Bordentown Township, New Jersey
Template:Short description Template:For Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Bordentown 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 11,791,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 424 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 11,367,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 2,987 (+35.6%) from the 8,380 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.<ref>Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref>
Bordentown was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature 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 1894<ref name=Story>Snyder, 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.</ref> The township was named for founder Joseph Borden.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 27, 2015.</ref><ref>Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 37. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed August 27, 2015.</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, 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%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
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 Delaware River in Pennsylvania.<ref>Areas touching Bordentown Township, MapIt. Accessed March 20, 2020.</ref><ref>Municipalities within Burlington County, NJ, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Accessed March 20, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>
Crosswicks Creek and its juncture with the Delaware River, 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.<ref>Environmental Resource Inventory for the Township of Bordentown, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission, December 2004. Accessed June 13, 2012.</ref>
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bossert Estates, Dunns Mill<ref>Geographic Information System Maps Burlington, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed February 27, 2022.</ref> and Newbold Island.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 28, 2015.</ref>
The former Template:Convert Parklands dump brownfield site is being transformed to a solar array by PSE&G as part of a project that began in 2014.<ref>Rojas, Cristina. "PSE&G starts construction to turn landfill into 10-megawatt solar field", The Times, September 24, 2014. Accessed October 1, 2014.</ref>
Demographics
[edit]2010 census
[edit]The 2010 United States census counted 11,367 people, 4,173 households, and 3,096 families in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,360 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 74.38% (8,455) White, 10.70% (1,216) Black or African American, 0.26% (30) Native American, 10.57% (1,201) Asian, 0.06% (7) Pacific Islander, 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.<ref name=Census2010/>
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.<ref name=Census2010/>
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.<ref name=Census2010/>
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income 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 per capita income for the borough was $35,276 (+/− $1,638). About 1.7% of families and 1.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.2% of those under age 18 and 1.7% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Bordentown township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 29, 2012.</ref>
2000 census
[edit]As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 8,380 people, 3,293 households, and 2,305 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,436 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 89.33% White, 5.02% African American, 0.20% Native American, 3.32% Asian, 0.68% from other races, and 1.44% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.03% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Bordentown Township, Burlington County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 8, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>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, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 8, 2013.</ref>
There were 3,293 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.5% were married couples 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.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
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.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
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 per capita income for the township was $26,934. About 2.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
The most common ancestries in Bordentown Township were Italian (25.7%), Irish (23.8%), German (20.0%), English (11.8%) and Polish (9.8%).<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
Government
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Bordentown Township is governed under the Township 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.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large 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.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 103.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 7. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.
Template:As of, members of the Bordentown Township Committee are Mayor 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).<ref name=Committee>Mayor and Township Committee, Bordentown Township. Accessed April 18, 2024.</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Bordentown Township. Accessed April 18, 2024.</ref><ref name=Burlington2023>2023 General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results, Burlington County, New Jersey, updated November 30, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Burlington2022>November 8, 2022 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results, Burlington County, New Jersey, updated November 29, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Burlington2021>November 2, 2021 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results, Burlington County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>
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.<ref>Township Committee Reorganization Meeting Minutes for January 7, 2023, Township of Bordentown. Accessed April 24, 2023. "Township Clerk Carrington stated that in November, Committeeman Jim Kostoplis was elected to be the Burlington County Sheriff. A written letter from Mr. Kostoplis was received by the Clerk on December 14th in which he resigned from his Township Committee position.... Roll Call Vote to appoint Bill Grayson as a member of the Township Committee for the unexpired term vacated by Jim Kostoplis."</ref>
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.<ref>O'Sullivan, Jeannie. "Republican appointed to Bordentown Township Committee", Burlington County Times, July 11, 2012. Accessed August 12, 2012. "Officials on Monday appointed John Moynihan, a former committee candidate, to fill the seat vacated by Republican Anita DiMattia in June. The term will expire in December."</ref>
Federal, state and county representation
[edit]Bordentown Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 7th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref> Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 census, Bordentown Township had been in the 30th state legislative district.<ref name=LWV2011>2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government Template:Webarchive, p. 55, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref> Prior to the 2010 Census, Bordentown Township had been part of the Template:Ushr, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.<ref name=LWV2011/>
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Politics
[edit]Template:PresHead Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow Template:PresRow |} 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.<ref name=VoterRegistration>Voter Registration Summary - Burlington, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> 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).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref>
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,949 votes (57.8% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney 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).<ref>Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Burlington County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Burlington County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,812 votes (54.7% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain 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).<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 2,320 votes (49.4% vs. 52.9% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush 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).<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref>
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie 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).<ref>2013 Governor: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5, 2013 General Election Results : Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,733 votes (49.1% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine 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).<ref>2009 Governor: Burlington County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref>
