Delran Township, New Jersey

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Delran, New Jersey
Delran highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Delran highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Coordinates: 40°0′57″N 74°57′23″W / 40.01583, -74.95639
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Burlington
Area
 - Total 7.3 sq mi (18.8 km²)
 - Land 6.6 sq mi (17.2 km²)
 - Water 0.6 sq mi (1.6 km²)
Elevation 66 ft (20 m)
Population (2000)
 - Total 15,536
 - Density 2,339.6/sq mi (903.3/km²)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 - Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 08075
Area code(s) 856
FIPS code 34-17440GR2
GNIS feature ID 0882097GR3

Delran is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 15,536.

Delran Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 12, 1880, from portions of Cinnaminson Township. Portions of the township were taken to create Riverside on February 20, 1895.[1]

The township's name is a combination of the names of the two rivers that have their confluence here: the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek.

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.2 square miles (18.8 km²), of which, 6.6 square miles (17.2 km²) of it is land and 0.6 square miles (1.6 km²) of it (8.41%) is water.

Delran Township borders Delanco Township, Riverside Township, Moorestown Township, Willingboro Township, and Cinnaminson Township. Delran also borders the Delaware River.

Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1930 2,015
—
1940 1,926 -4.4%
1950 2,447 27.1%
1960 5,327 117.7%
1970 10,065 88.9%
1980 14,811 47.2%
1990 13,178 -11.0%
2000 15,536 17.9%
Est. 2006 17,283 [2] 11.2%
Population 1930 - 1990[3]

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 15,536 people, 5,816 households, and 4,327 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,339.6 people per square mile (903.4/km²). There were 5,936 housing units at an average density of 893.9/sq mi (345.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 82.87% White, 9.42% African American, 0.17% Native American, 2.80% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 1.63% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.25% of the population.

There were 5,816 households out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.11.

In the township the population was spread out with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $58,526, and the median income for a family was $67,895. Males had a median income of $46,496 versus $31,024 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,312. About 3.2% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

Delran Township is governed under a Mayor-Council system of municipal government under the Faulkner Act, with non-partisan municipal elections conducted in May every two years. The governing body consists of five members with three elected to represent their wards. The terms are four-year staggered terms. The Mayor and the remaining two members of the governing body are elected at large for four-year terms. The next municipal election will be held in May 2008 for the at-large seats and mayor. Daily operations are entrusted to the Business Administrator, appointed by the Mayor with advice and consent of Council.

A Delran police car.
A Delran police car.
A Delran police SUV.
A Delran police SUV.

The Mayor of Delran Township is Joseph Stellwag. Members of the Delran Township Committee are Michael Chinnici (At-Large), Bert Hermansky (At-Large), Anthony H. Ogozalek, Sr. (Ward 1), Ken Paris (Ward 2) and Mark Macey (Ward 3).[4]

Delran Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 7th Legislative District.[5]

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 Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 7th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Diane B. Allen (R, Edgewater Park) and in the Assembly by Herb Conaway (D, Delanco) and Jack Conners (D, Pennsauken). 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.

The Delran Township School District serves public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade.

Holy Cross High School is a regional Roman Catholic high school located in Delran Township, and is the only such school in Burlington County.

Montessori Academy of New Jersey is private school located in Delran Township, and is one of only three AMI-certified Montessori schools in New Jersey. MANJ was founded in 1965 and educates students ages 18 months through 14 years old.

New Jersey Transit provides bus service to Philadelphia on the 409 and 419 routes.[6]

Delran is served by a handful of daily newspapers including the Burlington County Times, The Courier-Post, The Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News. Weeklies include Newsweekly. "South Jersey" and Philadelphia Magazine are monthly, covering the entire metropolitan area.

Delran is served by the Philadelphia market of stations of six major television networks, ABC (WPVI-TV, Ch. 6), CBS (KYW-TV, Ch. 3), NBC (WCAU, Ch. 10), PBS (WHYY-TV, Ch. 12), UPN (WPSG, Ch. 57), The WB (WPHL-TV, Ch. 17) and Fox (WTXF-TV, Ch. 29), as well as several PBS and independent stations.

Notable current and former residents of Delran Township include:

  1. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 95.
  2. ^ Census data for Delran township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 18, 2007.
  3. ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
  4. ^ Mayor and Members of Council, Delran Township. Accessed March 4, 2007.
  5. ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 64. Accessed August 30, 2006.
  6. ^ Burlington County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed July 15, 2007.
  7. ^ Bill Duff, database Football. Accessed July 18, 2007.
  8. ^ Human Weapon - Bill Duff
  9. ^ Alex Lewis profile, National Football League Players Association. Accessed June 24, 2007. "Resides in Delran, N.J."
  10. ^ Carli Lloyd, United States Soccer Federation. Accessed November 21, 2007.
  11. ^ "Best Honorary Baltimorean: Suzanne “Underdog” Muldowney", Baltimore City Paper, September 22, 2004. Accessed June 23, 2007. "Resplendent in her hand-sewn costume and utterly unfettered by convention or inhibition, how can someone so Baltimore be from Delran, N.J.?"
  12. ^ "U.S. SQUAD NAMED FOR WORLD CUP FINALS", The Philadelphia Inquirer, May 15, 1990. Accessed June 24, 2007. "Forward Peter Vermes of Delran headed a squad of 22 players named yesterday to the U.S. World Cup team by the U.S. Soccer Federation."
  13. ^ "Sports Briefing", The New York Times, March 15, 2007. Accessed December 18, 2007. "Lloyd, a Delran, N.J., native who played soccer at Rutgers, scored from 30 yards in the 51st minute."
  14. ^ http://www.jerseywahoos.org/history.htm

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