Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey
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Frelinghuysen Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, USA. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 2,083. The township is located in the far eastern region of the Lehigh Valley.
Frelinghuysen Township was incorporated from Hardwick Township on March 7, 1848. According to the book Historical Sites of Warren County, the township was named after the Honorable Theodorus Jacobus Frelinghuysen, a minister and theologian of the Dutch Reformed Church who came to New Jersey in 1720.[1] Theodorus was the grandfather of Theodore Frelinghuysen, the noted statesman, educator and running mate of presidential candidate Henry Clay on the Whig Party ticket in the 1844 election, and who is also credited as the inspiration for the township's name.[2]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 61.0 km² (23.5 mi²). 60.7 km² (23.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.51%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,083 people, 722 households, and 578 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.3/km² (88.9/mi²). There were 755 housing units at an average density of 12.4/km² (32.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.79% White, 0.34% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.64% of the population.
There were 722 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were married couples living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $72,434, and the median income for a family was $78,464. Males had a median income of $56,818 versus $36,827 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,792. About 1.1% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Frelinghuysen Township is governed by a three-person Township committee, that are elected for three-year terms on a rotating basis, with one seat coming up for election each year. Each committeeperson is elected in the general election, which occurs in November.
The committee has an organizational meeting in January to appoint from its membership, a Mayor and Deputy Mayor. These officers serve for one year, until the next organizational meeting.[3]
Members of the Frelinghuysen Township Committee are Mayor Thomas K. Charles (term ends December 31, 2008), Deputy Mayor David Boynton (2007) and Debra Natyzak-Osadca (2006).[4][5]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Frelinghuysen Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.[6]
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 23rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Leonard Lance (R, Flemington) and in the Assembly by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford) and Marcia A. Karrow (R, Raritan Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Warren County is governed by a three-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Warren County's Freeholders are: Freeholder Director Richard D. Gardner (term ends 2006), Freeholder Deputy Director John DiMaio (2008) and Freeholder Everett A. Chamberlain (2007).
[edit] Education
Children in grades K through 6 attend the Frelinghuysen Township School, which serves 213 students.
Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the North Warren Regional High School (1,044 students) in Blairstown, a public secondary high school, serving students from the townships of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton.
[edit] References
- ^ Alleman, Helen and Leedom, Helen P. Historical Sites of Warren County. (Warren County Tercentenary Committee and Warren County Board of Chosen Freeholders, New Jersey, 1965) pg. 45
- ^ Brief History of Frelinghuysen Township, accessed December 7, 2006
- ^ Frelinghuysen Township Government Information - Organizational Structure, accessed October 19, 2006
- ^ Frelinghuysen Township Directory Listing, accessed October 19, 2006
- ^ Warren County page for Frelinghuysen Township, accessed October 19, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 57, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Frelinghuysen Township website
- Warren County page for Frelinghuysen Township
- Frelinghuysen Township School
- Frelinghuysen Township School's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Frelinghuysen Township School
- North Warren Regional School District
- North Warren Regional High School's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the North Warren Regional High School
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Warren County, New Jersey (County Seat: Belvidere) |
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| Townships | Allamuchy Township | Blairstown Township | Franklin Township | Frelinghuysen Township | Greenwich Township | Hardwick Township | Harmony Township | Hope Township | Independence Township | Knowlton Township | Liberty Township | Lopatcong Township | Mansfield Township | Oxford Township | Pohatcong Township | Washington Township | White Township |
| Towns | Belvidere | Hackettstown | Phillipsburg |
| Boroughs | Alpha | Washington |
| Communities | Allamuchy-Panther Valley | Beattystown | Brass Castle | Great Meadows-Vienna |
| Rivers | Bear Creek | Beaver Brook | Cory's Brook | Dead River | Delaware River | Lopatcong Creek | Musconetcong River | Paulins Kill | Pequest River | Pohatcong Creek | Pophandusing Creek | Yard's Creek |
