| Galloway Township, New Jersey | |
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| — Township — | |
| Map of Galloway Township in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Galloway Township, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Royal Charter | April 4, 1774 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| • Mayor | Don Purdy (R, 2013) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Tony Coppola Jr. (R, 2015) |
| • Manager | Stephen J. Bonnani (Acting, since January 25, 2011)[2] |
| Area[3] | |
| • Total | 114.80 sq mi (297.3 km2) |
| • Land | 90.49 sq mi (234.4 km2) |
| • Water | 24.31 sq mi (63.0 km2) 21.18% |
| Elevation[4] | 43 ft (13 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[5] | |
| • Total | 37,349 |
| • Density | 325.3/sq mi (125.6/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 08201, 08205[6] |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-25560[7][8] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882052[9] |
| Website | http://www.gallowaytwp-nj.gov |
Galloway Township is a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 37,349.[5] With a total area of 114.8 square miles (297 km2), Galloway Township is the largest municipality (and therefore township) in the State of New Jersey.[10]
Galloway Township was incorporated by Royal Charter on April 4, 1774, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, when it was still part of Gloucester County. Galloway was incorporated as one of the initial group of 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. After becoming part of the newly formed Atlantic County in 1837, portions of the township were taken to create Mullica Township (March 13, 1838), Egg Harbor City (June 14, 1858), Absecon town (February 29, 1872), Brigantine Beach borough (now Brigantine city; June 14, 1890) and Port Republic (March 1, 1905).[11]
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 114.80 square miles (297.3 km2), of which, 90.49 square miles (234.4 km2) of it is land and 24.31 square miles (63.0 km2) of it (21.18%) is water.[3]
Pomona (2000 Census population of 4,019) is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Galloway Township.[3] Other unincorporated areas within Galloway Township include Absecon Highlands, Cologne, Conovertown, Doughtys, Germania, Higbeetown, Leeds Point, Oceanville, Pinehurst, Pomona, Smithville and South Egg Harbor, and the "Township Center".
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 3,416 |
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| 1940 | 3,457 | 1.2% | |
| 1950 | 4,140 | 19.8% | |
| 1960 | 5,634 | 36.1% | |
| 1970 | 8,276 | 46.9% | |
| 1980 | 12,176 | 47.1% | |
| 1990 | 23,330 | 91.6% | |
| 2000 | 31,209 | 33.8% | |
| 2010 | 37,349 | 19.7% | |
| Population sources: 1930–1990[12] 2000[13] 2010[5] |
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As of the census[7] of 2000, there were 31,209 people, 10,772 households, and 7,680 families residing in the township. The population density was 344.9 people per square mile (133.2/km²). There were 11,406 housing units at an average density of 126.1 per square mile (48.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 77.16% White, 9.80% African American, 0.24% Native American, 8.00% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 2.59% from other races, and 2.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.16% of the population.[13]
There were 10,772 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.5% were married couples living together, 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.18.[13]
In the township the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 13.6% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.[13]
The median income for a household in the township was $51,595, and the median income for a family was $57,156. Males had a median income of $38,048 versus $31,167 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,048. About 4.4% of families and 6.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 11.9% of those age 65 or over.[13]
Galloway Township has adopted the Council-Manager form of New Jersey municipal government under the Faulkner Act. The Township Council consists of seven members who are elected at-large in partisan elections to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with an election every two years in which either three or four seats come up for vote. At an annual reorganization meeting after each election, members of Council select one of their members to take the office of Mayor and another to serve as Deputy Mayor. [1] The Mayor does not have any more powers than any other member of the Council. Although the Council is the governing body of the township, the day-to-day operations are the responsibility of the Township Manager.
