Lower Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey
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Lower Alloways Creek Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 1,851.
PSE&G operates three nuclear reactors in Lower Alloways Creek Township. Salem 1 and Salem 2 are pressurized water reactors at the Salem Nuclear Power Plant and Hope Creek is a boiling water reactor at the Hope Creek Nuclear Generating Station .
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 188.0 km² (72.6 mi²). 121.2 km² (46.8 mi²) of it is land and 66.8 km² (25.8 mi²) of it (35.55%) is water.
Lower Alloways Creek Township borders Elsinboro Township, Salem, and Quinton Township. Lower Alloways Creek Township also borders the Delaware Bay and Cumberland County.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 1,423 |
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| 1860 | 1,471 | 3.4% | |
| 1870 | 1,483 | 0.8% | |
| 1880 | 1,373 | -7.4% | |
| 1890 | 1,308 | -4.7% | |
| 1900 | 1,242 | -5.0% | |
| 1910 | 1,252 | 0.8% | |
| 1920 | 1,084 | -13.4% | |
| 1930 | 1,063 | -1.9% | |
| 1940 | 1,124 | 5.7% | |
| 1950 | 1,307 | 16.3% | |
| 1960 | 1,293 | -1.1% | |
| 1970 | 1,400 | 8.3% | |
| 1980 | 1,547 | 10.5% | |
| 1990 | 1,858 | 20.1% | |
| 2000 | 1,851 | -0.4% | |
| historical data sources: [1][2][3] | |||
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 1,851 people, 693 households, and 537 families residing in the township. The population density was 15.3/km² (39.6/mi²). There were 730 housing units at an average density of 6.0/km² (15.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.38% White, 2.16% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.16% from other races, and 0.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.49% of the population.
There were 693 households out of which 31.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.7% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.4% were non-families. 18.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% 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 3.00.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.2 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $55,078, and the median income for a family was $59,653. Males had a median income of $44,081 versus $30,313 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,962. About 4.2% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.7% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Lower Alloways Creek Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District[4].
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 Bob 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).
Salem County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Salem County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Lee R. Ware (term ends 2007), Freeholder Deputy Director Bruce L. Bobbitt (2008), Susan A. Bestwick (2007), Charles R. Sullivan (2008), David Lindenmuth (2008), R. Benjamin Simmermon, Jr. (2006) and Beth E. Timberman (2006).
[edit] Education
Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade.
For grades 9-12, students attend Salem High School in Salem City, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Salem City School District.
[edit] References
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
- ^ U.S. Census Historical Data 1790-2000. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Data for 1790-1840 not available
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 60, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School
- Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Lower Alloways Creek Elementary School
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(County seat: Salem) |
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| City | Salem |  |
| Townships | Alloway Township | Carneys Point Township | Elsinboro Township | Lower Alloways Creek Township | Mannington Township | Oldmans Township | Pennsville Township | Pilesgrove Township | Pittsgrove Township | Quinton Township | Upper Pittsgrove Township | |
| Boroughs | Elmer | Penns Grove | Woodstown | |
| CDPs and other communities | Alloway CDP | Carneys Point CDP | Pennsville CDP | Olivet | |
