| Hainesport Township, New Jersey | |
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| — Township — | |
| Hainesport Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Hainesport Township, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 12, 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | William Boettcher, III |
| Area | |
| • Total | 6.7 sq mi (17.4 km2) |
| • Land | 6.5 sq mi (16.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| • Total | 6,161 |
| • Density | 632.8/sq mi (244.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08036 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-29010[3][4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882092[5] |
| Website | http://www.hainesporttownship.com |
Hainesport Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 Census, the township population was 4,126.
Hainesport Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1924, from portions of Lumberton Township.[6]
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 6.7 square miles (17.4 km²), of which, 6.5 square miles (16.9 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (2.98%) is water.
Hainesport Township borders Westampton Township, Mount Laurel Township, Lumberton Township, and Mount Holly Township.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 984 |
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| 1940 | 858 | −12.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,793 | 109.0% | |
| 1960 | 3,271 | 82.4% | |
| 1970 | 2,990 | −8.6% | |
| 1980 | 3,236 | 8.2% | |
| 1990 | 3,249 | 0.4% | |
| 2000 | 4,126 | 27.0% | |
| Est. 2006 | 6,161 | [2] | 49.3% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[7] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 4,126 people, 1,477 households, and 1,150 families residing in the township. The population density was 632.8 people per square mile (244.3/km²). There were 1,555 housing units at an average density of 238.5 per square mile (92.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.09% White, 2.67% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.70% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.
There were 1,477 households out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $66,417, and the median income for a family was $72,005. Males had a median income of $49,015 versus $33,932 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,091. About 2.0% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
Hainesport Township is governed under the Township form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.[8] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.
Members of the Hainesport Township Committee are Mayor William Boettcher, III, Deputy Mayor Patrick Byrne, Michael Dickinson, Bruce MacLachlan and Anthony Porto.[9]
Hainesport Township is in the 3rd Congressional district. New Jersey's Third Congressional District is represented by Jon Runyan (R, Mount Laurel Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Hainesport is in the 8th district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Dawn Marie Addiego (R, Evesham Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Gerry Nardello (R, Mount Laurel Township) and Scott Rudder (R, Medford Township).[10][11]
Burlington County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose five members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. As of 2011, Burlington County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Bruce D. Garganio (Florence Township, 2012), Deputy Director Christopher J. Brown (Evesham Township, 2011), Joseph B. Donnelly (Cinnaminson Township, 2013), Mary Ann O'Brien (Medford Township, 2012) and Mary Anne Reinhart (Shamong Township, 2011).[12][13]
For Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade, public school students attend the Hainesport Township School District. The school in the district is the Hainesport School which serves a total of 668 students as of the 2005-06 school year.[14]
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school serving students in grades 9 through 12 from five communities encompassing approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) and comprises the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township, Mount Holly Township and Westampton Township.[15] The current population of the school is approximately 2,250 students. The school is located in Mount Holly Township and is part of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District.
New Jersey Transit provides bus service to Philadelphia on the 317 and 413 routes.[16]