Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 2,083 people, 722 households, and 578 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 88.9 people per square mile (34.3/km²). There were 755 housing units at an average density of 32.2 per square mile (12.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.79% White, 0.34% African American, 0.05% Native American, 0.38% Asian, 0.19% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.64% of the population.
There were 722 households out of which 37.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 5.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 19.9% were non-families. 14.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.13.
In the township the population was spread out with 26.1% under the age of 18, 4.8% from 18 to 24, 28.4% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $72,434, and the median income for a family was $78,464. Males had a median income of $56,818 versus $36,827 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the township was $28,792. About 1.1% of families and 2.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.6% of those under age 18 and 1.5% of those age 65 or over.
Local government
Frelinghuysen Township is governed under the TownshipTownship (New Jersey)
A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...
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 seat coming up for election each year.
The committee has an organizational meeting each January to appoint from its membership, a Mayor and Deputy Mayor. These officers serve for one year, until the next organizational meeting.
Members of the Frelinghuysen Township Committee are Mayor
Mayor
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Tom Charles (R
Republican Party (United States)
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, 2012), Deputy Mayor Dave Boynton (R, 2011), Alan DeCarolis (R, 2013), Frank Desidero (R, 2013) and Dale Durling (R, 2012).
Federal, state and county representation
Frelinghuysen Township is in the 5th Congressional district.Frelinghuysen Township is in the
Education
Children in public school for grades Pre-K through 6 attend the Frelinghuysen Township School DistrictFrelinghuysen Township School District
Frelinghuysen Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in Frelinghuysen Township, New Jersey, United States, that serves students in Kindergarten through sixth grade....
, which served 187 students as of the 2008-09 school year.
Public school students in grades 7 through 12 attend the North Warren Regional High School
North Warren Regional High School
North Warren Regional High School is a public high school and regional school district, serving students in grades 7-12 in the townships of Blairstown, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick, and Knowlton...
in Blairstown, a public secondary high school, serving students from the townships of Blairstown
Blairstown Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,747 people, 2,040 households, and 1,638 families residing in the township. The population density was 185.3 people per square mile . There were 2,136 housing units at an average density of 68.9 per square mile...
, Frelinghuysen, Hardwick
Hardwick Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 1,464 people, 502 households, and 410 families residing in the township. The population density was 40.1 people per square mile . There were 530 housing units at an average density of 14.5 per square mile...
, and Knowlton
Knowlton Township, New Jersey
- Local government :The Knowlton Township Committee consists of Mayor Frank Van Horn , Deputy Mayor Ronald Farber , Theresa Capriccio , René Mathez and Scott Odorizzi ....
.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Frelinghuysen Township include:- Isaac WildrickIsaac WildrickIsaac Wildrick was an American Democratic Party politician, who represented in the United States House of Representatives from 1849 to 1853....
(1803–92), former U.S. Member of Congress.
External links
- Frelinghuysen Township website
- Warren County page for Frelinghuysen Township
- Frelinghuysen Township School
- Data for the Frelinghuysen Township School, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
- North Warren Regional School District
- Data for the North Warren Regional High School, National Center for Education StatisticsNational Center for Education StatisticsThe National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...