Moorestown Township, New Jersey

This article is about the Township of Moorestown in New Jersey. Other places in New Jersey with similar names are Morris Township, New Jersey and Morristown, New Jersey.
Moorestown Township, New Jersey
—  Township  —
Moorestown Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Moorestown Township, New Jersey
Coordinates:
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Burlington
Incorporated March 11, 1922
Government[1]
 • Type Faulkner Act (Council-Manager)
 • Mayor John Button
 • Manager Christopher J. Schultz[2]
Area
 • Total 14.9 sq mi (38.7 km2)
 • Land 14.8 sq mi (38.3 km2)
 • Water 0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation[3] 69 ft (21 m)
Population (2009)[4]
 • Total 19,487
 • Density 1,287.3/sq mi (497.0/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 08057
Area code(s) 856
FIPS code 34-47880[5][6]
GNIS feature ID 0882095[7]
Website http://www.moorestown.nj.us

Moorestown is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States and an affluent eastern suburb of Philadelphia. At the 2009 census estimate, the township population was 19,487.

Moorestown Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Chester Township (now Maple Shade Township), based on the results of a referendum held on April 25, 1922.[8]

The township banned all liquor sales in 1915 and retained the restrictions after Prohibition ended in 1933. Referenda aiming to repeal the ban failed in both 1935 and 1953. In 2007, the Township Council approved a referendum that would allow the sale by auction of six liquor licenses (the state limit of one per every 3,000 residents), with estimates that each license could sell over $1 million each.[9] The referendum did not receive enough votes to pass. In 2011, voters repealed the liquor ban; however, liquor sales in the township will be restricted to the Moorestown Mall.[10]

Moorestown was ranked number one in Money magazine's list of the best places to live in America in 2005.[11] The magazine screened over a thousand small towns and created a list of the top 100 for its August 2005 issue. The township earned the top spot because of its true community feeling, in addition to its plentiful jobs, excellent schools and affordable housing. Another one of its attributes is its proximity to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, (about a 15-minute commute).

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Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.9 square miles (39 km2), of which, 14.8 square miles (38 km2) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km2) of it (1.07%) is water.

Moorestown Township is located in southwest Burlington County and borders Maple Shade Township to the south, Cinnaminson Township and Delran Township to the west, Willingboro Township on the north and Mount Laurel Township to the east. Moorestown Township is approximately ten miles east of Philadelphia.

Moorestown-Lenola is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Moorestown Township. Other place names used within Moorestown include North Bend, Stanwick, Northwest Estates. Some of the neighborhoods in Moorestown are West Moorestown, East Moorestown, South Moorestown, and Downtown Moorestown.[12]

Delran Township Willingboro Township
Cinnaminson Township
   Moorestown Township    
Maple Shade Township Mount Laurel Township

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1930 7,247
—
1940 7,749 6.9%
1950 9,123 17.7%
1960 12,497 37.0%
1970 15,577 24.6%
1980 15,596 0.1%
1990 16,116 3.3%
2000 19,017 18.0%
Est. 2009 19,487 [4] 2.5%
Population 1930 - 1990[13]

At the 2000 census[5], there were 19,017 people, 6,971 households, and 5,270 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,287.3 per square mile (497.1/km²). There were 7,211 housing units at an average density of 488.1 per square mile (188.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.19% White, 5.69% African American, 0.16% Native American, 3.27% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.43% from other races, and 1.26% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.75% of the population.

There were 6,971 households of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.13.

Age distribution was 27.4% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 25.4% from 25 to 44, 26.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.9 males.

The median household income was $78,826, and the median family income was $94,844. Males had a median income of $74,773 versus $39,148 for females. The per capita income for the township was $42,154. About 2.4% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 3.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Moorestown's municipal government operates under a Council-Manager plan under the Faulkner Act. A five-member Council is elected at large on a partisan basis, with each member elected at-large for a four-year term of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.[1]

The Township Manager, a full-time professional administrator, is appointed by the Council. Under the Township's administrative code and the Faulkner Act, the Manager is vested with broad executive and administrative authority and responsibility.

As of 2011, members of the Moorestown Township Council are Mayor John Button, Deputy Mayor Greg Gallo, Chris Chiacchio, Stacey Jordan, and Mike Testa.[14]

On Election Day, November 4, 2008, Republicans John Button (5,671 votes), Gregory Gallo (5,651) and Michael Testa (5,424) won election to all three open seats on the Township Council, defeating Democrats Mark E. Hines (4,281), Jonathan A. Eron (4,148) and Grit-Karen Anhold (3,911).[15] In 2004, Moorestown elected a majority Democrat council for the first time in its history. In 2008, the Moorestown Republicans won back three seats, giving them a 4-1 majority starting in 2009.

During the summer of 2007, the Township Hall suffered smoke and water damage caused by an electrical fire.[16] The township offices are now located in temporary quarters at 2 Executive Place, Moorestown Township Council meetings are now held at the William Allen Middle School Auditorium and court sessions are conducted in Maple Shade.[17]

Federal, state and county representation

Moorestown 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).

Moorestown 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).[18][19]

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).[20][21]

Education

The Moorestown Township Public Schools served 4,380 students in kindergarten through twelfth grade as of the 2008-09 school year. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics)[22] are three K-3 elementary schools:

Moorestown Friends School is a private Quaker school located at East Main Street and Chester Avenue. The school serves approximately 700 students from Pre-School through 12th grade.

