Chesterfield Township, New Jersey
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 5,955 people, 899 households, and 744 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 278.1 people per square mile (107.4/km²). There were 924 housing units at an average density of 43.1 per square mile (16.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 49.71% White, 37.36% African American, 0.67% Native American, 0.64% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 8.45% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 3.09% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.34% of the population. The census statistics above include residents of a youth detention center located at the northwest edge of Chesterfield Township, on the border with Hamilton Township.
There were 899 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the township the population was spread out with 11.8% under the age of 18, 40.7% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 12.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 345.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 423.4 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $85,428, and the median income for a family was $91,267. Males had a median income of $50,305 versus $44,659 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the township was $17,193. [The per capita income figure is artificially low due to the above-mentioned youth detention center population] About 0.4% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.0% of those age 65 or over.
Real estate
Chesterfield Township real estate prices were rated second highest in Burlington County by PhiladelphiaPhiladelphia (magazine)
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magazine in February 2010. Average real estate prices were listed at $411,000, behind Moorestown Township
Moorestown Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:At the 2000 census, there were 19,017 people, 6,971 households, and 5,270 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,287.3 per square mile . There were 7,211 housing units at an average density of 488.1 per square mile...
which was rated highest in the county with an average real estate price of $463,000.
Local government
Chesterfield 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 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. The committee traditionally selects the committeeperson serving the last year of his/her term to serve as mayor. The Township Committee serves both as the township's executive and legislative body, and derives from the state statutes which delegates powers, prescribe the offices and structure and establish various procedures under which the Township must operate.
, members of the Chesterfield Township Committee are Mayor
Mayor
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Lawrence H. Durr, Deputy Mayor Michael Hlubik and Richard T. LoCascio, Committeeman
Federal, state and county representation
Chesterfield Township is in the 4th Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 30th state legislative district. The township was relocated to the 12th state legislative district by the New Jersey Apportionment CommissionNew Jersey Apportionment Commission
The New Jersey Apportionment Commission is a constitutionally-created ten-member commission responsible for apportioning the forty districts of the New Jersey Legislature. The commission is convened after each decennial U.S. Census, and the districts are to be in use for the legislative elections...
based on the results of the 2010 Census. The new district is in effect for the June 2011 primary and the November 2011 general election, with the state senator and assembly members elected taking office in the new district as of January 2012.
Education
The Chesterfield School District serves students in public school for grades K - 6. As of the 2009-10 school year, Chesterfield Elementary School had an enrollment of 481 students. A new school for grades K-6 was planned based on the results of a referendum passed in December 2007 that provided $37.7 million towards the project. The new school was scheduled to open in January 2011, after having been pushed back from an original target opening date of September 2010.Public school students in grades 7 - 12 attend the schools of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District
Northern Burlington County Regional School District
The Northern Burlington County Regional School District serves children in grades 7 through 12 from four communities in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States...
, which also serves students from Mansfield Township
Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 5,090 people, 2,077 households, and 1,561 families residing in the township. The population density was 234.3 people per square mile . There were 2,122 housing units at an average density of 97.7 per square mile...
, North Hanover Township
North Hanover Township, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 7,347 people, 2,498 households, and 2,020 families residing in the township. The population density was 423.7 people per square mile . There were 2,670 housing units at an average density of 154.0 per square mile...
and Springfield Township
Springfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the census of 2000, there were 3,227 people, 1,098 households, and 906 families residing in the township. The population density was 107.4 people per square mile . There were 1,138 housing units at an average density of 37.9 per square mile...
, along with children of United States Air Force
United States Air Force
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personnel based at McGuire Air Force Base
McGuire Air Force Base
JB MDL McGuire is a United States Air Force base located approximately south-southeast of Trenton, New Jersey. McGuire is under the jurisdiction of the USAF Air Mobility Command...
. The schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
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) are
Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School for grades 7 and 8 (660 students) and
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
Northern Burlington County Regional High School
Northern Burlington County Regional High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from four communities in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District...
for grades 9-12 (1,156 students). Both schools are in the Columbus
Columbus, New Jersey
Columbus is an area within Mansfield Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08022.-External links:*, United States Census Bureau*...
section of Mansfield Township.
History
CrosswicksCrosswicks, New Jersey
Crosswicks Village is an unincorporated area within Chesterfield Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08515....
played a role during the American Revolutionary War
American Revolutionary War
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. On June 23, 1778, British soldiers near the Crosswicks Creek
Crosswicks Creek
Crosswicks Creek is a tributary of the Delaware River in Burlington County, in western New Jersey in the United States.Crosswicks Creek watershed encompasses parts of Burlington, Mercer, Monmouth and Ocean Counties...
shot the horse out from under Elias Dayton
Elias Dayton
Elias Dayton was the Mayor of Elizabethtown, New Jersey-Biography:He was born in Elizabeth, Union County, New Jersey....
, a captain with the New Jersey
New Jersey
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militia
Militia
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. A cannon ball from the period remains lodged in the side of the Friends Meeting House.
Transportation
Major county roads that pass through include Route 528County Route 528 (New Jersey)
County Route 528 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Farnsworth Avenue in Bordentown to Ocean Avenue in Mantoloking.-Burlington County:...
, Route 537
County Route 537 (New Jersey)
County Route 537, abbreviated CR 537, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Delaware Avenue in Camden to Myrtle Avenue in Long Branch.-Camden County:...
and Route 545
County Route 545 (New Jersey)
County Route 545, abbreviated CR 545, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from Lakehurst Road in Pemberton Township to Park Avenue in Bordentown...
. 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...
(I-95
Interstate 95 in New Jersey
Interstate 95 is a major Interstate Highway that traverses the full extent of the East Coast of the United States, from Florida to Maine...
) passes through the northwestern part for a few miles, but the nearest interchange is Exit 7 in the neighboring township of Bordentown.
The New Jersey Turnpike Authority is widening the Turnpike between Interchange 6 in Mansfield Township and Interchange 8A in Monroe Township
Monroe Township, Middlesex County, New Jersey
Monroe Township is a Township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 27,999. Monroe was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 9, 1838, from portions of South Amboy Township, based on the...
as part of a project anticipated to be completed by 2014.
External links
- Chesterfield Township website
- Chesterfield Elementary School
- Data for the Chesterfield Elementary 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...
- Northern Burlington County Regional School District
- Data for the Northern Burlington County Regional 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...