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Eagleswood Township, New Jersey
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Township
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Location of Eagleswood Township in Ocean County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Ocean County in New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
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Census Bureau map of Eagleswood Township, New Jersey
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 Eagleswood Township, New Jersey
Location in Ocean County, New Jersey
Eagleswood Township, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Eagleswood Township, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| state |  New Jersey |
| County |  Ocean |
| Incorporated | March 17, 1874 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| Area | |
| • Total | 18.96 sq mi (49.11 km2) |
| • Land | 16.10 sq mi (41.71 km2) |
| • Water | 2.86 sq mi (7.41 km2) 15.08% |
| Area rank | 149th of 565 in state 14th of 33 in county |
| Elevation | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population
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| • Total | 1,722 |
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1,783 |
| • Rank | 499th of 565 in state 24th of 33 in county |
| • Density | 106.9/sq mi (41.3/km2) |
| • Density rank | 537th of 565 in state 33rd of 33 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code |
08092 – West Creek
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| Area code(s) | 609 Exchanges: 294, 296, 697, 812, 978 |
| FIPS code | 3402918670 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882068 |
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Eagleswood Township is a township in Ocean County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 1,722, the highest recorded in any decennial count and an increase of 119 (+7.4%) from the 2010 census count of 1,603, which in turn reflected an increase of 162 (+11.2%) from the 1,441 counted in the 2000 census.
Eagleswood Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 17, 1874, from portions of Stafford Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Beach Haven (November 11, 1890) and Long Beach Township (March 23, 1899).
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 18.96 square miles (49.11 km2), including 16.10 square miles (41.71 km2) of land and 2.86 square miles (7.41 km2) of water (15.08%).
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Coxs, Cox's Crossing, Coxstown, Dinner Point, Horse Point, Mud Cove, Parker Cove, Spraguetown, Stafford Forge, Staffordville and West Creek.
The township borders the Ocean County municipalities of Little Egg Harbor Township, Long Beach Township and Stafford Township.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 592 | — | |
| 1890 | 791 | 33.6% | |
| 1900 | 563 | * | −28.8% |
| 1910 | 550 | −2.3% | |
| 1920 | 420 | −23.6% | |
| 1930 | 483 | 15.0% | |
| 1940 | 551 | 14.1% | |
| 1950 | 623 | 13.1% | |
| 1960 | 766 | 23.0% | |
| 1970 | 823 | 7.4% | |
| 1980 | 1,009 | 22.6% | |
| 1990 | 1,476 | 46.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,441 | −2.4% | |
| 2010 | 1,603 | 11.2% | |
| 2020 | 1,722 | 7.4% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 1,783 | 11.2% | |
| Population sources: 1880–2000 1880–1920 1880–1890 1890–1910 1910–1930 1940–2000 2000 2010 2020 * = Lost territory in previous decade. |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 1,603 people, 621 households, and 454 families in the township. The population density was 99.8 inhabitants per square mile (38.5/km2). There were 760 housing units at an average density of 47.3 per square mile (18.3/km2). The racial makeup was 96.44% (1,546) White, 0.87% (14) Black or African American, 0.06% (1) Native American, 0.62% (10) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 1.00% (16) from other races, and 1.00% (16) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.37% (54) of the population.
Of the 621 households, 30.0% had children under the age of 18; 58.6% were married couples living together; 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.9% were non-families. Of all households, 22.7% were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.00.
21.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 23.1% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 13.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 107.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 102.4 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $60,221 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,757) and the median family income was $70,313 (+/− $11,006). Males had a median income of $49,875 (+/− $7,215) versus $38,036 (+/− $8,952) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,135 (+/− $2,836). About 4.8% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 1.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Eagleswood Township School District serves students in public school for grades pre-kindergarten through sixth grade at Eagleswood Township Elementary School. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 143 students and 16.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.6:1. In the 2016–17 school year, Eagleswood had the 20th smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 141 students.
Public school students in seventh through twelfth grades attend the schools of the Pinelands Regional School District, which also serves students from Bass River Township, Little Egg Harbor Township and Tuckerton Borough. Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Pinelands Regional Junior High School with 520 students in grades 7-8 and Pinelands Regional High School with 1,069 students in grades 9-12.
Transportation
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Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 25.04 miles (40.30 km) of roadways, of which 11.19 miles (18.01 km) were maintained by the municipality, 8.87 miles (14.27 km) by Ocean County, 3.01 miles (4.84 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 1.97 miles (3.17 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
The Garden State Parkway is the most prominent road passing through Eagleswood Township. However, there are no exits within the township, with the nearest access points being at Interchange 58 (County Route 539) in Little Egg Harbor Township and Interchange 63 (New Jersey Route 72) in Stafford Township. U.S. Route 9 is the main highway directly serving Eagleswood.
Public transportation
NJ Transit offers local bus service between the township and Atlantic City on the 559 route.
Ocean Ride local service is offered on route OC6.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Eagleswood Township include:
- John T. Hendrickson Jr. (1923–1999), politician who represented the 9th Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1982 to 1989
- George Inness (1825–1894), landscape painter
- Paul Marshall Johnson Jr. (1955–2004), helicopter engineer who was taken hostage by militants in 2004 and had his murder in Saudi Arabia by Al-Qaeda in the Arabian Peninsula recorded on video tape