As of 2012[update], the members of the Galloway Township Council are Mayor Don Purdy (R, 2013), Deputy Mayor Tony Coppola Jr. (R, 2015), Thomas Bassford (R, 2013), Jim Gorman (D, 2015), Dennis Kleiner (R, 2013), Brian Tyrrell (R, 2015), and Whitney Ullman (R, 2013). Brian Tyrrell (R, 2015).[14]
Galloway Township is in the 2nd Congressional district. New Jersey's Second Congressional District is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Ventnor City). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Galloway Township is in the 9th district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Christopher J. Connors (R, Lacey Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by DiAnne Gove (R, Long Beach Township) and Brian E. Rumpf (R, Little Egg Harbor Township).[15]
Atlantic County's County Executive is Dennis Levinson (Linwood), whose term of office ends on December 31, 2011.[16] The Board of Chosen Freeholders, the county's legislature, consists of nine members elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats coming up for election each year of which four members are elected at-large and one member from each of the five districts. As of 2011, Atlantic County's Freeholders are four at-large members Alisa Cooper (Linwood, term expires December 31, 2011)[17], Vice Chairman Frank V. Giordano (Hamilton Township, 2012)[18], Joseph J. McDevitt (Ventnor City, 2013)[19] and Jim Schroeder (Northfield, 2011)[20]; and five members elected from districts District 1 (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part) and Pleasantville) Charles T. Garrett (Atlantic City, 2013)[21], District 2 - (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part), Longport, Margate, Somers Point and Ventnor), Chairman Frank D. Formica (Atlantic City, 2012)[22], District 3 (Egg Harbor Township (part), Hamilton Township (part), Linwood and Northfield) - Frank Sutton (Egg Harbor Township, 2011)[23], District 4 (Absecon, Brigantine, Galloway Township and Port Republic - Richard Dase (Galloway Township, 2013)[24] and District 5 (Buena Borough Buena Vista Township, Corbin City, Egg Harbor City, Estell Manor, Folsom, Hamilton Township (part), Hammonton, Mullica Township and Weymouth) - Vacant.[25][26]
For pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade, students attend the Galloway Township Public Schools. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[27]) are Oceanville Kindergarten Learning Center (141 students) and Pomona Kindergarten Learning Center (187) for Kindergarten, four elementary schools for grades 1–6 (except as noted) — Arthur Rann Elementary School (634), Reeds Road Elementary School (564), Roland Rogers Elementary School (562) and Smithville Elementary School (557, includes preschool) — along with Galloway Township Middle School with 868 students in grades 7–8.
Public school students in grades 9 – 12 attend Absegami High School, located in Galloway Township, which serves students primarily from Galloway Township.[28] In addition, students in the western portion of the township have the option of attanding Cedar Creek High School in neighboring Egg Harbor City under the school of choice program. Both high schools are part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, a regional public high school district serving students from the constituent districts of Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township, Hamilton Township and Mullica Township. The district also serves students from the districts of the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County) as part of sending/receiving relationships.[29]
The Galloway Community Charter School is a public school that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade. The school operates independently of the Galloway Township Public Schools under a charter issued by the New Jersey Department of Education. There is no tuition charged; costs are paid on a per-student basis by each of the sending districts, with additional funding provided by the State of New Jersey. The school draws its students from throughout Atlantic County.[30]
Assumption Regional Catholic School is a Catholic elementary school serving grades Pre-K through 8 with a specially designed Middle School system, operated under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Camden.[31]
The Richard Stockton College of New Jersey is a four-year Liberal arts college located in the Pomona section of Galloway Township.
The Township of Galloway was created by Royal Patent of King George III of England on April 4, 1774. At that time it was part of Old Gloucester County, and comprised what is now Hammonton, Mullica Township, Egg Harbor City, Port Republic, Brigantine, Atlantic City, and the northern portion of Absecon. Galloway Township was incorporated by the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798.[11]
Historians are uncertain of the source of Galloway Township's name. One theory is that is was named after an area known as Mull of Galloway in the region of Dumfries and Galloway in southern Scotland. An alternative derivation is that the Township was named for Joseph Galloway, a Loyalist delegate to the First Continental Congress in 1774, who was opposed to independence of the Thirteen colonies.
Galloway Township's first inhabitants were Lenape Native Americans, who were followed by European settlers. During the American Revolutionary War, Galloway was the site of the Battle of Chestnut Neck (in what is now a part of Port Republic).
Patricia Nickles was the first female Mayor of Galloway Township.
On the morning of August 28, 2011, Hurricane Irene made its second U.S. landfall in the Little Egg Inlet on the border with Little Egg Harbor Township, being the first hurricane to make landfall in the state since 1903.[32]
The Garden State Parkway passes through the township. It was on this stretch of the Parkway that Governor of New Jersey Jon Corzine was involved in a serious accident on April 12, 2007.[33] Also passing through the township are Route 50 and U.S. Route 30, along with CR 561, CR 561 Alternate, CR 563 and CR 575.
Notable current and former residents of Galloway Township include:
A large swath of oak and other hardwood trees were defoliated in the spring of 2007 by the Gypsy moth caterpillar. The township did not apply for spraying through the State of New Jersey due to budget constraints, and without spraying the gypsy moths flourished.[40]
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