Hampton Township, New Jersey
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Hampton Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 4,943.
Crandon Lakes (2000 Census population of 1,150) is a census-designated place and unincorporated area split between Hampton Township and Stillwater Township.
Formed from portions of Newton Township on March 10, 1864, Hampton Township is named for Jonathan Hampton, who donated land to the Episcopal Church of Newton, New Jersey. Robert Hamilton, a New Jersey state legislator and an Episcopalian, apparently held great respect for Hampton's act, and gave the township its name[1].
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[edit] Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 65.6 km² (25.3 mi²). 63.8 km² (24.6 mi²) of it is land and 1.8 km² (0.7 mi²) of it (2.73%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
As of the census2 of 2000, there are 4,943 people, 1,857 households, and 1,413 families residing in the township. The population density is 77.5/km² (200.7/mi²). There are 2,026 housing units at an average density of 31.8/km² (82.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the township is 97.29% White, 0.97% African American, 0.02% Native American, 0.67% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.30% from other races, and 0.73% from two or more races. 1.90% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 1,857 households out of which 36.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.2% are married couples living together, 8.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 23.9% are non-families. 20.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.65 and the average family size is 3.10.
In the township the population is spread out with 26.5% under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 28.4% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 40 years. For every 100 females there are 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 91.3 males.
The median income for a household in the township is $60,698, and the median income for a family is $67,386. Males have a median income of $48,882 versus $36,500 for females. The per capita income for the township is $25,353. 2.0% of the population and 1.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 2.0% of those under the age of 18 and 2.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Township of Hampton operates under the Township form of government. Three Committee Members are elected at large, one each year, for a three year term. The Mayor is appointed to a one-year term by the Township Committee members at the annual reorganization meeting. Each Committee Member serves a three-year term of office, with one or two seats coming up for election each year.
Members of the Hampton Township Committee are Mayor Philip Yetter (term ends December 2008), Mike Biron (2007), Daniel Coranoto (2006), Timothy Dooley (2006) and David Hansen (2008)[2].
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Hampton Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 24th Legislative District[3].
New Jersey's Fifth Congressional District, covering the northern portions of Bergen County, Passaic County and Sussex County and all of Warren County, is represented by Scott Garrett (R, Wantage Township). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 24th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Robert Littell (R, Franklin) and in the Assembly by Guy R. Gregg (R, Flanders) and Alison Littell McHose (R, Sparta). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Sussex County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Sussex County's Freeholders are Director Gary R. Chiusano (term ends December 31, 2008), Deputy Director Harold J. Wirths (2007), Steven V. Oroho (2007), Glen Vetrano (2006) and Susan M. Zellman (2006).
[edit] Education
Students in Kindergarten through sixth grade attend the McKeown School as part of the Hampton Township School District. The instructional and support staff of the school number just over seventy-two strong, and they provide direct instruction to 421 students
The students of middle and high school age attend Kittatinny Regional High School located in Hampton Township, which serves 1,300 students who reside in Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township and Walpack Township. The high school is located in Hampton, about 7 minutes outside of the County seat of Newton.
[edit] References
- ^ Snell, James P. (1881) History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of Its Prominent Men and Pioneers. (Centennial ed., Harmony, NJ: Harmony Press, 1981) p. 454
- ^ Sussex County webpage for Hampton Township, accessed September 12, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 58, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Sussex County webpage for Hampton Township
- Hampton Township informational web pages
- Hampton Township School District - McKeown School
- Hampton Township School District's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Hampton Township School District
- Kittatinny Regional High School
- Hampton Township Volunteer Fire Department
