Mullica Township, New Jersey
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Mullica Township is a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 5,912.
Mullica Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1838, from the western section of Galloway Township. Egg Harbor City was created from portions of the township on June 14, 1858, while the Town of Hammonton was created and split off on March 5, 1866.[1]
The township and its famous river were officially named after Eric Pålsson Mullica, an early Finnish settler born in 1636 who founded a homestead on the river after moving there from the vicinity of Philadelphia, and who later moved to Mullica Hill in Gloucester County.[2]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 147.5 km² (56.9 mi²). 146.5 km² (56.6 mi²) of it is land and 0.9 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (0.63%) is water.
Elwood-Magnolia is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Mullica Township.
Mullica Township is located in the Northeast portion of Atlantic County, in the New Jersey Pinelands. It is bounded on the north by Washington Township in Burlingtn County; on the east by Egg Harbor City; on the south by Hamilton Township; and on the west by the Town of Hammonton.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,425 |
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| 1940 | 1,500 | 5.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,804 | 20.3% | |
| 1960 | 2,944 | 63.2% | |
| 1970 | 3,391 | 15.2% | |
| 1980 | 5,243 | 54.6% | |
| 1990 | 5,896 | 12.5% | |
| 2000 | 5,912 | 0.3% | |
| Est. 2005 | 6,109 | [3] | 3.3% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[4] | |||
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 5,912 people, 2,044 households, and 1,537 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.3/km² (104.5/mi²). There were 2,176 housing units at an average density of 14.8/km² (38.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 80.58% White, 6.28% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 8.61% from other races, and 3.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.49% of the population.
There were 2,044 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $50,417, and the median income for a family was $55,143. Males had a median income of $40,033 versus $29,965 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,764. About 5.7% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The form of government in the Township of Mullica has been established as the Committee Form. The Township is governed by a committee consisting of five elected members – each of whom serves a three-year term. The mayor and deputy mayor are selected at an annual reorganization meeting by the Committee from among its members. The mayor presides over Township Committee meetings.[2]
Members of the Mullica Township Committee (updated as of the January 4, 2006 Reorganization Meeting) are:[5]
- Kathy Chasey, Mayor and Director of Revenue & Finance
- Janet Forman, Deputy Mayor and Director of Administration
- Michael Jacobs, Director of Public Works
- William Kennedy, Director of Public Safety
- Daniel Turygan, Director of Housing & Development
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Mullica Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District.[6]
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 2nd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by James J. McCullough (R, Egg Harbor Township), and in the Assembly by Francis J. Blee (R, Absecon) and Jim Whelan (D, Atlantic City). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Atlantic County's County Executive is Dennis Levinson. The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders, administers all county business. Atlantic County's Freeholders are Francis Sutton, James Curcio, Frank Finnerty (Freeholder Vice Chairman), Alisa Cooper, Joe Kelly, Rev. Lawton Nelson, Thomas Russo, Sue Schilling and Joseph F. Silipena (Freeholder Chairman).
[edit] Education
Students in Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade attend the Mullica Township Schools. Schools in the district (with 2003-04 NCES enrollment data) are Mullica Township Elementary School with 328 students in grades pre-K - 4, and Mullica Township Middle School with 395 students in grades 5 - 8.
Students in grades 9 - 12 attend Oakcrest High School, located in Hamilton Township, which serves students from Hamilton Township, Mullica Township, the City of Port Republic and Washington Township. 2,108 students attend the school. The current High School is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, a regional high school district serving approximately 3,700 from the constituent districts of Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township, Hamilton Township and Mullica Township, together students from the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County) who attend as part of sending/receiving relationships with their respective school districts.
Recently, a third high school has been proposed for the district to alleviate overcrowding at Oakcrest and Absegami, which are expected to serve more than 3,900 students combined in the 2006-07 school year. Under this plan, the new school would serve approximately 1,000 students from both Mullica Township and Egg Harbor City at a site in Egg Harbor City. A plan for a 200,000 square foot, $70 million facility have been recommended by a district task force[7].
[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. 70.
- ^ a b About Mullica, accessed August 3, 2006
- ^ Census data for Mullica, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Township Committee, accessed August 3, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 61, accessed August 30, 2006
- ^ Design picked for new high school in EHC, Press of Atlantic City, August 12, 2006
[edit] External links
- Mullica Township website
- Mullica Township Schools
- Mullica Township Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) data for the Mullica Township Schools
- Oakcrest High School website
- Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District
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| Boroughs | Buena | Folsom | Longport | |  |
| Cities | Absecon | Atlantic City | Brigantine | Corbin City | Egg Harbor City | Estell Manor | Linwood | Margate City | Northfield | Pleasantville | Port Republic | Somers Point | Ventnor City | |
| Town | Hammonton | |
| Townships | Buena Vista | Egg Harbor | Galloway | Hamilton | Mullica | Weymouth | |
| CDPs and other communities | Collings Lakes | Elwood-Magnolia | Mays Landing | Pomona | Richland | Smithville | |
