FIELDSBORO, NEW JERSEY

'Fieldsboro' is a Borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 522.
Fieldsboro was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature as 'Fieldsborough' on March 7, 1850, within portions of Mansfield Township. It separated from Bordentown Township as an independent municipality c. 1894."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 96.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

Transportation

References

External links

Geography

Fieldsboro is located at (40.137118, -74.729209).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.7 km² (0.3 mi²), all land.
Fieldsboro borders Bordentown Township and the Delaware River.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 522 people, 189 households, and 138 families residing in the borough. The population density was 746.5/km² (1,921.0/mi²). There were 204 housing units at an average density of 291.7/km² (750.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 81.61% White, 15.90% African American, 0.19% Native American, 0.38% from other races, and 1.92% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.49% of the population.
There were 189 households out of which 34.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.3% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.5% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.17.
In the borough the population was spread out with 25.3% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 38.3% from 25 to 44, 17.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $58,958, and the median income for a family was $66,607. Males had a median income of $41,932 versus $35,625 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $23,908. About 2.1% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.7% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Government

Federal, state and county representation

Fieldsboro is in the Fourth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 30th Legislative District.^[1]

Education

Students in public school for grades K through 12 attend the schools of the Bordentown Regional School District, which serves students from Bordentown City, Bordentown Township and Fieldsboro Borough. Schools in the district are Clara Barton Elementary School with 344 students in grades Pre-K - 6, Peter Muschal School with 723 students in Kindergarten through 6th grade, MacFarland Junior School with 318 students in grades 7 and 8, and Bordentown Regional High School with 677 students in grades 9 to 12.

Transportation

New Jersey Transit provides bus service to Philadelphia on the 409 route.^[2]

References

1. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 57. Accessed August 30, 2006.
2. Burlington County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed July 15, 2007.

External links

★ Bordentown Regional School District

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Bordentown Regional School District