Delran Township, New Jersey

Delran Township, New Jersey
—  Township  —
Delran highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Delran Township, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°0′57″N 74°57′23″W / 40.01583°N 74.95639°W / 40.01583; -74.95639Coordinates: 40°0′57″N 74°57′23″W / 40.01583°N 74.95639°W / 40.01583; -74.95639
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Burlington
Incorporated	February 12, 1880
Government
- Type	Mayor-Council
- Mayor	Ken Paris
- Administrator	Jeffrey Hatcher
Area
- Total	7.3 sq mi (18.8 km2)
- Land	6.6 sq mi (17.2 km2)
- Water	0.6 sq mi (1.6 km2)
Elevation[1]	66 ft (20 m)
Population (2007)[2]
- Total	16,929
- Density	2,339.6/sq mi (903.3/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	08075
Area code(s)	856
FIPS code	34-17440[3][4]
GNIS feature ID	0882097[5]
Website	http://www.delrantownship.org/

Delran is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 15,536.

Delran Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 12, 1880, from portions of Cinnaminson Township. Portions of the township were taken to create Riverside on February 20, 1895.^[6]

The township's name is a portmanteau of the names of the two rivers that have their confluence here: the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.2 square miles (19 km²), of which, 6.6 square miles (17 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (8.41%) is water.

Delran Township borders Delanco Township, Riverside Township, Moorestown Township, Willingboro Township, and Cinnaminson Township. Delran also borders the Delaware River, which also means Delran borders Pennsylvania.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	2,015		—
1940	1,926		−4.4%
1950	2,447		27.1%
1960	5,327		117.7%
1970	10,065		88.9%
1980	14,811		47.2%
1990	13,178		−11.0%
2000	15,536		17.9%
Est. 2007	16,929	[2]	9.0%
Population 1930 - 1990[7]

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 15,536 people, 5,816 households, and 4,327 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,339.6 people per square mile (903.4/km²). There were 5,936 housing units at an average density of 893.9 per square mile (345.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 82.87% Caucasian, 9.42% African American, 0.17% Native American, 2.80% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 1.63% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.25% of the population.

There were 5,816 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $58,526, and the median income for a family was $67,895. Males had a median income of $46,496 versus $31,024 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,312. About 3.2% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Delran Township is governed under a Mayor-Council system of municipal government under the Faulkner Act.^[8]

The five-member council consists of three elected to represent wards and two elected at large. Terms for the mayor and council are four-year staggered terms. Beginning in 2010, elections for Mayor and Council are held in November. The last municipal election was held on November 2, 2010.

As of 2010^[update], the Mayor of Delran Township is Ken Paris. Members of the Delran Township Council are Gary Catrambone (At-large), John Moran (At-Large), Mike Schwartz (Ward 1), Tom Morrow (Ward 2), and Patty Kolodi (Ward 3).

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Federal, state and county representation

A Delran police car.

A Delran police SUV.

Delran Township is in the 3rd Congressional district. New Jersey's Third Congressional District is represented by Jon Runyan (R, Mount Laurel Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

Delran is in the 7th district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Diane Allen (R, Edgewater Park Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Herb Conaway (D, Delanco Township) and Jack Conners (D, Pennsauken Township).^[10]

Burlington County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose five members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. As of 2011, Burlington County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Bruce D. Garganio (Florence Township, 2012), Deputy Director Christopher J. Brown (Evesham Township, 2011), Joseph B. Donnelly (Cinnaminson Township, 2013), Mary Ann O'Brien (Medford Township, 2012) and Mary Anne Reinhart (Shamong Township, 2011).^[11][12]

Education

The Delran Township School District 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^[13]) are Millbridge Elementary School (grades K-2, 688 students), Delran Intermediate School (grades 3-5, 622 students), Delran Middle School (grades 6-8, 713 students) and Delran High School (grades 9-12, 795 students).

Holy Cross High School is a regional Roman Catholic high school located in Delran Township, and is the only such school in Burlington County.

Montessori Academy of New Jersey is private school located in Delran Township, and is one of only three AMI-certified Montessori method schools in New Jersey. MANJ was founded in 1965 and educates students ages 18 months through 14 years old.

Transportation

New Jersey Transit provides bus service to Philadelphia on the 409 and 419 route.

Although there is not a platform in Delran, the New Jersey Transit Riverline passenger rail runs through Delran along St. Mihiel Drive. Nearby stations in Riverside and Cinnaminson provide passenger service to Trenton and Camden with connecting service via PATCO Speedline to center city Philadelphia .

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Media

Print

Delran is served by a handful of daily newspapers including the Burlington County Times, The Courier-Post, The Trenton Times, The Trentonian, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News. Weeklies include the Newsweekly. "South Jersey" and Philadelphia Magazine are monthly, covering the entire metropolitan area.

