HAINESPORT TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY

'Hainesport Township' is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2000 Census, the township population was 4,126.
Hainesport Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1924, from portions of Lumberton Township."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 97.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

Transportation

References

External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.4 km² (6.7 mi²). 16.9 km² (6.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (2.98%) is water.
Hainesport Township borders Westampton Township, Mount Laurel Township, Lumberton Township, and Mount Holly Township.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 4,126 people, 1,477 households, and 1,150 families residing in the township. The population density was 244.3/km² (632.8/mi²). There were 1,555 housing units at an average density of 92.1/km² (238.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.09% White, 2.67% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.70% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.13% of the population.
There were 1,477 households out of which 35.7% 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 22.1% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.16.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $66,417, and the median income for a family was $72,005. Males had a median income of $49,015 versus $33,932 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,091. About 2.0% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Members of the Hainesport Township Committee are Mayor Bruce MacLachlan, Deputy Mayor Patrick Byrne, William Boettcher, III, Anthony Porto and Kenneth Street.^[1]

Federal, state and county representation

Hainesport Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 8th Legislative District.^[2]

Education

For Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade, public school students attend the Hainesport Township School District. The school in the district is the Hainesport School which serves a total of 633 students.
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school serving students in grades 9 through 12 from five communities encompassing approximately 40 square miles and comprised of the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township, Mount Holly Township and Westampton Township. The current population of the school is approximately 2,250 students. The school is located in Mount Holly Township and is part of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District.

Transportation

New Jersey Transit provides bus service to Philadelphia on the 317 and 413 routes.^[3]

References

1. 2007 Township Committee, Hainesport Township. Accessed March 6, 2007.
2. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 58. Accessed August 30, 2006.
3. Burlington County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed July 15, 2007.

External links

★ Hainesport Township website

★ Hainesport Township School District

★

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