Walpack Township, New Jersey
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Walpack Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 41. Walpack Township is one of only four municipalities in New Jersey with a double-digit population, and it places fourth behind Tavistock (population 24) and Pine Valley (population 20), both in Camden County, and New Jersey's least populous Teterboro in Bergen County with a population of 18.
Before the formation of Sussex County in 1753, townships named Walpack existed in Hunterdon County and Morris County (both are now defunct). Created at a Court of General Sessions held in Hardwick Township on May 30, 1754, the current Walpack Township is named from a corruption of the Lenape Native American word "wahlpeck," which means "turn-hole," or an eddy or whirlpool. This word is a compound of two Native American words, "woa-lac" (a hole), and "tuppeck" (a pool)[1].
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 64.0 km² (24.7 mi²). 62.3 km² (24.1 mi²) of it is land and 1.7 km² (0.6 mi²) of it (2.63%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 178 |
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| 1940 | 207 | 16.3% | |
| 1950 | 204 | -1.4% | |
| 1960 | 248 | 21.6% | |
| 1970 | 384 | 54.8% | |
| 1980 | 150 | -60.9% | |
| 1990 | 67 | -55.3% | |
| 2000 | 41 | -38.8% | |
| historical data source: [2] | |||
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 41 people, 20 households, and 12 families residing in the township. The population density was 0.7/km² (1.7/mi²). There were 34 housing units at an average density of 0.5/km² (1.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 100.00% White.
There were 20 households out of which 20.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.0% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 40.0% were non-families. 40.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.75.
In the township the population was spread out with 19.5% under the age of 18, 2.4% from 18 to 24, 19.5% from 25 to 44, 31.7% from 45 to 64, and 26.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 106.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $22,250, and the median income for a family was $22,250. Males had a median income of $46,250 versus $0 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,624. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Township of Walpack operates under the Township form of government. Three Committee Members are elected at large, one each year, for a three year term. The Mayor is appointed to a one-year term by the Township Committee members at the annual reorganization meeting. Each Committee Member serves a three-year term of office, with one seat coming up for election each year.
Members of the Walpack Township Committee are Mayor Raymond J. Fuller (term ends December 31, 2007), James Heigis (2006) and Joseph A. Maglio (2008)[3].
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Walpack Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 24th Legislative District[4].
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 24th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert Littell (R, Franklin) and in the Assembly by Guy R. Gregg (R, Flanders) and Alison Littell McHose (R, Sparta). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Sussex County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Sussex County's Freeholders are Director Gary R. Chiusano (term ends December 31, 2008), Deputy Director Harold J. Wirths (2007), Steven V. Oroho (2007), Glen Vetrano (2006) and Susan M. Zellman (2006).
[edit] Education
Students in Kindergarten through sixth grade attend the schools of the Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School District, together with students from Sandyston Township. The school serves 180 students and is in Layton
The students of middle and high school age attend Kittatinny Regional High School in Hampton Township, which serves 1,300 students who reside in Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township and Walpack Township. The high school is in Hampton, about 7 minutes outside of the County seat of Newton.
[edit] References
- ^ Snell, James P. (1881) History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers. (Centennial ed., Harmony, NJ: Harmony Press, 1981, pgs. 314, 326.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on 2007-03-03.
- ^ Sussex County webpage for Walpack Township, accessed September 10, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 65, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Sussex County webpage for Walpack Township
- Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School
- Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National center for Education Statistics data for Sandyston-Walpack Consolidated School
- Kittatinny Regional High School
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| Boroughs | Andover | Branchville | Franklin | Hamburg | Hopatcong | Ogdensburg | Stanhope | Sussex |  |
| Town | Newton | |
| Townships | Andover Township | Byram Township | Frankford Township | Fredon Township | Green Township | Hampton Township | Hardyston Township | Lafayette Township | Montague Township | Sandyston Township | Sparta Township | Stillwater Township | Vernon Township | Walpack Township | Wantage Township | |
| CDPs and other communities | Crandon Lakes | Highland Lake | Lake Mohawk | Stockholm | Vernon Valley | |
| Rivers | Clove Brook | Delaware River | Flat Brook | Lubbers Run | Musconetcong River | Papakating Creek | Paulins Kill | Pequannock River | Pequest River | Punkhorn Creek | Wallkill River | Wawayanda Creek | |
