Woolwich Township is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 10,200,[8][9][10] reflecting an increase of 7,168 (+236.4%) from the 3,032 counted in the 2000 census, which had in turn increased by 1,573 (+107.8%) from the 1,459 counted in the 1990 census.[18]
Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States
Township in New Jersey
Woolwich Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Woolwich
Moravian Church
Woolwich Township highlighted in Gloucester County. Inset map: Gloucester County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Woolwich Township, New Jersey
Woolwich was formed by royal charter on March 7, 1767 from portions of Greenwich Township and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Franklin Township (January 27, 1820), Spicer Township (March 13, 1844, now known as Harrison Township), West Woolwich Township (March 7, 1877, now known as Logan Township) and Swedesboro (April 9, 1902).[19][20] The township was named for Woolwich, England.[21]
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 21.39 square miles (55.41km2), including 21.07 square miles (54.58km2) of land and 0.32 square miles (0.83km2) of water (1.50%).[1][2][22]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Asbury, Dilkes Mills, Lippencott, Porches Mill, Robbins, Rulons and Scull.[26]
The 2010 United States census counted 10,200 people, 3,141 households, and 2,730 families in the township. The population density was 487.8 per square mile (188.3/km2). There were 3,275 housing units at an average density of 156.6 per square mile (60.5/km2). The racial makeup was 81.14% (8,276) White, 9.97% (1,017) Black or African American, 0.13% (13) Native American, 6.02% (614) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.78% (80) from other races, and 1.96% (200) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.58% (365) of the population.[8]
Of the 3,141 households, 54.4% had children under the age of 18; 78.0% were married couples living together; 6.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 13.1% were non-families. Of all households, 9.7% were made up of individuals and 2.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.21 and the average family size was 3.46.[8]
33.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 23.4% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 99.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 95.6 males.[8]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $109,360 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,043) and the median family income was $117,708 (+/− $6,397). Males had a median income of $82,370 (+/− $5,125) versus $52,083 (+/− $6,470) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $36,898 (+/− $2,081). About 3.6% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.7% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.[41]
Census 2000
As of the 2000 United States Census[15] there were 3,032 people, 959 households, and 838 families residing in the township. The population density was 144.8 people per square mile (55.9/km2). There were 1,026 housing units at an average density of 49.0 per square mile (18.9/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 91.13% White, 4.55% African American, 1.12% Asian, 1.95% from other races, and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino people of any race were 3.89% of the population.[39][40]
There were 959 households, out of which 49.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 77.4% were married couples living together, 6.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 12.6% were non-families. 8.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.13 and the average family size was 3.35.[39][40]
In the township the population was spread out, with 31.4% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 38.0% from 25 to 44, 18.6% from 45 to 64, and 6.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 98.6 males.[39][40]
The median income for a household in the township was $83,790, and the median income for a family was $87,111. Males had a median income of $54,200 versus $38,571 for females. The per capita income for the township was $29,503. About 1.9% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over.[39][40]
Economy
Along U.S. Route 322 at New Jersey Turnpike exit 2, plans call for almost 1,500,000 square feet (140,000m2) of retail and commercial space and an equal amount of office and flex park. Partnering with the state Office of Smart Growth, a major component of any development along Route 322 will include the use of transfer of development rights (TDR).[42]
Government
Local government
Woolwich 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.[43] 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.[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 Woolwich Township Committee are Mayor Craig A. Frederick (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2022), Deputy Mayor Dennis Callahan (D, term on committee ends 2023; term as mayor ends 2022), Vernon R. Marino (D, 2023), Cindy Minhas (D, 2024) and Michael Nocentino (D, 2022).[4][46][47][48][49][50]
In 2018, the township had an average property tax bill of $10,727, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide.[51]
Federal, state and county representation
Woolwich Township is located in the 2nd Congressional District[52] and is part of New Jersey's 3rd state legislative district.[9][53][54]
For the 2022–2023 session, the 3rd Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Edward Durr (R, Logan Township) and in the General Assembly by Bethanne McCarthy-Patrick (R, Mannington Township) and Beth Sawyer (R, Woolwich Township).[59]
