Andover Township, New Jersey

:"see also: Andover, New Jersey"

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Andover Township, New Jersey
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Map of Andover Township in Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Sussex
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government_type = Township (New Jersey)
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area_total_km2 = 53.8
area_land_km2 = 52.3
area_water_km2 = 1.5
area_total_sq_mi = 20.8
area_land_sq_mi = 20.2
area_water_sq_mi = 0.6

population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 6552
population_density_km2 = 115.4
population_density_sq_mi = 298.9

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 182
elevation_ft = 597
latd = 41 |latm = 0 |lats = 50 |latNS = N
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postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 07821
area_code = 973
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blank_info = 34-01360GR|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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Andover Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 6,033.

Andover was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 11, 1864, from portions of Newton Township, which was split up on that date and dissolved. Portions of the township were taken to form Fredon Township (February 24, 1904) and Andover borough (March 25, 1904). Portions of the township were ceded to Newton town in both 1869 and 1927."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 230.]

The township was suggestively named after the existing village of Andover, whose name origin is unknown. [Snell, James P. (1881) "History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers". (Centennial ed., Harmony, NJ: Harmony Press, 1981) p. 445.]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 20.8 square miles (53.7 km²), of which, 20.2 square miles (52.3 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it (2.75%) is water.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1930=496
1940=591
1950=1052
1960=2177
1970=3040
1980=4506
1990=5438
2000=6033
estimate= 6552
estyear=2006
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3403701360&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34037%7C06000US3403727420&_street=&_county=andover&_cityTown=andover&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Andover township] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 25, 2008.]
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.] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 6,033 people, 1,889 households, and 1,499 families residing in the township. The population density was 298.9 people per square mile (115.4/km²). There were 1,968 housing units at an average density of 97.5/sq mi (37.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.45% White, 1.86% African American, 0.08% Native American, 2.30% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.60% from other races, and 0.68% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.25% of the population.

There were 1,889 households out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were married couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% 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 3.16.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 4.6% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.2 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $75,748, and the median income for a family was $78,439. Males had a median income of $57,098 versus $36,268 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,180. About 1.3% of families and 3.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Andover 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. ["2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 110.] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.

Members of the Andover Township Committee are Mayor Tom Walsh (2007), Deputy Mayor Charles Grotyohann (2008), Alex Gilsenan, Gail Phoebus and Bob Smith. [ [http://www.andovertwp.org/officials.htm Andover Township Committee Members] , accessed June 13, 2007.]

Federal, state and county representation

Andover Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 24th Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 54. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

Students in public school for grades K through 8 attend the Andover Regional School District, together with students from Andover Borough. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400900 Andover Regional School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 15, 2008.] ) are [http://www.andoverregional.org/fmb/mucilli.htm Florence M. Burd Elementary School] (with 325 students in grades K-3) and [http://www.andoverregional.org/directory/lps.htm Long Pond Middle School] (with 409 students in grades 4 - 8).

Public school students in grades 9 - 12 attend Newton High School in Newton as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Newton Public School District. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/37/3590/37-3590-050.html Newton High School 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 15, 2008. "Identified as the gem of Sussex County by the New Jersey Star Ledger, Newton High School serves students from the townships of Andover and Green as well as historic Newton."]

References

External links

* [http://www.andovertwp.org/ Andover Township website]
* [http://www.sussex.nj.us/Cit-e-Access/webpage.cfm?TID=7&TPID=4534 Sussex County webpage for Andover Township]
* [http://www.andoverregional.org/ Andover Regional School District]
*NJReportCard|37|0090|0|Andover Regional School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400900 Andover Regional School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.newtonnj.org/nhs%20home.htm Newton High School]