Ocean Township, Ocean County, New Jersey
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Ocean Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 6,450.
Waretown (2000 Census population of 1,582) is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Ocean Township. Ocean Township is sometimes called Waretown to not confuse it with the Ocean Township of Monmouth County.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 82.9 km² (32.0 mi²). 53.9 km² (20.8 mi²) of it is land and 29.1 km² (11.2 mi²) of it (35.07%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 6,450 people, 2,446 households, and 1,743 families residing in the township. The population density was 119.7/km² (310.1/mi²). There were 2,981 housing units at an average density of 55.3/km² (143.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.33% White, 0.74% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.36% from other races, and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.10% of the population.
There were 2,446 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were married couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $46,461, and the median income for a family was $55,379. Males had a median income of $39,149 versus $32,188 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,830. About 5.6% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Ocean Township is governed by a three-member Township Committee, elected on an at-large basis. The members are Mayor Daniel Van Pelt, Deputy Mayor Robert Kraft and Committeeman Tony Fonseca.
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Ocean Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th 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 9th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Leonard T. Connors (R, Forked River) and in the Assembly by Christopher J. Connors (R, Forked River) and Brian E. Rumpf (R, Forked River). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Ocean County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Ocean County's Freeholders are: John C. Bartlett Jr., John P. Kelly, James F. Lacey, Gerry P. Little and Joseph H. Vicari.
[edit] Education
For grades K through 6, students attend the Ocean Township School District, which serves 2,727 students in Pre-Kindergarten through 6th grade. Schools in the district (with 2004-05 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Waretown Elementary School with an enrollment of 361 students in pre-K to 3rd grade and Frederic A. Priff Elementary School with 253 students in grades 4 - 6.
For grades 7 through 12, students attend the Southern Regional Middle School (grades 7 and 8) and Southern Regional High School (grades 9 - 12). These schools are part of the Southern Regional School District, which serves the five municipalities in the Long Beach Island Consolidated School District — Barnegat Light, Harvey Cedars, Long Beach Township, Ship Bottom and Surf City — along with students students from Beach Haven and Stafford Township, together with the sending districts of Barnegat Township (grades 9 - 12 only) and Ocean Township. The current district population is approximately 4,000 students. Both schools are in Manahawkin.
[edit] Transportation
The Garden State Parkway (accessible via Exit 69) and U.S. Route 9 both pass through the township, as does County Route 532.
[edit] External links
- Ocean Township website
- Ocean Township School District
- Ocean Township School District's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Ocean Township School District
- Southern Regional School District
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