Greenwich Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey

Greenwich Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,917,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 18 (+0.4%) from the 2010 census count of 4,899,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 20 (+0.4%) from the 4,879 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>

Greenwich Township was first formed on March 1, 1695, and was formally incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Over the centuries, portions of the township were taken to form Woolwich Township (March 7, 1767), Franklin Township (January 27, 1820), Spicer Township (March 13, 1844; now Harrison Township), Mantua Township (February 23, 1853), East Greenwich Township (February 10, 1881), and Paulsboro (March 2, 1904).<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. 139. Accessed October 26, 2012.</ref> The township was named for Greenwich, England.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 31, 2015.</ref>

History

C. A. Nothnagle Log House in Greenwich Township is one of the oldest standing wooden structures built by European settlers in the Eastern United States.<ref>Staff. "Log Cabin in Greenwich may be Oldest in County", Courier-Post, February 23, 2000. Accessed September 9, 2013. "The Nothnagle log cabin in Greenwich, Gloucester County, is believed to be the oldest log cabin in the United States."</ref> It was likely built by early Finnish-Swedish settlers after 1638 but before 1700; its precise age has not been definitively determined. A plaque at the house indicates that the structure was built between 1638 and 1643, while the National Register of Historic Places web site states: "Period of Significance: 1650–1699". The one-room cabin is constructed of square-hewn logs with a low-beamed ceiling with a large corner fireplace in a rear corner.<ref>Nothnagle Log Cabin, Gibbstown, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2017.</ref>

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 12.03 square miles (31.16 km²), including 8.96 square miles (23.21 km²) of land and 3.07 square miles (7.95 km²) of water (25.50%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Gibbstown, with a 2010 population of 3,739,<ref>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Gibbstown CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref> is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Greenwich Township.<ref>New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref> Other unincorporated communities, localities, and places located partially or completely in the township are Clements, Green, Monds Island, and Thompsons Point.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 22, 2015.</ref>

The township borders East Greenwich Township, Logan Township, and Paulsboro in Gloucester County. Greenwich Township also borders the Delaware River.<ref>Municipalities within Gloucester County, NJ, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref>

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 4,899 people, 1,946 households, and 1,352 families in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,048 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 93.22% (4,567) White, 4.00% (196) Black or African American, 0.06% (3) Native American, 0.76% (37) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.41% (20) from other races, and 1.55% (76) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.35% (115) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,946 households, 25.8% had children under the age of 18; 53.3% were married couples living together; 11.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.5% were non-families. Of all households, 24.9% were made up of individuals and 13.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.51 and the average family size was 3.01.<ref name=Census2010/>

20.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.2 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that, in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars, median household income was $63,817 with a margin of error of +/− $7,652, and median family income was $81,250 (+/− $14,406). Males had a median income of $47,927 (+/− $6,567) versus $41,750 (+/− $4,066) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $30,685 (+/− $3,226). About 8.1% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.7% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Greenwich township, Gloucester County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 4,879 people, 1,866 households, and 1,393 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,944 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 94.55% White, 3.32% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.68% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 1.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Greenwich township, Gloucester County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Greenwich township, Gloucester County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref>

There were 1,866 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.05.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township, the population was spread out, with 22.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 23.9% from 45 to 64, and 18.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $53,651, and the median income for a family was $60,565. Males had a median income of $41,875 versus $31,627 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,791. About 1.3% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Government

Local government

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Greenwich Township Municipal Building in the Gibbstown section of the township

Greenwich Township is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council Plan A form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 71 of New Jersey's 564 municipalities that use this form.<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 governing body is comprised of five members elected at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two council seats up for election in each of the first two years and the mayoral seat up for vote in the third year of 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. 19.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 10. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>Report of Audit for the year ended December 31, 2009 Template:Webarchive, Township of Greenwich. Accessed December 29, 2014. "The Township has a Mayor-Council form of government known as the Mayor-Council Plan A under the Optional Municipal Charter Law of 1960, popularly known as the Faulkner Act. The Mayor is separately elected."</ref><ref>Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref>

