Hainesport Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 6,110,[8][9][10] reflecting an increase of 1,984 (+48.1%) from the 4,126 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 877 (+27.0%) from the 3,249 counted in the 1990 Census.[19]
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
Township in New Jersey, United States
Hainesport Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Hainesport
Broad Street of Hainesport
Hainesport Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Hainesport Township, New Jersey
The Lenape Native Americans who settled on the banks of the Rancocas Creek in what is present-day Hainesport called the area Sandhickney.[20] The first European settlers were Quakers who arrived in 1677.[20]
The town was known as Long Bridge around the time of the American Revolutionary War. The name came from the long, wooden bridge that spanned the Rancocas Creek.[21] In 1778, the township was the site of a skirmish in which American rebels fired upon Hessian soldiers after they were halted by the dismantling of this bridge.[22][23]
The settlement became known as Haines' Port when Barclay Haines bought property in the area and established a pier near his home on the Rancocas Creek[22][24] in 1848. By 1850, the name was shortened to Hainesport. Hainesport Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 12, 1924, from portions of Lumberton Township.[25]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 6.79 square miles (17.59km2), including 6.47 square miles (16.76km2) of land and 0.32 square miles (0.83km2) of water (4.71%).[1][2]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Clermont, Creekview, Franklin Estates, The Glen at Mason's Creek, Hainesport Chase, Lakeside at Creekview, Mason's Woods, Oakdale, Rancocas Heights, Sage Run and Union Mills.[26][27]
The 2010 United States census counted 6,110 people, 2,239 households, and 1,726 families in the township. The population density was 945.9 per square mile (365.2/km2). There were 2,305 housing units at an average density of 356.8 per square mile (137.8/km2). The racial makeup was 84.78% (5,180) White, 7.50% (458) Black or African American, 0.10% (6) Native American, 4.08% (249) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 1.42% (87) from other races, and 2.13% (130) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.07% (310) of the population.[8]
Of the 2,239 households, 34.8% had children under the age of 18; 65.0% were married couples living together; 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 22.9% were non-families. Of all households, 18.9% were made up of individuals and 9.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.11.[8]
25.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.1% from 18 to 24, 24.2% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.9 males.[8]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $87,047 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,609) and the median family income was $95,054 (+/− $7,689). Males had a median income of $64,477 (+/− $9,344) versus $40,658 (+/− $8,999) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $35,813 (+/− $2,708). No families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.3% of those under age 18 and 1.1% of those age 65 or over.[38]
Census 2000
As of the 2000 United States Census[16] there were 4,126 people, 1,477 households, and 1,150 families residing in the township. The population density was 632.8 inhabitants per square mile (244.3/km2). There were 1,555 housing units at an average density of 238.5 per square mile (92.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.09% White, 2.67% African American, 0.10% Native American, 1.70% Asian, 0.51% from other races, and 0.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 2.13% of the population.[36][37]
There were 1,477 households, out of which 35.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.5% were married couples living together, 7.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.1% were non-families. 17.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.16.[36][37]
In the township the population was spread out, with 26.3% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 31.4% from 25 to 44, 24.9% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.5 males.[36][37]
The median income for a household in the township was $66,417, and the median income for a family was $72,005. Males had a median income of $49,015 versus $33,932 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,091. About 2.0% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.[36][37]
Parks and recreation
A portion of Rancocas State Park is located in Hainesport Township. There are hiking/biking trails, equestrian trails, and canoe and fishing access to the Rancocas Creek. This part of Rancocas State Park is jointly managed by Burlington County Parks and the State Department of Parks and Forestry.[39] Long Bridge Park, a Burlington County Park, is located between Deacon Road and the Mount Holly By-Pass and has entrances from both roadways. Besides fishing and hiking and biking trails, there are children's play areas, drinking fountains, and restrooms. Groups can reserve picnic pavilions with charcoal grills.[40] A township park surrounds the municipal building. There is a play ground and the walking trails connect the park to the Hainesport Public School play ground. There are tennis and pickleball courts and soccer, soft ball, and baseball fields. Local businesses and families sponsor a summer concert series.[41]
Government
Local government
Hainesport Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.[42] The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[43][3][44] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.[45]
As of 2022[update], members of the Hainesport Township Committee are Mayor Bruce MacLachlan (R, term as committee member and as mayor ends December 31, 2022), Deputy Mayor Gerard A. Clauss (R, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2022), Leila Gilmore (R, 2022), Bruce Levinson (R, 2023) and Ken Montgomery (R, 2023).[4][46][47][48][49]
In 2004, former mayor Ronald Corn was sentenced to five years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges that he had improperly used more than $300,000 of public funds.[50][51]
Federal, state and county representation
Hainesport Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District[52] and is part of New Jersey's 8th state legislative district.[9][53][54]
For the 117th United States Congress, New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District is represented by Andy Kim (D, Moorestown).[55]New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by DemocratsCory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[56] and Bob Menendez (Harrison, term ends 2025).[57][58]
