Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey
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Edgewater Park Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 7,864.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.9 km² (3.0 mi²). 7.5 km² (2.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (4.28%) is water.
Edgewater Park Township borders Burlington Township, Willingboro Township, Delanco Township, Beverly, and the Delaware River.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,864 people, 3,152 households, and 2,099 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,043.4/km² (2,701.8/mi²). There were 3,301 housing units at an average density of 438.0/km² (1,134.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 68.07% White, 21.40% African American, 0.17% Native American, 3.26% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 3.20% from other races, and 3.89% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.60% of the population.
There were 3,152 households out of which 29.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 27.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.03.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.0% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 30.7% from 25 to 44, 25.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $48,936, and the median income for a family was $52,016. Males had a median income of $38,156 versus $27,304 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,920. About 7.3% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.9% of those under age 18 and 3.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Members of the Edgewater Park Township Committee are Mayor Judith Hall (Democrat), Deputy Mayor Thomas Pullion (Democrat), Committeeman Darren Atzert (Democrat), Committeeman James Daly (Democrat) and Committeeman Christopher VanBrunt (Republican)[1].
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Edgewater Park Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 7th Legislative District[2].
New Jersey's Third Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Ocean County, is represented by Jim Saxton (R, Mount Holly). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 7th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Diane B. Allen (R, Burlington) and in the Assembly by Herb Conaway (D, Delran) and Jack Conners (D, Delran). 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
The Edgewater Park School District serves students in grades from prekindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district are Mildred Magowan Elementary School for grades PreK-4 and Samuel M. Ridgway Middle School for grades 5-8.
For grades 9-12, students attend Burlington City High School in Burlington, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the City of Burlington Public School District.
[edit] References
- ^ Edgewater Park Elected Officials, accessed July 18, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 56, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Township of Edgewater Park
- Edgewater Park School District
- Edgewater Park School District's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Edgewater Park School District
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