| Shiloh, New Jersey | |
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| — Township — | |
| Shiloh highlighted in Cumberland County. Inset map: Cumberland County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Shiloh, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Cumberland |
| Incorporated | April 9, 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Howard Scull, Jr. |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.2 sq mi (3.1 km2) |
| Elevation[1] | 115 ft (35 m) |
| Population (2010)[2] | |
| • Total | 516 |
| • Density | 427.3/sq mi (165/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08353 |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 34-67020[3][4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885393[5] |
Shiloh is a borough in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 518.[2]
Shiloh was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1929, from portions of Hopewell Township and Stow Creek Township, based on the results of a referendum held on (May 16, 1929).[6]
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Shiloh is located at (39.458114, -75.297610)[7].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²), all of it land.
Shiloh borders Hopewell Township and Stow Creek Township.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 401 |
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| 1940 | 387 | −3.5% | |
| 1950 | 427 | 10.3% | |
| 1960 | 554 | 29.7% | |
| 1970 | 573 | 3.4% | |
| 1980 | 604 | 5.4% | |
| 1990 | 408 | −32.5% | |
| 2000 | 534 | 30.9% | |
| Est. 2008 | 663 | [8] | 24.2% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9] | |||
As of the census of 2000, there were 534 people, 194 households, and 152 families residing in the borough. The population density was 446.7 people per square mile (171.8/km²). There were 204 housing units at an average density of 170.6 per square mile (65.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.13% White, 2.62% African American, 0.56% Native American, 0.00% from other races, and 1.69% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.00% of the population.
There were 194 households out of which 34.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.9% were married couples living together, 11.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.6% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.7 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $49,191, and the median income for a family was $54,219. Males had a median income of $34,643 versus $20,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,880. 5.8% of the population and 4.1% of families were below the poverty line. Out of the total people living in poverty, 4.5% are under the age of 18 and 0.0% are 65 or older.
Shiloh is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.[10]
The Mayor of Shiloh is Harold Davis Members of the Borough Council are Dallas Bruso, Brad Campbell, Harold Davis, Everett Newkirk, Jr., Glenn Newkirk and Robin Wood.[11]
Shiloh Borough 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).
Shiloh is in the 3rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Stephen M. Sweeney (D, West Deptford Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by John J. Burzichelli (D, Paulsboro) and Celeste Riley (D, Bridgeton).[12]
Cumberland County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who are elected at-large in partisan elections to serve staggered three-year terms in office, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[13] As of 2011, Cumberland County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director William Whelan (Bridgeton, term ends December 31, 2011)[14], Deputy Director James A. Dunkins, (Millville, 2011)[15], Samuel L. Fiocchi, Sr. (Vineland, 2013)[16] Jane Jannarone (Vineland, 2011)[17], Carl W. Kirstein (Bridgeton, 2013)[18], Louis N. Magazzu (Bridgeton, 2012)[19] and Thomas Sheppard (Cedarville, 2012)[20][21]
The Shiloh School served 81 children in kindergarten through eighth grade as of the 2005-06 school year.[22] The school was closed after the end of the 2006-07 school year, and all students sent to the Hopewell Crest School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hopewell Township School District.[23]
For grades 9-12, students attend Cumberland Regional High School, which serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township.[24] The school is located in Upper Deerfield Township and is part of the Cumberland Regional High School District.
The town of Shiloh was founded in 1705 by Robert Ayars. He brought over 2,000 people from Rhode Island to be free of religious persecution.[25][26]
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