Greenwich Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
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Greenwich Township is a township
in Cumberland County
, New Jersey
, United States
. It is part of the Vineland
-Millville
- Bridgeton
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 847.
Greenwich Township was first formed as a precinct on January 19, 1748, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
on February 21, 1798. Portions of Hopewell Township
and Stow Creek Township
were annexed in 1845.
during the run up to the American Revolutionary War
in which a load of tea
meant to be sent overland into Philadelphia
, Pennsylvania
was torched in the night. After the American Revolutionary War
, the pronunciation of the town was changed to Green-witch to differentiate itself from its English namesake."TOWN PINS HOPES ON RIVER PORT BUT ENVIRONMENTALISTS FEAR LOSS OF A LIFESTYLE", The Philadelphia Inquirer
, October 21, 1990. Accessed March 7, 2011. "They carved the town out of the state's southwestern forests, pronouncing the name 'Green-witch' because the more traditional 'Gren-itch' sounded too British."
, the township has a total area of 18.9 square miles (49 km²), of which, 18.2 square miles (47.1 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it (3.81%) is water.
Greenwich Township borders Fairfield Township
, Hopewell Township
, Stow Creek Township
, Salem County
, and the Delaware Bay
.
of 2000, there were 847 people, 326 households, and 245 families residing in the township. The population density
was 46.6 people per square mile (18.0/km²). There were 361 housing units at an average density of 19.9 per square mile (7.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.96% White, 5.08% African American, 2.60% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.12% from other races
, and 2.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.
There were 326 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples
living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $52,188, and the median income for a family was $56,111. Males had a median income of $43,214 versus $30,208 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $22,233. About 6.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.
form of government with a three-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat 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 to serve as Deputy Mayor.
, members of the Greenwich Township Committee are Mayor Ted Kiefer, Deputy Mayor Bill Reinhart and Richard DeMarco.
Greenwich Township is in the
serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Morris Goodwin School served an enrollment of 84 students (as of 2005-06).
For grades 9-12, public school students attend Cumberland Regional High School
, which serves students from Deerfield Township
, Fairfield Township
, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township
, Shiloh Borough
, Stow Creek Township
and Upper Deerfield Township
. The school is located in the Rosenhayn
section of Deerfield Township and is part of the Cumberland Regional High School District.
Township (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...
in Cumberland County
Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population is 156,898. Its county seat is Bridgeton. Cumberland County is named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland....
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. It is part of the Vineland
Vineland, New Jersey
Vineland is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city had a total population of 60,724...
-Millville
Millville, New Jersey
Millville is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the city population was 26,847. Millville, Bridgeton and Vineland are the three principal New Jersey cities of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area which...
- Bridgeton
Bridgeton, New Jersey
Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, in the south part of the state, on the Cohansey River, near Delaware Bay. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 25,349. It is the county seat of Cumberland County...
Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 847.
Greenwich Township was first formed as a precinct on January 19, 1748, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the Senate...
on February 21, 1798. Portions of Hopewell Township
Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Hopewell Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, in the United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
and Stow Creek Township
Stow Creek Township, New Jersey
Stow Creek Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
were annexed in 1845.
History
The small community on the Cohansey River was the site of the Greenwich Tea PartyGreenwich Tea Party
The Greenwich Tea Party was an incident that took place on December 22, 1774, early in the American Revolution, in what is now Greenwich Township, a small community in Cumberland County, New Jersey on the Cohansey River. That night, a load of tea meant to be sent overland into Philadelphia,...
during the run up to the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
in which a load of tea
Tea
Tea is an aromatic beverage prepared by adding cured leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant to hot water. The term also refers to the plant itself. After water, tea is the most widely consumed beverage in the world...
meant to be sent overland into Philadelphia
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Philadelphia is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and the county seat of Philadelphia County, with which it is coterminous. The city is located in the Northeastern United States along the Delaware and Schuylkill rivers. It is the fifth-most-populous city in the United States,...
, Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania
The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania is a U.S. state that is located in the Northeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States. The state borders Delaware and Maryland to the south, West Virginia to the southwest, Ohio to the west, New York and Ontario, Canada, to the north, and New Jersey to...
was torched in the night. After the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
The American Revolutionary War , the American War of Independence, or simply the Revolutionary War, began as a war between the Kingdom of Great Britain and thirteen British colonies in North America, and ended in a global war between several European great powers.The war was the result of the...
