- Mullica Township, New Jersey
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Mullica Township, New Jersey — Township — Map of Mullica Township in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Mullica Township, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°35′5″N 74°41′14″W / 39.58472°N 74.68722°W Country United States State New Jersey County Atlantic Incorporated March 13, 1838 Government[1] – Type Township (New Jersey) – Mayor Michael St. Amour Area – Total 56.9 sq mi (147.5 km2) – Land 56.6 sq mi (146.6 km2) – Water 0.4 sq mi (0.9 km2) Elevation[2] 49 ft (15 m) Population (2010) – Total 6,147 – Density 108.6/sq mi (41.9/km2) Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4) ZIP code 08217 - Elwood Area code(s) 609 FIPS code 34-49410[3][4] GNIS feature ID 0882053[5] Website http://www.mullicatownship.org Mullica Township is a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 6,147.
Mullica Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1838, from the western section of Galloway Township. Egg Harbor City was created from portions of the township on June 14, 1858, while the Town of Hammonton was created and split off on March 5, 1866.[6]
The township and its famous river were officially named after Eric Pålsson Mullica, an early Finnish settler born in 1636 who founded a homestead on the river after moving there from the vicinity of Philadelphia, and who later moved to Mullica Hill in Gloucester County.[7]
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 56.9 square miles (147.5 km²), of which, 56.6 square miles (146.5 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (0.9 km²) of it (0.63%) is water.
Despite a relatively small population, Mullica Township comprises many small unincorporated communities. Elwood-Magnolia is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Mullica Township. Sweetwater is an unincorporated community within the township. Other smaller unincorporated areas include: Weekstown, Nesco, and Devonshire. Unincorporated communities in Mullica Township are largely identified by landmarks such as the Elwood Deli, the Sweetwater Casino, or the Weekstown Firehouse. The small unincorporated communities within the township solicit a particularly high level of pride, and many Mullica Township residents refer to themselves as residents of their unincorporated community foremost, before referring to themselves as residents of Mullica Township.
Mullica Township is located in the Northeast portion of Atlantic County, in the New Jersey Pinelands. It is bounded on the north by Washington Township in Burlington County; on the east by Egg Harbor City; on the south by Hamilton Township; and on the west by the Town of Hammonton. The Township is approximately 13 miles outside of Atlantic City and 40 miles outside of Philadelphia.
Demographics
Historical populations Census Pop. %± 1930 1,425 — 1940 1,500 5.3% 1950 1,804 20.3% 1960 2,944 63.2% 1970 3,391 15.2% 1980 5,243 54.6% 1990 5,896 12.5% 2000 5,912 0.3% 2010 6,147 4.0% Population 1930 - 1990[8] As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 5,912 people, 2,044 households, and 1,537 families residing in the township. The population density was 104.5 people per square mile (40.3/km²). There were 2,176 housing units at an average density of 38.5 per square mile (14.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 80.58% White, 6.28% African American, 0.27% Native American, 0.83% Asian, 0.12% Pacific Islander, 8.61% from other races, and 3.32% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.49% of the population.