For the 2022–2023 session, the 8th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Jean Stanfield (R, Westampton) and in the General Assembly by Michael Torrissi (R, Hammonton) and Brandon Umba (R, Medford).[59]
Burlington County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of five members who are chosen at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year; at an annual reorganization meeting, the board selects a director and deputy director from among its members.[60] As of 2022[update], Burlington County Board of County Commissioners are
Commissioner Director Daniel J. O'Connell (D, Delran Township; term as commissioner ends December 31, 2024; term as director ends 2022)[61]
Commissioner Deputy Director Tom Pullion (D, Edgewater Park, term as commissioner ends 2023; term as deputy director ends 2022),[62]
Allison Eckel (D, Medford, 2022; appointed to fill an unexpired term),[63]
Felicia Hopson (D, Willingboro Township, 2024) and [64]Balvir Singh (D, Burlington Township, 2023).[65][60][66]
Burlington County's Constitutional Officers are
County Clerk Joanne Schwartz (R, Southampton Township, 2023),[67][68]
Sheriff Anthony Basantis (D, Burlington Township, 2022)[69][70] and
Surrogate Brian J. Carlin (D, Burlington Township, 2026).[71][72]
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 4,014 registered voters in Hainesport Township, of which 1,089 (27.1% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,244 (31.0% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 1,679 (41.8% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 2 voters registered as either Libertarians or Greens.[73] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 65.7% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 88.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).[73][74]
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 1,650 votes here (50.9% vs. 40.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,545 votes (47.7% vs. 58.1%) and other candidates with 19 votes (0.6% vs. 1.0%), among the 3,239 ballots cast by the township's 4,217 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.8% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County).[75][76] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 1,679 votes here (50.3% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 1,594 votes (47.8% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 39 votes (1.2% vs. 1.0%), among the 3,338 ballots cast by the township's 4,022 registered voters, for a turnout of 83.0% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County).[77] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 1,643 votes here (54.0% vs. 46.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 1,367 votes (44.9% vs. 52.9%) and other candidates with 26 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 3,045 ballots cast by the township's 3,650 registered voters, for a turnout of 83.4% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).[78]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,444 votes here (69.7% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 566 votes (27.3% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 28 votes (1.4% vs. 1.2%), among the 2,073 ballots cast by the township's 4,222 registered voters, yielding a 49.1% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county).[79][80] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,250 votes here (55.4% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 856 votes (37.9% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 105 votes (4.7% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 27 votes (1.2% vs. 1.2%), among the 2,258 ballots cast by the township's 4,044 registered voters, yielding a 55.8% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).[81]
Education
The Hainesport Township School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at the Hainesport School.[82][83][84] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 519 students and 55.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.4:1.[85]
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school serving students from five communities encompassing approximately 40 square miles (100km2) and comprising the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township, Mount Holly Township and Westampton Township.[86][87][88] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,069 students and 139.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.8:1.[89] The school is located in Mount Holly Township. The district's board of education has nine members who are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. Seats on the board are allocated based on the population of the five constituent municipalities, with one seat assigned to Hainesport Township.[90][91]
Students from Hainesport Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township.[92]
Transportation
Route 38 in Hainesport
Roads and highways
As of May2010[update], the township had a total of 43.05 miles (69.28km) of roadways, of which 30.72 miles (49.44km) were maintained by the municipality, 9.50 miles (15.29km) by Burlington County and 2.83 miles (4.55km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[93]
Route 38 passes through in the center of the township. The two major county roads that pass through are CR 537 near the center and CR 541 in the eastern section.
Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike are accessible outside the municipality in neighboring Westampton and Mount Laurel Townships.
Public transportation
NJ Transit provides bus service in the township on the 317 route between Asbury Park and Philadelphia, and on the 413 route between Camden and Burlington.[94][95]
BurLink bus service is offered on the B1 route operating between Beverly and Pemberton.[96]
Points of interest
Barclay Haines home, 1848.
Mount Moriah AME Church Cemetery contains the graves of 22 Afro-American Civil War veterans.[citation needed]
Notable people
See also: Category:People from Burlington County, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hainesport Township include:
Ben Ijalana (born 1989), offensive tackle who has played in the NFL for the Indianapolis Colts and the New York Jets[97]
Ryan Peters (born c.1982), politician who has represented the 8th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2018 to 2022[98]
Robert C. Shinn Jr. (born 1937), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 8th Legislative District from 1985 to 1994, after serving as mayor of Hainesport in 1973 and 1974.[99]
Pedlow, Richard (1969). Hainesport: Biography of a Small Town. Magee Publishing Co., Inc. p.6.
Pedlow, Richard (1969). Hainesport: Biography of a Small Town. Magee Publishing Co., Inc.
