Wrightstown, New Jersey

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Wrightstown highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
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Wrightstown highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.

Wrightstown is a Borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 748.

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[edit] Geography

Wrightstown is located at 40°1′56″N, 74°37′21″W (40.032260, -74.622574)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.6 km² (1.8 mi²), all land.

Wrightstown borders North Hanover Township, New Hanover Township, Pemberton Township, and Springfield Township.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 748 people, 312 households, and 181 families residing in the borough. The population density was 164.1/km² (425.1/mi²). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 74.4/km² (192.7/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 49.87% White, 30.21% African American, 0.53% Native American, 7.22% Asian, 7.22% from other races, and 4.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.23% of the population.

There were 312 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.2% were married couples living together, 25.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the borough the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $28,889 versus $25,417 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,489. About 22.8% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 22.4% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Wrightstown is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 8th Legislative District.[1]

New Jersey's Third Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Ocean County, is represented by Jim Saxton (R, Mount Holly). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 8th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Martha W. Bark (R, Mount Laurel) and in the Assembly by Francis L. Bodine (R, Mount Laurel) and Larry Chatzidakis (R, Mount Laurel). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Burlington County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Burlington County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director James K. Wujcik, Deputy Freeholder Director William S. Haines, Jr., Dawn Marie Addiego, Vincent R. Farias and Aubrey A. Fenton.

[edit] Education

Students in grades pre-K to 8 attend the New Hanover Township School, which serves students from both New Hanover Township and Wrightstown, as part of the consolidated New Hanover Township School District. It is a small school with approximately 160 students, and one class of each grade level, Pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

For grades 9 - 12, students from both New Hanover Township and Wrightstown Borough attend Bordentown Regional High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The high school is part of the Bordentown Regional School District, a regional K - 12 school district that serves students from Bordentown City, Bordentown Township and Fieldsboro Borough.

[edit] References

  1. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 66, accessed August 30, 2006

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Municipalities of Burlington County, New Jersey
(County Seat: Mount Holly)
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Cities Beverly | Bordentown | Burlington
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