Eagleswood Township, New Jersey
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Eagleswood Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 1,441.
Eagleswood Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1874, from portions of Stafford Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Beach Haven (November 11, 1890) and Long Beach Township (March 23, 1899).[1]
Paul Johnson, a Lockheed Martin employee who once lived in Eagleswood, was killed in Saudi Arabia by militants who are partnered with Al-Qaida.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 48.8 km² (18.9 mi²). 42.4 km² (16.4 mi²) of it is land and 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²) of it (13.20%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 483 |
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| 1940 | 551 | 14.1% | |
| 1950 | 623 | 13.1% | |
| 1960 | 766 | 23.0% | |
| 1970 | 823 | 7.4% | |
| 1980 | 1,009 | 22.6% | |
| 1990 | 1,476 | 46.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,441 | -2.4% | |
| historical data source: [2] | |||
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,441 people, 546 households, and 394 families residing in the township. The population density was 34.0/km² (88.0/mi²). There were 693 housing units at an average density of 16.3/km² (42.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.96% White, 0.07% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.21% Asian, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.11% of the population.
There were 546 households out of which 32.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.3% were married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 22.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.11.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 24.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 101.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $38,625, and the median income for a family was $49,453. Males had a median income of $36,375 versus $26,654 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,617. About 2.2% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Eagleswood Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government by a three-member committee. Members of the Eagleswood Township Committee are Mayor Wayne Thomas, Deputy Mayor James R. Pine and Committee Person Debra A. Rivas[3].
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Eagleswood Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th Legislative District[4].
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 Bob 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
Students in grades pre-K through 6 attend the Eagleswood Township Elementary School, which serves an enrollment of 155 students.
Students in grades 7 - 12 attend the schools of the Pinelands Regional School District, which serves students from Bass River Township, Eagleswood Township, Little Egg Harbor Township and Tuckerton Borough. The district is comprised of the Pinelands Regional Junior High School (1,082 students in grades 7-9) and Pinelands Regional High School (888 students in grades 10-12). The current combined enrollment is nearly 2,000 students. The student to teacher ratio is 25:1 in the high school, and 22:1 in the middle school.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 202.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
- ^ Eagleswood Township: People, accessed September 25, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 56, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Eagleswood Township Elementary School
- Eagleswood Township Elementary School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Eagleswood Township Elementary School
- Pinelands Regional School District
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