Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey
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Pilesgrove Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,923.
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 90.8 km² (35.0 mi²). 90.4 km² (34.9 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.40%) is water. The Salem River flows through the township.[1]
Pilesgrove Township borders Oldmans Township, Carneys Point Township, Mannington Township, Alloway Township, Upper Pittsgrove Township. The Borough of Woodstown is an independent municipality within the boundaries of Pilesgrove Township.
Pilesgrove Township also borders Gloucester County.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 2,962 |
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| 1860 | 3,359 | 13.4% | |
| 1870 | 3,385 | 0.8% | |
| 1880 | 3,007 | -11.2% | |
| 1890 | 1,796 | -40.3% | |
| 1900 | 1,744 | -2.9% | |
| 1910 | 1,606 | -7.9% | |
| 1920 | 1,770 | 10.2% | |
| 1930 | 1,815 | 2.5% | |
| 1940 | 1,614 | -11.1% | |
| 1950 | 1,942 | 20.3% | |
| 1960 | 2,519 | 29.7% | |
| 1970 | 2,706 | 7.4% | |
| 1980 | 2,810 | 3.8% | |
| 1990 | 3,250 | 15.7% | |
| 2000 | 3,923 | 20.7% | |
| historical data sources: [2][3][4] | |||
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,923 people, 1,216 households, and 994 families residing in the township. The population density was 43.4/km² (112.4/mi²). There were 1,261 housing units at an average density of 13.9/km² (36.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 84.63% White, 12.18% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.07% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.98% of the population.
There were 1,216 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.24.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $66,042, and the median income for a family was $71,629. Males had a median income of $50,833 versus $31,806 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,400. About 2.3% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Pilesgrove Township is governed by a three-member Township Committee. Members of the Pilesgrove Township Committee are Mayor Ernest A. Bickford, Bruce Lee Bobbitt and Edward J. Kille.[5]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Pilesgrove Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd 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 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
The Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District serves over 1,700 students from Woodstown and Pilesgrove Township in three schools. Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School serves children from pre-kindergarten through grade four. Woodstown Middle School serves grades five to eight. Woodstown High School serves students in grades nine through twelve, along with students from neighboring Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township as part of sending/receiving relationships.
[edit] References
- ^ DeLorme (2005). New Jersey Atlas & Gazetteer. Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-324-9.
- ^ 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
- ^ Pilesgrove Township page on Salem County website, accessed November 22, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 62, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Pilesgrove Township page on Salem County website
- Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
- Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District's] 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
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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 | |
