Lawrence Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 3,290,[8][9][10] reflecting an increase of 569 (+20.9%) from the 2,721 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 288 (+11.8%) from the 2,433 counted in the 1990 Census.[18]
Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States
Township in New Jersey
Lawrence Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Lawrence
Old Stone Church
Lawrence Township highlighted in Cumberland County. Inset map: Cumberland County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
Lawrence Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 17, 1885, from portions of Fairfield Township.[19] The township was named in honor of Captain James Lawrence—commander of the frigate USSChesapeake and one of the naval heroes of the War of 1812—best known for his dying command of "Don't Give up the Ship".[20]
Lawrence Township is a dry township, where alcohol cannot be sold.[21][22]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 38.39 square miles (99.43km2), including 36.92 square miles (95.63km2) of land and 1.47 square miles (3.80km2) of water (3.82%).[1][2]
Cedarville (2010 population of 776[23]) and Centre Grove are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDP) located Lawrence Township.[24]
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Jones Island, Lummis Mill, Lummistown and Sayres Neck.[25]
The 2010 United States census counted 3,290 people, 1,102 households, and 850 families in the township. The population density was 89.1 per square mile (34.4/km2). There were 1,221 housing units at an average density of 33.1 per square mile (12.8/km2). The racial makeup was 81.03% (2,666) White, 9.24% (304) Black or African American, 1.16% (38) Native American, 0.40% (13) Asian, 0.03% (1) Pacific Islander, 5.02% (165) from other races, and 3.13% (103) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.37% (374) of the population.[8]
Of the 1,102 households, 36.3% had children under the age of 18; 59.9% were married couples living together; 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 22.9% were non-families. Of all households, 17.5% were made up of individuals and 6.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.95 and the average family size was 3.28.[8]
26.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 99.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.1 males.[8]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $70,948 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,480) and the median family income was $72,014 (+/− $2,843). Males had a median income of $55,208 (+/− $6,323) versus $30,382 (+/− $5,144) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $27,934 (+/− $3,545). About 5.2% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.1% of those under age 18 and 8.6% of those age 65 or over.[38]
Census 2000
As of the 2000 United States Census[15] there were 2,721 people, 920 households, and 712 families residing in the township. The population density was 72.6 inhabitants per square mile (28.0/km2). There were 1,023 housing units at an average density of 27.3 per square mile (10.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 81.88% White, 10.40% African American, 1.07% Native American, 0.26% Asian, 0.18% Pacific Islander, 3.42% from other races, and 2.79% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.02% of the population.[36][37]
There were 920 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.8% were married couples living together, 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.6% were non-families. 17.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.27.[36][37]
In the township the population was spread out, with 28.5% under the age of 18, 6.7% from 18 to 24, 30.9% from 25 to 44, 23.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.2 males.[36][37]
The median income for a household in the township was $46,083, and the median income for a family was $48,456. Males had a median income of $36,891 versus $22,188 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,654. About 6.2% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.3% of those under age 18 and 7.3% of those age 65 or over.[36][37]
Government
Local government
Lawrence 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.[39] The governing body is comprised of a three-member Township Committee, whose members are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[3][40] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.