Television

Delran is served by the Philadelphia market of stations of six major television networks, ABC (WPVI-TV, Ch. 6), CBS (KYW-TV, Ch. 3), NBC (WCAU, Ch. 10), PBS (WHYY-TV, Ch. 12), The CW (WPSG, Ch. 57), MyNetworkTV (WPHL-TV, Ch. 17) and Fox (WTXF-TV, Ch. 29), as well as several PBS and independent stations.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Delran Township include:

• Jake Burbage (born 1992), co-star on Grounded for Life, currently attending Moorestown Friends School.^{[citation needed]}
• Bill Duff (born 1974), former NFL, NFL Europe, and Arena Football defensive tackle who co-hosted The History Channel series Human Weapon.^[15][16]
• Alex Lewis (born 1981), football linebacker with the Detroit Lions.^[17][18]
• Carli Lloyd (born 1982), Member of United States women's national soccer team.^[19][20][21]
• Sean Malone, musician (bass guitar and Chapman Stick player).^{[citation needed]}
• Suzanne Muldowney, performance artist known as "Underdog Lady".^[22]
• Dennis Malloy, radio personality with NJ 101.5.^{[citation needed]}
• Heather Marter, The Real World: Las Vegas cast member.^[23]
• Brett Matter, NCAA Division I wrestling champion at 157 lbs. in 2000 and two-time All-American for University of Pennsylvania.^[24]
• Tony Sacca (born 1970), former NFL quarterback who played for the Phoenix Cardinals.^[25]
• Peter Vermes (born 1966), World Cup and MLS soccer veteran.^[26]
• Peter Wright, swimmer in the 1500m freestyle at the 1996 Summer Olympics.^[27][28]

References

1. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Delran, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
2. ^ ^{a b} Census data for Delran township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 24, 2009.
3. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
4. ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
5. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
6. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 95.
7. ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
8. ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 38.
9. ^ Mayor and Members of Council, Delran Township. Accessed June 24, 2009.
10. ^ "Legislative Roster: 2010-2011 Session". New Jersey Legislature. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp. Retrieved 2010-06-23. 
11. ^ Meet the Freeholders, Burlington County, New Jersey Board of Chosen Freeholders. Accessed January 3, 2011.
12. ^ Staff. BRUCE GARGANIO CHOSEN FREEHOLDER DIRECTOR FOR SECOND YEAR; CHRIS BROWN OF EVESHAM CHOSEN DEPUTY DIRECTOR, Burlington County, New Jersey press release dated January 1, 2011. Accessed January 3, 2011.
13. ^ Data for the Delran Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 27, 2008.
14. ^ Burlington County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed July 15, 2007.
15. ^ Bill Duff, database Football. Accessed July 18, 2007.
16. ^ Human Weapon - Bill Duff
17. ^ Offord, Jeff. "Delran's Lewis living NFL dream with Lions", Burlington County Times, September 26, 2004. Accessed June 6, 2011.
18. ^ Alex Lewis profile, National Football League Players Association. Accessed June 24, 2007. "Resides in Delran, N.J."
19. ^ Carli Lloyd, United States Soccer Federation. Accessed November 21, 2007.
20. ^ "Sports Briefing", The New York Times, March 15, 2007. Accessed December 18, 2007. "Lloyd, a Delran, N.J., native who played soccer at Rutgers, scored from 30 yards in the 51st minute."
21. ^ "Carli Lloyd Helps U.S. Win Gold". Portal to gallery of photographs (28) related to Carli Lloyd. Courier-Post. Aug. 21, 2008. Accessed December 28, 2009.
22. ^ "Best Honorary Baltimorean: Suzanne “Underdog” Muldowney", Baltimore City Paper, September 22, 2004. Accessed June 23, 2007. "Resplendent in her hand-sewn costume and utterly unfettered by convention or inhibition, how can someone so Baltimore be from Delran, N.J.?"
23. ^ Gross, Dan. "Dan Gross: Local 'Real World' castmate had alcohol scare", The Philadelphia Inquirer, February 22, 2011. Accessed June 6, 2011. "HEATHER MARTER, the Delran native who's among the cast of MTV's "Real World: Las Vegas," was hospitalized when she was 14 with alcohol poisoning, according to her bio materials from MTV."
24. ^ Staff. "PENN'S MATTER IN WRESTLING FINAL", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 18, 2000. Accessed June 6, 2011. "Matter, a 157-pounder who is 33-1, will face Larry Quisel of Boise State tonight. Matter, a senior from Delran who was seeded No. 2 in the tournament, decisioned Corey Wallman of Wisconsin, 3-2, in last night's semifinals."
25. ^ Parrillo, Ray. "SACCA: MOST UNHAPPY FELLA AT HAPPY VALLEY", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 13, 1989. Accessed March 27, 2008. "Two years ago, quarterback Tony Sacca chose Penn State over the scores of other schools on the college football map that were salivating over him. Because, Sacca said, it was close to his home in Delran, N.J."
26. ^ "U.S. SQUAD NAMED FOR WORLD CUP FINALS", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 15, 1990. Accessed June 24, 2007. "Forward Peter Vermes of Delran headed a squad of 22 players named yesterday to the U.S. World Cup team by the U.S. Soccer Federation."
27. ^ Staff. "HE WORKED HIS WAY TO THE OLYMPICS< DELRAN SWIMMER PETER WRIGHT ALMOST GAVE UP HIS QUEST.< HE CAME BACK WITH A VENGEANCE.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 21, 1996. Accessed June 6, 2011. "An hour before the biggest race of his life, in the middle of the toughest swim meet in the world, Peter Wright saw more than just the blue lane ahead of him. For the previous year, the Delran, N.J., freestyler had put his life on hold to try for the U.S. Olympic team in the grueling 1,500-meter event."
28. ^ History of Jersey Wahoos, Jersey Wahoos. Accessed June 6, 2011.

External links

• Township of Delran official page
• Burlington County information page for Delran Township
• Delran Township School District
• Delran Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Delran Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics