| Barnegat Township, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 39°45′46″N 74°16′9″W / 39.76278°N 74.26917°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Ocean |
| Incorporated | March 10, 1846 as Union Township |
| Renamed | January 1, 1977 as Barnegat Township |
| Government [1] | |
| - Type | Township (New Jersey) |
| - Mayor | Jeff Melchiondo[2] |
| - Administrator | David Breeden |
| Area | |
| - Total | 40.8 sq mi (105.7 km2) |
| - Land | 34.7 sq mi (89.8 km2) |
| - Water | 6.2 sq mi (15.9 km2) |
| Elevation [3] | 108 ft (33 m) |
| Population (2007)[4] | |
| - Total | 21,867 |
| - Density | 440.4/sq mi (170.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08005 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-03050[5][6] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882070[7] |
| Website | http://www.ci.barnegat.nj.us |
Barnegat Township is a Township in Ocean County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census the population was 15,270.
What is now Barnegat Township was incorporated as Union Township on March 10, 1846, from portions of both Dover Township (now Toms River Township) and Stafford Township, while the area was still part of Monmouth County. It became part of the newly-formed Ocean County on February 15, 1850. Portions of the township were taken to form Lacey Township (March 23, 1871), Ocean Township (April 13, 1876), Harvey Cedars (December 13, 1894) and Long Beach Township (March 23, 1899).[8] Union Township changed its name to Barnegat Township as of January 1, 1977.[9]
Barnegat CDP (2000 Census population of 1,690) is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Barnegat Township. Ocean Acres (13,155) is a census-designated place and unincorporated area split between Barnegat Township and Stafford Township.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.8 square miles (105.7 km²), of which, 34.7 square miles (89.8 km²) of it is land and 6.2 square miles (16.0 km²) of it (15.09%) is water.
The municipality borders the Ocean County municipalities of Lacey Township, Ocean Township, Long Beach Township, Harvey Cedars, Stafford Township and Woodland Township in Burlington County.
History
Barnegat gets its name from nearby Barnegat Bay and Barnegat Inlet. The inlet was originally "Barendegat," or "Inlet of the Breakers," and was named by Dutch settlers in 1609 for the waterway's turbulent channel.[10]
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,037 |
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| 1940 | 1,045 | 0.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,173 | 12.2% | |
| 1960 | 1,270 | 8.3% | |
| 1970 | 1,539 | 21.2% | |
| 1980 | 8,702 | 465.4% | |
| 1990 | 12,235 | 40.6% | |
| 2000 | 15,270 | 24.8% | |
| Est. 2007 | 21,867 | [4] | 43.2% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[9] | |||
As of the census[5] of 2000, there were 15,270 people, 5,493 households, and 4,191 families residing in the township. The population density was 440.4 people per square mile (170.1/km²). There were 6,066 housing units at an average density of 175.0/sq mi (67.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.75% White, 2.21% African American, 0.09% Native American, 1.00% Asian, 0.70% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.86% of the population.
There were 5,493 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were married couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $48,572, and the median income for a family was $56,093. Males had a median income of $42,460 versus $28,452 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,307. About 5.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Barnegat 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.[1] 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 Barnegat Township Committee are Mayor Jeff Melchiondo (R, 2009) Deputy Mayor Al Cirulli (R, 2009), Thomas E. Hartman Jr. (R, 2008), Len Morano (D, 2008) and Dorothy Ryan (D, 2010).[2][11]
Local politics
The majority of the Barnegat Township Committee ran as Republicans, with the exception of Len Morano.[12] Morano is a former member of a loosely-organized group called the Pick-it-Plus Boys. The Pick-it-Plus boys used to stand outside a local Pick-it-Plus convenience store and talk politics. They have been both credited with being a grass-roots movement with an impact on local government and villainized for being a group of "nit-picking blowhards, part of why town politics are so venomous."[13]
Federal, state and county representation
Barnegat Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th Legislative District.[14]
New Jersey's Third Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Ocean County, is represented by John Adler (D, Cherry Hill). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 9th district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Christopher J. Connors (R, Lacey Township) and in the Assembly by Brian E. Rumpf (R, Little Egg Harbor Township). The other Assembly seat is vacant following the resignation of Daniel Van Pelt (R, Ocean Township) on July 31, 2009.[15][16] On August 12, Republican county committee members selected Long Beach Township Commissioner DiAnne Gove to fill the remainder of Van Pelt's term, but she is not expected to take office until the Assembly returns from recess after the general election on November 3.[17] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[18]
Ocean County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders consisting of five members, elected at large in partisan elections and serving staggered three-year terms. As of 2009[update], Ocean County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director John C. Bartlett, Jr. (Pine Beach, term ends December 31, 2009), Freeholder Deputy Director Gerry P. Little (Surf City, 2009), John P. Kelly (Eagleswood Township, 2010), James F. Lacey (Brick Township, 2010) and Joseph H. Vicari (Toms River, 2011).[19]
Education
The Barnegat Township School District now serves public school students in Kindergarten through Twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[20]) are three K-5 elementary schools — Cecil S. Collins Elementary School (664 students), Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary School (371) and Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School (432) — Russell O. Brackman Middle School for grades 6-8 (783) and Barnegat High School for grades 9-12 as of September 2007 (546).
Transportation
In addition to easy access to and from the Garden State Parkway, Barnegat is a hub of major state and county highways. Route 72, which runs east to west, provides access to Burlington County and Philadelphia. County Route 539, which intersects Route 72, links the Township with Trenton. U.S. Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway split the Township east-west.
New Jersey Transit provides bus service to Atlantic City on the 559 bus route.[21]
In popular culture
Barnegat's annual Pirate Festival was featured in the Spike TV show 1000 Ways to Die, which shows fictional clips of unusual deaths. In that particular episode, it showed a sword-swallower who tried to swallow an umbrella, puncturing his esophagus and killing him. The incident is said to have taken place in 2007, although there are no records of this actually happening.
References
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 49.
- ^ a b Barnegat Township Government, Barnegat Township. Accessed March 9, 2008.
- ^ USGS GNIS: Township of Barnegat, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b Census data for Barnegat township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 3, 2008.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 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 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. 206.
- ^ a b New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ Lloyd, John Bailey. "Eighteen Miles of History on Long Beach Island." p. 42. 1994 Down The Shore Publishing and The SandPaper, Inc.
- ^ 2008 Elected Officials of Ocean County, Ocean County, New Jersey. p. 1. Accessed June 16, 2008.
- ^ Prince, Brian. "GOP majority intact in Barnegat", p. 1B, Asbury Park Press, November 8, 2006.
- ^ Vandiver, John. "Where the "boys" are". A1, Asbury Park Press, June 21, 2006.
- ^ 2008 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 54. Accessed September 30, 2009.
- ^ Procida, Lee. "Van Pelt resigns, citing public's 'outrage' over corruption charges", The Press of Atlantic City, July 31, 2009. Accessed July 31, 2009.
- ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ "Long Beach Commissioner Gove to succeed Van Pelt in Assembly". Asbury Park Press. 2009-08-12. http://www.app.com/article/20090812/NEWS/908120380/1070/NEWS02/Long+Beach+Commissioner+Gove+to+succeed+Van+Pelt+in+Assembly. Retrieved 2009-08-13.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ Board of Chosen Freeholders, Ocean County, New Jersey. Accessed January 19, 2009.
- ^ Data for the Barnegat Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 16, 2008.
- ^ Ocean County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed July 27, 2007.
External links
- Barnegat Township website
- Barnegat Township School District
- Barnegat Township School District's 2007–08 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Barnegat Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Barnegat Branch of Ocean County Library
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