Pennsville, NJ

 

Pennsville, New Jersey
Pennsville Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Coordinates: 39°39′12″N 75°30′46″W / 39.65333, -75.51278
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Salem
Area
- Township	sq mi (km²)
- Land	sq mi ( km²)
- Water	sq mi ( km²)
Elevation	ft ( m)
Population (2000)
- Township
- Density	/sq mi (/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	08070
Area code(s)	856
FIPS code	34-578702
GNIS feature ID	08821343

Pennsville Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 13,194. The township is named for William Penn.^[1]

Pennsville CDP is a census-designated place and unincorporated area area located within Pennsville Township.

Geography

Pennsville Township is located at 39°39′21″N, 75°31′1″W (39.655993, -75.517106)¹.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 64.3 km² (24.8 mi²). 59.8 km² (23.1 mi²) of it is land and 4.4 km² (1.7 mi²) of it (6.89%) is water. The Salem River flows along the township's eastern and southern boundaries.^[2]

Pennsville Township borders Carneys Point Township, Mannington Township, Salem, and Elsinboro Township. Pennsville Township also borders the Delaware River.

Pennsville Township is connected to the State of Delaware by the Delaware Memorial Bridge over the Delaware River. It is also located at exit 1 of the New Jersey Turnpike.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1850			—
1860			5.4%
1870			-2.3%
1880			-9.4%
1890			-4.0%
1900			11.3%
1910			8.4%
1920			39.2%
1930			36.5%
1940			74.3%
1950			44.3%
1960			41.2%
1970			27.6%
1980			4.2%
1990			-0.4%
2000			-4.3%
Est. 2006		[3]	1.1%
historical data sources: [4][5][6]

As of the census² of 2000, there were 13,194 people, 5,317 households, and 3,711 families residing in the township. The population density was 220.5/km² (571.1/mi²). There were 5,623 housing units at an average density of 94.0/km² (243.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.68% White, 0.96% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.96% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.39% from other races, and 0.83% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.60% of the population.

There were 5,317 households out of which 29.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.3% were married couples living together, 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 2.98.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.2% under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 15.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $47,250, and the median income for a family was $57,340. Males had a median income of $45,523 versus $29,629 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,717. About 3.1% of families and 4.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The members of the Pennsville Township committee are Mayor John Crawford, Deputy Mayor Jack Marquette, David Birchmire, Diane Ford and Tom Strong.^[7]

Federal, state and county representation

Pennsville Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District.^[8]

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, Thorofare) and in the Assembly by John J. Burzichelli (D, Thorofare) and Douglas H. Fisher (D, Thorofare). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

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 2007, Salem County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Lee R. Ware (term ends 2007), Freeholder Deputy Director Bruce L. Bobbitt (2008), Julie Acton (2007), Jeffrey J. Hogan (2009), David Lindenmuth (2008), Chuck Sullivan (2008) and Beth Timberman (2009).^[10]

Education

Students in public school for Kindergarten through 12th grade attend the Pennsville School District. The district is comprised of three elementary schools serving grades K-5 — Central Park Elementary School with 264 students, Penn Beach Elementary School with 316 students and Valley Park Elementary School with 344 students — Pennsville Middle School with 518 students in grades 6 - 8, and Pennsville Memorial High School with an enrollment of 597 students in grades 9 - 12.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Pennsville Township include:

• Chris Widger, Major League Baseball catcher.^[9]
• Dave Romansky, Olympic athlete

References

External links

• Pennsville Township website
• Pennsville page on Salem County website
• Pennsville School District
• Pennsville School District's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National center for Education Statistics data for the Pennsville School District
• Pennsville Wikitravel website

Coordinates: 39.655993° N 75.517106° W

Municipalities and communities of Salem County, New Jersey
County seat: Salem
Cities	Salem
Townships	Alloway | Carneys Point | Elsinboro | Lower Alloways Creek | Mannington | Oldmans | Pennsville | Pilesgrove | Pittsgrove | Quinton | Upper Pittsgrove
Boroughs	Elmer | Penns Grove | Woodstown
CDPs	Alloway | Carneys Point | Pennsville | Olivet

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