Oldmans Township, New Jersey
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Oldmans Township is a Township
in Salem County
, New Jersey
, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 1,798.
Oldmans Township was incorporated on February 7, 1881 from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township
).
The communities of Pedricktown
and Auburn
are located within Oldmans Township.
, the township has a total area of 20.3 square miles (52.6 km²), of which, 20 square miles (51.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (1.63%) is water.
Oldmans Township borders Carneys Point Township
and Pilesgrove Township
. Oldmans Township also borders the Delaware River
and Oldmans Creek
serves as its border with Logan Township
in Gloucester County
.
of 2000, there were 1,798 people, 654 households, and 517 families residing in the township. The population density
was 90.0 people per square mile (34.8/km²). There were 694 housing units at an average density of 34.8 per square mile (13.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 86.82% White, 9.62% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 2.00% from other races
, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.17% of the population.
There were 654 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples
living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $57,589, and the median income for a family was $64,091. Males had a median income of $45,469 versus $31,705 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $22,495. About 6.1% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.
form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of three members elected at large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting, the council selects one of its members to serves as mayor and another as deputy mayor.
Members of the Oldmans Township Committee are Mayor
William Miller, Deputy Mayor
Harry A. Moore and Committeeman George W. Bradford.
Oldmans Township is in the
serves public school students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Oldmans Township School had an enrollment of 244 students as of the 2005-06 school year.
A majority of public school students in grades 9-12 from Oldmans Township attend Penns Grove High School
as part of a sending/receiving relationship
with the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District
, with the balance attending Woodstown High School
in the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
.
passes through the northwestern part of the municipality while Interstate 295
travels through the center part of the township.
The New Jersey Turnpike
passes through southern Oldmans. Two of the turnpike's service areas — Clara Barton
(southbound, milepost 5.4) and John Fenwick
(northbound, milepost 5.4) — are located in the township.
The Spitfire Aerodrome
is a small municipal airport
located in the township, and is the only one of its kind in Salem County.
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 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...
, 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. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 1,798.
Oldmans Township was incorporated on February 7, 1881 from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township
Carneys Point Township, New Jersey
Carneys Point Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 8,049....
).
The communities of Pedricktown
Pedricktown, New Jersey
Pedricktown is an unincorporated area within Oldmans Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08067....
and Auburn
Auburn, New Jersey
Auburn is an unincorporated community in Oldmans Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The community is 6.7 miles away by car from the banks of the Delaware River and 33.9 miles from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania....
are located within Oldmans Township.
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 20.3 square miles (52.6 km²), of which, 20 square miles (51.8 km²) of it is land and 0.3 square mile (0.776996433 km²) of it (1.63%) is water.
Oldmans Township borders Carneys Point Township
Carneys Point Township, New Jersey
Carneys Point Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 8,049....
and Pilesgrove Township
Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey
Pilesgrove Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,923....
. Oldmans Township also borders the Delaware River
Delaware River
The Delaware River is a major river on the Atlantic coast of the United States.A Dutch expedition led by Henry Hudson in 1609 first mapped the river. The river was christened the South River in the New Netherland colony that followed, in contrast to the North River, as the Hudson River was then...
and Oldmans Creek
Oldmans Creek
Oldmans Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in southwestern New Jersey in the United States.Oldmans Creek defines part of the western boundary between Gloucester and Salem counties. It starts just southwest of Glassboro, approximately one mile from the head of Raccoon Creek...
serves as its border with 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....
in Gloucester County
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Gloucester County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 Census, the population was 288,288. Its county seat is Woodbury....
.
Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 1,798 people, 654 households, and 517 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 90.0 people per square mile (34.8/km²). There were 694 housing units at an average density of 34.8 per square mile (13.4/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 86.82% White, 9.62% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 2.00% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.17% of the population.
There were 654 households out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% 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, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the township the population was spread out with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $57,589, and the median income for a family was $64,091. Males had a median income of $45,469 versus $31,705 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 $22,495. About 6.1% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.
