (9.3 mi²). 22.0 km² (8.5 mi²) of it is land and 2.0 km² (0.8 mi²) of it (8.30%) is water.
Bordentown Township occupies the northernmost extent of Burlington County. It surrounds the City of Bordentown and the Village of Fieldsboro to the north, east and south of both municipalities, with the Delaware River and Crosswicks Creek serving as the western border for all three. To its south is Mansfield Township, which includes the unincorporated enclaves of Hedding, Mansfield and Columbus, to the east Chesterfield Township and the unincorporated enclaves of Chesterfield and Crosswicks, and to the north across the Crosswicks Creek is Hamilton Township, including the unincorporated communities of Groveville, Yardville and White Horse, suburbs of the greater City of Trenton, all within Mercer County. Of note, the Crosswicks Creek and its juncture with the Delaware River, otherwise known as the Trenton-Hamilton Marsh, is a very significant ecosystem and, with the peninsula of land and waterways to the northwest of Bordentown Township known, respectively, as Duck Island, Duck Creek and the Delaware and Raritan Canal, it is protected by the State of New Jersey as the Duck Island Recreation Area.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 818 |
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| 1940 | 1,095 | 33.9% | |
| 1950 | 2,033 | 85.7% | |
| 1960 | 5,936 | 192.0% | |
| 1970 | 7,303 | 23.0% | |
| 1980 | 7,170 | -1.8% | |
| 1990 | 7,683 | 7.2% | |
| 2000 | 8,380 | 9.1% | |
| Est. 2005 | 10,315 | [2] | 23.1% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[3] | |||
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 8,380 people, 3,293 households, and 2,305 families residing in the township. The population density was 380.2/km² (984.9/mi²). There were 3,436 housing units at an average density of 155.9/km² (403.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.33% White, 5.02% African American, 0.20% Native American, 3.32% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.03% of the population.
There were 3,293 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $60,131, and the median income for a family was $71,627. Males had a median income of $45,604 versus $35,115 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,934. About 2.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
At its formation, the governing body consisted of three Committeemen. The first meeting of the Township Committee was held in a shed. When cold weather prevented the use of this location, meetings were held in a private home until 1903 when the first Township Hall was erected on Cemetery Lane.[4]
As a result of the United States Census, 1960, it became necessary in 1961 to increase the number of governing body members from three to five and the position of Township Administrator was created to better serve the residents and to more effectively run the day-to-day business of the Township.[4]
Members of the Bordentown Township Committee are Mayor George A. Chidley, Deputy Mayor Willam J. Morelli, Robert Delaney, Bruce Hill and Mark Roselli.[5]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Bordentown Township is in the Fourth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 30th Legislative District[6].
New Jersey's Fourth Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Mercer County, Monmouth County and Ocean County, is represented by Christopher Smith (R). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 30th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert Singer (R, Lakewood Township) and in the Assembly by Ronald S. Dancer (R, Jackson Township) and Joseph R. Malone (R, Bordentown). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Burlington County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Burlington County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director James K. Wujcik, Deputy Freeholder Director William S. Haines, Jr., Dawn Marie Addiego, Vincent R. Farias and Aubrey A. Fenton.
[edit] Education
Students in grades K through 12 attend the schools of the Bordentown Regional School District, which serves students from Bordentown City, Bordentown Township and Fieldsboro Borough. Schools in the district are Clara Barton Elementary School has 344 students in grades Pre-K - 6, Peter Muschal School has 723 students in Kindergarten through 6th grade, MacFarland Junior School has 318 students in grades 7 and 8, and Bordentown Regional High School has 677 students in grades 9 to 12.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 94.
- ^ Census data for Bordentown township, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ a b History of Bordentown Township, accessed March 6, 2007
- ^ Welcome to Bordentown Township, accessed September 8, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 57, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Bordentown Township website
- Bordentown Regional School District
- Bordentown Regional School District's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Bordentown Regional School District
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