Spotswood, New Jersey
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Spotswood is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,880. The ZIP code is 08884.
Spotswood was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 15, 1908, from portions of East Brunswick Township, based on the approval of a referendum held on May 12, 1908.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Spotswood is located at (40.392857, -74.392384)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²). 6.0 km² (2.3 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (6.83%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 921 |
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| 1940 | 1,201 | 30.4% | |
| 1950 | 2,325 | 93.6% | |
| 1960 | 5,788 | 148.9% | |
| 1970 | 7,891 | 36.3% | |
| 1980 | 7,840 | -0.6% | |
| 1990 | 7,983 | 1.8% | |
| 2000 | 7,880 | -1.3% | |
| Est. 2005 | 8,237 | [2] | 4.5% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[3] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,880 people, 3,099 households, and 2,163 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,311.4/km² (3,389.8/mi²). There were 3,158 housing units at an average density of 525.6/km² (1,358.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 93.79% White, 1.55% African American, 0.08% Native American, 2.92% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.74% from other races, and 0.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.38% of the population.
There were 3,099 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% 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 3.10.
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $55,833, and the median income for a family was $73,062. Males had a median income of $45,979 versus $35,859 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,247. About 2.6% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Borough of Spotswood has adopted the Mayor-Council Plan B under the provisions of the Optional Municipal Charter Law of 1950 (Faulkner Act). A mayor is elected by the people for a term of four years on a non-partisan basis. A five-member council is elected on a non-partisan basis with each councilman serving four years. The mayor is the chief executive and has responsibility for the administration of the government. The legislative power resides solely within the borough council. There is separation of legislative and executive power in this form of government.
The Mayor of Spotswood is Barry H. Zagnit. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Curt Stollen, Tom Barlow, Margaret Drozd, Ed Seely and James Shearn.[4]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Spotswood is in the Twelfth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 18th Legislative District.[5]
New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District, covering all of Hunterdon County and portions of Middlesex County, Monmouth County, Morris County, and Somerset County, is represented by Rush D. Holt Jr. (D). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 18th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Barbara Buono (D, Edison) and in the Assembly by Peter J. Barnes (D, Edison) and Patrick J. Diegnan (D, South Plainfield). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Middlesex County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Middlesex County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director David B. Crabiel (Milltown), Freeholder Deputy Director Stephen J. "Pete" Dalina (Fords), Camille Fernicola (Piscataway), H. James Polos (Highland Park), John Pulomena (South Plainfield), Christopher D. Rafano (South River) and Blanquita B. Valenti (New Brunswick).
[edit] Education
The Spotswood Public Schools serve students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are G. Austin Schoenly School for Pre-K to 1st grade, E. R. Appleby School for grades 2-5, Memorial Middle School for grades 6-8 and Spotswood High School for grades 9-12
Approximately 207 students from Helmetta attend the Spotswood Public Schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship. Students from Milltown attend Spotswood High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
Immaculate Conception School, a Roman Catholic elementary school, is located in Spotswood.
[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. 174.
- ^ Census data for Spotswood borough, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Spotswood Borough Council, accessed February 22, 2007
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 64, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Spotswood Borough website
- Spotswood Public Schools
- Spotswood Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Spotswood Public Schools
- Spotswood Volunteer Fire Department
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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