Eastampton Township, New Jersey facts for kids
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Eastampton Township, New Jersey
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Old schoolhouse within the Smithville Historic District in Eastampton Township
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Location of Eastampton Township in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
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Census Bureau map of Eastampton Township, New Jersey
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 Eastampton Township, New Jersey
Location in Burlington County, New Jersey
Eastampton Township, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Eastampton Township, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  New Jersey |
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| County |  Burlington |
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| Incorporated | March 9, 1880 | |
| Government | ||
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) | |
| • Body | Township Council | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 5.82 sq mi (15.06 km2) | |
| • Land | 5.73 sq mi (14.84 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.22 km2) 1.48% | |
| Area rank | 261st of 565 in state 26th of 40 in county |
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| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 6,191 | |
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6,438 | |
| • Rank | 340th of 565 in state 27th of 40 in county |
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| • Density | 1,080.5/sq mi (417.2/km2) | |
| • Density rank | 373rd of 565 in state 23rd of 40 in county |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) | |
| ZIP Code |
08060 – Mount Holly
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| Area code(s) | 609 | |
| FIPS code | 3400518790 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882105 | |
Eastampton Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 6,191, an increase of 122 (+2.0%) from the 2010 census count of 6,069, which in turn reflected a decline of 133 (−2.1%) from the 6,202 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
History
Eastampton Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 11, 1880, from portions of Westampton Township. Portions of both Lumberton Township and Southampton Township were annexed in 1882.
Eastampton is the location of Smithville, an industrial community created by Hezekiah Bradley Smith for his machine company, which produced the American Star Bicycle. It is now a county park.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 5.82 square miles (15.06 km2), including 5.73 square miles (14.84 km2) of land and 0.09 square miles (0.22 km2) of water (1.48%).
The township borders the Burlington County municipalities of Lumberton Township, Mount Holly Township, Pemberton Township, Southampton Township, Springfield Township and Westampton Township.
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Smithville and Turpentine.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 566 | — | |
| 1890 | 654 | 15.5% | |
| 1900 | 584 | −10.7% | |
| 1910 | 508 | −13.0% | |
| 1920 | 539 | 6.1% | |
| 1930 | 503 | −6.7% | |
| 1940 | 498 | −1.0% | |
| 1950 | 692 | 39.0% | |
| 1960 | 1,402 | 102.6% | |
| 1970 | 2,284 | 62.9% | |
| 1980 | 3,814 | 67.0% | |
| 1990 | 4,962 | 30.1% | |
| 2000 | 6,202 | 25.0% | |
| 2010 | 6,069 | −2.1% | |
| 2020 | 6,191 | 2.0% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 6,438 | 6.1% | |
| Population sources: 1880–2000 1880–1920 1880–1890 1890–1910 1850–1930 1940–2000 2000 2010 2020 |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 6,069 people, 2,281 households, and 1,640 families in the township. The population density was 1,055.6 per square mile (407.6/km2). There were 2,380 housing units at an average density of 414.0 per square mile (159.8/km2). The racial makeup was 73.11% (4,437) White, 16.97% (1,030) Black or African American, 0.35% (21) Native American, 4.48% (272) Asian, 0.07% (4) Pacific Islander, 1.65% (100) from other races, and 3.38% (205) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.29% (503) of the population.
Of the 2,281 households, 33.5% had children under the age of 18; 54.8% were married couples living together; 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.1% were non-families. Of all households, 22.9% were made up of individuals and 5.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.15.
24.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.1 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.6 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $73,393 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,010) and the median family income was $91,375 (+/− $8,669). Males had a median income of $60,405 (+/− $4,400) versus $44,028 (+/− $8,940) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $32,065 (+/− $2,298). About 3.0% of families and 5.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.8% of those under age 18 and 3.2% of those age 65 or over.
Education
For kindergarten through eighth grade, public school students are served by the Eastampton Township School District at Eastampton Community School. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 561 students and 46.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1.
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a regional public high school serving students from five communities encompassing approximately 40 square miles (100 km2), including Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton. As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,069 students and 139.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.8:1. The school is located in Mount Holly Township. The district's board of education 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 as part of the November general election. Seats on the board are allocated based on the population of the five constituent municipalities, with one seat assigned to Eastampton.
Students from Eastampton Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, 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
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As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 30.46 miles (49.02 km) of roadways, of which 19.95 miles (32.11 km) were maintained by the municipality, 9.43 miles (15.18 km) by Burlington County and 1.08 miles (1.74 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
U.S. Route 206 is the most prominent highway serving Eastampton, running north–south along the township's border with Pemberton Township. County Route 537 also crosses the township with an east–west orientation.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Eastampton Township include:
- Charles R. Chickering (1891–1970), freelance artist who designed 77 U.S. postage stamps while working at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing
- Hezekiah Bradley Smith (1816–1887), inventor and a Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1879 to 1881
