Andover Township, New Jersey

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Andover Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 6,033.

The township was created by an approved act on March 10, 1864 out of the existing Newton Township, and was suggestively named after the existing village of Andover, whose name origin is unknown[1].

Map of Andover Township.
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Map of Andover Township.

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[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 53.7 km² (20.8 mi²). 52.3 km² (20.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.5 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (2.75%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,033 people, 1,889 households, and 1,499 families residing in the township. The population density was 115.4/km² (298.9/mi²). There were 1,968 housing units at an average density of 37.7/km² (97.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.45% White, 1.86% African American, 0.08% Native American, 2.30% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.25% of the population.

There were 1,889 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.16.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $75,748, and the median income for a family was $78,439. Males had a median income of $57,098 versus $36,268 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,180. About 1.3% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

Members of the Andover Township Committee are Mayor Tom Walsh (2007), Deputy Mayor Charles Grotyohann (2008), Alex Gilsenan, Gail Phoebus and Bob Webster (2008)[2].

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Andover Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 24th Legislative District[3].

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 Borough. 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 with the Newton Public School District.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Snell, James P. (1881) History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. (Centennial ed., Harmony, NJ: Harmony Press, 1981) p. 445
  2. ^ Andover Township Committee Members, accessed September 18, 2006
  3. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 54, accessed August 30, 2006

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Municipalities of Sussex County, New Jersey
(County Seat: Newton)
Boroughs Andover | Branchville | Franklin | Hamburg | Hopatcong | Ogdensburg | Stanhope | Sussex
Town Newton
Townships Andover Township | Byram Township | Frankford Township | Fredon Township | Green Township | Hampton Township | Hardyston Township | Lafayette Township | Montague Township | Sandyston Township | Sparta Township | Stillwater Township | Vernon Township | Walpack Township | Wantage Township
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