Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
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- see also: Springfield Township, Union County, New Jersey for another township in New Jersey with the same name
Springfield Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,227.
Springfield was originally formed on November 6, 1688, and reformed by Royal Charter on January 13, 1713. Springfield Township was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798.[1]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 77.8 km² (30.0 mi²). 77.8 km² (30.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.03% is water.
Springfield Township borders Burlington Township, Florence Township, Mansfield Township, Chesterfield Township, North Hanover Township, Wrightstown, Pemberton Township, Eastampton Township, and Westampton Township.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,326 |
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| 1940 | 1,299 | -2.0% | |
| 1950 | 1,562 | 20.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,956 | 25.2% | |
| 1970 | 2,244 | 14.7% | |
| 1980 | 2,691 | 19.9% | |
| 1990 | 3,028 | 12.5% | |
| 2000 | 3,227 | 6.6% | |
| Est. 2005 | 3,558 | [2] | 10.3% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[3] | |||
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,227 people, 1,098 households, and 906 families residing in the township. The population density was 41.5/km² (107.4/mi²). There were 1,138 housing units at an average density of 14.6/km² (37.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.94% White, 3.22% African American, 0.31% Native American, 2.63% Asian, 0.22% from other races, and 1.67% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.77% of the population.
There were 1,098 households out of which 36.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 73.4% were married couples living together, 5.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.4% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.22.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 100.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $69,268, and the median income for a family was $72,292. Males had a median income of $49,044 versus $31,392 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,322. About 2.8% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.2% of those under age 18 and 8.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Members of the Springfield Township Council are Mayor William H. Pettit, Sr., Deputy Mayor, Denis McDaniel, David Frank, Peter Sobotka and Richard Toone.[4]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Springfield Township is in the Fourth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 8th Legislative District.[5]
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 8th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Martha W. Bark (R, Mount Laurel) and in the Assembly by Francis L. Bodine (D, Mount Laurel) and Larry Chatzidakis (R, Mount Laurel). 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
Children in grades K - 6 attend the Springfield Township School, which serves a total of 331 students.
Children in grades 7 - 12 attend the schools of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District, which serves students from Chesterfield Township, 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. 99.
- ^ Census data for Springfield township (Burlington County), United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Members of the Township Council, accessed March 4, 2007
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 64, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Springfield Township website
- Springfield Township School
- Springfield Township School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- 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
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