Stow Creek 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 had a total population of 1,431,[8][9][10] reflecting an increase of 2 (+0.1%) from the 1,429 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 8 (−0.6%) from the 1,437 counted in the 1990 Census.[18]
Township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States
Township in New Jersey
Stow Creek Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Stow Creek
Cohansey Baptist Church
Stow Creek Township highlighted in Cumberland County. Inset map: Cumberland County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Stow Creek Township, New Jersey
It is a dry township, where alcohol is not permitted to be sold by law.[19][20]
History
Stow Creek dates back to January 19, 1748, when it was formed as one of six precincts in the newly created Cumberland County. It was formally incorporated as a township on February 21, 1798.[21]
As part of a political battle over the site of the county seat for Cumberland County, Columbia Township was formed on March 12, 1844, from portions of Hopewell and Stow Creek Townships; the short-lived municipality included all of present-day Shiloh, in addition to extensive additional land, but all was returned to its original home when Columbia Township was dissolved on March 11, 1845, surviving as an independent municipality for a day short of one year.[21][22]
The spelling of the township's name was changed from "Stoe Creek" to "Stow Creek" on October 1, 1924.[23]
On April 9, 1929, portions of the township were taken to create Shiloh. On October 1, 1924, the New Jersey Legislature officially changed the name of the township from "Stoe Creek" to "Stow Creek", though it is unclear when "Stow" had become "Stoe".[21]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 18.89 square miles (48.93km2), including 18.27 square miles (47.31km2) of land and 0.63 square miles (1.62km2) of water (3.32%).[1][2]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Arrowhead Lake, Cumberland Causeway, Garrisons Corner, Gum Tree Corner, Jericho, Kernans Corner, Macanippock, Marlboro, Roadstown, Seventh Day Mill, Stow Creek Landing, Town Hall and Willis Corner.[24][25]
The 2010 United States census counted 1,431 people, 543 households, and 412 families in the township. The population density was 78.2 per square mile (30.2/km2). There were 568 housing units at an average density of 31.0 per square mile (12.0/km2). The racial makeup was 91.33% (1,307) White, 4.47% (64) Black or African American, 1.40% (20) Native American, 0.28% (4) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.98% (14) from other races, and 1.54% (22) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.40% (63) of the population.[8]
Of the 543 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18; 61.7% were married couples living together; 8.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.1% were non-families. Of all households, 19.2% 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 2.64 and the average family size was 3.01.[8]
20.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.0% from 18 to 24, 21.5% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 101.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 97.9 males.[8]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $71,333 (with a margin of error of +/− $7,849) and the median family income was $78,583 (+/− $7,836). Males had a median income of $52,500 (+/− $12,034) versus $38,036 (+/− $3,668) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,860 (+/− $3,146). About 4.1% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.3% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.[42]
Census 2000
As of the 2000 United States Census[15] there were 1,429 people, 536 households, and 425 families residing in the township. The population density was 77.5 inhabitants per square mile (29.9/km2). There were 560 housing units at an average density of 30.4 per square mile (11.7/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 93.42% White, 3.50% African American, 1.61% Native American, 0.21% Asian, 0.84% from other races, and 0.42% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.68% of the population.[40][41]
There were 536 households, out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 69.0% were married couples living together, 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.7% were non-families. 17.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.01.[40][41]
In the township the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 29.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.8 males.[40][41]
The median income for a household in the township was $52,500, and the median income for a family was $58,583. Males had a median income of $35,500 versus $26,528 for females. The per capita income for the township was $20,925. About 5.7% of families and 6.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.[40][41]
Government
Local government
Stow Creek 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.[43] 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][44] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor.
