Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey

:"For other New Jersey townships with the same name see Greenwich Township, New Jersey"

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official_name = Greenwich Township, New Jersey
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map_caption = Map of Greenwich Township in Warren County. Inset: Location of Warren County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.


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subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Warren
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4365
population_density_km2 = 159.7
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Greenwich Township (pronounced GREEN-witch [Chen, David W. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C07E6D61031F93BA15754C0A960958260 "Mountain Time"] , "The New York Times", July 28, 1996. Accessed July 9, 2008. "In this bucolic part of Warren County, developers have proposed an $8 million sewage treatment plant on a former goat farm in Greenwich (pronounced GREEN-witch), a 10-square-mile township of just 2,200 people."] ) is a Township in Warren County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 4,365. The township is located in the far eastern region of the Lehigh Valley.

Greenwich Township has a long history passing through as part of most of Northwestern New Jersey's counties. The township was first mentioned in official documents on October 9, 1738, as a part of Hunterdon County. On March 15, 1739, it became part of the newly-formed Morris County. On January 22, 1750, portions of the township were taken to form Hardwick Township. On June 8, 1753, Sussex County was created, and Greenwich Township was shifted again. Portions of the township were taken on May 30, 1754, to form both Mansfield Township and Oxford Township. The township was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. It found its current home when Warren County was formed on November 20, 1824. On April 8, 1839, portions of the township were taken to create Franklin Township and Harmony Township. On March 7, 1851, Phillipsburg was created from parts of Greenwich, and Pohatcong Township went off on its own as of January 1, 1882."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 245.]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 10.6 square miles (27.3 km²), all of it land.

Stewartsville is an unincorporated community located within Greenwich Township.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1930=1141
1940=1125
1950=1217
1960=1397
1970=1482
1980=1738
1990=1899
2000=4365
estimate= 5229
estyear=2006
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3404128260&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34041%7C06000US3404125320&_street=&_county=greenwich&_cityTown=greenwich&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Greenwich township] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 10, 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.] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,365 people, 1,421 households, and 1,223 families residing in the township. The population density was 413.6 people per square mile (159.7/km²). There were 1,477 housing units at an average density of 139.9/sq mi (54.1/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 93.26% White, 2.47% African American, 0.27% Native American, 2.22% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 0.57% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.80% of the population.

There were 1,421 households out of which 51.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.2% were married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.34.

In the township the population was spread out with 33.6% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 38.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $87,613, and the median income for a family was $92,579. Males had a median income of $69,926 versus $34,934 for females. The per capita income for the township was $32,886. About 1.1% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Greenwich Township is governed under the Township form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township 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. ["2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 103.] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.

Members of the Greenwich Township Committee are Mayor Bill Kanyuck (term ends December 31, 2008), Deputy Mayor Brian Visconti (2007), Greg Blaszka (2007), Elaine Emiliani (2009) and Joe Gurneak (2008). [ [http://www.greenwichtownship.com/township_committee2006.htm 2007 Township Committee Assignments] , Greenwich Township. Accessed August 21, 2007.] [ [http://76.162.120.189/mun/greenwich.html Greenwich Township] , Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed August 21, 2007.]

Federal, state and county representation

Greenwich Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 23rd Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 58. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

Students in public school for grades K-8 attend the Greenwich Township School District. 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=3406210 Data for the Greenwich Township School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed March 8, 2008.] ) are [http://www.greenwichschool.org/green/index.shtml Greenwich Elementary School] for Pre-K to grade 5 (692 students) and [http://www.greenwichschool.org/stew/index.shtml Stewartsville Middle School] for grades 6 - 8 (279 students).

Public school students in grade 9 - 12 attend Phillipsburg High School in Phillipsburg, which serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg as part of the Phillipsburg School District. The high school also serves students from five sending communities: Alpha, Bloomsbury (in Hunterdon County), Greenwich Township, Lopatcong Township and Pohatcong Township. [ [http://www.pburg.k12.nj.us/AboutheDistrict/AboutthePhillipsburgSchoolDistrict.htm About the District] , Phillipsburg School District. Accessed March 8, 2008. "The district serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg and five sending communities at the secondary level: Alpha, Bloomsbury, Greenwich, Lopatcong and Pohatcong Townships."]

References

External links

* [http://www.greenwichtownship.com/ Greenwich Township website]
* [http://www.co.warren.nj.us/mun/greenwich.html Warren County page for Greenwich Township]
* [http://www.greenwichschool.org/ Greenwich Township School District]
*NJReportCard|41|1840|0|Greenwich Township School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406210 Data for the Greenwich Township School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.pburg.k12.nj.us/phs/index.htm Phillipsburg High School]
* [http://history.rays-place.com/nj/war-greenwich.htm History of Greenwich, New Jersey]