Waterford Township, New Jersey
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| Waterford, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Area | |
| - Total | 36.3 sq mi (93.9 km²) |
| - Land | 36.2 sq mi (93.7 km²) |
| - Water | 0.1 sq mi (0.2 km²) |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 10,494 |
| - Density | 290.0/sq mi (112.0/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08089 |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 34-77630[1] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882151[2] |
Waterford Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 10,494.
Waterford Township was originally created by Royal Charter on June 1, 1695, while the area was still part of Gloucester County. The township was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. On March 13, 1844, Waterford Township became one of the original townships in the newly-created Camden County. Portions of the township were taken over the years to form Delaware Township (on February 28, 1844, now Cherry Hill Township), Chesilhurst (November 26, 1887), Voorhees Township (March 1, 1899) and Berlin Township (March 11, 1910).[3]
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 36.3 square miles (93.9 km²), of which, 36.2 square miles (93.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.19%) is water.
Waterford borders Berlin Borough, Berlin Township, Chesilhurst, and Winslow. Waterford also borders Atlantic County and Burlington County.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 2,421 |
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| 1940 | 2,750 | 13.6% | |
| 1950 | 2,997 | 9.0% | |
| 1960 | 3,809 | 27.1% | |
| 1970 | 4,073 | 6.9% | |
| 1980 | 8,126 | 99.5% | |
| 1990 | 10,940 | 34.6% | |
| 2000 | 10,494 | -4.1% | |
| Est. 2006 | 10,707 | [4] | 2.0% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[5] | |||
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 10,494 people, 3,542 households, and 2,791 families residing in the township. The population density was 290.0 people per square mile (112.0/km²). There were 3,671 housing units at an average density of 101.4/sq mi (39.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 92.75% White, 4.18% African American, 0.21% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.67% from other races, and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population.
There were 3,542 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.27.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $59,075, and the median income for a family was $63,693. Males had a median income of $41,561 versus $28,763 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,676. About 3.6% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Members of the Waterford Township Committee are Mayor Tony Clark, Deputy Mayor Bill Richardson, Charles Hamilton, Maryann Merlino and Dolores Toussaint.[6]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Waterford Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 6th Legislative District.[7]
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, Ventnor). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 6th District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by John Adler (D, Cherry Hill Township) and in the Assembly by Louis Greenwald (D, Voorhees Township) and Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill Township).[8] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[9]
Camden County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, elected at-large for staggered three-year terms by the residents of the county.[10] As of 2008, Camden County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. (Collingswood, term ends December 31, 2008), Freeholder Deputy Director Edward McDonnell (Pennsauken Township, 2010), Riletta L. Cream (Camden, 2008), Rodney A. Greco (Gloucester Township, 2009), Jeffrey L. Nash (Cherry Hill Township, 2009), Joseph Ripa (Voorhees Township, 2009) and Carmen Rodriguez (Merchantville, 2010).[11]
[edit] Education
The Waterford Township School District serves public school students in prekindergarten through sixth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[12]) are Atco Elementary School for Kindergarten and first grade (236 students), Thomas Richards School for prekindergarten through 3rd grade (274 students) and Waterford Elementary School for grades 4-6 (428 students).
Public school students from Waterford Township attend Hammonton Middle School and Hammonton High School in Hammonton as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hammonton Public Schools.[13]
[edit] Transportation
Atco provides New Jersey Transit train service on the Atlantic City Line to the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia and the Atlantic City Rail Terminal.
NJ Transit local bus service is available on the 554 and 459 routes.[14]
U.S. Route 30 passes directly through the center of the Township while New Jersey Route 73 borders the western edge of the township. County Route 534 and County Route 536 also pass through the township.
[edit] References
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 109.
- ^ Census data for Waterford Township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 21, 2007.
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ Mayor & Township Committee, Waterford Township. Accessed March 11, 2007.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 65. Accessed August 30, 2006, omits data for Waterford Township due to a typo in which Waterford and Watchung overlap with partial data missing for both. The 2004 New Jersey Legislative Data Book confirms that Waterford is in Congressional District 2 and New jersey Legislative District 6.
- ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ About the Governor, New Jersey. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ What is a Freeholder?, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2008.
- ^ Board of Freeholders, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed April 14, 2008.
- ^ Data for the Waterford Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 21, 2008.
- ^ Hammonton Public Schools 2007 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 21, 2008. "The Hammonton Public School District services the 40.8 square mile Town of Hammonton as well as participating in a receiving relationship with Folsom (grades K-8) and Waterford Township (grades K-6) school districts."
- ^ Camden County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed June 21, 2007.
[edit] External links
- Waterford Township municipal website
- Waterford Township School District website
- Waterford Township School District's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Waterford Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- School closing information
- Hammonton High School
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