Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Upper Pittsgrove Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset



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map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Salem
government_footnotes =
government_type = Township (New Jersey)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Jack R. Cimprich
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established_title = Incorporated
established_date = March 10, 1846

unit_pref = Imperial
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area_total_km2 = 104.8
area_land_km2 = 104.6
area_water_km2 = 0.2
area_total_sq_mi = 40.5
area_land_sq_mi = 40.4
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2006
population_footnotes =
population_total = 3620
population_density_km2 = 33.2
population_density_sq_mi = 85.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = [Gnis|1723212|Township of Upper Pittsgrove, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 4, 2008.]
elevation_m = 45
elevation_ft = 148
latd = 39 |latm = 37 |lats = 0 |latNS = N
longd = 75 |longm = 12 |longs = 18 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 08318 - Elmer
area_code = 856
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 34-75110GR|2 [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.]
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Upper Pittsgrove Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,468.

Upper Pittsgrove Township was incorporated on March 10, 1846, from portions of Pittsgrove Township. Portions of the township were taken on January 28, 1893 to form Elmer."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 218.]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 40.5 square miles (104.8 km²), of which, 40.4 square miles (104.6 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.17%) is water. The Salem River has its source in the township. [DeLorme (2005). "New Jersey Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-324-9.]

Upper Pittsgrove Township borders Pittsgrove Township, Elmer, Alloway Township, and Pilesgrove Township. Upper Pittsgrove Township also borders Cumberland County and Gloucester County.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1850=1656
1860=2082
1870=2087
1880=2073
1890=1923
1900=1725
1910=1754
1920=1724
1930=1899
1940=1925
1950=2204
1960=2715
1970=2884
1980=3139
1990=3140
2000=3468
estimate= 3620
estyear=2006
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=upper+pittsgrove&_state=&_county=upper+pittsgrove&_cityTown=upper+pittsgrove&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph Census data for Upper Pittsgrove township] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 27, 2007.]
footnote=Population 1930 - 1990. [ [http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990] , Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.] [cite web
url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/index.htm
title=U.S. Census Historical Data 1790-2000
accessdate=2007-03-16] [Data for 1790-1840 not available] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,468 people, 1,207 households, and 959 families residing in the township. The population density was 85.9 people per square mile (33.2/km²). There were 1,250 housing units at an average density of 31.0/sq mi (11.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.84% White, 2.16% African American, 0.52% Native American, 0.32% Asian, 1.30% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.14% of the population.

There were 1,207 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.5% were non-families. 16.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.13.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.5% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $53,813, and the median income for a family was $56,768. Males had a median income of $41,319 versus $27,976 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,732. About 6.0% of families and 8.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.7% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Upper Pittsgrove Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of five members elected at large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. ["2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 19.] At an annual reorganization meeting, the council selects one of its members to serves as mayor and another as deputy mayor.

The Mayor of Upper Pittsgrove Township is Jack R. Cimprich. Other members of the Upper Pittsgrove Township Committee are William Gantz Jr., Edward J. Meschi, Michael J. Seery and William L. Volkmar. [ [http://www.salemcounty.com/uppittgr.html Upper Pittsgrove Township] , Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed May 15, 2008.]

Federal, state and county representation

Upper Pittsgrove Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 65. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

The Upper Pittsgrove School District serves public school students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Upper Pittsgrove School had an enrollment of 426 students as of the 2005-06 school year. [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416590 Data for the Upper Pittsgrove School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 15, 2008.]

Students in public school for grades nine through twelve attend Woodstown High School in Woodstown, which serves students from Pilesgrove Township and Woodstown, along with students Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township who attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/33/5910/33-5910-000.html Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 14, 2008. "...a comprehensive review of our school district's offerings to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove community as well as in the high school sending districts of Alloway, Oldmans, and Upper Pittsgrove."]

Transportation

*Pole Tavern Circle is a traffic circle at the intersection of U.S. Route 40, State Route 77, Monroeville Road (County Route 604), and Daretown Road (County Route 653).

References

External links

* [http://www.salemcounty.com/uppittgr.html Upper Pittsgrove Township] , Salem County, New Jersey
* [http://www.ups.k12.nj.us/ Upper Pittsgrove School]
*NJReportCard|33|5320|070|Upper Pittsgrove School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3416590 Data for the Upper Pittsgrove School] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://woodstown.org/whs.html Woodstown High School]