Local government
Oldmans 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 New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of three members elected at large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting, the council selects one of its members to serves as mayor and another as deputy mayor.
Members of the Oldmans Township Committee are Mayor
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
William Miller, Deputy Mayor
Deputy Mayor
Deputy mayor is an elective or appointive office of the second-ranking official in many local governments. Many elected deputy mayors are members of the city council who are given the title and serve as acting mayor in the mayor's absence...
Harry A. Moore and Committeeman George W. Bradford.
Federal, state and county representation
Oldmans Township is in the 2nd Congressional district.Oldmans Township is in the
Education
The Oldmans Township School DistrictOldmans Township School District
The Oldmans Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through eighth grade from Oldmans Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States....
serves public school students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Oldmans Township School had an enrollment of 244 students as of the 2005-06 school year.
A majority of public school students in grades 9-12 from Oldmans Township attend Penns Grove High School
Penns Grove High School
Penns Grove High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Carneys Point Township and Penns Grove in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District...
as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts have grown as part of a historical relationship...
with the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District
Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District
The Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade from three communities in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. The district serves students from Carneys Point Township and Penns...
, with the balance attending Woodstown High School
Woodstown High School
Woodstown High School is a comprehensive community public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from the City of Woodstown, in Salem County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District.Students from neighboring Alloway...
in the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
The Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District is a comprehensive regional public school district serving students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade form five communities in Salem County, New Jersey, United States...
.
Transportation
U.S. Route 130U.S. Route 130
U.S. Route 130 is a north–south U.S. Highway completely within the state of New Jersey. It runs from Interstate 295 and US 40 at Deepwater in Pennsville Township, Salem County, where the road continues east as Route 49, north to US 1 in North Brunswick Township, Middlesex County, where...
passes through the northwestern part of the municipality while Interstate 295
Interstate 295 (Delaware-New Jersey)
Interstate 295 in New Jersey and Delaware is an auxiliary Interstate Highway, designated as a bypass around Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The route begins at a junction with Interstate 95 south of Wilmington, Delaware, and runs to another junction with I-95 north of Trenton, New Jersey...
travels through the center part of the township.
The New Jersey Turnpike
New Jersey Turnpike
The New Jersey Turnpike is a toll road in New Jersey, maintained by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. According to the International Bridge, Tunnel and Turnpike Association, the Turnpike is the nation's sixth-busiest toll road and is among one of the most heavily traveled highways in the United...
passes through southern Oldmans. Two of the turnpike's service areas — Clara Barton
Clara Barton
Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was a pioneer American teacher, patent clerk, nurse, and humanitarian. She is best remembered for organizing the American Red Cross.-Youth, education, and family nursing:...
(southbound, milepost 5.4) and John Fenwick
John Fenwick
Sir John Fenwick, 3rd Baronet was an English Jacobite conspirator, who succeeded to the Baronetcy of Fenwick on the death of his father in 1676....
(northbound, milepost 5.4) — are located in the township.
The Spitfire Aerodrome
Spitfire Aerodrome
Spitfire Aerodrome is a public use airport located two nautical miles south of the central business district of Pedricktown, in Oldmans Township, Salem County, New Jersey, United States. It is privately owned by Spitfire Aerospace Technologies Inc...
is a small municipal airport
Airport
An airport is a location where aircraft such as fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, and blimps take off and land. Aircraft may be stored or maintained at an airport...
located in the township, and is the only one of its kind in Salem County.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Oldmans Township include:- Robert W. CamacRobert W. CamacRobert W. Camac was an American horse trainer and owner/breeder in Thoroughbred racing. He was murdered in 2001....
(1940–2001), thoroughbred horse trainer.
External links
- Oldmans Township web site
- Oldmans Township School District
- Data for the Oldmans 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...
- Pedricktown Website
- Woodstown High School
- Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District
- Penns Grove High School
- AirNav Info on Spitfire Aerodrome