New Hanover Township, New Jersey
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New Hanover Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 9,744. The township is located in the Delaware Valley.
Fort Dix is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located in portions of New Hanover Township, North Hanover Township, and Springfield Township. McGuire Air Force Base is also a CDP, and is located in portions of New Hanover Township and Pemberton Township. Cookstown is a small unincorporated area located near Fort Dix.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 58.0 km² (22.4 mi²). 57.7 km² (22.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.45%) is water.
New Hanover Township borders North Hanover Township, Wrightstown, Pemberton Township, and Ocean County.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 9,744 people, 1,162 households, and 991 families residing in the township. The population density was 168.9/km² (437.3/mi²). There were 1,381 housing units at an average density of 23.9/km² (62.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 64.13% White, 28.90% African American, 0.42% Native American, 1.47% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 2.66% from other races, and 2.34% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 19.40% of the population.
There were 1,162 households out of which 60.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 78.1% were married couples living together, 3.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.7% were non-families. 13.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 0.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.14 and the average family size was 3.46.
In the township the population was spread out with 14.5% under the age of 18, 15.7% from 18 to 24, 55.4% from 25 to 44, 13.2% from 45 to 64, and 1.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females there were 401.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 561.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $44,386, and the median income for a family was $45,511. Males had a median income of $26,428 versus $23,050 for females. The per capita income for the township was $12,140. About 3.2% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 12.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
New Hanover Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 30th Legislative District.[1]
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 30th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert Singer (R, Lakewood Township) and in the Assembly by Ronald S. Dancer (R, Jackson Township) and Joseph R. Malone (R, Bordentown). 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
Students in grades pre-K to 8 attend the New Hanover Township School, which serves students from both New Hanover Township and Wrightstown as part of the New Hanover Township School District. It is a small school with approximately 160 students, and one class of each grade level, Pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.
For grades 9 - 12, students from both New Hanover Township and Wrightstown Borough attend Bordentown Regional High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The high school is part of the Bordentown Regional School District, a regional K - 12 school district that serves students from Bordentown City (482 students), Bordentown Township (1,505 students) and Fieldsboro Borough (72 students).
[edit] References
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 61, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- New Hanover Township Public Schools
- New Hanover Township School's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the New Hanover Township School
- Bordentown Regional High School
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| Boroughs | Fieldsboro | Medford Lakes | Palmyra | Pemberton | Riverton | Wrightstown |  |
| Cities | Beverly | Bordentown | Burlington | |
| Townships |
Bass River | Bordentown | Burlington | Chesterfield | Cinnaminson | Delanco | Delran | Eastampton | Edgewater Park | Evesham | Florence | Hainesport | Lumberton | Mansfield | Maple Shade | Medford | Moorestown | Mount Holly | Mount Laurel | New Hanover | North Hanover | Pemberton | Riverside | Shamong | Southampton | Springfield | Tabernacle | Washington | Westampton | Willingboro | Woodland |
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| CDPs and other Communities | Browns Mills | Chatsworth | Country Lake Estates | Florence-Roebling | Fort Dix | Leisuretowne | Marlton CDP | McGuire Air Force Base | Moorestown-Lenola | Pemberton Heights | Presidential Lakes Estates | Ramblewood | |