As of 2022[update], members of the Lawrence Township Council are Mayor Joseph A. Miletta Jr. (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2022), Deputy Mayor Elmer "Skip" Bowman (R, term on committee ends 2023; term as deputy mayor ends 2022) and G. Erwin Sheppard (R, 2022).[4][41][42][43][44][45]
The New Jersey State Police provides police protection in Lawrence Township from the Troop A barracks located in Port Norris.[46]
Federal, state and county representation
Lawrence Township is located in the 2nd Congressional District[47] and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district.[9][48][49] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Lawrence Township had been in the 3rd state legislative district.[50]
For the 2022–2023 session, the 1st Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Mike Testa (R, Vineland) and in the General Assembly by Antwan McClellan (R, Ocean City) and Erik K. Simonsen (R, Lower Township).[55]
Cumberland County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners comprised of seven members who are elected at large by the citizens of Cumberland County in partisan elections and serve staggered three-year terms in office, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle. Each Commissioner is assigned responsibility for one of the county's departments.[56] As of 2022[update], members of the Cumberland County Board of County Commissioners (with party affiliation, residence and term-end year listed in parentheses) are
Commissioner Director Darlene R. Barber (D, Upper Deerfield Township, term as commissioner and as director of the board ends December 31, 2022),[57]
Deputy Commissioner Director Donna M. Pearson (D, Bridgeton, term as commissioner ends 2023, term as deputy commissioner director ends 2022),[58]
Douglas A. Albrecht (R, Vineland, 2022),[59]
George Castellini (D, Vineland, 2023)[60]
Carol Musso (D, Deerfield Township, 2023),[61]
Antonio Romero (R, Vineland, 2024)[62] and
Joseph V. Sileo (R, Vineland, 2024).[63][56][64][65][66][67][68]
The county's constitutional officers are
Clerk Celeste Riley (D, Bridgeton, 2024),[69][70]
Sheriff Robert A. Austino (D, Vineland, 2023)[71][72] and
Surrogate Douglas M. Rainear (D, Upper Deerfield Township, 2023).[73][74][64]
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 1,917 registered voters in Lawrence Township, of which 584 (30.5%) were registered as Democrats, 364 (19.0%) were registered as Republicans and 969 (50.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[75]
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 52.6% of the vote (618 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 45.9% (539 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (17 votes), among the 1,187 ballots cast by the township's 1,972 registered voters (13 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 60.2%.[76][77] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 48.8% of the vote (613 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama, who received 48.3% (607 votes), with 1,256 ballots cast among the township's 1,894 registered voters, for a turnout of 66.3%.[78] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 51.8% of the vote (586 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry, who received 45.7% (517 votes), with 1,131 ballots cast among the township's 1,683 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 67.2.[79]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 68.7% of the vote (450 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 30.1% (197 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (8 votes), among the 663 ballots cast by the township's 1,902 registered voters (8 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 34.9%.[80][81] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 46.9% of the vote (353 ballots cast), ahead of both Democrat Jon Corzine with 40.7% (306 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 7.3% (55 votes), with 752 ballots cast among the township's 1,865 registered voters, yielding a 40.3% turnout.[82]
Education
The Lawrence Township School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Myron L. Powell School. As of the 2018–2019 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 507 students and 42.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.0:1.[83]
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students in Lawrence Township are assigned to one of two school districts based on the location of their residence. Students attend high school either in Bridgeton or Millville, based on sending/receiving relationships with the respective school districts, the Bridgeton Public Schools and the Millville Public Schools.[84][85] Students sent to Bridgeton attend Bridgeton High School.[86] Students sent to Millville join students from Commercial Township, Maurice River Township and Woodbine and attend Memorial High School for ninth grade and half of the tenth grade and Millville Senior High School for half of the tenth grade through the twelfth grade.[87][88]
Students are also eligible to attend Cumberland County Technology Education Center in Vineland, serving students from the entire county in its full-time technical training programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents.[89]
Transportation
CR 553 northbound in Lawrence Township
As of May2010[update], the township had a total of 54.06 miles (87.00km) of roadways, of which 26.30 miles (42.33km) were maintained by the municipality and 27.76 miles (44.68km) by Cumberland County.[90]
County Route 553 is the most significant roadway serving Lawrence Township.[91]
Notable people
See also: Category:People from Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Lawrence Township include:
Ephraim Bateman (1780–1829), represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1826 to 1829 and in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1823[92]
John Davis (died 1863), United States Navy sailor in the American Civil War who received the Medal of Honor for his action aboard the USSValley City[93]
Ebenezer Elmer (1752–1843), physician and politician who represented New Jersey in the House of Representatives from 1801 to 1807[94]
Jonathan Elmer (1745–1817), politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1789 to 1791[95]
Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878–1937), neurologist who described hepatolenticular degeneration, a copper metabolism disorder affecting the liver and central nervous system, that would later be called Wilson's disease[97]
2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 19.
