Shamong Township, New Jersey

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Shamong Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.

Shamong Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 6,462.

Shamong was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 19, 1852, from portions of Medford Township, Southampton Township and Washington Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Woodland Township (March 7, 1866), and Tabernacle Township (March 22, 1901).^[1]

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 116.7 km² (45.1 mi²). 116.1 km² (44.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.55%) is water.

Shamong Township borders Medford Township, Tabernacle Township, Washington Township, Camden County, and Atlantic County.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 6,462 people, 2,132 households, and 1,820 families residing in the township. The population density was 55.7/km² (144.2/mi²). There were 2,175 housing units at an average density of 18.7/km² (48.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.25% White, 0.82% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.31% from other races, and 0.85% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.

There were 2,132 households out of which 44.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 76.2% were married couples living together, 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.6% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 3.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.03 and the average family size was 3.29.

In the township the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 29.2% from 45 to 64, and 6.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 100.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.8 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $77,457, and the median income for a family was $82,534. Males had a median income of $55,664 versus $35,440 for females. The per capita income for the township was $30,934. About 2.3% of families and 2.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 2.1% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

Members of the Shamong Township Council are Mayor Jon Shevelew (term expires December 31, 2007), Deputy Mayor Peter H. Nelson (2007), Sean Gray (2009), Mary Anne Reinhart (2009) and George Young (2008).^[4]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Shamong Township is split between the Second and Third Congressional Districts and is part of New Jersey's 8th 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's Third Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Ocean County, is represented by Jim Saxton (R, Mount Holly). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 8th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Martha W. Bark (R, Mount Laurel) and in the Assembly by Francis L. Bodine (D, Mount Laurel) and Larry Chatzidakis (R, Mount Laurel). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Burlington County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Burlington County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director James K. Wujcik, Deputy Freeholder Director William S. Haines, Jr., Dawn Marie Addiego, Vincent R. Farias and Aubrey A. Fenton.

[edit] Education

The Shamong Township School District serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district are Indian Mills Elementary School for grades K-4 and Indian Mills Memorial School for grades 5-8.

High school students in Shamong Township attend Seneca High School located in Tabernacle Township, which is part of the Lenape Regional High School District, a regional high school district which serves the eight municipalities of Evesham Township (2,432 students), Medford Lakes (215 students), Medford Township (1,229 students), Mount Laurel Township (1,868 students), Shamong Township (447 students), Southampton Township (437 students), Tabernacle Township (500 students) and Woodland Township (64 students).

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Shamong Township website
• Shamong Township Public Schools
• Shamong Township Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the Shamong Township Public Schools
• Lenape Regional High School District
• Get on board @ ShamongOnBoard!

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