- Tewksbury Township, New Jersey
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Tewksbury Township, New Jersey — Township — Map of Tewksbury Township in Hunterdon County. Inset: Location of Hunterdon County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Tewksbury Township, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°41′31″N 74°47′0″W / 40.69194°N 74.783333°WCoordinates: 40°41′31″N 74°47′0″W / 40.69194°N 74.783333°W Country United States State New Jersey County Hunterdon Incorporated February 21, 1798 Government – Type Township (New Jersey) – Mayor Peter Melick Area – Total 31.6 sq mi (82.0 km2) – Land 31.6 sq mi (81.9 km2) – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) Elevation[1] 636 ft (194 m) Population (2010) – Total 5,993 – Density 189.7/sq mi (73.2/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 07830 - Califon Area code(s) 908 FIPS code 34-72510[2][3] GNIS feature ID 0882190[4] Website http://www.tewksburytwp.net Tewksbury Township is a Township located in Hunterdon County, New Jersey and is located within the New York Metropolitan Area. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 5,993. The township is named after Tewkesbury, England, and the two established a sister city relationship in 2003.[5]
Tewksbury Township was first mentioned as holding a township meeting on March 11, 1755, as having been formed partly from Lebanon Township, though the exact circumstances of its formation by charter are unknown. Tewksbury was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township have been take to form Califon borough (April 2, 1898). Portions of the township were acquired from Readington Township in 1832 and 1861, and portions were transferred to Clinton Township in 1871 and 1891.[6]
The original settlers were of English extraction. However, a large German contingent settled in the area around 1749 and theirs became the strongest influence when Tewksbury became a township. The enclave of Oldwick, with a mixture of Victorian, Federal, New England and Georgian style homes is protected by historic legislation. Zion Lutheran Church in Oldwick (formerly New Germantown) is the oldest German Lutheran parish in New Jersey.[7]
Oldwick is also home to the Somerset Hills Handicapped Riding Center, a North American Riding for the Handicapped Association (NARHA) Premier Accredited Center for Therapeutic horseback riding.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 31.6 square miles (82 km2), of which, 31.6 square miles (82 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it (0.06%) is water.
The township includes the communities of Oldwick, Pottersville, Cokesbury and Mountainville.
Lebanon Twp
and CalifonWashington Twp Chester Twp 
Bedminster Twp 
Tewksbury 
Clinton Twp Readington Twp Demographics
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1930 1,119 — 1940 1,200 7.2% 1950 1,439 19.9% 1960 1,908 32.6% 1970 2,959 55.1% 1980 4,094 38.4% 1990 4,803 17.3% 2000 5,541 15.4% 2010 5,993 8.2% Population 1930 - 1990.[8] As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 5,541 people, 1,986 households, and 1,662 families residing in the township. The population density was 175.2 people per square mile (67.6/km2). There were 2,052 housing units at an average density of 64.9 per square mile (25.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 96.82% White, 0.52% African American, 1.88% Asian, 0.27% from other races, and 0.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.
There were 1,996 households out of which 36.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.2% were married couples living together, 5.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.3% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.79 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.2% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 25.2% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 97.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $135,649, and the median income for a family was $150,189. Males had a median income of $100,000 versus $57,500 for females. The per capita income for the township was $65,470. About 1.6% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Tewksbury 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.[9] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.
As of 2011[update], members of the Tewksbury Township Committee are Mayor Peter Melick, Deputy Mayor Dana Desiderio, Louis DiMare, Shaun C. Van Doren and William Voyce.[10]
Federal, state and county representation
Tewksbury Township is in the 7th Congressional district. New Jersey's Seventh Congressional District is represented by Leonard Lance (R, Clinton Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Tewksbury is in the 24th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Steve Oroho (R, Franklin) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Gary R. Chiusano (R, Augusta) and Alison Littell McHose (R, Franklin).[11]
Hunterdon County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, who serve three-year terms of office at-large, with either one or two seats up for election each year on a staggered basis.[12] As of 2011, Hunterdon County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Matt Holt (Clinton Town), Freeholder Deputy Director Robert Walton (Hampton), William Mennen (Tewksbury Township),George B. Melick (Tewksbury Township), and Ronald Sworen (Frenchtown).[13]
Education
The Tewksbury Township Schools is a K - 8 public school district, which operates two schools serving 753 students. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[14]) are Tewksbury Elementary School for grades K - 4 (429 students) and Old Turnpike School for prekindergarten and grades 5 - 8 (324 students). The original elementary school, Sawmill, opened in 1951 and has subsequently been sold.
