Tabernacle Township, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Tabernacle Township is a Township
in Burlington County
, New Jersey
, United States
. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 7,170.
Tabernacle was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature
on March 22, 1901, from portions of Shamong Township
, Southampton Township
and Woodland Township
.
New Jersey Monthly
magazine ranked Tabernacle Township as its 23rd best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey. New Jersey Monthly
magazine ranked Tabernacle Township as its 6th best place to live in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
, the township has a total area of 49.5 square miles (128.2 km²), of which, 49.5 square miles (128.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.12%) is water.
Tabernacle Township borders Washington Township
, Woodland Township
, Southampton Township
, Medford Township
, and Shamong Township
.
of 2000, there were 7,170 people, 2,346 households, and 2,010 families residing in the township. The population density
was 145.0 people per square mile (56.0/km²). There were 2,385 housing units at an average density of 48.2 per square mile (18.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.29% White, 2.09% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.31% from other races
, and 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population.
There were 2,346 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.6% were married couples
living together, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 11.4% 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 3.03 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $76,432, and the median income for a family was $86,729. Males had a median income of $58,148 versus $31,250 for females. The per capita income
for the township was $27,874. About 1.1% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
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.
, members of the Tabernacle Township Committee are Mayor
Kim Brown, Deputy Mayor
Kenneth Baranowski, Richard Franzen, Stephen Lee, IV, and Joseph Yates, IV.
Tabernacle is in the
serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
) are
Tabernacle Elementary School for grades K-4 (504 students) and
Kenneth R. Olson Middle School for grades 5-8 (439 students).
Public school students from Tabernacle Township in grades 9-12 attend Seneca High School located in Tabernacle Township, which is part of the Lenape Regional High School District
. The district serves students from Evesham Township
, Medford Lakes
, Medford Township, Mount Laurel Township
, Shamong Township
, Southampton Township
, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township
. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships.
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 Burlington County
Burlington County, New Jersey
There were 154,371 households out of which 34.30% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.70% were married couples living together, 10.90% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.70% were non-families. 22.90% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.50% had...
, 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...
. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 7,170.
Tabernacle was incorporated as a township 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 March 22, 1901, from portions of Shamong Township
Shamong Township, New Jersey
Shamong Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 6,462....
, Southampton Township
Southampton Township, New Jersey
Southampton Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 10,388....
and Woodland Township
Woodland Township, New Jersey
- Local government :Woodland Township is governed under the Township form of government with a three-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...
.
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine ranked Tabernacle Township as its 23rd best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey. New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly
New Jersey Monthly is a monthly glossy publication featuring issues of possible interest to residents of the United States state of New Jersey...
magazine ranked Tabernacle Township as its 6th best place to live in its 2010 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.
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 49.5 square miles (128.2 km²), of which, 49.5 square miles (128.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square mile (0.258998811 km²) of it (0.12%) is water.
Tabernacle Township borders Washington Township
Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
Washington Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 621....
, Woodland Township
Woodland Township, New Jersey
- Local government :Woodland Township is governed under the Township form of government with a three-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...
, Southampton Township
Southampton Township, New Jersey
Southampton Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 10,388....
, Medford Township
Medford Township, New Jersey
Medford is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 22,253....
, and Shamong Township
Shamong Township, New Jersey
Shamong Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 6,462....
.
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 7,170 people, 2,346 households, and 2,010 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 145.0 people per square mile (56.0/km²). There were 2,385 housing units at an average density of 48.2 per square mile (18.6/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 96.29% White, 2.09% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.31% 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 0.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.48% of the population.
There were 2,346 households out of which 41.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.6% 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, 5.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 14.3% were non-families. 11.4% 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 3.03 and the average family size was 3.28.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.9% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 29.8% from 45 to 64, and 7.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 102.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 100.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $76,432, and the median income for a family was $86,729. Males had a median income of $58,148 versus $31,250 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 $27,874. About 1.1% of families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 6.0% of those age 65 or over.
Local government
Tabernacle 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 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.
, members of the Tabernacle 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....
Kim Brown, 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...
Kenneth Baranowski, Richard Franzen, Stephen Lee, IV, and Joseph Yates, IV.
Federal, state and county representation
Tabernacle Township is in the 3rd Congressional district.Tabernacle is in the
Education
The Tabernacle School DistrictTabernacle School District
The Tabernacle School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Tabernacle Township, in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States....
serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
The 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...
) are
Tabernacle Elementary School for grades K-4 (504 students) and
Kenneth R. Olson Middle School for grades 5-8 (439 students).
Public school students from Tabernacle Township in grades 9-12 attend Seneca High School located in Tabernacle Township, which is part of the Lenape Regional High School District
Lenape Regional High School District
The Lenape Regional High School District is a regional public high school district that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from eight municipalities in Burlington County, New Jersey...
. The district serves students from Evesham Township
Evesham Township, New Jersey
Evesham Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The township population was 45,538 as of the 2010 United States Census....
