Pohatcong Township, New Jersey
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Pohatcong Township is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,416. It is part of the eastern most region of the Lehigh Valley.
Pohatcong Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 1, 1882, from portions of Greenwich Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Alpha, on April 27, 1911.[1]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.2 km² (13.6 mi²). 34.5 km² (13.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²) of it (2.06%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,974 |
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| 1940 | 2,029 | 2.8% | |
| 1950 | 2,540 | 25.2% | |
| 1960 | 3,543 | 39.5% | |
| 1970 | 3,924 | 10.8% | |
| 1980 | 3,856 | -1.7% | |
| 1990 | 3,591 | -6.9% | |
| 2000 | 3,416 | -4.9% | |
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As of the census2 of 2000, there were 3,416 people, 1,341 households, and 989 families residing in the township. The population density was 98.9/km² (256.3/mi²). There were 1,411 housing units at an average density of 40.9/km² (105.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.01% White, 0.44% African American, 0.03% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.64% from other races, and 0.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.02% of the population.
There were 1,341 households out of which 30.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.6% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.2% were non-families. 22.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 2.99.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.3% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 98.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $52,188, and the median income for a family was $60,208. Males had a median income of $44,327 versus $32,316 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,754. About 3.4% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Pohatcong Township Committee consists of Mayor Stephen Babinsky, (term ends June 30, 2007), Richard Forbes (2006), Sam N. Souders (2007), Kenneth Schick (2006) and Anthony Vangeli (2008).[3][4]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Pohatcong Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District.[5]
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 23rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Leonard Lance (R, Flemington) and in the Assembly by Michael J. Doherty (R, Oxford) and Marcia A. Karrow (R, Raritan Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Warren County is governed by a three-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Warren County's Freeholders are: Freeholder Director Richard D. Gardner (term ends 2006), Freeholder Deputy Director John DiMaio (2008) and Freeholder Everett A. Chamberlain (2007).
[edit] Education
Students in grade 9 - 12 attend Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, which serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg as part of the Phillipsburg School District. The high school also serves students from five sending communities: Alpha, Bloomsbury (in Hunterdon County), Greenwich Township, Lopatcong Township and Pohatcong Township.
[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. 248.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on March 3, 2007.
- ^ Pohatcong Township Council, accessed December 9, 2006
- ^ Warren County page for Pohatcong Township, accessed December 9, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 62, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Pohatcong Township website
- Warren County page for Pohatcong Township
- Pohatcong Township Elementary School
- Pohatcong Township Elementary School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Pohatcong Township Elementary School
- Phillipsburg High School
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| Boroughs | Alpha | Washington |  |
| Towns | Belvidere | Hackettstown | Phillipsburg | |
| Townships | Allamuchy | Blairstown | Franklin | Frelinghuysen | Greenwich | Hardwick | Harmony | Hope | Independence | Knowlton | Liberty | Lopatcong | Mansfield | Oxford | Pahaquarry (defunct) | Pohatcong | Washington | White | |
| Communities | Allamuchy-Panther Valley | Beattystown | Brass Castle | Great Meadows-Vienna | |
| Rivers | Bear Creek | Beaver Brook | Cory's Brook | Dead River | Delaware River | Lopatcong Creek | Musconetcong River | Paulins Kill | Pequest River | Pohatcong Creek | Pophandusing Creek | Yard's Creek | |
