Roxbury Township, New Jersey
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Demographics
As of the censusCensus
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of 2000, there were 23,883 people, 8,364 households, and 6,532 families residing in the township. The population density
Population density
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was 1,117.4 people per square mile (431.5/km2). There were 8,550 housing units at an average density of 400.0 per square mile (154.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 86.57% White, 10.91% Black or African American
Race (United States Census)
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, 0.15% Native American, 2.58% Asian
Asian people
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, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.68% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 0.04% from two or more races. 8.83% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There were 8,364 households out of which 39.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were married couples
Marriage
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living together, 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.9% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.25.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 25.7% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $72,982, and the median income for a family was $83,409 (these figures had risen to $91,545 and $105,121 respectively as of a 2007 estimate). Males had a median income of $59,488 versus $36,353 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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for the township was $30,174. About 2.1% of families and 2.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 3.1% of those age 65 or over.
Crime
According to the 2008 New Jersey State Police Uniform Crime Report, crime is down in Roxbury Township versus 2007 data.There was an uptick in crime for 2009, however.
| Population | Violent crime | Murder and non-negligent man-slaughter | Forcible rape | Robbery | Aggravated assault | Property crime | Burglary | Larceny-theft | Motor vehicle theft | Arson |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 23,360 | 44 | 1 | 11 | 14 | 28 | 579 | 89 | 434 | 54 | 2 |
Local government
Roxbury Township operates under the Council-ManagerFaulkner Act (Council-Manager)
The Faulkner Act, or Optional Municipal Charter Law, provides for New Jersey municipalities to adopt a Council-Manager government.The council consists of 5, 7, or 9 members elected by the public...
form of Government under the Faulkner Act
Faulkner Act (New Jersey)
The Optional Municipal Charter Law or Faulkner Act provides New Jersey municipalities with a variety of models of local government. This legislation is called the Faulkner Act in honor of the late Bayard H...
. The Township Council consists of seven elected officials. Council members are elected for four-year terms on a staggered basis from the population at large in partisan elections. The mayor and deputy mayor are chosen from within the council by the members of the council at a reorganization meeting held each year during the first week in January. The manager is responsible for the day-to-day operations associated with all municipal activities. The manager directs, administers and coordinates the activities of the municipality in full support of policies, goals and objectives established by the governing body.
, the members of Roxbury's Township Council 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....
Jim Rilee (R, at-large), Deputy Mayor Fred Hall (R, Ward 3), Gary Behrens (R, Ward 2), Kathy DeFillippo (R,at-large), Martin Schmidt (R, Ward 4), Tim Smith (R, at-large) and Richard Zoschak (R, Ward 1).
Federal, state and county representation
Roxbury Township is in the Eleventh Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 25th state legislative district.Politics
On the national and state levels, Roxbury Township leans strongly toward the Republican PartyRepublican Party (United States)
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. In the 2008 Presidential Election
United States presidential election, 2008
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, Republican John McCain
John McCain
John Sidney McCain III is the senior United States Senator from Arizona. He was the Republican nominee for president in the 2008 United States election....
received 58% of the vote, defeating Democrat Barack Obama
Barack Obama
Barack Hussein Obama II is the 44th and current President of the United States. He is the first African American to hold the office. Obama previously served as a United States Senator from Illinois, from January 2005 until he resigned following his victory in the 2008 presidential election.Born in...
, who received around 40%. In the 2009 Gubernatorial Election
New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009
The New Jersey gubernatorial election of 2009 took place on November 3, 2009. Democratic Governor Jon Corzine was running for a second term and was being challenged by Republican Chris Christie, Independent Christopher Daggett and nine others, in addition to several write-in candidates...
, Republican Chris Christie received 65% of the vote, defeating Democrat Jon Corzine
Jon Corzine
Jon Stevens Corzine is the former CEO of Goldman Sachs and of MF Global, and a one time American politician, who served as the 54th Governor of New Jersey from 2006 to 2010. A Democrat, Corzine served five years of a six-year U.S. Senate term representing New Jersey before being elected Governor...
, who received around 26%.
Education
The Roxbury School DistrictRoxbury School District
The Roxbury School District is a community public school district that serves students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade in Roxbury Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States....
serves public school students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district consists of the following (with 2008-09 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
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) are four K-4 elementary schools —
Franklin Elementary School (370 students),
Jefferson Elementary School (469),
Kennedy Elementary School (295) and
Nixon Elementary School (323) —
Lincoln / Roosevelt School for grades 5 and 6 (645),
Eisenhower Middle School for grades 7 and 8 (680) and
Roxbury High School
Roxbury High School
Roxbury High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school in the Succasunna section of Roxbury Township in Morris County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Roxbury School District....
for grades 9-12 (1,584).
The district's high school serves students from Roxbury, as well as Mount Arlington
Mount Arlington, New Jersey
-History:While Mount Arlington is now mostly a suburban residential community, it was once a thriving resort town. In the era before the world wars and the advent of air travel, it was a welcome respite for the residents of nearby New York City and Newark....
, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
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with the Mount Arlington School District
Mount Arlington School District
The Mount Arlington School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Arlington, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States....
.
St. Therese School is a Catholic school
Catholic school
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, serving grades PreK-8, operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
Roman Catholic Diocese of Paterson
The Diocese of Paterson is a diocese of the Latin Rite of the Roman Catholic Church in the United States, which includes three counties in northern New Jersey: Passaic, Morris, and Sussex. The city of Paterson, third-largest in the state of New Jersey, was chosen as the episcopal see, even though...
.