Township Committee, Lawrence Township, Cumberland County. Accessed August 14, 2022. "The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are selected by the Township Committee each year from the members of the Township Committee."
2022 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed March 1, 2022. As of date accessed, Miletta was listed with an incorrect term-end year of 2024, which is the end of his three-year committee term, not his one-year mayoral term of office.
Township Clerk, Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, NJ. Accessed August 14, 2022.
Police and Public Safety, Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, NJ. Accessed October 31, 2019. "Port Norris State Police Barracks provides police services for Lawrence 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.."
Board of County Commissioners, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 27, 2022. "By law, Cumberland County is allowed 7 County Commissioners, who serve staggered, overlapping three-year terms. Two are elected in two successive years, three in the third year, elected from the county at-large, for three year, overlapping terms. A Director of the Board is selected by their colleagues for a one-year term. Each County Commissioner is charged with responsibility for one or more of the county's seven departments."
Darlene Barber, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 23, 2022.
Donna M. Pearson, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 23, 2022.
Douglas Albrecht, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 23, 2022.
George Castellini, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 23, 2022.
Carol Musso, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 23, 2022.
Antonio Romero, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 24, 2022.
Joseph V. Sileo, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed February 23, 2022.
2009 Governor: Cumberland CountyArchived 2016-07-07 at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed October 23, 2012.
Lawrence Township Board of Education District Policy Manual, Lawrence Township School District. Accessed August 20, 2020. "It shall be the policy of the Lawrence Township Board of Education that secondary school students residing in Lawrence Township shall follow the following procedures concerning secondary school attendance: Students living east or south of a line that follows the Central Railroad tracks from the southern border of the township to the stream running from Lummistown Pond and feeding Cedarville Pond and south of Lummis Mill Road shall attend Millville High School. All other students shall attend Bridgeton High School."
Lawrence TownshipArchived 2014-12-11 at the Wayback Machine, Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed December 8, 2014. "Students in Lawrence Township go on to finish their high school education at Millville High School or Bridgeton High School, depending on their location, under a regional partnership agreement."
Staff. "Bridgeton High School", South Jersey Magazine. Accessed December 8, 2014. "Bridgeton High School provides opportunities for students from Bridgeton, Lawrence Township and Downe Township in Cumberland County to become members of society who are thoughtful, informed, involved and committed to life-long learning."
Sending District StudentsArchived 2014-12-08 at the Wayback Machine, Millville Public Schools. Accessed December 8, 2014. "9TH – 12th grade students who attend Memorial and MSHS from Woodbine, Commercial Township, Lawrence Township, and Maurice River Township will need to establish their proof of residency with their district."
Jones, Jean. "Maurice River enlists state help in fighting Millville HS tuition increase", South Jersey Times, January 16, 2008. Accessed December 8, 2014. "He said Millville is unwilling to pass on its need for more funding to its own taxpayers so it is passing the increase on to the sending districts -- Commercial, Maurice River and Lawrence townships and Woodbine."
Admissions, Cumberland County Technology Education Center. Accessed October 30, 2019. "We specialize in technical education to offer students a chance to explore various careers and assist them in developing the skills they need to be successful. We are a full-time high school in a state of the art facility designed to maximize learning and hands on skills."
Ephraim Bateman, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 21, 2007.
Staff. "Help solve a Cumberland County history mystery: Where is Civil War Medal of Honor recipient John Davis buried?", The News of Cumberland County, July 7, 2009. Accessed May 14, 2017. "With memories fresh in our minds of tributes to our brave men and women of the Armed Forces, a question has been posed by an anonymous reader about one of Cumberland County's three Medal of Honor recipients, John Davis.... Davis, a quarter gunner with the U.S. Navy, was born in Cedarville."
Lurie, Maxine N.; and Mappen, Marc. "Elmer, Jonathan", p. 250, in Encyclopedia of New Jersey. Rutgers University Press, 2004. ISBN9780813533254. Accessed May 14, 2017. "Jonathan Elmer was born in Cedarville. Cumberland County, the son of Daniel Elmer and Abigail Lawrence."
Benjamin Franklin Howell, Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 29, 2007.
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