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]
Geography
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.
Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1930 |
984 |
|
—
|
| 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/sq mi (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.
Government
Local government
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]
Federal, state and county representation
Hainesport Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 8th Legislative District.[10]
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 8th district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Phil Haines (R, Springfield Township) and in the Assembly by Dawn Marie Addiego (R, Evesham Township) and Scott Rudder (R, Medford Township).[11] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[12]
Burlington County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, elected at-large to three-year terms on a staggered basis. As of 2008[update], Burlington County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director James K. Wujcik (Cinnaminson Township, 2009), Deputy Director Joseph B. Donnelly (Cinnaminson Township, 2010), Dawn Marie Addiego (Evesham Township, 2008), Aubrey A. Fenton (Willingboro Township, 2008) and William S. Haines, Jr. (Medford Township, 2009).[13]
Education
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.
Transportation
New Jersey Transit provides bus service to Philadelphia on the 317 and 413 routes.[16]
References
- ^ USGS GNIS: Township of Hainesport, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed June 13, 2008.
- ^ a b Census data for Hainesport township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 24, 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. 97.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 103.
- ^ 2008 Township Committee, Hainesport Township. Accessed June 25, 2008.
- ^ 2008 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 58. Accessed September 30, 2009.
- ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ The Burlington County Board Of Chosen Freeholders, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed January 30, 2008.
- ^ Data for the Hainesport Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed June 24, 2008.
- ^ History of the School, Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Accessed June 24, 2008. "The district encompasses approximately 40 square miles (100 km2) and comprises the townships of Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, and Westampton."
- ^ Burlington County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed July 15, 2007.
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