Public school students in grades 9 through 12 attend Voorhees High School in Glen Gardner as part of the North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District. Voorhees High School serves students from Califon Borough (67 students), Glen Gardner Borough (75 students), Hampton Borough (87 students), High Bridge Borough (217 students), Lebanon Township (404 students) and Tewksbury Township (235 students).[15]
Transportation
Interstate 78 passes through the Township, and is accessible via Oldwick Road (County Route 523) at Exit 24. County Route 517 also passes through the Township.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Tewksbury Township include:
- Joseph Alexander Adams (1803–80), engraver.[16]
- John Amos (born 1939), actor.[17]
- David Bugliari (born 1979), Hollywood agent, married actress Alyssa Milano in 2009.
- Pat Calpin, bassist of the ska band Catch 22.[citation needed]
- Nic Chatfield (born 1981), actor and 2nd place winner of 2009 the Doritos "Power of the Crunch" commercial contest chosen to air on Super Bowl XLIII.[18]
- Dan Cocoziello (born 1985), professional lacrosse player.[19]
- Eileen Ford (born 1922), co-founder of Ford Models.[20]
- Gerard W. Ford (1924–2008), co-founder of Ford Models.[21]
- James Gandolfini (born 1961), actor best known for his lead role in the HBO series The Sopranos.[22]
- Robert Greifeld (born 1957), CEO of NASDAQ-OMX.[citation needed]
- Alison Haislip (born 1981), actress and correspondent for G4tv's Attack of the Show!.[citation needed]
- Andrew Horowitz (born 1983), musician/singer in Tally Hall.[23]
- Brett Jungblut (born 1979), poker player, won an event in 2004 at the World Series of Poker.[citation needed]
- Kamine family, owners of Olympic horse Royal Kaliber.[24]
- Charlie Murphy (born 1959), actor and comedian.[25]
- Pat Pacillo (born 1963), former Major League Baseball pitcher for the Cincinnati Reds.[citation needed]
- Joe Piscopo (born 1951), actor and comedian.[26]
- Webster B. Todd (1899–1989), businessman, Republican leader, and father of Christine Todd Whitman.[27]
- George David Weiss (1921–2010), songwriter and former President of the Songwriters Guild of America.[28]
- Christine Todd Whitman (born 1946), 50th Governor of New Jersey.[29]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Tewksbury, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 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.
- ^ History of Tewksbury Township, Tewksbury Township. Accessed January 21, 2011.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 154
- ^ Hunterdon County webpage for Tewksbury Township, accessed March 21, 2007
- ^ 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. 110.
- ^ Township of Tewksbury Elected Officials, Tewksbury Township. Accessed March 14, 2011.
- ^ "Legislative Roster: 2010-2011 Session". New Jersey Legislature. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp. Retrieved 2010-08-04.
- ^ About the Board, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed January 5, 2011.
- ^ Hunterdon County Board of Chosen Freeholders, Hunterdon County, New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2011.
- ^ Data for the Tewksbury Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 4, 2008.
- ^ Voorhees High School 2007 Report Card Narratives, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 4, 2008. "Voorhees High School has consistently ranked among the top high schools in the state. With an enrollment of 1200 students in grades 9-12, the school serves the communities of Califon, Glen Gardner, Hampton, High Bridge, Lebanon Township, and Tewksbury Township."
- ^ Staff. "American printer and lithographer, Volume 17", p. 65, Moore Publishing Co., 1893. Accessed March 14, 1993.
- ^ Morella, Nicole. "Jersey's John Amos stars as sitcom dad", Courier News (New Jersey), September 13, 2003. Accessed January 21, 2011. "Amos, who owns a home in Tewksbury but lives on his boat off the coast of Mexico , also has been seen recently on NBC's hit 'The West Wing'."
- ^ Regan, Michelle. "Tewksbury native hopes to have winning commercial for Superbowl", Hunterdon Review, January 22, 2009. Accessed January 21, 2011.
