Alloway Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 2,774.
What is now Alloway was formally incorporated as Upper Alloways Creek Township by a Royal Charter granted on June 17, 1767, from portions of the now-defunct Alloways Creek Township. The township was formally incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Quinton Township was formed from portions of the township on February 18, 1873. The name was officially changed to Alloway Township as of February 21, 1884.[7]
Alloway is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Alloway Township.
Geography
Alloway Township is located at 39°33′44″N 75°21′19″W / 39.562221°N 75.355146°W / 39.562221; -75.355146 (39.562221, -75.355146).[8]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 33.2 square miles (85.9 km2), of which, 32.8 square miles (85.1 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.9 km2) of it (0.99%) is water.
Alloway Township borders Upper Pittsgrove Township, Pilesgrove Township, Mannington Township, Quinton Township, and Cumberland County.
Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1850 |
2,530 |
|
—
|
| 1860 |
2,899 |
|
14.6% |
| 1870 |
3,062 |
|
5.6% |
| 1880 |
1,917 |
|
−37.4% |
| 1890 |
1,675 |
|
−12.6% |
| 1900 |
1,528 |
|
−8.8% |
| 1910 |
1,533 |
|
0.3% |
| 1920 |
1,431 |
|
−6.7% |
| 1930 |
1,575 |
|
10.1% |
| 1940 |
1,705 |
|
8.3% |
| 1950 |
1,792 |
|
5.1% |
| 1960 |
2,226 |
|
24.2% |
| 1970 |
2,550 |
|
14.6% |
| 1980 |
2,680 |
|
5.1% |
| 1990 |
2,795 |
|
4.3% |
| 2000 |
2,774 |
|
−0.8% |
| Est. 2007 |
3,035 |
[3] |
9.4% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9][10][11] |
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 2,774 people, 948 households, and 742 families residing in the township. The population density was 84.5 people per square mile (32.6/km2). There were 995 housing units at an average density of 30.3/sq mi (11.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 90.70% White, 6.89% African American, 0.54% Native American, 0.43% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.38% of the population.
There were 948 households out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out with 28.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $56,528, and the median income for a family was $65,132. Males had a median income of $43,839 versus $27,188 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,935. About 4.5% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Alloway is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of three members elected at large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year.[1] At an annual reorganization meeting, the council selects one of its members to serves as mayor and another as deputy mayor.
The Alloway Township Committee consists of Mayor Edwin P. Masker (D), Deputy Mayor William Rex Cobb (D) and Joseph G. Fedora (R).[12]
In elections held on November 6, 2007 for the open seat on the Township Committee, Democratic Party candidate Edwin P. Masker (618 votes) unseated incumbent Republican Douglas Lore (436 votes). Masker took office in January 2008.[13]
November 4, 2008 Today's Sunbeam - Democrat William "Rex" Cobb defeated incumbent Republican Lester R. Sutton with 862 votes. Sutton received 835 votes. There were 40 write in votes.
Federal, state and county representation
Alloway Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District.[14]
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).
The 3rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Stephen M. Sweeney (D, Woodbury) and in the Assembly by John J. Burzichelli (D, Paulsboro) and Celeste Riley (D, Bridgeton).[15] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[16]
Salem County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders who serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis. As of 2008[update], Salem County's Freeholders are Director Lee R. Ware (Elsinboro Township), Deputy Director David Lindenmuth (Woodstown), Julie A. Acton (Pennsville Township), Bruce L. Bobbitt (Pilesgrove Township), Jeffrey J. Hogan (Pennsville Township), Charles Sullivan (Salem) and Beth E. Timberman (Woodstown).[17]
Education
The Alloway Township School District serves students in public school for Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. Alloway Township School had an enrollment of 490 students.[18]
Students in public school for grades nine through twelve attend Woodstown High School in Woodstown, which serves students from Pilesgrove Township and Woodstown, along with students from Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township who attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District.[19]
References
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2006, p. 19.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Township of Alloway, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b Census data for Alloway township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 23, 2008.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. 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. 217.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ "U.S. Census Historical Data 1790-2000". http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/index.htm. Retrieved on 2007-03-16.
- ^ Data for 1790-1840 not available
- ^ Alloway Township, Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed May 14, 2008.
- ^ "Voters get their say in municipal, county, state votes", Today's Sunbeam, November 7, 2007. Accessed November 15, 2007. "Alloway: Democrat Edwin P. Masker defeated Republican Douglas V. Lore to win the one open seat on the township committee here. Masker garnered 618 votes while Lore received 436 votes."
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 54. Accessed August 30, 2006.
- ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved on 6 June 2008.
- ^ 2008 Board of Chosen Freeholders, Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed May 13, 2008.
- ^ Data for Alloway Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 14, 2008.
- ^ Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2007 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 14, 2008. "...a comprehensive review of our school district's offerings to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove community as well as in the high school sending districts of Alloway, Oldmans, and Upper Pittsgrove."
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