- Oldmans Township, New Jersey
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Oldmans Township, New Jersey — Township — Oldmans Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Oldmans Township, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°44′25″N 75°24′45″W / 39.74028°N 75.4125°W Country United States State New Jersey County Salem Incorporated February 7, 1881 Government – Type Township (New Jersey) – Mayor Harry A. Moore Area – Total 20.3 sq mi (52.6 km2) – Land 20.0 sq mi (51.7 km2) – Water 0.3 sq mi (0.9 km2) Elevation[1] 43 ft (13 m) Population (2007)[2] – Total 1,804 – Density 90.0/sq mi (34.8/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 08067 - Pedricktown Area code(s) 856 FIPS code 34-54810[3][4] GNIS feature ID 0882136[5] Website http://www.oldmanstownship.com Oldmans Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 1,798.
Oldmans Township was incorporated on February 7, 1881 from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township).[6]
The communities of Pedricktown and Auburn are located within Oldmans Township.
Contents
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.3 square miles (53 km2), of which, 20.0 square miles (52 km2) of it is land and 0.3 square miles (0.78 km2) of it (1.63%) is water.
Oldmans Township borders Carneys Point Township and Pilesgrove Township. Oldmans Township also borders the Delaware River and Oldmans Creek serves as its border with Logan Township in Gloucester County.
Demographics
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1890 1,432 — 1900 1,382 −3.5% 1910 1,364 −1.3% 1920 1,328 −2.6% 1930 1,431 7.8% 1940 1,722 20.3% 1950 1,657 −3.8% 1960 2,913 75.8% 1970 2,088 −28.3% 1980 1,847 −11.5% 1990 1,683 −8.9% 2000 1,798 6.8% Est. 2007 1,804 [2] 0.3% Population 1930 - 1990.[7][8] As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 1,798 people, 654 households, and 517 families residing in the township. The population density was 90.0 people per square mile (34.8/km²). There were 694 housing units at an average density of 34.8 per square mile (13.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 86.82% White, 9.62% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 2.00% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.17% of the population.
There were 654 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $57,589, and the median income for a family was $64,091. Males had a median income of $45,469 versus $31,705 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,495. About 6.1% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Oldmans Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of three members elected at large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year.[9] At an annual reorganization meeting, the council selects one of its members to serves as mayor and another as deputy mayor.
Members of the Oldmans Township Committee are Mayor William Miller, Deputy Mayor Harry A. Moore and Committeeman George W. Bradford.[10]
Federal, state and county representation
Oldmans Township is in the 2nd Congressional district. New Jersey's Second Congressional District is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Ventnor City). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Oldmans Township is in the 3rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Stephen M. Sweeney (D, West Deptford Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by John J. Burzichelli (D, Paulsboro) and Celeste Riley (D, Bridgeton).[11]
Salem County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders who are elected at-large to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year. As of 2011, Salem County's Freeholders are Director Lee R. Ware (Elsinboro Township), Deputy Director David Lindenmuth (Woodstown), Julie A. Acton (Pennsville Township), Bruce L. Bobbitt (Pilesgrove Township), Dale A. Cross (Pennsville Township), Ben Laury (Elmer) and Beth E. Timberman (Woodstown).[12]
Education
The Oldmans Township School District serves public school students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Oldmans Township School had an enrollment of 244 students as of the 2005-06 school year.[13]
A majority of public school students in grades 9-12 from Oldmans Township attend Penns Grove High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, with the balance attending Woodstown High School in the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District.[14]
Transportation
U.S. Route 130 passes through the northwestern part of the municipality while Interstate 295 travels through the center part of the township.
The New Jersey Turnpike passes through southern Oldmans. Two of the turnpike's service areas — Clara Barton (southbound, milepost 5.4)[15] and John Fenwick (northbound, milepost 5.4)[16] — are located in the township.
The Spitfire Aerodrome (FAA LID: 7N7) is a small municipal airport located in the township, and is the only one of its kind in Salem County.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Oldmans Township include:
- Robert W. Camac (1940–2001), thoroughbred horse trainer.[17]
References
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Oldmans, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b Census data for Oldmans township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 9, 2007.
- ^ 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. 216.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ "U.S. Census Historical Data 1790-2000". http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
- ^ 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 19.
- ^ Oldmans Township Committee, Oldmans Township. Accessed May 15, 2008.
- ^ "Legislative Roster: 2010-2011 Session". New Jersey Legislature. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ 2011 Board of Chosen Freeholders, Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2011.
- ^ Data for the Oldmans Township School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 15, 2008.
- ^ Bumpus, Robert L. "Salem County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization", Office of the Executive County Superintendent of Salem County, March 15, 2010, available at the website of the Asbury Park Press. Accessed July 5, 2011. "A contiguous elementary district, Oldmans Township, sends its students primarily to Penns Grove High School and a smaller number of students to Woodstown High School."
- ^ New Jersey Turnpike: Clara Barton Service Center, accessed May 31, 2006.
- ^ New Jersey Turnpike: John Fenwick Service Center, accessed May 31, 2006.
- ^ "Trainer Camac, wife shot to death, stepson charged", Thoroughbred Times, December 7, 2001. Accessed May 15, 2008. "Robert Camac, a veteran trainer for over 40 years, was found dead from gunshot wounds along with his wife, Maryann, at the couple's Camac Thoroughbred Horse Farm in Oldmans Township, New Jersey, early Thursday morning."
External links
- Oldmans Township web site
- Oldmans Township School District
- Oldmans Township School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Oldmans Township School, National Center for Education Statistics
- Pedricktown Website
- Woodstown High School
- Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District
- Penns Grove High School
- AirNav Info on Spitfire Aerodrome
Municipalities and communities of Salem County, New Jersey City 
Boroughs Townships Alloway | Carneys Point | Elsinboro | Lower Alloways Creek | Mannington | Oldmans | Pennsville | Pilesgrove | Pittsgrove | Quinton | Upper Pittsgrove
CDPs Alloway | Carneys Point | Pennsville | Olivet
Communities Auburn | Brotmanville | Centerton | Deepwater | Hancock's Bridge | Monroeville | Pedricktown
Coordinates: 39°45′32″N 75°24′32″W / 39.75889°N 75.40889°W
Categories:- Townships in Salem County, New Jersey
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