, Medford Lakes
Medford Lakes, New Jersey
Medford Lakes is a Borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 4,173....
, Medford Township, Mount Laurel Township
Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey
Mount Laurel Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, and is an edge city "suburb" of Philadelphia. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 40,221...
, Shamong Township
Shamong Township, New Jersey
Shamong Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 6,462....
, Southampton Township
Southampton Township, New Jersey
Southampton Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 10,388....
, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township
Woodland Township, New Jersey
- Local government :Woodland Township is governed under the Township form of government with a three-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...
. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Tabernacle Township include:- Howard P. BoydHoward P. BoydHoward P. Boyd is an entomologist, botanist, editor, teacher, photographer, filmmaker, writer, and naturalist, best known for his close association with the Pine Barrens of New Jersey spanning more than 70 years.- Background :...
(born 1914), scientist who has specialized in the study of the Pine BarrensPine Barrens (New Jersey)The Pine Barrens, also known as the Pinelands, is a heavily forested area of coastal plain stretching across southern New Jersey. The name "pine barrens" refers to the area's sandy, acidic, nutrient-poor soil, to which the crops originally imported by European settlers didn't take well...
. - Sean DoolittleSean DoolittleSean Robert Doolittle is a pitcher who was drafted by the Oakland Athletics of Major League Baseball 41st overall in the 2007 Major League Baseball Draft as a first baseman/outfielder....
(born 1986), baseball standout at the University of VirginiaUniversity of VirginiaThe University of Virginia is a public research university located in Charlottesville, Virginia, United States, founded by Thomas Jefferson...
and 1st round draft choice and current minor league first baseman in the Oakland AthleticsOakland AthleticsThe Oakland Athletics are a Major League Baseball team based in Oakland, California. The Athletics are a member of the Western Division of Major League Baseball's American League. From to the present, the Athletics have played in the O.co Coliseum....
system. - Shana HiattShana HiattShana Hiatt is a model and presenter who has appeared in several magazines.-Background:A former Army brat raised primarily in Tabernacle Township, New Jersey, she is best known for hosting the first three seasons of World Poker Tour on The Travel Channel.-Poker:While Hiatt was a non-player prior...
(born 1975), model and host of Poker After DarkPoker After DarkPoker After Dark was an hour-long poker television program on NBC. The show made its debut on January 1, 2007, and was cancelled as another victim of the "Black Friday" criminal case due to the show's sponsorship by Full Tilt Poker, one of that case's defendants. on September 23, 2011 For its first...
.
Points of interest
- The Carranza Monument - A 12 ft (3.6 m) monument in the Wharton State ForestWharton State ForestWharton State Forest is a state park in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The largest single tract of land in the state park system of New Jersey, it encompasses approximately of the Pinelands northwest of Hammonton, in Burlington, Camden, and Atlantic counties. The entire park is located within ...
that marks the site of the July 13, 1928, crash of Emilio CarranzaEmilio CarranzaCaptain Emilio Carranza Rodríguez was a noted Mexican aviator and national hero, nicknamed the "Lindbergh of Mexico". He was killed while returning from a historic goodwill flight from Mexico City to the United States....
, known as "The Lindbergh of Mexico". The monument, installed with funds donated by Mexican schoolchildren, depicts a falling eagleEagleEagles are members of the bird family Accipitridae, and belong to several genera which are not necessarily closely related to each other. Most of the more than 60 species occur in Eurasia and Africa. Outside this area, just two species can be found in the United States and Canada, nine more in...
of AztecAztecThe Aztec people were certain ethnic groups of central Mexico, particularly those groups who spoke the Nahuatl language and who dominated large parts of Mesoamerica in the 14th, 15th and 16th centuries, a period referred to as the late post-classic period in Mesoamerican chronology.Aztec is the...
design. Every July on the Saturday nearest the anniversary of his crash (second Saturday in July) at 1:00 p.m. he is honored at the monument site by local residents and representatives from the Mexican consulates in New York City and Philadelphia. - Delanco CampDelanco CampDelanco Camp is an inter-denominational Holiness camp meeting with deep roots of teaching and preaching the Wesleyan doctrines of Holiness and full sanctification The camp is tucked in the NJ Pine Barrens and is located at 191 Powell Place Road in Tabernacle, NJ.Today, Delanco Camp is operated by...
- An inter-denominational Christian Camp MeetingCamp meetingThe camp meeting is a form of Protestant Christian religious service originating in Britain and once common in some parts of the United States, wherein people would travel from a large area to a particular site to camp out, listen to itinerant preachers, and pray...
and Summer CampSummer campSummer camp is a supervised program for children or teenagers conducted during the summer months in some countries. Children and adolescents who attend summer camp are known as campers....
along Lake Agape. The camp has been in Tabernacle, NJ for 46 years and has been preaching under the Wesleyan doctrines
External links
- Tabernacle Township website
- Tabernacle School District
- Data for the Tabernacle 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...
- Seneca High School
- Lenape Regional High School District