, the pronunciation of the town was changed to Green-witch to differentiate itself from its English namesake.
The Philadelphia Inquirer
The Philadelphia Inquirer is a morning daily newspaper that serves the Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area of the United States. The newspaper was founded by John R. Walker and John Norvell in June 1829 as The Pennsylvania Inquirer and is the third-oldest surviving daily newspaper in the...
, October 21, 1990. Accessed March 7, 2011. "They carved the town out of the state's southwestern forests, pronouncing the name 'Green-witch' because the more traditional 'Gren-itch' sounded too British."
Geography
According to the United States Census BureauUnited States Census Bureau
The United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...
, the township has a total area of 18.9 square miles (49 km²), of which, 18.2 square miles (47.1 km²) of it is land and 0.7 square miles (1.8 km²) of it (3.81%) is water.
Greenwich Township borders Fairfield Township
Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Fairfield Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
, Hopewell Township
Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Hopewell Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, in the United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
, Stow Creek Township
Stow Creek Township, New Jersey
Stow Creek Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
, Salem County
Salem County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 64,285 people, 24,295 households, and 17,370 families residing in the county. The population density was 190 people per square mile . There were 26,158 housing units at an average density of 77 per square mile...
, and the Delaware Bay
Delaware Bay
Delaware Bay is a major estuary outlet of the Delaware River on the Northeast seaboard of the United States whose fresh water mixes for many miles with the waters of the Atlantic Ocean. It is in area. The bay is bordered by the State of New Jersey and the State of Delaware...
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
of 2000, there were 847 people, 326 households, and 245 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
Population density is a measurement of population per unit area or unit volume. It is frequently applied to living organisms, and particularly to humans...
was 46.6 people per square mile (18.0/km²). There were 361 housing units at an average density of 19.9 per square mile (7.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 89.96% White, 5.08% African American, 2.60% Native American, 0.24% Asian, 0.12% from other races
Race (United States Census)
Race and ethnicity in the United States Census, as defined by the Federal Office of Management and Budget and the United States Census Bureau, are self-identification data items in which residents choose the race or races with which they most closely identify, and indicate whether or not they are...
, and 2.01% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.53% of the population.
There were 326 households out of which 27.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 62.0% were married couples
Marriage
Marriage is a social union or legal contract between people that creates kinship. It is an institution in which interpersonal relationships, usually intimate and sexual, are acknowledged in a variety of ways, depending on the culture or subculture in which it is found...
living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 21.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.05.
In the township the population was spread out with 22.0% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 23.0% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43 years. For every 100 females there were 98.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $52,188, and the median income for a family was $56,111. Males had a median income of $43,214 versus $30,208 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
Per capita income or income per person is a measure of mean income within an economic aggregate, such as a country or city. It is calculated by taking a measure of all sources of income in the aggregate and dividing it by the total population...
for the township was $22,233. About 6.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.7% of those under age 18 and 17.1% of those age 65 or over.
Local government
Greenwich 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 three-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat 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 to serve as Deputy Mayor.
, members of the Greenwich Township Committee are Mayor Ted Kiefer, Deputy Mayor Bill Reinhart and Richard DeMarco.
Federal, state and county representation
Greenwich Township is in the 2nd Congressional district.Greenwich Township is in the
Education
The Greenwich Township School DistrictGreenwich Township School District (Cumberland County, New Jersey)
The Greenwich Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Greenwich Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States....
serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Morris Goodwin School served an enrollment of 84 students (as of 2005-06).
For grades 9-12, public school students attend Cumberland Regional High School
Cumberland Regional High School
Cumberland Regional High School is a comprehensive regional public high school and school district, serving students in grades 9 through 12 from seven communities in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States...
, which serves students from Deerfield Township
Deerfield Township, New Jersey
Deerfield Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Milleville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
, Fairfield Township
Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Fairfield Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township
Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Hopewell Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, in the United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
, Shiloh Borough
Shiloh, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Shiloh is a borough in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
, Stow Creek Township
Stow Creek Township, New Jersey
Stow Creek Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
and Upper Deerfield Township
Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey
Upper Deerfield Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
. The school is located in the Rosenhayn
Rosenhayn, New Jersey
Rosenhayn is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Deerfield Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey. It is part of the Vineland-Milleville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes...
section of Deerfield Township and is part of the Cumberland Regional High School District.
External links
- Cumberland County web page for Greenwich Township
- Morris Goodwin School
- Data for Greenwich Township School District, 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...
- Cumberland Regional High School