Andover, New Jersey
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- see also: Andover Township, New Jersey
Andover is a Borough in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 658.
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[edit] Geography
Andover is located at (40.985997, -74.742015)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.8 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.68% is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 658 people, 261 households, and 180 families residing in the borough. The population density was 174.0/km² (451.9/mi²). There were 273 housing units at an average density of 72.2/km² (187.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 92.71% White, 2.28% African American, 0.76% Native American, 2.28% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.22% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.58% of the population.
There were 261 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.6% were married couples living together, 14.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.7% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 2.98.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.7% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 35.3% from 25 to 44, 25.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 103.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.8 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $60,000, and the median income for a family was $69,688. Males had a median income of $38,056 versus $30,950 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,914. None of the families and 2.8% of the population were living below the poverty line, including no under eighteens and 9.1% of those over 64.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Mayor of Andover Borough is Shirlee M. Bollard (term ends December 31, 2007). Members of the Andover Borough Council are Council President Peter Pearson (2007), Arthur Copcutt (2006), Lynn Delfing (2008), David Hooey (2006), Doug Mooney (2007) and Donald Sienkiewicz (2008)[1].
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Andover Borough is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 24th Legislative District[2].
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, covering the northern portions of Bergen County, Passaic County and Sussex County and all of Warren County, is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 24th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert Littell (R, Franklin) and in the Assembly by Guy R. Gregg (R, Flanders) and Alison Littell McHose (R, Sparta). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Sussex County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Sussex County's Freeholders are Director Gary R. Chiusano (term ends December 31, 2008), Deputy Director Harold J. Wirths (2007), Steven V. Oroho (2007), Glen Vetrano (2006) and Susan M. Zellman (2006).
[edit] Education
Students in grades K through 8 attend the Andover Regional School District, together with students from Andover Township. Schools in the district are Florence M. Burd Elementary School (with 333 students in grades K-3) and Long Pond Middle School (with 428 students in grades 4 - 8).
Students in grades 9 - 12 attend Newton High School in Newton as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
[edit] References
- ^ Sussex County webpage for Andover Borough, accessed September 18, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 54, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Sussex County webpage for Andover Borough
- Andover Regional School District
- Nation Center for Education Statistics data for Andover Regional School District
- Newton High School
- Abandoned Mines of Andover, New Jersey
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