Gloucester County is governed by a board of county commissioners, whose seven members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis in partisan elections, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year. At a reorganization meeting held each January, the Board selects a Director and a Deputy Director from among its members. As of 2022[update], Gloucester County's Commissioners are
Director Frank J. DiMarco (D, Deptford Township; term as commissioner and as director ends December 31, 2022),[60]
Deputy Director Heather Simmons (D, Glassboro; term as commissioner ends 2023, term as deputy director ends 2022).[61]
Lyman J. Barnes (D, Logan Township; 2023),[62]
Nicholas DeSilvio (R, Franklin Township, 2024)[63]
Denice DiCarlo (D, West Deptford Township; 2022, appointed to serve an unexpired term)[64]
Jim Jefferson (D, Woodbury; 2023),[65] and
Christopher Konawel Jr. (R, Glassboro; 2024).[66][67]
Constitutional officers elected countywide are County Clerk James N. Hogan (D, Franklin Township; five-year term ends 2022),[68][69]
Sheriff Jonathan M. Sammons (R, Elk Township; three-year term ends 2024)[70][71] and
Surrogate Giuseppe "Joe" Chila (D, Woolwich Township; five-year term ends 2022).[72][73][74]
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 6,032 registered voters in Woolwich, of which 1,675 (27.8%) were registered as Democrats, 1,287 (21.3%) were registered as Republicans and 3,067 (50.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[75]
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 52.0% of the vote (2,536 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 46.9% (2,289 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (53 votes), among the 4,897 ballots cast by the township's 6,682 registered voters (19 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 73.3%.[76][77] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 50.9% of the vote (2,316 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 47.6% (2,163 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (44 votes), among the 4,547 ballots cast by the township's 5,858 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.6%.[78] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 57.6% of the vote (1,767 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 41.5% (1,273 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (20 votes), among the 3,070 ballots cast by the township's 3,736 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 82.2.[79]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 70.8% of the vote (1,989 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 28.1% (788 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (31 votes), among the 2,848 ballots cast by the township's 6,845 registered voters (40 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 41.6%.[80][81] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 55.1% of the vote (1,594 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 36.5% (1,055 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 6.7% (195 votes) and other candidates with 0.4% (13 votes), among the 2,892 ballots cast by the township's 5,800 registered voters, yielding a 49.9% turnout.[82]
Education
Public school students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade attend the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District, a consolidated school district that serves students from both Swedesboro and Woolwich Township.[83] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 1,495 students and 138.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[84] Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[85]) are
Margaret C. Clifford School[86] with 230 students in grades Pre-K–K (located in Swedesboro),
Governor Charles C. Stratton School[87] with 402 students in grades 1–2 (Woolwich Township),
General Charles G. Harker School[88] with 653 students in Grades 3–5 (Woolwich Township) and
Walter H. Hill School[89] with 210 students in Grade 6 (Swedesboro).[90][91][92][93]
Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades are educated by the Kingsway Regional School District, which also serves students from East Greenwich Township, South Harrison Township and Swedesboro, with the addition of students from Logan Township who attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship in which tuition is paid on a per-pupil basis by the Logan Township School District. Woolwich Township accounts for one third of district enrollment.[94][95] As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 2,868 students and 207.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.8:1.[96] The schools in the district (with 2020–2021 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[97]) are
Kingsway Regional Middle School[98] with 1,023 students in grades 7–8 and
Kingsway Regional High School[99] with 1,802 students in grades 9–12.[100][101] Under a 2011 proposal, Kingsway would merge with its constituent member's K–6 districts to become a full K–12 district, with various options for including Logan Township as part of the consolidated district.[102]
Students from across the county are eligible to apply to attend Gloucester County Institute of Technology, a four-year high school in Deptford Township that provides technical and vocational education. As a public school, students do not pay tuition to attend the school.[103]
Guardian Angels Regional School (Pre-K–Grade 3 campus in Gibbstown CDP and 4–8 campus in Paulsboro) takes students from Woolwich Township.[104] It is under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.
