Evesham Township, New Jersey
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Evesham Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 42,275.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 76.9 km² (29.7 mi²). 76.5 km² (29.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (0.57%) is water.Evesham Township borders Mount Laurel Township, Medford Township, and Camden County.
Marlton is an historic community, census-designated place (CDP), and unincorporated area located within Evesham. "Marlton" is often used in place of the township's name, even when referring to locations beyond the boundaries of the CDP.
Demographics
As of the census² of 2000, there were 42,275 people, 15,712 households, and 11,344 families residing in the township. The population density was 552.6/km² (1,431.1/mi²). There were 16,324 housing units at an average density of 213.4/km² (552.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 91.26% White, 3.11% African American, 0.07% Native American, 4.07% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 0.99% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.96% of the population.There were 15,712 households out of which 38.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.8% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.21.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 6.0% from 18 to 24, 34.8% from 25 to 44, 23.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $67,010, and the median income for a family was $77,245. Males had a median income of $54,536 versus $36,494 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,494. About 1.7% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.0% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.
History
The area now known as Evesham Township was originally settled by Quakers in 1672. The township was named either for the town of the same name in England, or for prominent English settler Thomas Eves. The township was divided twice, once in 1847, and again in 1872. These splits formed Medford and Mount Laurel, respectively. Full-time police services began in 1966.In 1955, the United States Army opened the PH-32 Nike Ajax facility on Tomlinson Mill Road. This battery was one of twelve used to shield Philadelphia, Pennsylvania from aerial assault during the Cold War. The base was decommissioned in the mid-1960s and used for various functions, including a civil defense center. The site of the base is now an upscale housing development.
Government
Local government
Evesham Township operates under a Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) system of municipal government, which was established in 1969 to replace the township committee government. The township is run by a Mayor and Township Council, which are chosen through non-partisan elections. As of 2006 , these were filled by Mayor Augustus (Gus) Tamburro, Deputy Mayor Salvatore Cardillo, Councilman Michael Schmidt, Councilwoman Deborah Sarcone, and Councilwoman Bonnie Olt[Evesham Township Government], accessed June 28, 2006.In September, 2005, Councilwoman Jamie Montgomery unexpectedly stepped down. A special election was held on November 8, 2005 to occupy the open seat. Board of education president Bonnie Olt defeated Camden police lieutenant Mike Lynch and will complete Montgomery's term. [link]
Federal, state and county representation
Evesham Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 8th Legislative District.New Jersey's Third Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Ocean County, is represented by Jim Saxton (R, Mount Holly). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Union City).
The 8th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Martha W. Bark (R, Mount Laurel) and in the Assembly by Francis L. Bodine (R, Mount Laurel) and Larry Chatzidakis (R, Mount Laurel). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Burlington County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Burlington County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director James K. Wujcik, Deputy Freeholder Director William S. Haines, Jr., Dawn Marie Addiego, Vincent R. Farias and Aubrey A. Fenton.
Education
Public schooling in Evesham Township is provided by two school systems: the Evesham Township School District for Kindergarten to 8th grade and the Lenape Regional High School District for grades 9 to 12.The Evesham Township School District is composed of the following elementary and middle schools (with 2003-04 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics):
The seven elementary schools (grades K-5) are: [Helen L. Beeler Elementary School] (508 students), [Richard L. Rice Elementary School] (490 students), [Frances S. DeMasi Elementary School] (312 students), [Florence V. Evans Elementary School] (574 students), [Robert B. Jaggard Elementary School] (471 students), [Van Zant Elementary School] (539 students) and [Marlton Elementary School] (556 students).
The two middle schools (grades 6-8) are: [Frances S. DeMasi Middle School] (760 students) and [Marlton Middle School] (1,177 students).
In Evesham, most students in grades 9 - 12 attend Cherokee High School, which opened a 210,000 square foot addition in September 2001. This public high school is part of the Lenape Regional High School District.
References
External links
- [Evesham Township's official site]
- [Evesham Township School District]
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- [National Center for Education Statistics data for the Evesham Township School District]
- [Lenape Regional High School District]
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