Education
[edit]Public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade attend the schools of the Bordentown Regional School District, which serves students from Bordentown City, Bordentown Township and Fieldsboro Borough.<ref>Bordentown Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed November 27, 2017. "Bordentown Regional School District is a vibrant learning community, proudly serving the communities of Fieldsboro, Bordentown City and Bordentown Township.... In addition to the three aforementioned communities, Bordentown Regional High School also welcomes students from New Hanover into its ninth-twelfth grade population."</ref><ref>Staff. "Regional School Districts", Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed February 11, 2025. "Bordentown Regional - Serves: Bordentown City, Bordentown Township, Fieldsboro, New Hanover"</ref> 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 student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Bordentown Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Bordentown Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are Clara Barton Elementary School<ref>Clara Barton Elementary School, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed February 11, 2025.</ref> with 215 students in grades K–2 (generally serves Bordentown City and the Holloway Meadows section of Bordentown Township), Peter Muschal Elementary School<ref>Peter Muschal Elementary School, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed February 11, 2025.</ref> with 480 students in grades PreK–5 (generally serves remainder of Bordentown Township and the Borough of Fieldsboro), MacFarland Intermediate School<ref>MacFarland Intermediate School, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed February 11, 2025.</ref> with 247 students in grades 3–5, Bordentown Regional Middle School<ref>Bordentown Regional Middle School, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed February 11, 2025.</ref> with 505 students in grades 6–8 and Bordentown Regional High School<ref>Bordentown Regional High School, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed February 11, 2025.</ref> with 762 students in grades 9–12.<ref>District Information, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed February 11, 2025. "What communities make up the Regional School District? Our district is comprised of the Township of Bordentown, the City of Bordentown and the Borough of Fieldsboro. New Hanover Township sends students on a tuition basis grades 9-12.... There are five schools in the school district. There are two elementary schools serving students in full day kindergarten through grade 3; Clara Barton is located in Bordentown City, and Peter Muschal is located in Bordentown Township. MacFarland Intermediate School, located in Bordentown City, serves grades 4 & 5, while Bordentown Regional Middle School, located in Bordentown Township, serves grades 6, 7 & 8 and Bordentown Regional High School serves grades 9-12 and is located in Bordentown Township."</ref><ref>Public Schools Directory 2023–2024, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Bordentown Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Bordentown Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> 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.<ref>Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Bordentown Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed February 7, 2020. "The Bordentown Regional School District (hereafter referred to as the 'District') is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three members’ terms expire each year. The purpose of the District is to educate students in grades kindergarten through twelfth at its five schools."</ref><ref>Board Members, Bordentown Regional School District. Accessed February 7, 2020.</ref> The board's nine seats are allocated based on the population of the constituent municipalities, with five seats assigned to Bordentown Township.<ref>Government That Works; Opportunities For Change: The Report of the Bordentown Regional School District, New Jersey Department of the Treasury, September 1999. Accessed February 7, 2020. "The Bordentown Regional School District is composed of three municipalities, Bordentown Township (Township), Bordentown City (City) and Fieldsboro Borough (Borough). The school district is governed by a Board of Education consisting of five members from the Township, three from the City, and one from the Borough, and one non-voting member from the New Hanover Township District, which sends students in grades nine through twelve on a tuition basis."</ref>
The New Hanover Township School District, consisting of New Hanover Township (including its Cookstown area) and Wrightstown Borough, sends students to Bordentown Regional High School on a tuition basis for ninth through twelfth grades as part of a sending/receiving relationship that has been in place since the 1960s, with about 50 students from the New Hanover district being sent to the high school.<ref>High School Sending Districts, Burlington County Library System, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2006. Accessed October 1, 2014.</ref><ref>Kuzminski, Charles; and Thomas W. "Study on Behalf of the New Hanover School District on the Feasibility of Extending the District's Send/Receive Relationship to Include Students in Grades 6 – 8, The Educational Information and Resource Center, November 2011. Accessed October 1, 2014. "The New Hanover Township School District has participated in a send/receive relationship with the Bordentown Regional District since approximately 1960. Each year 45-55 New Hanover School District students attend Bordentown Regional High School."</ref> 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.<ref>Zimmaro, Mark. "New Hanover School to decide on middle school proposal", Burlington County Times, March 11, 2011. Accessed October 1, 2014. "New Hanover — The township's school district will decide on Wednesday whether to enter an agreement with the Bordentown Regional School District for a send-receive agreement for middle school children. The district which serves New Hanover and Wrightstown, already sends its high school students to Bordentown Regional High School and district officials are trying to determine whether sending sixth-, seventh- and eighth-graders to Bordentown Regional Middle School would be a feasible idea."</ref>
Students from Bordentown 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.<ref>Why Choose BCIT?, Burlington County Institute of Technology. Accessed November 21, 2013.</ref>
Transportation
[edit]Roads and highways
[edit]Template:As of, the township had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Burlington County, Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.<ref>Burlington County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed November 14, 2013.</ref>
Interstate 95 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 Template:Convert from Mansfield Township in the south to Chesterfield Township on the township's eastern border.<ref>Interstate 95 / New Jersey Turnpike Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, October 2001. Accessed November 21, 2013.</ref> 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.
U.S. Route 130 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
[edit]NJ Transit offers light rail service at the Bordentown station at Park Street<ref>Bordentown station, NJ Transit. Accessed November 14, 2013.</ref> on the River Line between the Trenton Rail Station and the Walter Rand Transportation Center (and other stops) in Camden.<ref>River LINE System Map, NJ Transit. Accessed February 27, 2022.</ref>
NJ Transit provides bus service in the township between Trenton and Philadelphia on the 409 route.<ref>Burlington County Bus/Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 28, 2010. Accessed November 21, 2013.</ref><ref>South Jersey Transit Guide Template:Webarchive, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed November 21, 2013.</ref>
Notable people
[edit]Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Bordentown Township include:
- Andy Kim (born 1982), politician and former diplomat serving as the U.S. representative from New Jersey's 3rd congressional district<ref>Levinsky, David. "Andy Kim focuses first 100 days on transparency, outreach and compromise" Template:Webarchive, Burlington County Times, April 21, 2019. Accessed July 26, 2020. "He now lives in Bordentown Township and is the first Asian American to represent New Jersey in Congress, as well as the first Democrat to represent the district since the late John Adler, of Cherry Hill, who served one term from 2009 through 2010."</ref>
- Julia Reichert (1946–2022), Academy Award-winning documentary filmmaker, activist, and feminist<ref>Florence Jr.Russell; and Hulsey, Lynn. "Julia Reichert, Academy Award-winning Yellow Springs filmmaker, dies at 76", Dayton Daily News, 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."</ref>