Chesterfield Township, New Jersey
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Chesterfield Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 5,955.
Chesterfield was originally formed on November 6, 1688. It was reformed by Royal Charter on January 10, 1713, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form New Hanover Township (December 2, 1723) and Bordentown borough (December 9, 1825).[1]
Chesterfield Township is comprised of three distinct communities: Chesterfield, Crosswicks and Sykesville. The area was first settled in 1677, when a group primarily consisting of Quakers settled in the area of Crosswicks, the oldest of the Chesterfield's three "villages".[2]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 55.7 km² (21.5 mi²). 55.5 km² (21.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.42%) is water.
Chesterfield Township borders Bordentown Township, Mansfield Township, Springfield Township, and North Hanover Township. Chesterfield Township also borders Mercer County.
[edit] Demographics
Historical populations | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1930 | 1,269 |
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1940 | 1,766 | 39.2% | |
1950 | 2,020 | 14.4% | |
1960 | 2,519 | 24.7% | |
1970 | 3,190 | 26.6% | |
1980 | 3,867 | 21.2% | |
1990 | 5,152 | 33.2% | |
2000 | 5,955 | 15.6% | |
Est. 2005 | 6,185 | [3] | 3.9% |
Population 1930 - 1990[4] |
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 5,955 people, 899 households, and 744 families residing in the township. The population density was 107.4/km² (278.1/mi²). There were 924 housing units at an average density of 16.7/km² (43.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 49.71% White, 37.36% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 8.45% from other races, and 3.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.34% of the population.
There were 899 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out with 11.8% under the age of 18, 40.7% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 12.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 345.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 423.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $85,428, and the median income for a family was $91,267. Males had a median income of $50,305 versus $44,659 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,193. About 0.4% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Chesterfield Township operates under the Township form of government which is comprised of three committeepersons who are elected on a partisan basis for an overlapping three year term, one member being elected each year. The committee traditionally selects the committeeperson serving the last year of his/her term to serve as mayor. The Mayor is always appointed in January after the elections. The Township Committee derives from the state statutes which delegates powers, prescribe the offices and structure and establish various procedures under which the Township must operate. The committee serves both legislative and executive functions.
Members of the Chesterfield Township Committee are Mayor Brian Kelly, Deputy Mayor Lawrence H. Durr and Michael Hlubik.[5]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Chesterfield 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 1 - 6 attend Chesterfield Elementary School.
Children in grades 7 - 12 attend the schools of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District, which also serves students from Mansfield Township, North Hanover Township and Springfield Township. Students in grades 7 and 8 attend the Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School (721 students) and those in grades 9 - 12 attend Northern Burlington County Regional High School (1,194 students). Both schools are in Columbus.
[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. 87.
- ^ History of Chesterfield Township, accessed March 6, 2007
- ^ Census data for Chesterfield township, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Chesterfield Township Committee, accessed March 6, 2007
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 55, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Chesterfield Township website
- Chesterfield Elementary School
- Chesterfield Elementary School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Chesterfield Elementary School
- Northern Burlington County Regional School District
- Northern Burlington County Regional School District's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Northern Burlington County Regional School District
- ChesterfieldNewJersey.com, a community-based website
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