Transportation
The New Jersey Turnpike southbound at Exit 2 for US 322 in Woolwich Township
Roads and highways
As of May2010[update], the township had a total of 93.31 miles (150.17km) of roadways, of which 51.93 miles (83.57km) were maintained by the municipality, 32.05 miles (51.58km) by Gloucester County and 3.62 miles (5.83km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 5.71 miles (9.19km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[105]
U.S. Route 322 passes through the center of the municipality[106] while the New Jersey Turnpike passes through the southeastern part of the township for about 5.75 miles (9.25km)[107] and connects to Route 322 at Interchange 2.[108]
Major county roads that pass through include CR 538 and CR 551.
Interstate 295 is accessible outside the municipality in neighboring Logan, Oldmans and Greenwich Townships.
Public transportation
NJ Transit bus service between Salem and Philadelphia is available on the 401 route.[109][110]
Wineries
DiBella Winery
Community
In its April 2006 issue listing the Top Places to Live in New Jersey, New Jersey Monthly magazine rated Woolwich as the worst place to live in all of New Jersey, placing 566th out of 566 municipalities.[111]
As of February 2008, the municipality is ranked as 547 out of 566 municipalities. Meanwhile, its population has grown a staggering 185% from 2000 to 2006.[112]
The community was labeled the "Number 1 Area Boomtown" in 2005.[113]
Historic sites
The Gov. Charles C. Stratton House was built in 1791 and added to the National Register of Historic Places on January 29, 1973. The house was the home of New Jersey Governor Charles C. Stratton.[114]
Moravian Church is a historic church building built in 1786 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[115]
Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church and Mount Zion Cemetery is a historic church built in 1834 and added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2001. It played an important role in the Underground Railroad in South Jersey.[116]
Notable people
See also: Category:People from Woolwich Township, New Jersey
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Woolwich Township include:
Jason Babin (born 1980), defensive end for the Philadelphia Eagles[117]
Marlon Byrd (born 1977), baseball outfielder for the Philadelphia Phillies[118]
Hank Fraley (born 1977), offensive lineman for the Cleveland Browns[119]
Ellis Hobbs (born 1983), former cornerback for the Philadelphia Eagles[120]
Michael McCary (born 1971), former bass singer of the R&B group Boyz II Men[121]
Kenneth Lacovara (born 1961), paleontologist best known for his discovery of Dreadnoughtus[122]
Jason Peters (born 1982), offensive tackle for the Philadelphia Eagles[123]
Jimmy Rollins (born 1978), Major League Baseball shortstop especially known for his time with the Philadelphia Phillies[124]
Adam Taliaferro (born 1982), paralyzed former college football player who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly[125]
2022 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed March 1, 2022. As of date accessed, Frederick is listed as mayor with a term-end year of 2024, which is the end of his three-year committee term, not his one-year mayoral term of office.
Open Space and Recreation Plan, Woolwich Township. Accessed January 26, 2020. "Woolwich Township has an area of 21.2 square miles with 0.32 square miles (1.5%) of the Township’s area being comprised of water."
DeMarco, Megan. "Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one", The Star-Ledger, November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the Princeton, New Jersey merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.
Report of Audit for the Year Ended December 31, 2020, Woolwich Township. Accessed July 26, 2022. "The Township is governed under the Township Committee form of government, with a five-member Committee. The 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 Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor."
Marcus, Samantha. "These are the towns with the highest property taxes in each of N.J.’s 21 counties", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, April 22, 2019. Accessed November 5, 2019. "The average property tax bill in New Jersey was $8,767 last year. But there can be big swings from town to town and county to county.... The average property tax bill in Woolwich Township was $10,727 in 2018, the highest in Gloucester County."
