Location of East Greenwich Township in
Gloucester County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in
New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
Census Bureau map of East Greenwich Township, New Jersey
The
2010 United States census counted 9,555 people, 3,262 households, and 2,645 families in the township. The population density was 661.7 inhabitants per square mile (255.5/km2). There were 3,405 housing units at an average density of 235.8 per square mile (91.0/km2). The racial makeup was 88.45% (8,451)
White, 5.86% (560)
Black or African American, 0.14% (13)
Native American, 3.61% (345)
Asian, 0.05% (5)
Pacific Islander, 0.59% (56) from
other races, and 1.31% (125) from two or more races.
Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.02% (289) of the population.[17]
Of the 3,262 households, 41.5% had children under the age of 18; 70.4% were married couples living together; 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 18.9% were non-families. Of all households, 14.9% were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.22.[17]
27.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 29.1% from 25 to 44, 26.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 96.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.3 males.[17]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
American Community Survey showed that, in 2010
inflation-adjusted dollars,
median household income was $98,295 with a margin of error of +/− $13,759, and median family income was $109,375 (+/− $12,449). Males had a median income of $90,476 (+/− $9,127) versus $50,431 (+/− $6,983) for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $38,234 (+/− $3,245). About 3.4% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.[32]
2000 census
As of the
2000 U.S. census,[14] there were 5,430 people, 1,901 households, and 1,515 families residing in the township. The population density was 368.1 inhabitants per square mile (142.1/km2). There were 1,971 housing units at an average density of 133.6 per square mile (51.6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.68%
White, 3.26%
African American, 0.13%
Native American, 0.64%
Asian, 0.24% from
other races, and 1.05% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 1.40% of the population.[30][31]
There were 1,901 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were
married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non-families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.12.[30][31]
In the township, the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.0% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.3 males.[30][31]
The median income for a household in the township was $65,701, and the median income for a family was $74,455. Males had a median income of $51,662 versus $31,619 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $25,345. About 2.6% of families and 3.9% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.[30][31]
Arts and culture
The indie rock band
Danielson comes from East Greenwich.[33]
Government
Local government
East Greenwich Township is governed under the
Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 (of the 564) municipalities statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.[34] The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters
at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[6][35] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.
As of 2024[update], East Greenwich Township Committee members are Mayor Dale L. Archer (
R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2024), Deputy Mayor James R. Philbin Jr. (R, term on committee ends 2025; term as deputy mayor ends 2025), Eileen Hollingshead (R, 2025), Richard P. Schober (R, 2026) and Robert Tice (R, 2026).[3][36][37][38][39][40]
Federal, state, and county representation
East Greenwich Township is split between the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts[41] and is part of New Jersey's 3rd state legislative district.[42][43][44] Prior to the 2010 Census, all of East Greenwich Township had been part of the 1st Congressional District, a change made by the
New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[45] The split placed 7,747 residents living in the township's north and east in the 1st District, while 1,808 residents in the southwestern portion of the township were placed in the 2nd District.[41][46]
Gloucester County is governed by a
board of county commissioners, whose seven members are elected
at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis in partisan elections, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year. At a reorganization meeting held each January, the Board selects a Director and a Deputy Director from among its members. As of 2024[update], Gloucester County's Commissioners are:
Gloucester County's constitutional officers are:
Clerk James N. Hogan (D, Franklin Township; 2027),[62][63]
Sheriff Jonathan M. Sammons (R,
Elk Township; 2024)[64][65] and
Surrogate Giuseppe "Joe" Chila (D,
Woolwich Township; 2028).[66][67][68]
Politics
As of March 2011, there were a total of 6,416 registered voters in East Greenwich, of which 2,088 (32.5%) were registered as
Democrats, 1,285 (20.0%) were registered as
Republicans and 3,042 (47.4%) were registered as
Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.[69]
In the
2012 presidential election, Republican
Mitt Romney received 53.4% of the vote (2,752 cast), ahead of Democrat