Transportation
Interstate 80Interstate 80 in New Jersey
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, U.S. Route 46
U.S. Route 46
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, U.S. Route 206
U.S. Route 206
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, Route 10 and Route 183
New Jersey Route 183
Route 183 is a long state highway in the northern regions of New Jersey. The southern end of NJ 183 is at an interchange with Interstate 80 and U.S. Route 206 near Netcong, while the northern end is at an interchange with US 206 in Stanhope. The route heads northward through downtown Netcong and...
all pass through the township.
The Lake Hopatcong
Lake Hopatcong (NJT station)
Lake Hopatcong Station is a New Jersey Transit station in the Landing section of Roxbury Township, New Jersey. It is named for the nearby Lake Hopatcong. The station is located at the intersection of Landing Road and Lakeside Boulevard...
New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
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station is served by the Morristown Line
Morristown Line
The Morristown Line is one of New Jersey Transit's commuter lines and is one of two branches that run along the Morris and Essex Lines. Out of 60 inbound and 58 outbound daily weekday trains, 28 inbound and 26 outbound trains use the Kearny Connection to Secaucus Junction and New York Penn...
and the Montclair-Boonton Line
Montclair-Boonton Line
The Montclair-Boonton Line is a commuter rail line of New Jersey Transit Rail Operations. It is part of the Hoboken Division. The line is a consolidation of three individual lines: the former Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad's Montclair Branch, which ran from Hoboken Terminal to Bay Street,...
, with service to Hoboken Terminal
Hoboken Terminal
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or to Pennsylvania Station
Pennsylvania Station (New York City)
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in Midtown Manhattan
Midtown Manhattan
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via Midtown Direct which requires a transfer at Dover
Dover (NJT station)
Dover Station is a New Jersey Transit station in Dover, New Jersey. The station was originally built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad in 1901-02 and was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Both the Morristown Line and the Montclair-Boonton Line serve this...
or Montclair State University
Montclair State University (NJT station)
Montclair State University Station at Little Falls is a New Jersey Transit rail station in the Great Notch area of Little Falls, New Jersey on the Montclair-Boonton Line. It serves nearby Montclair State University as well as serving as a transfer station for trains on the line, and is located on...
.
Morristown & Erie Railway's Chester Branch and High Bridge Branch freight lines run through the township on weekdays.
Port Morris
Port Morris, New Jersey
Port Morris is a historic community in Roxbury Township, in Morris County, New Jersey, United States. Despite its name, Port Morris is in the hills of the Skylands Region, on the shores of Lake Musconetcong....
was the starting point for the Lackawanna Cutoff
New Jersey Cut-Off
The Lackawanna Cut-Off is a former double-track railroad line, long, built by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad between 1908 and 1911. The last major railroad mainline to be constructed in New Jersey, the Cut-Off operated between 1911 and 1979...
, an engineering marvel constructed by the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
The Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad Company was a railroad connecting Pennsylvania's Lackawanna Valley, rich in anthracite coal, to Hoboken, New Jersey, , Buffalo and Oswego, New York...
between 1908-1911. New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...
is considering plans to restore passenger service on the route between the Poconos
The Poconos
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and Hoboken Terminal
Hoboken Terminal
Hoboken Terminal is one of the New York Metropolitan area's major transportation hubs. The commuter-oriented intermodal facility, is located on the Hudson River in Hoboken, New Jersey...
.
NJ Transit Bus Route 875 provides limited service between the Ledgewood Mall
Ledgewood Mall
The Ledgewood Mall is an enclosed shopping mall in Ledgewood, New Jersey. Its anchor stores are Ashley Furniture HomeStores, Macy's, Marshall's and Walmart...
, Dover, and Morristown. Lakeland Bus Lines
Lakeland Bus Lines
Lakeland Bus Lines, Inc is a privately operated charter/commuter bus operation in Dover, New Jersey. Lakeland operates commuter routes from Morris, Sussex, and Somerset Counties to New York City.-Routes:...
stops in the Landing section of town providing service to and from the Port Authority Bus Terminal
Port Authority Bus Terminal
The Port Authority Bus Terminal is the main gateway for interstate buses into Manhattan in New York City...
in New York.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Roxbury Township include:- Doug MillerDoug MillerDoug Miller is a U.S. soccer forward and a youth soccer coach. He spent one season in Major Indoor Soccer League and nine in the National Professional Soccer League, winning two championships and leading the league in scoring in 1998-1999. Miller also played ten seasons of outdoor soccer in the...
(born 1969), soccer player and coach. - Jetur R. RiggsJetur R. RiggsJetur Rose Riggs was an American Anti-Lecompton Democrat who represented in the U.S. Representative from 1859 to 1861.-Biography:...
(1809–1869), represented in the U.S. RepresentativeUnited States House of RepresentativesThe United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
from 1859-1861. - Tito SantanaTito SantanaMerced Solis better known by his ring name Tito Santana, is an American professional wrestler whose heyday spanned from the late 1970s to the early 1990s, though he continues to appear on the independent circuit. He is best known from his time in the World Wrestling Federation...
(b. 1953) former WWF wrestler. - Dave MooreDave Moore (American football)David Edward Moore is a former American football player who played for the Miami Dolphins, Tampa Bay Buccaneers, and the Buffalo Bills. During his career he was a Tight End, Full Back, and Long Snapper. Moore played in his only Pro Bowl in 2007 as long snapper for the NFC. He retired on June 7, 2007...
(born 1969), a football player, played for the Buffalo Bills and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. He was a member of Roxbury's Class of 1988.
External links
- Township website
- Roxbury School District
- Data for the Roxbury 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...
- History of Roxbury Township, New Jersey