History

Moorestown originated as a Quaker town. It is not certain when the first European settlers came here, but it was in 1682 that the road from Burlington to Salem, passing through what is now Moorestown, was laid out. Dr. John Rodman bought 500 acres (2.0 km2) of land in 1686 in what is now the western section of Moorestown, but was called Rodmantown at that time. What is now the east part of Moorestown was called Chestertown. The name Moorestown did not come into use until the mid-19th century, named after Moore's Tavern. The first meetinghouse was built out of logs in 1700, but burned down in 1720. Another meetinghouse was built out of stone, but was erected in 1802 for a burial site. Until 1867, the only form of transportation from Moorestown to Philadelphia was stagecoach, until a railroad was built. Before this, Coles Hotel was a major resting point.

Today, as one walks along Main Street from the Friends’ School west past the old Town Hall, it is hard to believe that the ridge that the road (formerly The King’s Highway) follows was once occupied by the wigwams of the Lenni Lenape Native Americans. Two fine springs, one to the west (off Main Street before reaching the Perkins Center for the Arts, just by Roberts Elementary School) and one to the east (off North Stanwick Road) were attractive to Native Americans and traders alike.

Although there were property owners as early as 1680 in the present township location, (formerly known as Chester Township), the Village of Moorestown was founded when the first landowner built a home and became a permanent resident. In 1682, Thomas Hooton and son acquired 600 acres (2.4 km2). Also in 1682, John and Sarah Roberts began to live in their home on 267 acres (1.1 km2) where the Roberts Monument is presently located at the intersection of Camden Avenue and the north branch of Pennsauken Creek.[28] In May 1686, when Philadelphia was about three years old, John Rodman bought 500 acres (2.0 km2) on the west side of Chester Township, and Thomas Rodman bought another 533 acres (2.2 km2) in the same area, which soon became known as the Village of Rodmantown. The growing area around the eastern spring was known as the Village of Chestertown.

In 1700, the first Society of Friends’ Meeting House, built of logs, was erected on The King’s Highway. Originally known as Meeting House Lane, Chester Avenue was laid out in 1720. The Village at that time probably consisted of a few farmhouses along The King's Highway from Stanwick Road to Locust Street.

Thomas Moore and his wife Elizabeth settled here in 1722. In 1732, Moore purchased 33 acres (130,000 m2) of land on the north side of The King's Highway. The land ran from the west side of the Friends' graveyard on the northwest corner of The King’s Highway and Meeting House Lane on the east and west to Locust Street on the western boundary of his property and north to Second Street. Moore set up a hotel on the northwest corner of The King’s Highway and Union Streets (where a Cornerstone Bank now stands, across the street from the Wawa). With so much land eventually being owned by Thomas Moore, the name Moorestown gradually replaced Chester informally in what is now the center of town. Finally, Moorestown formerly split off from Chester and became a Township.

The Coles Hotel, east of the corner of Main and Chester, was the scene of great activity prior to the building of the railroad in 1867. Before this time, the stagecoach was the only public conveyance between Moorestown and Philadelphia, and the hotel was a stagecoach stop.

Another landmark on Main Street, east of Chester Avenue, is now the present home of Verizon. In 1745 John Cox erected a tavern there that was to become famous in the early history of Moorestown. Town Meetings were held in the tavern prior to 1812 when Old Town Hall was then erected.

The home now standing on the northwest corner of Main and Schooley Streets, then the home of Joshua Bispham, was commandeered by Hessian officers during the American Revolutionary War as they retreated from Philadelphia in 1778.

The old homestead on the northeast corner of King's Highway and Lenola Road was constructed in 1742 by John Cowperthwaite. As an excellent example of an 18th century home, record of its construction was made in 1937 by the United States Department of the Interior and is now recorded in the Library of Congress.

Moorestown's first two schools were built in 1785 by local Quakers. A brick schoolhouse was located near the intersection of Route 73 and the Kings Highway overpass. A stone schoolhouse was located adjacent to the present Friends Meeting House at the intersection of Chester Avenue and Main Street. The first district school was opened in 1810. The first free Moorestown public school was established in 1873.[29]

Vernon Hill's 46,000 ft² (4,270 m²) mansion Villa Collina — Italian for "Hill House" — the largest private residence in New Jersey, is located in Moorestown.[30]

Moorestown's Quaker heritage is discussed in Moorestown resident and native historian William H. Kingston's book, Moorestown's Third Century: The Quaker Legacy.

Transportation

Moorestown does not have its own train station, as residents have historically been opposed to the concept, though the original plan of the PATCO line had a train stopping in Moorestown. Residents can drive to train stations in the nearby communities of Haddonfield and Lindenwold, for access to the PATCO Speedline and to Palmyra for NJ Transit River Line service which connects to New York City through Trenton.

New Jersey Transit provides a bus service to Philadelphia on the 317, 407, and 409 bus routes, with local service available on the 457 line.[31]

Transportation of Miracle on the Hudson FLT 1549 N106US

On June 5, 2011, J. Supor & Son transported the fuselage of US Airways FLT 1549 ( N106US ) through Moorestown on route to the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte North Carolina.

The convoy spent over 1.5 hours working to negotiate a single right turn in the center of the town. This was the most difficult maneuver on the entire seven day 788 mile journey. The difficulty of this one turn was known in advance. In order to negotiate the turn the team had to temporarily remove a street light and the corner of a grave yard fence.

Several thousand towns people turned out to view the aircraft while it transited the town.[32]

Industry

Several notable businesses house offices and operations in Moorestown. Lockheed Martin, Comcast Cable, Coca-Cola, and the US Navy are national employers that all have Moorestown locations. Moorestown is also home to countless regional business operations including Bayada Nurses, and regional telecommunications product vendor, Liberty Technology Solutions.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Moorestown Township include:

Moorestown in fiction

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