Stow Creek Township, New Jersey
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Stow Creek Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Milleville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 1,429.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 48.9 km² (18.9 mi²). 47.8 km² (18.5 mi²) of it is land and 1.1 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (2.23%) is water.
Stow Creek Township borders Hopewell Township, Shiloh, Greenwich Township, Salem County, and the Delaware Bay.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,429 people, 536 households, and 425 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.9/km² (77.5/mi²). There were 560 housing units at an average density of 11.7/km² (30.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.42% White, 3.50% African American, 1.61% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.84% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.68% of the population.
There were 536 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.01.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $58,583. Males had a median income of $35,500 versus $26,528 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,925. About 5.7% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local governemnt
Stow Creek Township is governed by a three-member Township Committee. Members of teh Stow Creek Township Committee are Mayor Dale F. Cruzan, Sr., Daniel Bitters and Melvin R. Dickinson, Jr.[1]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Stow Creek Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District.[2]
New Jersey's Second Congressional District, covering all of Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County and Salem County and portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Vineland). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 3rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Stephen M. Sweeney (D, Thorofare) and in the Assembly by John J. Burzichelli (D, Thorofare) and Douglas H. Fisher (D, Thorofare). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Cumberland County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Cumberland County's Freeholders are: Douglas M. Rainear - Freeholder Director (Term ends December 31, 2007), Bruce T. Peterson - Freeholder Deputy Director (2008), Jane Yetman Christy (2008), Dr. Mary L. Gruccio (2007), Louis N. Magazzu (2006), James Rocco (2006) and Jeffrey M. Trout (2008).
[edit] Education
The Stow Creek School serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade.
For grades 9-12, students attend Cumberland Regional High School, which serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township. The school is located in the Rosenhayn section of Deerfield Township and is part of the Cumberland Regional High School District.
[edit] References
[edit] External links
- Cumberland County web page for Stow Creek Township
- Stow Creek School website (coming soon)
- Stow Creek School's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Stow Creek School
- Cumberland Regional High School
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| Cities | Bridgeton | Millville | Vineland |  |
| Townships | Commercial | Deerfield | Downe | Fairfield | Greenwich | Hopewell | Lawrence | Maurice River | Stow Creek | Upper Deerfield | |
| Borough | Shiloh | |
| Communities | Cedarville | Fairton | Laurel Lake | Port Norris | Rosenhayn | Seabrook Farms | |
