Cinnaminson Township, New Jersey
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Cinnaminson Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. Cinnaminson Township borders the Delaware River, and is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 14,595.
Cinnaminson was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 15, 1860. Portions of the township were taken to form Delran Township (February 12, 1880), Riverton (December 18, 1893) and Palmyra (April 19, 1894).[1]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.9 km² (8.1 mi²). 19.7 km² (7.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it (5.71%) is water.
Cinnaminson Township borders Palmyra, Riverton, Delran Township, Moorestown Township, and Maple Shade Township. Cinnaminson also borders Camden County and the Delaware River.
Cinnaminson includes within its boundaries the confluence point of Longitude 75 degrees West and Latitude 40 degrees North, one of only four such confluence points in New Jersey. The intersection of these two points is on the 7th Fairway of the Riverton Country Club Golf Course, less than ½ mile from the Municipal Building.[2]
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 2,277 |
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| 1940 | 2,504 | 10.0% | |
| 1950 | 3,144 | 25.6% | |
| 1960 | 8,302 | 164.1% | |
| 1970 | 16,962 | 104.3% | |
| 1980 | 16,072 | -5.2% | |
| 1990 | 14,583 | -9.3% | |
| 2000 | 14,595 | 0.1% | |
| Est. 2005 | 15,149 | [3] | 3.8% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[4] | |||
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 14,595 people, 5,057 households, and 4,141 families residing in the township. The population density was 741.5/km² (1,920.4/mi²). There were 5,147 housing units at an average density of 261.5/km² (677.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.36% White, 5.08% African American, 0.16% Native American, 1.88% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.49% from other races, and 1.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.
There were 5,057 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 70.5% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.1% were non-families. 15.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.85 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 24.9% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $68,474, and the median income for a family was $75,920. Males had a median income of $57,122 versus $41,286 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,863. About 1.4% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Members of the Cinnaminson Township Committee are Mayor Beau C. Adams, Deputy Mayor William Ben Young, Joseph B. Donnelly, Sandra K. Iaquinto and Anthony V. Minniti.[5]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Cinnaminson Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 7th Legislative District.[6]
New Jersey's Third Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Ocean County, is represented by Jim Saxton (R, Mount Holly). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 7th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Diane B. Allen (R, Burlington) and in the Assembly by Herb Conaway (D, Delran) and Jack Conners (D, Delran). 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 Kindergarten through 12 attend the Cinnaminson Township Public Schools. Schools in the district are New Albany Elementary School with 491 students in grades K - 2, Eleanor Rush Intermediate School with 503 students in grades 3 - 5, Cinnaminson Middle School with 575 students in grades 6 - 8 and Cinnaminson High School with an enrollment of 871 students in grades 9 through 12.
The Project Challenge program is a gifted program for students from grades 2 through 8 that go to New Albany Elementary School or Eleanor Rush Intermediate School. Project Challenge is an exciting program where students can learn more while having fun. Project Challenge was conceived by a teacher in the district, who has been teaching it for over 20 years. Students go on many field trips to teach them about nature and different cultures. For instance, second-graders learn about sea life, so they go to Brigantine to learn more more about sea life.
Cinnaminson Township is home to public learning institutions and several private schools including the historic Westfield Friends School, founded in 1788, and the St. Charles Borromeo Catholic school.
[edit] History
Cinnaminson was formed by resolution in 1860 from a section of Chester Township. Part of this resolution reads, "The inhabitants of the township of Chester having become so numerous that it is impracticable for them to meet with convenience and good order in one assembly... the Township shall be divided." Some of the early notable families included the Parrys and Lippencotts.
The name "Cinnaminson" derives from the Lenni Lenape Indian word "Senamensing," which means "sweet water" a reference to the sugar maple trees that once grew along the Delaware River in what is now Cinnaminson.[7]
[edit] Transportation
Roads traveling through the township include Route 73, Route 90, U.S. Route 130, and County Route 543.
The Cinnaminson station on the River Line light rail system, is located on Broad Street, offering southbound service to Camden, New Jersey and the Walter Rand Transportation Center (with transfers available to the PATCO Speedline) and northbound service to the Trenton Rail Station with connections to New Jersey Transit trains to New York City, SEPTA trains to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Amtrak trains.
[edit] Recreation and Lifestyle
Since 1900, Cinnaminson has been home to Riverton Country Club, a country club and golf course designed by Donald Ross.
Cinnaminson is home to the Burlington County Footlighters production company, who perform regularly at a playhouse within the township. Additionally, Cinnaminson facilitates an all-ages regional chorus and wind ensemble.
[edit] Noted residents
- Andre Collins, current Director of Retired Players with the National Football League Players' Association, All-American football star at Penn State, and 10 year NFL linebacker, former resident
- Larry Ferrari, musician, television pioneer of the The Larry Ferrari Show.[8]
- Patrick Herron, poet, former resident
- Michelle Kosinski, news correspondent for NBC News, former resident
- Mitch Williams, pitcher for the Philadelphia Phillies, former resident
- Brian Propp, National Hockey League left-winger for 15 seasons, radio broadcaster, businessman, philanthropist, Philadelphia Flyers Hall of Fame inductee
- Joseph Hooton Taylor, Jr., astrophysicist, Princeton University professor, 1993 Nobel Laureate in Physics, former resident
- Richard Strobel, Chairman of New Jersey State Board of Human Services, Assistant Counsel to New Jersey Governor Thomas Kean, attorney-at-law
[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. 95.
- ^ 40°N 75°W Confluence Point information and pictures
- ^ Census data for Cinnaminson township, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Local Government - Mayor and Township Committees, accessed March 6, 2007
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 55, accessed August 30, 2006
- ^ About the Township - Introduction, accessed November 30, 2006
- ^ Larry Ferrari: Broadcast Pioneers of Philadelphia, accessed December 12, 2006
[edit] External links
- Cinnaminson Township web site
- Cinnaminson Township Public Schools
- Cinnaminson Township Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Cinnaminson Township Public Schools
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