Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Pilesgrove Township highlighted in Salem County. Inset



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map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Salem
government_footnotes =
government_type = Township (New Jersey)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Ernest A. Bickford
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leader_name1 =
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = February 21, 1798

unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 90.8
area_land_km2 = 90.4
area_water_km2 = 0.4
area_total_sq_mi = 35.1
area_land_sq_mi = 34.9
area_water_sq_mi = 0.1

population_as_of = 2006
population_footnotes =
population_total = 4534
population_density_km2 = 43.4
population_density_sq_mi = 112.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = [Gnis|882132|Township of Pilesgrove, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed January 4, 2008.]
elevation_m = 23
elevation_ft = 75
latd = 39 |latm = 39 |lats = 3 |latNS = N
longd = 75 |longm = 18 |longs = 58 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 08098
area_code = 856
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 34-58530GR|2 [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.]
blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
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website = http://www.pilesgrovenj.org
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Pilesgrove Township is a Township in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 3,923.

"Pile's Grove" was first mentioned in a deed dated April 15, 1701, through the date of the township's original corporation is unknown. Pilesgrove was incorporated as one of New Jersey's original group of 104 Townships on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken on December 6, 1769 to form Pittsgrove Township and on July 26, 1882 to form Woodstown."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 216.]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 35.0 square miles (90.8 km²), of which, 34.9 square miles (90.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.4 km²) of it (0.40%) is water. The Salem River flows through the township. [DeLorme (2005). "New Jersey Atlas & Gazetteer". Yarmouth, Maine: DeLorme. ISBN 0-89933-324-9.]

Pilesgrove Township borders Oldmans Township, Carneys Point Township, Mannington Township, Alloway Township, Upper Pittsgrove Township. The Borough of Woodstown is an independent municipality within the boundaries of Pilesgrove Township.

Pilesgrove Township also borders Gloucester County.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1850=2962
1860=3359
1870=3385
1880=3007
1890=1796
1900=1744
1910=1606
1920=1770
1930=1815
1940=1614
1950=1942
1960=2519
1970=2706
1980=2810
1990=3250
2000=3923
estimate= 4534
estyear=2006
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=06000US3402745360&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34027%7C06000US3402745360&_street=&_county=pilesgrove&_cityTown=pilesgrove&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=060&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Pilesgrove township] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 14, 2007.]
footnote=Population 1930 - 1990. [ [http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990] , Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.] [cite web
url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/index.htm
title=U.S. Census Historical Data 1790-2000
accessdate=2007-03-16] [Data for 1790-1840 not available] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 3,923 people, 1,216 households, and 994 families residing in the township. The population density was 112.4 people per square mile (43.4/km²). There were 1,261 housing units at an average density of 36.1/sq mi (13.9/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 84.63% White, 12.18% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.92% Asian, 0.05% Pacific Islander, 1.07% from other races, and 0.87% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.98% of the population.

There were 1,216 households out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.1% were married couples living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.2% were non-families. 14.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.24.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.8% under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 26.2% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 107.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 107.9 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $66,042, and the median income for a family was $71,629. Males had a median income of $50,833 versus $31,806 for females. The per capita income for the township was $27,400. About 2.3% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 2.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Pilesgrove is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of three members elected at large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year. ["2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 19.] At an annual reorganization meeting, the council selects one of its members to serves as mayor and another as deputy mayor.

Pilesgrove Township is governed by a three-member Township Committee. Members of the Pilesgrove Township Committee are Mayor Ernest A. Bickford, Deputy Mayor Edward J. Kille and William Miller. [ [http://www.pilesgrovenj.org/committee.htm Township Committee] , Pilesgrove Township. Accessed May 14, 2008.]

Federal, state and county representation

Pilesgrove Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 62. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

The Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District serves nearly 1,700 students public school students from Woodstown and Pilesgrove Township in three schools. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418330 Data for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 13, 2008.] ) are [http://woodstown.org/mss.html Mary S. Shoemaker Elementary School] for grades preK-4 (514 students), [http://woodstown.org/wms.html Woodstown Middle School] for grades 5-8 (447) and
Woodstown High School for grades 9-12 (696). Students from neighboring Alloway Township, Oldmans Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/33/5910/33-5910-000.html Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 14, 2008. "...a comprehensive review of our school district's offerings to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove community as well as in the high school sending districts of Alloway, Oldmans, and Upper Pittsgrove."]

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Pilesgrove Township include:
*Nathan T. Stratton (1813-1887), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855. [ [http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=S000996 Nathan Taylor Stratton] . "Biographical Directory of the United States Congress". Accessed August 25, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.pilesgrovenj.org/ Pilesgrove Township's website]
* [http://www.salemcountynj.gov/fedstatelocal/pilesgrove.html Pilesgrove Township page on Salem County website]
* [http://www.woodstown.org/ Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District]
*NJReportCard|33|5910|0|Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418330 Data for the Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District] , National Center for Education Statistics