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Bordentown Township is a
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in Burlington County, in the
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of
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. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 11,791, an increase of 424 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 11,367, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,987 (+35.6%) from the 8,380 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the
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- Camden combined statistical area and the
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. Bordentown was incorporated as a township by an act of the
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on March 8, 1852, from portions of Chesterfield Township and Mansfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held that same day. Bordentown city separated from the township in 1877 and Fieldsboro became fully independent in 1894Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 94. Accessed June 13, 2012.
The township was named for founder Joseph Borden.


Geography

According to the
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, the township had a total area of 9.28 square miles (24.02 km2), including 8.66 square miles (22.44 km2) of land and 0.61 square miles (1.58 km2) of water (6.59%). The township borders Bordentown City, Chesterfield Township, Fieldsboro, Florence Township and Mansfield Township in Burlington County; Hamilton Township in Mercer County; and Falls Township across the
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in
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. Crosswicks Creek and its juncture with the
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, otherwise known as the Trenton-Hamilton Marsh, is a significant ecosystem and, with the peninsula of land and waterways to the northwest of Bordentown Township known, respectively, as Duck Island, Duck Creek and the Delaware and Raritan Canal, it is protected by the State of New Jersey as the Duck Island Recreation Area. Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bossert Estates, Dunns Mill and Newbold Island. The former Parklands dump brownfield site is being transformed to a solar array by PSE&G as part of a project that began in 2014.


Demographics


2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 11,367 people, 4,173 households, and 3,096 families in the township. The
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was . There were 4,360 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 74.38% (8,455)
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, 10.70% (1,216) Black or African American, 0.26% (30) Native American, 10.57% (1,201) Asian, 0.06% (7)
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, 1.58% (180) from other races, and 2.45% (278) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.02% (684) of the population. Of the 4,173 households, 36.6% had children under the age of 18; 58.1% were married couples living together; 12.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 25.8% were non-families. Of all households, 20.9% were made up of individuals and 6.1% 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 3.13. 26.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.1% from 25 to 44, 28.0% from 45 to 64, and 10.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.9 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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was $80,860 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,727) and the median family income was $97,346 (+/− $8,031). Males had a median income of $60,690 (+/− $3,155) versus $52,076 (+/− $4,827) for females. The
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for the borough was $35,276 (+/− $1,638). About 1.7% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the
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, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.


2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census there were 8,380 people, 3,293 households, and 2,305 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 3,436 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 89.33%
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, 5.02%
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, 0.20% Native American, 3.32% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 3.03% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Bordentown Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed July 8, 2013.
DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Bordentown township, Burlington County, New Jersey
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. Accessed July 8, 2013.
There were 3,293 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were
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living together, 9.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.0% were non-families. 23.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.53 and the average family size was 3.03. In the township the population was spread out, with 23.7% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 34.6% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.9 males. The median income for a household in the township was $60,131, and the median income for a family was $71,627. Males had a median income of $45,604 versus $35,115 for females. The
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for the township was $26,934. About 2.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the
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, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. The most common ancestries in Bordentown Township were
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(25.7%), Irish (23.8%), German (20.0%), English (11.8%) and Polish (9.8%).


Government


Local government

Bordentown Township is governed under the
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form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state. The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters
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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.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',
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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, 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 Bordentown Township Committee are
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Eugene M. Fuzy (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2025; term as mayor ends 2024), Deputy Mayor Aneka A. Miller (D, 2026), Bill Grayson (D, 20226), Eric Holliday (D, 2024), and Kelly Lozito (D, 2024).Mayor and Township Committee
Bordentown Township. Accessed April 18, 2024.
2023 General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results
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November 8, 2022 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results
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, updated November 29, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.
November 2, 2021 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results
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, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.
In January 2023, Bill Grayson was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by James H. Kostoplis until he resigned the previous month after being elected as Sheriff of Burlington County. John Moynihan was selected in July 2012 from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the seat vacated by Anita DiMattia after she left office the previous month.


Federal, state and county representation

Bordentown Township is located in the 3rd Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report
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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.
and is part of New Jersey's 7th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
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. Accessed February 1, 2020.
''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey
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. Accessed October 30, 2019.
Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 census, Bordentown Township had been in the 30th state legislative district.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 55, New Jersey
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. Accessed May 22, 2015.
Prior to the 2010 Census, Bordentown Township had been part of the , a change made by the
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that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.


Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 6,378 registered voters in Bordentown Township, of which 1,793 (28.1% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,263 (19.8% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 3,321 (52.1% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.Voter Registration Summary - Burlington
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Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2014.
Among the township's 2010 Census population, 56.1% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 75.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide). In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat
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received 2,949 votes (57.8% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican
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with 2,034 votes (39.9% vs. 40.2%) and other candidates with 74 votes (1.5% vs. 1.0%), among the 5,102 ballots cast by the township's 6,794 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.1% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,812 votes (54.7% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican
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with 2,232 votes (43.4% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 62 votes (1.2% vs. 1.0%), among the 5,144 ballots cast by the township's 6,374 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.7% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County). In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat
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received 2,320 votes (49.4% vs. 52.9% countywide), ahead of Republican
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with 2,305 votes (49.1% vs. 46.0%) and other candidates with 33 votes (0.7% vs. 0.8%), among the 4,694 ballots cast by the township's 5,903 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.5% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican
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received 2,029 votes (60.9% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 1,194 votes (35.9% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 53 votes (1.6% vs. 1.2%), among the 3,330 ballots cast by the township's 6,840 registered voters, yielding a 48.7% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county). In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,733 votes (49.1% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat
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with 1,464 votes (41.5% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 182 votes (5.2% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 113 votes (3.2% vs. 1.2%), among the 3,530 ballots cast by the township's 6,435 registered voters, yielding a 54.9% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).


Education

Public school students in
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attend the schools of the
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, which serves students from Bordentown City, Bordentown Township and Fieldsboro Borough. As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,232 students and 190.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 11.8:1.District information for Bordentown Regional School District
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. Accessed December 15, 2024.
Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the
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) are Clara Barton Elementary School with 215 students in grades K–2 (generally serves Bordentown City and the Holloway Meadows section of Bordentown Township), Peter Muschal Elementary School with 480 students in grades PreK–5 (generally serves remainder of Bordentown Township and the Borough of Fieldsboro), MacFarland Intermediate School with 247 students in grades 3–5, Bordentown Regional Middle School with 505 students in grades 6–8 and
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with 762 students in grades 9–12. The district's
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is comprised of nine members, who are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year. The board's nine seats are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with five seats assigned to Bordentown Township. The
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, consisting of New Hanover Township (including its
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area) and Wrightstown Borough, sends students to Bordentown Regional High School on a tuition basis for
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through
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s as part of a
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that has been in place since the 1960s, with about 50 students from the New Hanover district being sent to the high school. As of 2011, the New Hanover district was considering expansion of its relationship to send students to Bordentown for middle school for grades 6–8. Students from Bordentown Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the
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, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township.


Transportation


Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Burlington County, by the
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and by the
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.
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and Interstate 295 are the two limited-access highways traversing the township. I-95 follows the New Jersey Turnpike through Bordentown Township, stretching along a southwest to northeast alignment for from Mansfield Township in the south to Chesterfield Township on the township's eastern border. Interstate 295 follows a similar alignment to the northwest of I-95, extending from Mansfield Township on the southwest to Hamilton Township in the north.
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and U.S. Route 206 are the primary surface highways traversing the township. US 206 has an interchange with I-95 (NJ Turnpike Exit 7), while US 130 has an interchange with I-295 (Exit 57). The two U.S. Highways also share a brief concurrency within the township boundaries where they intersect.


Public transportation

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offers
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service at the Bordentown station at Park Street on the
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between the Trenton Rail Station and the Walter Rand Transportation Center (and other stops) in Camden. NJ Transit provides bus service in the township between Trenton and
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on the 409 route.


Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bordentown Township include: *
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(born 1982), politician and former diplomat serving as the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district * Julia Reichert (1946–2022),
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-winning documentary filmmaker, activist, and feministFlorence Jr.Russell; and Hulsey, Lynn
"Julia Reichert, Academy Award-winning Yellow Springs filmmaker, dies at 76"
''
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'', December 2, 2022. Accessed February 6, 2023. "Reichert grew up in Bordentown Township, New Jersey and was a 1964 graduate of Bordentown Regional High School."


References


External links


Bordentown Township website
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