History, Township of Hainesport. Accessed October 28, 2017. "In 1847, Barclay Haines, a sixth generation Haines, bought 311 acres from John Creek. Barclay Haines was a prominent landowner from Lumberton who established and maintained a wharf or port in 1848 just below his new home on the south branch of the Rancocas. From his port, sidewheeler steamboats carried freight and passengers to and from Philadelphia. In 1848, the name of the little town became Haines' Port, and in 1850 was condensed to Hainesport."
Harbach, Lousie. "A New Plaque Recalls An Old Indian Village", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 28, 1995. Accessed July 14, 2016. "There, local residents skirmished with 7,000 Hessians who had come marching up the old Philadelphia Road on their way to the Battle of Fort Monmouth on June 20, 1778. The local militia burned Long Bridge, which the Hessians promptly rebuilt, but not before killing three Hainesport citizens who opposed them."
Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.
Community OverviewArchived 2015-10-03 at the Wayback Machine, Township of Hainesport. Accessed October 19, 2015. "Hainesport Township has several communities, old and new, within the area of the township such as Clermont, Creekview, Franklin Estates, The Glen at Mason's Creek, Hainesport Chase, Lakeside at Creekview, Mason's Woods, Oakdale, Rancocas Heights, and Sage Run."
About Hainesport, Township of Hainesport. Accessed February 23, 2020. "Voters elect, at-large, a township committee comprised of five members who serve staggered three-year terms. The township committee selects a committee person who is known as the Mayor for a one-year term."
Form of Government, Township of Hainesport. Accessed July 11, 2022. "Hainesport is governed by the Township Committee form of government. This is comprised of five officials elected by the residents to serve three year staggered terms. The elected members will select a chairperson who will be known as the 'Mayor of the Township'."
Albin, Stacy. "Metro Briefing - New Jersey: Trenton: Former Mayor Pleads Guilty", The New York Times, January 13, 2004. Accessed October 17, 2019. "The former mayor of Hainesport has pleaded guilty to diverting more than $300,000 in public funds for personal use, the Division of Criminal Justice said yesterday. Ronald Corn, who served as mayor from 1995 to 2001, has pleaded guilty to a charge of official misconduct."
"Down & Dirty", South Jersey Magazine, February 2011. Accessed October 17, 2019. "Going further back, there’s Hainesport Mayor Ronald Corn, who in 2005 was given a five-year prison term for allegedly embezzling $339,000 from the township."
Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.
Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
2009 Governor: Burlington CountyArchived 2016-01-13 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 25, 2014.
Hainesport Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Hainesport Township School District. Accessed August 8, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Hainesport School District. Composition: The Hainesport School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Hainesport."
Rancocas Valley Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Rancocas Valley Regional High School (RVRHS) District serves five sending districts covering approximately 40 square miles in Burlington County: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton. RVRHS is situated on a picturesque campus in Mount Holly, the county seat."
Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, March 14, 2012. Accessed August 1, 2022. "Rancocas Valley Regional - Serves: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, Westampton"
History of the School, Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The district encompasses approximately 40 square miles (100km2) and comprises the townships of Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, and Westampton."
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2019. Accessed August 17, 2020. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The Superintendent is appointed by the Board to act as executive officer of the School District. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades 9 through 12 at its one school. "
School Profile 2019-2020, p. 7. Rancocas Valley Regional High School District. Accessed February 9, 2020. "RVRHS is governed by nine Board members, comprising two representatives each from Mount Holly and Westampton, three from Lumberton, and one each from Eastampton and Hainesport. Board members are elected each November for three-year terms."
Why Choose BCIT?, Burlington County Institute of Technology. Accessed November 26, 2013.
"Ben Ijalana Drafted By The Indianapolis Colts", Villanova Wildcats football, April 29, 2011. Accessed July 18, 2019. "Ijalana, a native of Hainesport, N.J., and a graduate of Rancocas Valley High School, started all 53 games of his Villanova career and helped the Wildcats to a 40-13 record, three NCAA playoff appearances and the 2009 FCS National Championship."
Levinsky, David. "Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters picked to run for 8th District Assembly seat", Burlington County Times, September 6, 2017. Accessed January 19, 2018. "Burlington County Freeholder Ryan Peters likely didn’t expect to have to do much campaigning this fall, since his seat on the county board isn’t up for re-election until next year. That changed Wednesday after the Hainesport resident was picked by the Burlington County Republican Committee to replace Assemblywoman Maria Rodriguez-Gregg on the party’s 8th Legislative District ticket."
Molnar, Linda. "New Jersey Q & A: Robert C. Shinn Jr.; New Approach at Environmental Dept.", The New York Times, July 10, 1994. Accessed August 8, 2022. "Career: Left college to serve in Korea as an Army aircraft and helicopter mechanic, 1956 to 1958; founder and president, Material Handling Systems in Hainesport; holds two U.S. mechanical patents; Hainesport Mayor, 1973 to 1974; Burlington County Freeholder, 1977 to 1985 (served twice as Freeholder director); vice chairman, New Jersey Pinelands Commission, 1978 to 1985; State Assemblyman, 1985 to 1994."
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