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: Gloucester CountyArchived October 17, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 10, 2012.
Swedesboro-Woolwich Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Swedesboro-Woolwich School District. Accessed March 21, 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 six in the Swedesboro-Woolwich School District. Composition: The Swedesboro-Woolwich School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Swedesboro and the Township of Woolwich."
Kingsway Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 9, 2020. "Kingsway is situated in a predominately rural/suburban area, with more than 20,000 people residing within its 52 square mile border. The District includes the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich, and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."
Student Enrollment, Kingsway Regional School District. Accessed March 9, 2020. "Kingsway Regional is comprised of the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway Regional High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students.... Percent of students coming from each resident district is as follows: East Greenwich Twp. – 32%, Woolwich Twp. – 33%, South Harrison Twp. – 13%, Swedesboro – 10%, Logan Twp. (High School Only) – 11%"
Forand, Rebecca. "Kingsway districts may see change", Gloucester County Times, April 7, 2011. Accessed December 9, 2014. "A study is being planned to evaluate the fiscal feasibility of the regionalization of the school districts associated with the Kingsway Regional district, and the impact of continuing or severing the current relationship the district has with Logan Township. Woolwich township, Swedesboro, East Greenwich Township and South Harrison Township all currently feed their elementary students to the Kingsway Regional district for middle and high school, with Logan Township sending students to the high school on a tuition basis. The study will address the fiscal feasibility of regionalizing Kingsway, East Greenwich, South Harrison and Swedesboro-Woolwich."
Admissions, Gloucester County Institute of Technology. Accessed November 7, 2019. "There is no charge to attend. GCIT is a public school.... GCIT is the vocational-technical school for Gloucester County residents. You must live in Gloucester County to apply and attend."
Roncace, Kelly. "Three major Underground Railroad routes were in South Jersey", NJ.com, February 6, 2011. Accessed November 8, 2015. "One of the most important stops for fleeing slaves who traveled through Gloucester County was the Mount Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church in what was then known as Small Gloucester. The church still stands and the congregation still worships every Sunday in what is now known as Woolwich Township.The church, founded in 1799 and built in 1834, actively provided protection, supplies and shelter for runaway slaves, according to congregation member and historian Karyn Collier Fisher."
10 Questions with Hank Fraley, Robert Morris University, Fall 2008. Accessed January 8, 2012. "Fraley and his wife, Danielle, reside in Woolwich Township, N.J., and have three sons together: Mason, Travis and Beau."
"Gloucester County real estate transactions". Retrieved December 24, 2018. "WOOLWICH TWP. 548 Leone Road, Ellis Hue Hobbs III and Monique Hobbs to Kenneth A. and Mary A. Morris, $440,000"
Redstone, Jean. "Woolwich scientist a real-life ‘rock star’", New Town Press, November 5, 2015. Accessed September 23, 2022. "Dr. Kenneth Lacovara of Woolwich is a bona fide, famous, nationally-acclaimed rock star. The kind of rock star who is on a first name basis with a star character in the film, Jurassic World and who has traveled our world on adventures of discovery."
Shryock, Bob. "Local took his shot at fame", Gloucester County Times, December 13, 2007, backed up by the Internet Archive as of December 15, 2007. Accessed May 31, 2018. "A recent column about famous Gloucester County residents, sparked by Woolwich Township transplant Jimmy Rollins being named National League MVP, encouraged readers to submit their own nominations to the unofficial list of luminaries."
Romalino, Carly Q. "Freeholder-elect Taliaferro admits to pre-swearing-in jitters", Gloucester County Times, January 3, 2012. Accessed January 8, 2012. "'There are some nerves, but I am confident,' said Taliaferro, of Woolwich Township. 'When I first sit down, for me, it's finally time to do work. To have the opportunity to get started is really going to be exciting to me.'"
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