Montague Township, New Jersey
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Montague Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,412.
Created by royal patent on January 13, 1759, Montague Township was supposedly named after the George Montagu, 4th Duke of Manchester, as suggested by King George II, who approved the royal patent.[1]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 117.4 km² (45.3 mi²). 114.0 km² (44.0 mi²) of it is land and 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²) of it (2.93%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 581 |
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| 1940 | 621 | 6.9% | |
| 1950 | 602 | -3.1% | |
| 1960 | 879 | 46.0% | |
| 1970 | 1,131 | 28.7% | |
| 1980 | 2,066 | 82.7% | |
| 1990 | 2,832 | 37.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,412 | 20.5% | |
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As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,412 people, 1,286 households, and 910 families residing in the township. The population density was 29.9/km² (77.5/mi²). There were 1,588 housing units at an average density of 13.9/km² (36.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.25% White, 1.79% African American, 0.18% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 1.08% from other races, and 1.03% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.28% of the population.
There were 1,286 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.4% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.2% were non-families. 23.2% 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 2.65 and the average family size was 3.14.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 31.2% from 25 to 44, 24.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 107.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,368, and the median income for a family was $50,833. Males had a median income of $39,569 versus $25,221 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,676. About 8.5% of families and 12.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 18.1% of those under age 18 and 6.3% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Members of the Montague Township Committee are Mayor Paul Brislin, Deputy Mayor Joe Lashendock, Mark Krebs, John Soracco and Mark Utter.[3]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Montague Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 24th Legislative District.[4]
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, covering the northern portions of Bergen County, Passaic County and Sussex County and all of Warren County, is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 24th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert Littell (R, Franklin) and in the Assembly by Guy R. Gregg (R, Flanders) and Alison Littell McHose (R, Sparta). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Sussex County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Sussex County's Freeholders are Director Gary R. Chiusano (term ends December 31, 2008), Deputy Director Harold J. Wirths (2007), Steven V. Oroho (2007), Glen Vetrano (2006) and Susan M. Zellman (2006).
[edit] Education
Students in grades K - 6 attend the Montague Township School, which serves 332 students. For the grades above that, they cross state lines to attend middle school and high school in nearby Port Jervis, New York.
Students may also enroll at Sussex County Technical School, which accepts students on a selective basis, and to the middle school charter program in Sparta Township.
[edit] References
- ^ History of Montague, accessed April 8, 2006
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
- ^ Township Committee And Officials - 2006, accessed November 1, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 61, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Montague Township website
- Montague Township School
- Montague Township School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Montague Township School
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| Boroughs | Andover | Branchville | Franklin | Hamburg | Hopatcong | Ogdensburg | Stanhope | Sussex |  |
| Town | Newton | |
| Townships | Andover Township | Byram Township | Frankford Township | Fredon Township | Green Township | Hampton Township | Hardyston Township | Lafayette Township | Montague Township | Sandyston Township | Sparta Township | Stillwater Township | Vernon Township | Walpack Township | Wantage Township | |
| CDPs and other communities | Crandon Lakes | Highland Lake | Lake Mohawk | Stockholm | Vernon Valley | |
| Rivers | Clove Brook | Delaware River | Flat Brook | Lubbers Run | Musconetcong River | Papakating Creek | Paulins Kill | Pequannock River | Pequest River | Punkhorn Creek | Wallkill River | Wawayanda Creek | |
