Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey

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Hopewell Township highlighted in Cumberland County. Inset map: Cumberland County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.

Hopewell Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, in the United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the 2000 census, the township population was 4,434.

Hopewell Township was first formed as a precinct on January 19, 1748, 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 have been taken to form Columbia Township (March 12, 1844, returned to Hopewell Township on March 11, 1845), Cohansey Township (March 6, 1848) and Shiloh borough (April 9, 1929).^[1]

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 79.7 km² (30.8 mi²). 77.4 km² (29.9 mi²) of it is land and 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (2.86%) is water.

Hopewell Township borders Upper Deerfield Township, Bridgeton, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Stow Creek Township, Shiloh, and Salem County

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 4,434 people, 1,628 households, and 1,206 families residing in the township. The population density was 57.3/km² (148.3/mi²). There were 1,683 housing units at an average density of 21.7/km² (56.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 87.10% White, 6.90% African American, 2.32% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.44% from other races, and 1.65% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.59% of the population.

There were 1,628 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.6% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.9% were non-families. 22.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.03.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 20.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $49,767, and the median income for a family was $59,675. Males had a median income of $40,774 versus $30,402 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,783. About 3.8% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 17.7% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

The Township Committee is the governing body of Hopewell Township. Five committee members are elected by the voters of the Township. At the annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee votes to select one of its members to serve as Chair of the Township Committee and Mayor and another to serve as Vice Chairman and Deputy Mayor.

Members of the Hopewell Township Committee are Mayor Harold (Hal) Bickings, Jr., Deputy Mayor Bruce Hankins, Duane Cruzan, Paul Ritter, III and Joseph Shoemaker, Jr.^[4]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Hopewell Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District.^[5]

New Jersey's Second Congressional District, covering all of Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County and Salem County and portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Vineland). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 3rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Stephen M. Sweeney (D, Thorofare) and in the Assembly by John J. Burzichelli (D, Thorofare) and Douglas H. Fisher (D, Thorofare). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Cumberland County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Cumberland County's Freeholders are: Douglas M. Rainear - Freeholder Director (Term ends December 31, 2007), Bruce T. Peterson - Freeholder Deputy Director (2008), Jane Yetman Christy (2008), Dr. Mary L. Gruccio (2007), Louis N. Magazzu (2006), James Rocco (2006) and Jeffrey M. Trout (2008).

[edit] Education

The Hopewell Crest School serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.

For grades 9-12, students attend Cumberland Regional High School, which serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township. The school is located in Upper Deerfield Township and is part of the Cumberland Regional High School District.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Hopewell Township website
• Cumberland County web page for Hopewell Township
• Hopewell Crest School
• Hopewell Crest School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the Hopewell Crest School
• Cumberland Regional High School

This box: view • talk • edit Municipalities of Cumberland County, New Jersey (County seat: Bridgeton)
Cities	Bridgeton | Millville | Vineland
Townships	Commercial | Deerfield | Downe | Fairfield | Greenwich | Hopewell | Lawrence | Maurice River | Stow Creek | Upper Deerfield
Borough	Shiloh
Communities	Cedarville | Fairton | Fortescue | Laurel Lake | Port Norris | Rosenhayn | Seabrook Farms