There were 2,044 households out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 19.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.30.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.0% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 31.1% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 101.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.1 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $50,417, and the median income for a family was $55,143. Males had a median income of $40,033 versus $29,965 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,764. About 5.7% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.3% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Mullica Township operates under the Township Committee form of New Jersey municipal government. The Township is governed by a committee consisting of five elected members, who are elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. The mayor and deputy mayor are selected at an annual reorganization meeting by the Committee from among its members. The mayor presides over Township Committee meetings.[1][7]
Members of the Mullica Township Committee (updated as of the January 1, 2010 Reorganization Meeting) are Mayor Michael St. Amour, Deputy Mayor Bernard Graebener, Anthony Gabris, Susan Polk and William Kennedy.[9]
Federal, state and county representation
Mullica Township is in the 2nd Congressional district. New Jersey's Second Congressional District is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Ventnor City). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Mullica Township is in the 2nd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Jim Whelan (D, Atlantic City), and in the Assembly by John F. Amodeo (R, Margate) and Vincent J. Polistina (R, Egg Harbor Township).[10]
Atlantic County's County Executive is Dennis Levinson (Linwood), whose term of office ends on December 31, 2011.[11] The Board of Chosen Freeholders, the county's legislature, consists of nine members elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats coming up for election each year of which four members are elected at-large and one member from each of the five districts. As of 2011, Atlantic County's Freeholders are four at-large members Alisa Cooper (Linwood, term expires December 31, 2011)[12], Vice Chairman Frank V. Giordano (Hamilton Township, 2012)[13], Joseph J. McDevitt (Ventnor City, 2013)[14] and Jim Schroeder (Northfield, 2011)[15]; and five members elected from districts District 1 (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part) and Pleasantville) Charles T. Garrett (Atlantic City, 2013)[16], District 2 - (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part), Longport, Margate, Somers Point and Ventnor), Chairman Frank D. Formica (Atlantic City, 2012)[17], District 3 (Egg Harbor Township (part), Hamilton Township (part), Linwood and Northfield) - Frank Sutton (Egg Harbor Township, 2011)[18], District 4 (Absecon, Brigantine, Galloway Township and Port Republic - Richard Dase (Galloway Township, 2013)[19] and District 5 (Buena Borough Buena Vista Township, Corbin City, Egg Harbor City, Estell Manor, Folsom, Hamilton Township (part), Hammonton, Mullica Township and Weymouth) - Vacant.[20][21]
Education
Students in Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade for public school attend the Mullica Township Schools. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.[22]) are Mullica Township Elementary School with 364 students in grades pre-K - 4, and Mullica Township Middle School with 377 students in grades 5 - 8.
Cedar Creek High School, which opened its doors in September 2010 is a 9-12 public high school located in the northern section of Egg Harbor City, NJ. The School is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. Students in grades 9 and 10 will attend Cedar Creek for the 2010-2011 school year. Students in grades 11-12 will attend Oakcrest High School, located in Hamilton Township for the 2010-2011 school year. For school years 2011-2012, students in grades 9-11 will attend Cedar Creek High, while 12th grade students attend Oakcrest High. In 2012-2013 Cedar Creek will officially house grades 9-12 and will graduate it first senior class in its history. Cedar Creek high school houses students from Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township, Port Republic, and Washington Township (Burlington County). Students in portions of Galloway Township and Hamilton Township can also attend Cedar Creek through the school of choice program.
See also
- List of New Jersey rivers
- Mullica Hill, New Jersey, a census-designated place located within Harrison Township, New Jersey, in Gloucester County
- Mullica River, a river in southern New Jersey once known as the Little Egg Harbor River
References
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 13.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Mullica, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 70.
- ^ a b About Mullica, accessed August 3, 2006
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ Township Committee, Mullica Township. Accessed February 24, 2010.
- ^ "Legislative Roster: 2010-2011 Session". New Jersey Legislature. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-08.
- ^ County Executive Dennis Levinson, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Alisa Cooper, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Frank V. Giordano, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Joseph C. McDevitt, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Jim Schroder, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Charles T. Garrett, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Frank D. Formica, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Frank Sutton, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Richard Dase, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Board of Chosen Freeholders, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Marino, Suzanne. "Formica chosen freeholder board chairman", Shore News Today, January 5, 2011. Accessed January 6, 2011.
- ^ Data for the Mullica Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 4, 2008.
External links
- Mullica Township website
- Mullica Township Schools
- Mullica Township Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Mullica Township Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Oakcrest High School website
- Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District
Municipalities and communities of Atlantic County, New Jersey Cities 
Boroughs Town Townships Buena Vista | Egg Harbor | Galloway | Hamilton | Mullica | Weymouth
CDPs Communities Dorothy | Elwood | Landisville | McKee City | Mizpah | Richland | Smithville | Sweetwater
Coordinates: 39°36′12″N 74°40′40″W / 39.60333°N 74.67778°W
Categories:- Townships in Atlantic County, New Jersey
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