Quinton Township, New Jersey
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Quinton Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 2,786.
Quinton was formally incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1873, from portions of Upper Alloways Creek Township (now Alloway Township).[1]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 63.6 km² (24.5 mi²). 62.6 km² (24.2 mi²) of it is land and 1.0 km² (0.4 mi²) of it (1.51%) is water.
Quinton Township borders Lower Alloways Creek Township, Salem, Mannington Township, and Alloway Township. Quinton Township also borders Cumberland County.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 1,390 |
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| 1890 | 1,307 | -6.0% | |
| 1900 | 1,280 | -2.1% | |
| 1910 | 1,091 | -14.8% | |
| 1920 | 956 | -12.4% | |
| 1930 | 1,166 | 22.0% | |
| 1940 | 1,313 | 12.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,821 | 38.7% | |
| 1960 | 2,440 | 34.0% | |
| 1970 | 2,567 | 5.2% | |
| 1980 | 2,887 | 12.5% | |
| 1990 | 2,511 | -13.0% | |
| 2000 | 2,786 | 11.0% | |
| historical data sources: [2][3] | |||
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 2,786 people, 1,074 households, and 778 families residing in the township. The population density was 44.5/km² (115.3/mi²). There were 1,133 housing units at an average density of 18.1/km² (46.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 82.05% White, 14.47% African American, 1.08% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 0.72% from other races, and 1.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.51% of the population.
There were 1,074 households out of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.9% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.5% were non-families. 22.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.02.
In the township the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $41,193, and the median income for a family was $48,272. Males had a median income of $32,394 versus $22,198 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,921. About 7.8% of families and 9.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.5% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Members of the Quinton Township Committee are Mayor Jim Kates, Joseph A. Donelson and Raymond Owens.[4]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Quinton Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District.[5]
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 Quinton Township School District serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Quinton Township Elementary School.
For grades 9-12, students attend Salem High School in Salem, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with Salem City School District.
[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. 217.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Quinton Township page on Salem County website, accessed September 22, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 63, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Quinton Township page on Salem County website
- Quinton Township Elementary School
- Quinton Township School District's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Quinton Township School District