As of 2022[update], members of the Stow Creek Township Committee are Mayor Dale F. Cruzan Sr. (R, term on committee ends December 31, 2023; term as mayor ends 2022), Thomas R. Burton (R, 2022) and Dave Shivers (R, 2024).[4][45][46][47][48][49]
Federal, state and county representation
Stow Creek Township is located in the 2nd Congressional District[50] and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district.[9][51][52] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Stow Creek Township had been in the 3rd state legislative district.[53]
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).[58]
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.[59] 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),[60]
Deputy Commissioner Director Donna M. Pearson (D, Bridgeton, term as commissioner ends 2023, term as deputy commissioner director ends 2022),[61]
Douglas A. Albrecht (R, Vineland, 2022),[62]
George Castellini (D, Vineland, 2023)[63]
Carol Musso (D, Deerfield Township, 2023),[64]
Antonio Romero (R, Vineland, 2024)[65] and
Joseph V. Sileo (R, Vineland, 2024).[66][59][67][68][69][70][71]
The county's constitutional officers are
Clerk Celeste Riley (D, Bridgeton, 2024),[72][73]
Sheriff Robert A. Austino (D, Vineland, 2023)[74][75] and
Surrogate Douglas M. Rainear (D, Upper Deerfield Township, 2023).[76][77][67]
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 979 registered voters in Stow Creek Township, of which 200 (20.4%) were registered as Democrats, 362 (37.0%) were registered as Republicans and 416 (42.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.[78]
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 64.9% of the vote (447 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 34.5% (238 votes), and other candidates with 0.6% (4 votes), among the 697 ballots cast by the township's 982 registered voters (8 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 71.0%.[79][80] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 58.5% of the vote (431 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama, who received 38.4% (283 votes), with 737 ballots cast among the township's 979 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.3%.[81] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 64.6% of the vote (455 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry, who received around 34.4% (242 votes), with 704 ballots cast among the township's 915 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 76.9.[82]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 75.1% of the vote (355 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 24.1% (114 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (4 votes), among the 483 ballots cast by the township's 942 registered voters (10 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 51.3%.[83][84] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 60.6% of the vote (308 ballots cast), ahead of both Democrat Jon Corzine with 29.1% (148 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 6.3% (32 votes), with 508 ballots cast among the township's 962 registered voters, yielding a 52.8% turnout.[85]
Education
The Stow Creek School District serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Stow Creek School.[86] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 125 students and 25.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 4.9:1.[87] In the 2016-17 school year, it had the 13th-smallest enrollment of any school district in the state.[88] Under the Greenwich - Stow Creek Partnership established in 2009 with the Greenwich Township School District in Greenwich Township, students from both townships attend Morris Goodwin School for grades K-4 and Stow Creek School for grades 5-8.[89]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Cumberland Regional High School, which also serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough and Upper Deerfield Township.[90][91][92] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,032 students and 78.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.1:1.[93] The high school district has a nine-member board of education, with board seats allocated to the constituent municipalities based on population, with each municipality assigned a minimum of one seat; Stow Creek Township has one seat on the board.[94][95][96]
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.[97]
Transportation
Route 49 westbound in Stow Creek
As of May2010[update], the township had a total of 44.04 miles (70.88km) of roadways, of which 10.66 miles (17.16km) were maintained by the municipality, 31.24 miles (50.28km) by Cumberland County and 2.14 miles (3.44km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[98]
New Jersey Route 49 is the main highway providing access to Stow Creek.[99]
2022 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed March 1, 2022. As of date accessed, Cruzan is listed with a term-end year of 2023, which is the end of hos three-year Township Committee term, not his one-year mayoral term of office.
About Shiloh, Borough of Shiloh. Accessed November 1, 2019. "In 1837, to settle a tie on the Board of Freeholders as to whether to move the county seat from Bridgeton to Millville, a new municipality called Columbia Township was formed in Shiloh. The new Columbia Freeholder voted to keep the county seat in Bridgeton and the community of Shiloh was again split into Hopewell and Stow Creek."
About Us, Stow Creek Township. Accessed November 1, 2019. "On October 1, 1924, the New Jersey Legislature officially changed the name of the township from 'Stoe Creek' to 'Stow Creek'."
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 July 7, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed October 24, 2012.
Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 13. Stow Creek Township - Enrollment: 123; Grades: K-8; County: Cumberland"
About Our Schools, Greenwich Stow Creek Partnership Schools. Accessed February 2, 2020. "By taking advantage of the economies of scale their combined numbers permit, the Greenwich-Stow Creek Partnership endeavors to maximize their limited financial resources and provide the students from both communities with the best education possible.... As the Partnership’s primary school, Morris Goodwin now has enough students to support activities that were previously not available to students. Special offerings for enrichment have been incorporated into the daily schedule. Likewise, Stow Creek School, as the partnership’s middle school, now has enough students to support complete departmentalization with subject-certified, highly-qualified teachers in every area."
Cumberland Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 5, 2016. "The Cumberland Regional School District, located in Western Cumberland County, provides students with a comprehensive learning environment in a nurturing and personalized setting. The district serves students in grades 9-12 who reside in the municipalities of Deerfield, Fairfield, Greenwich & Stow Creek, Hopewell & Shiloh, and Upper Deerfield."
Shott, Meghan. "Cumberland Regional High School", South Jersey magazine. Accessed June 5, 2016. "Cumberland Regional High School, located in the northwest part of Cumberland County, serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township."
Constituent Districts[permanent dead link], Cumberland Regional High School. Accessed June 5, 2016.
Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Cumberland Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed March 6, 2020. "The Cumberland Regional Board of Education is a Type II district located in the County of Cumberland, State of New Jersey. As a Type II District, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades 9-12."
Board of Education, Cumberland Regional High School. Accessed March 6, 2020. "The Cumberland Regional School District is led by a nine-member Board of Education representing Cumberland Regional High School's constituent district municipalities: Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township, and Upper Deerfield Township."
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."
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