DELANCO TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY

'Delanco Township' is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,237.
What is now Delanco Township was originally incorporated as 'Beverly Township' by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1859, within Willingboro Township. At its creation, Beverly Township included Beverly city, which separated as an independent municipality c. 1877. Portions of the township were taken to create Edgewater Park on February 26, 1924. The township's name was changed to Delanco Township as of December 20, 1926, based on the results of a referendum held on November 2, 1926."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 95.
Delanco is named after the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek, which border the community. It was originally called Del-Ranco or Delaranco, a portmanteau later shortened to Delanco.^[1]

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

Transportation

Notable residents

References

External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 8.8 km² (3.4 mi²). 6.4 km² (2.5 mi²) of it is land and 2.3 km² (0.9 mi²) of it (26.55%) is water.
Delanco Township borders Beverly, Edgewater Park Township, Willingboro Township, Delran Township, and Riverside Township. Delanco also borders the Delaware River.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 3,237 people, 1,227 households, and 892 families residing in the township. The population density was 501.9/km² (1,301.1/mi²). There were 1,285 housing units at an average density of 199.3/km² (516.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.89% White, 1.92% African American, 0.25% Native American, 0.40% Asian, 0.40% from other races, and 1.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.95% of the population.
There were 1,227 households out of which 33.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 32.5% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 93.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.7 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $50,106, and the median income for a family was $56,985. Males had a median income of $40,727 versus $28,144 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,096. About 6.8% of families and 9.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.6% of those under age 18 and 10.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The Township Committee is the township's governing body. This elective body is responsible for formulating policies, approving the annual budget and enacting ordinances and resolutions to provide a legislative framework. Beginning in 2002, the Township Committee increased to a five-member committee. This is a result of the approval of the increase in the committee by the voters in the 2000 General Election. The Township Committee consists of a mayor, deputy mayor and three committee members.
Township Committee members are Mayor Fern Ouellette, Deputy Mayor Ed Devinney, Joan Hinkle, Kate Fitzpatrick and Mike Templeton.^[2]

Federal, state and county representation

Delanco Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 7th Legislative District.^[3]

Education

The Delanco Township School District serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district are M. Joan Pearson Elementary School for grades K-5 and Walnut Street Middle School for grades 6-8.
For grades 9-12, public school students attend Riverside High School in Riverside Township as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Riverside School District.

Transportation

The Delanco station on the River Line light rail system, is located on Rhawn Avenue in offering southbound service to Camden, New Jersey and the Walter Rand Transportation Center (with transfers available to the PATCO Speedline) and northbound service to the Trenton Rail Station with connections to New Jersey Transit trains to New York City, SEPTA trains to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Amtrak trains.
New Jersey Transit provides bus service to Philadelphia on the 419 route.^[4]

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Delanco Township include:

★ Samuel C. Forker (1821-1900), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1871-1873.^[5]

References

1. Delanco Township History, Delanco Township. Accessed June 28, 2006.
2. Meet Your Township Committee, Delanco Township. Accessed March 4, 2007.
3. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 56. Accessed August 30, 2006.
4. Burlington County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed July 15, 2007.
5. Samuel Carr Forker, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 15, 2007.

External links

★ Delanco Township website

★ Delanco Township School District

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Delanco Township School District