Spotswood

Spotswood, New Jersey
—  Borough  —
Spotswood highlighted in Middlesex County
Census Bureau map of Spotswood, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°23′38″N 74°23′25″W / 40.39389°N 74.39028°W / 40.39389; -74.39028Coordinates: 40°23′38″N 74°23′25″W / 40.39389°N 74.39028°W / 40.39389; -74.39028
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Middlesex
Incorporated	May 12, 1908
Government
• Type	Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council)
• Mayor	Thomas W. Barlow
• Administrator	Ronald Fasanello[1]
Area
• Total	2.5 sq mi (6.5 km2)
• Land	2.3 sq mi (6.0 km2)
• Water	0.2 sq mi (0.4 km2)
Elevation[2]	26 ft (8 m)
Population (2010 Census)[3]
• Total	8,257
• Density	3,389.8/sq mi (1,308.8/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	08884
Area code(s)	732/848
FIPS code	34-69810[4][5]
GNIS feature ID	0885405[6]
Website	http://www.spotswoodboro.com

Spotswood is a Borough in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 8,257.^[3]

Spotswood was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 15, 1908, from portions of East Brunswick Township, based on the approval of a referendum held on May 12, 1908.^[7] It was originally called "Spotteswood."

Geography

Spotswood is located at 40°23′34″N 74°23′33″W / 40.392857°N 74.392384°W / 40.392857; -74.392384 (40.392857, -74.392384).^[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 2.5 square miles (6.5 km²), of which, 2.3 square miles (6.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.52 km²) of it (6.83%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2008, there were 7,880 people, 3,099 households, and 2,163 families residing in the borough. The population density was 3,389.8 people per square mile (1,311.4/km²). There were 3,158 housing units at an average density of 1,358.5 per square mile (525.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 99.24% White, .05% African American, .5% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, and 0.20% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.38% of the population.

There were 3,099 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.2% were non-families. 26.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.54 and the average family size was 3.10.

In the borough the population was spread out with 22.4% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 30.1% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $55,833, and the median income for a family was $73,062. Males had a median income of $45,979 versus $35,859 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,247. About 2.6% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.4% of those under age 18 and 2.9% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The Borough of Spotswood has adopted the Mayor-Council Plan B under the provisions of the Optional Municipal Charter Law of 1950 (Faulkner Act).^[10] A mayor is elected by the people for a term of four years on a non-partisan basis. A five-member council is elected on a non-partisan basis with each councilman serving four years. The mayor is the chief executive and has responsibility for the administration of the government. The legislative power resides solely within the borough council. There is separation of legislative and executive power in this form of government.

As of 2011^[update], the Mayor of Spotswood is Thomas Barlow who took office in July 2008, succeeding 12-year mayor Barry Zagnit who did not run for re-election.^[11] Members of the Borough Council are Council President Curt Stollen, Margaret Drozd, Nicholas Poliseno, Ed Seely and Frank LoSacco.^[12]

Federal, state and county representation

Spotswood is 12th Congressional district^[13] and is part of New Jersey's 14th state legislative district.^[3][14]

New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Rush D. Holt, Jr. (D, Hopewell Township).^[15] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 14th district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Linda R. Greenstein (D, Plainsboro Township and in the General Assembly by Daniel R. Benson (D, Hamilton Township, Mercer County) and Wayne DeAngelo (D, Hamilton Township, Mercer County).^[16] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).^[17] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).^[18]

Middlesex County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose seven members are elected at-large to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year. As of 2012^[update], Middlesex County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Christopher D. Rafano (South River, term ends December 31, 2013), Freeholder Deputy Director Ronald G. Rios (Carteret, 2012), Carol Barrett Bellante (Monmouth Junction, 2014), Stephen J. "Pete" Dalina (Fords, 2013), H. James Polos (Highland Park, 2012), Charles E. Tomaro (Edison, 2014) and Blanquita B. Valenti (New Brunswick, 2013). Constitutional officers are County Clerk Elaine M. Flynn (Old Bridge Township), Sheriff Mildred S. Scott (Piscataway) and Surrogate Kevin J. Hoagland (New Brunswick).^{[19][20][21][22]}

Education

The Spotswood Public Schools serve students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[23]) are G. Austin Schoenly School (Pre-K to 1st grade; 227 students), E. R. Appleby School (grades 2-5; 465), Memorial Middle School (grades 6-8; 337) and Spotswood High School (grades 9-12; 733). The Appleby and Schoenly elementary schools offer after school and summer childcare program through the Spotswood C.A.R.E.S. (Children's After-school Recreation and Enrichment at Spotswood) program. http://www.spotswood.k12.nj.us/modules/cms/pages.phtml?pageid=42581

All public students from Helmetta, a non-operating district, attend the Spotswood schools, along with students from Milltown who attend Spotswood High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Milltown Public Schools.^[24][25]

Immaculate Conception School, a Roman Catholic elementary school, is located in Spotswood.

References

External links

• Spotswood Borough website
• Spotswood Public Schools
• Spotswood Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Spotswood Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Spotswood Volunteer Fire Department

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	Helmetta		Old Bridge Twp
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