Oldmans Township, New Jersey
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Oldmans Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 1,798.
The communities of Pedricktown and Auburn are located within Oldmans Township.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 52.6 km² (20.3 mi²). 51.7 km² (20.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (1.63%) is water.
Oldmans Township borders Carneys Point Township and Pilesgrove Township. Oldmans Township also borders the Delaware River and Oldmans Creek serves as its border with Logan Township in Gloucester County.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1890 | 1,432 |
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| 1900 | 1,382 | -3.5% | |
| 1910 | 1,364 | -1.3% | |
| 1920 | 1,328 | -2.6% | |
| 1930 | 1,431 | 7.8% | |
| 1940 | 1,722 | 20.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,657 | -3.8% | |
| 1960 | 2,913 | 75.8% | |
| 1970 | 2,088 | -28.3% | |
| 1980 | 1,847 | -11.5% | |
| 1990 | 1,683 | -8.9% | |
| 2000 | 1,798 | 6.8% | |
| historical data source: [1][2] | |||
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,798 people, 654 households, and 517 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.8/km² (90.0/mi²). There were 694 housing units at an average density of 13.4/km² (34.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 86.82% White, 9.62% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 2.00% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.17% of the population.
There were 654 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $57,589, and the median income for a family was $64,091. Males had a median income of $45,469 versus $31,705 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,495. About 6.1% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Members of the Oldmans Township Committee are Mayor Harry Moore, Deputy Mayor Edwin Vieira and William Slusser[3].
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Oldmans Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District.[4]
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).
Salem County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Salem County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Lee R. Ware (term ends 2007), Freeholder Deputy Director Bruce L. Bobbitt (2008), Susan A. Bestwick (2007), Charles R. Sullivan (2008), David Lindenmuth (2008), R. Benjamin Simmermon, Jr. (2006) and Beth E. Timberman (2006).
[edit] Education
The Oldmans Township School serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2004-05 school year, the school had an enrollment of 248 students (per the New Jersey School Report Card).
Students in grades nine through twelve who live east of Tighe Road attend Woodstown High School in Woodstown, which serves students from Pilesgrove Township and Woodstown, along with students from Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township who attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. Students who live west of Tighe Road attend Penns Grove High School in Carneys Point, which serves students from Penns Grove, Carneys Point, Oldmans Township, and Deepwater, who attend the high school as part of sending / receiving relationships with the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District.
[edit] Transportation
The New Jersey Turnpike passes through Oldmans Township. Two of the turnpike's service areas — Clara Barton (southbound, milepost 5.4)[5] and John Fenwick (northbound, milepost 5.4)[6] — are located in the township.
The Spitfire Aerodrome (Location Identifier: 7N7) is a small municipal airport located in the township, and is the only one of its kind in Salem County.
[edit] References
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
- ^ U.S. Census Historical Data 1790-2000. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Salem County web page for Oldmans Township, accessed August 29, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 62, accessed August 30, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Turnpike: Clara Barton Service Center, accessed May 31, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Turnpike: John Fenwick Service Center, accessed May 31, 2006
[edit] External links
- Salem County web page for Oldmans Township
- Oldmans Township School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Oldmans Township School
- Woodstown High School
- Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District
- Penns Grove High School
- AirNav Info on Spitfire Aerodrome