- ^ Staff. "Mountain Lakes alumnus Bucco preps for championship game", Daily Record (Morristown), May 25, 2008. Accessed March 14, 2011. "Princeton's Dan Cocoziello of Oldwick, earned first-team honors for the first time in his four-year collegiate career."
- ^ Speers, W. "MODEL-AGENCY FORDS LOSE N. JERSEY HOME TO FIRE", The Philadelphia Inquirer, March 4, 1993. Accessed March 29, 2008. "The fab North Jersey home of Gerard and Eileen Ford, owners of the fashion industry's most prestigious modeling agency, was pretty much totaled by fire Tuesday night. Nobody was hurt but a fire official said the Tewksbury Township home was 90 percent destroyed."
- ^ Wilson, Eric. "Jerry Ford, 83, Man Behind the Models, Dies", The New York Times, August 26, 2008. Accessed March 14, 2011. "Jerry Ford, who with his wife, Eileen, established one of the most recognizable modeling agencies in the world, turning a profession regarded as practically a hobby in the 1940s into one dominated by well-paid supermodels in the 1980s, died on Sunday in Morristown, N.J.. He was 83 and lived in Oldwick, N.J."
- ^ Slaght, Veronica. "'Sopranos' star James Gandolfini buys home in Tewksbury", The Star-Ledger, September 24, 2009. Accessed January 21, 2011. "James Gandolfini, who portrayed the conflicted mobster on the popular HBO drama “The Sopranos,” has taken up residence in the posh seclusion of Tewksbury’s wooded hills."
- ^ Tally Hall, MTV. Accessed January 21, 2011. "The group was formed in late 2002 while attending the University of Michigan, and each member hails from suburban Detroit except Horowitz, who calls Tewksbury, NJ, home."
- ^ Jaffer, Nancy. "Jessica Springsteen wins Morris Excellence in Equitation competition", The Star-Ledger, March 21, 2009. Accessed January 21, 2011.
- ^ Charlie Murphy at Pepper Belly's, SFstandup.com. Accessed January 21, 2011.
- ^ Maciborski, Nathan. "Patriots celebrate successful season", Courier News (New Jersey), December 12, 2003. Accessed January 21, 2011. "Instead another Joe was on hand to honor Lyle and the Patriots, actor and Tewksbury resident Joe Piscopo."
- ^ via Associated Press. "ELECTION '93 / CHRISTIE WHITMAN FROM A LONG LINE OF PARTY FAITHFUL", The Press of Atlantic City, November 3, 1993. Accessed January 21, 2011.
- ^ Fox, Margalit. "George David Weiss, Writer of Hit Pop Songs, Dies at 89", The New York Times, August 23, 2010. Accessed March 14, 2011. "George David Weiss, a songwriter who had a hand in some of the biggest hits of midcentury pop music, recorded by some of the biggest stars, died on Monday at his home in Oldwick, N.J. He was 89."
- ^ Cohen, Joyce. "HAVENS; Weekender | Tewksbury, N.J.", The New York Times, November 22, 2002. Accessed March 14, 2011. "The most famous resident is New Jersey's former governor Christine Todd Whitman, now administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, whose family owns a farm there."
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External links
- Tewksbury Township website
- Hunterdon County webpage for Tewksbury Township
- Tewksbury Township Schools
- Tewksbury Township Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Tewksbury Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- North Hunterdon-Voorhees Regional High School District
- Tewksbury Rescue Squad - STATION 24
- Tewksbury Open Records website (not Town sponsored)
- Hunterdon Land Trust Alliance
- Somerset Hills Handicapped Riding Center
- Tewksbury 5 Miler
Municipalities and communities of Hunterdon County, New Jersey City 
Boroughs Bloomsbury | Califon | Flemington | Frenchtown | Glen Gardner | Hampton | High Bridge | Lebanon | Milford | Stockton
Town Townships Alexandria | Bethlehem | Clinton | Delaware | East Amwell | Franklin | Holland | Kingwood | Lebanon | Raritan | Readington | Tewksbury | Union | West Amwell
CDPs Communities Oldwick | Pittstown | Pottersville | Raven Rock | Readington Village | Ringoes | Sergeantsville | Stanton | Three Bridges | Whitehouse
Categories:- Townships in Hunterdon County, New Jersey
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