HARRISON TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY

'Harrison Township' is a township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 8,788.
Harrison Township was originally formed as 'Spicer Township' by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1844, from portions of Greenwich Township and Woolwich Township. That name lasted for less than a year, with Harrison Township adopted as of April 1, 1845."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 139.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

Notable residents

References

External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 49.7 km² (19.2 mi²). 49.5 km² (19.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.26%) is water.
Harrison Township borders Woolwich Township, East Greenwich Township, Mantua Township, Glassboro, Elk Township, and South Harrison Township.
Mullica Hill is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Harrison Township.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 8,788 people, 2,848 households, and 2,323 families residing in the township. The population density was 177.4/km² (459.3/mi²). There were 2,939 housing units at an average density of 59.3/km² (153.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.16% White, 2.96% African American, 0.13% Native American, 0.73% Asian, 0.41% from other races, and 0.61% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.78% of the population.
There were 2,848 households out of which 49.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.8% were married couples living together, 7.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.4% were non-families. 15.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.06 and the average family size was 3.44.
In the township the population was spread out with 33.2% under the age of 18, 5.6% from 18 to 24, 33.7% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 6.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $77,143, and the median income for a family was $84,379. Males had a median income of $61,770 versus $39,583 for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,645. About 2.1% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The members of the Harrison Township Committee are Mayor Mike Koestler, Deputy Mayor Dennis Clowney, Leslie McGeoch, Jim Woods and Rich Thomas.^[1]

Federal, state and county representation

Harrison Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District.^[2]

Education

Students in public school for grades K through 6 attend the Harrison Township School District, which serves a total of 1,410 students. Children in Kindergarten through third grade attend the Harrison Township School (787 students). Students in grades 3 to 6 attend the Pleasant Valley School (591 students).
Public school students in grades 7 and 8 attend Clearview Regional Middle School and those in grades 9 through 12 attend the Clearview Regional High School, both located in Mullica Hill. The schools are part of the Clearview Regional High School District, which serves students from Harrison Township (1,022 students) and Mantua Township (1,147 students).
Friends School Mullica Hill is a private, nonsectarian, coeducational day school located in the Mullica Hill section of Harrison Township, serving 273 students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Harrison Township include:

★ John W. Hazelton (1814-1878), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1871-1875.^[3]

★ Nathan T. Stratton (1813-1887), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1851 to 1855.^[4]

References

1. Harrison Township Committee, Harrison Township. Accessed March 13, 2007.
2. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 58. Accessed August 30, 2006.
3. John Wright Hazelton, ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''. Accessed August 16, 2007.
4. Nathan Taylor Stratton. ''Biographical Directory of the United States Congress''. Accessed August 25, 2007.

External links

★ Harrison Township web site

★ Harrison Township School District

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Harrison Township School District

★ Clearview Regional High School District

★ Harrison forum