Demographics

As of the census

Census

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of 2000, there were 5,430 people, 1,901 households, and 1,515 families residing in the township. The population density

Population density

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 was 368.1 people per square mile (142.1/km²). There were 1,971 housing units at an average density of 133.6 per square mile (51.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 94.68% White, 3.26% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.24% from other races

Race (United States Census)

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, and 1.05% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.

There were 1,901 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples

Marriage

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 living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.12.

In the township the population was spread out with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $65,701, and the median income for a family was $74,455. Males had a median income of $51,662 versus $31,619 for females. The per capita income

Per capita income

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 for the township was $25,345. About 2.6% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Local government

East Greenwich Township is governed under the Township

Township (New Jersey)

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 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. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.

East Greenwich Township Committee members are Mayor

Mayor

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 Fred Grant (D), Jeff Craig (D), Sam Giordano (D), Jim Watson (D), and William Bumbernick (R).

Federal, state and county representation

East Greenwich Township is in the 1st Congressional district.

East Greenwich is in the

Transportation

A couple major roads pass through the township. The New Jersey Turnpike

New Jersey Turnpike

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 passes through in the southeast, but the closest interchange is Interchange #2 in neighboring Woolwich. Interstate 295

Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey)

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 and U.S. Route 130

U.S. Route 130

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 passes thorough with Exit 17 straddling the border between the municipality and neighboring Greenwich.

The major county highway to pass through is County Road 551

County Route 551 (New Jersey)

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Education

Public school students in grades K-6 attend the East Greenwich Township School District

East Greenwich Township School District

The East Greenwich Township School District is a community public school district that services students in kindergarten through sixth grade from East Greenwich Township, in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States, in two elementary schools....

. The school district services students in Grades K-6 in two elementary schools. The schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics

National Center for Education Statistics

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) are Jeffrey Clark School, located on Quaker Road, has an enrollment of 311 students Grades K-2 and the Samuel Mickle School, located on Kings Highway, serves 403 students in Grades 3-6.

For grades 7-12, public school students are educated by the Kingsway Regional School District

Kingsway Regional School District

The Kingsway Regional School District is a regional school district serving students from five communities in Gloucester County, New Jersey. The district serves students in grades 7-12 from East Greenwich Township , South Harrison Township , Swedesboro...

. The district serves students from East Greenwich Township, Logan Township

Logan Township, New Jersey

Logan Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 6,032....

, South Harrison Township

South Harrison Township, New Jersey

South Harrison Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 2,417....

, Swedesboro

Swedesboro, New Jersey

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 and Woolwich Township

Woolwich Township, New Jersey

Woolwich Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,032....

. Schools in the district are Kingsway Regional Middle School and Kingsway Regional High School

Kingsway Regional High School

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External links

• East Greenwich Township Republican Club
• East Greenwich Township webpages
• East Greenwich Township School District
• Data for the East Greenwich Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
  National Center for Education Statistics
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• East Greenwich forum