Barack Obama with 45.6% (2,346 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (52 votes), among the 5,185 ballots cast by the township's 7,019 registered voters (35 ballots were
spoiled), for a turnout of 73.9%.[70][71] In the
2008 presidential election, Republican
John McCain received 50.6% of the vote (2,319 cast), ahead of Democrat
Barack Obama with 47.7% (2,186 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (32 votes), among the 4,580 ballots cast by the borough's 5,869 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.0%.[72] In the
2004 presidential election, Republican
George W. Bush received 55.0% of the vote (2,062 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat
John Kerry with 43.6% (1,633 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (29 votes), among the 3,749 ballots cast by the borough's 4,723 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 79.4.[73]
In the
2013 gubernatorial election, Republican
Chris Christie received 71.5% of the vote (2,348 cast), ahead of Democrat
Barbara Buono with 26.9% (884 votes), and other candidates with 1.5% (50 votes), among the 3,359 ballots cast by the township's 7,070 registered voters (77 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.5%.[74][75] In the
2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 52.7% of the vote (1,636 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat
Jon Corzine with 37.0% (1,148 votes), Independent
Chris Daggett with 8.7% (269 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (14 votes), among the 3,103 ballots cast by the borough's 6,096 registered voters, yielding a 50.9% turnout.[76]
Education
Public school students in
pre-kindergarten through
sixth grade attend the
East Greenwich Township School District.[77] As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 1,308 students and 110.2 classroom teachers (on an
FTE basis), for a
student–teacher ratio of 11.9:1.[78] The schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the
National Center for Education Statistics[79]) are
Jeffrey Clark School[80] located on Quaker Road with 575 students in Grades Pre-K–2 and
Samuel Mickle School[81] located on Kings Highway with 728 students in Grades 3–6.[82][83][84] Based on data from the 2014 Taxpayers' Guide to Education Spending prepared by the
New Jersey Department of Education, the East Greenwich district's total per pupil spending of $12,585 was the lowest of any regular school district.[85]
Students from across the county are eligible to apply to attend
Gloucester County Institute of Technology, a four-year high school in
Deptford Township that provides technical and vocational education. As a public school, students do not pay tuition to attend the school.[95]
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 76.53 miles (123.16 km) of roadways, of which 47.44 miles (76.35 km) were maintained by the municipality, 23.68 miles (38.11 km) by Gloucester County, 0.75 miles (1.21 km) by the
New Jersey Department of Transportation and 4.66 miles (7.50 km) by the
New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[97]
The
New Jersey Turnpike passes through in the southeast, but the closest interchange is Interchange 2 in neighboring Woolwich.[98]Interstate 295[99] and
U.S. Route 130 pass through with Exit 17 straddling the border between the municipality and neighboring Greenwich.[100]
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^Full Biography, Congressman Donald Norcross. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Donald and his wife Andrea live in Camden City and are the proud parents of three grown children and grandparents of two."
^Biography of Bob Menendez,
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^East Greenwich Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, East Greenwich Township School District. Accessed March 28, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through six in the East Greenwich School District. Composition: The East Greenwich School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of East Greenwich."
^Kingsway Regional School District 2015 Report Card Narrative,
New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 10, 2019. "Kingsway is situated in a predominately rural/suburban area, with more than 20,000 people residing within its 52 square mile border. The District includes the Borough of Swedesboro and the Townships of South Harrison, East Greenwich, and Woolwich. Though not part of the District, students from Logan Township attend Kingsway High School through a send/receive relationship as paid tuition students."
^Student Enrollment,
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Gloucester County Institute of Technology. Accessed November 7, 2019. "There is no charge to attend. GCIT is a public school.... GCIT is the vocational-technical school for Gloucester County residents. You must live in Gloucester County to apply and attend."
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"Herman Confirmed As Gloucester County Judge", The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 24, 1986. Accessed September 9, 2016. "Martin A. Herman, a former Democratic assemblyman, was confirmed yesterday by the New Jersey Senate as state Superior Court judge in Gloucester County.... Herman, a resident of Mickleton, was born in Philadelphia and graduated from Temple University in 1960 and Temple's law school in 1963."
^Hardy Richardson Stats, Baseball Almanac. Accessed April 28, 2015. "Hardy Richardson was born on Saturday, April 21, 1855, in Clarksboro, New Jersey."