Template:As of, the Mayor of Greenwich Township is Democrat Vincent Giovannitti, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023.<ref name=Mayor>Mayor, Greenwich Township. Accessed January 24, 2025.</ref> Members of the Greenwich Township Council are Council President Joseph L. DiMenna (D, 2025), Lee Campbell (D, 2027), Antonio "Tony" Chila (D, 2025) and Wanda Tranquillo (R, 2027)).<ref name=Council>Township Council, Greenwich Township. Accessed January 24, 2025.</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Greenwich Township. Accessed January 24, 2025.</ref><ref name=GloucesterDirectory>Gloucester County 2024 Official Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2024>General Election November 5, 2024 Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2023>General Election November 7, 2023 Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey, November 20, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2022>General Election November 8, 2022 Summary Report Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey Clerk, November 12, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

Federal, state, and county representation

Greenwich Township is located in the 1st 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 3rd 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>

Politics

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 3,690 registered voters in Greenwich Township, of which 2,246 (60.9%) were registered as Democrats, 444 (12.0%) were registered as Republicans and 1,000 (27.1%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Gloucester, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 53.5% of the vote (1,435 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 45.0% (1,206 votes), and other candidates with 1.5% (39 votes), among the 2,712 ballots cast by the township's 3,711 registered voters (32 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 73.1%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 51.8% of the vote (1,564 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 44.8% (1,353 votes) and other candidates with 1.6% (47 votes), among the 3,022 ballots cast by the township's 3,863 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.2%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 53.9% of the vote (1,602 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 44.0% (1,308 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (34 votes), among the 2,972 ballots cast by the township's 3,853 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 77.1.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref>

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 62.2% of the vote (1,138 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 37.0% (677 votes), and other candidates with 0.8% (14 votes), among the 1,915 ballots cast by the township's 3,654 registered voters (86 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 52.4%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 49.6% of the vote (1,103 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 36.8% (817 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 8.4% (187 votes) and other candidates with 0.9% (20 votes), among the 2,222 ballots cast by the township's 3,169 registered voters, yielding a 70.1% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Gloucester County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref>

Education

Greenwich Township School District serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade.<ref>Greenwich Township (Gloucester County) Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Greenwich Township School District. Accessed July 31, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Greenwich Township School District. Composition: The Greenwich Township school District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Greenwich Township."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 421 students and 43.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Greenwich Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Greenwich Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are Broad Street Elementary School<ref>Broad Street Elementary School, Greenwich Township School District. Accessed July 31, 2023.</ref> with 267 students in grades K-4 and Nehaunsey Middle School<ref>Nehaunsey Middle School, Greenwich Township School District. Accessed July 31, 2023.</ref> with 150 students in grades 5-8.<ref>About GTSD, Greenwich Township School District. Accessed July 31, 2023. "The Greenwich Township School District is a preK-8 school district located in beautiful Gibbstown, NJ. Students in grades prek-4th grade attend Greenwich Township Elementary School aka Broad Street School. Students in grades 5 - 8 attend Nehaunsey Middle School."</ref><ref>2023–2024 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Greenwich Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed July 31, 2023.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Greenwich Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Paulsboro High School in Paulsboro as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Paulsboro Public Schools.<ref>Paulsboro Public Schools 2016 Report Card Narrative Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 30, 2017. "The district schools serve just under 1,200 students including high school students from Greenwich Township."</ref><ref>Staff. "Gloucester County municipal snapshots", Courier-Post, February 28, 2008. Accessed December 29, 2014. "Greenwich is Gloucester County's oldest township, incorporated in 1694.... About 650 students attend Greenwich's two local schools, the Broad Street School and the Nehaunsey Middle School. High school students attend Paulsboro High School."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 359 students and 30.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.7:1.<ref>School data for Paulsboro High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

Students in the county are eligible to apply to attend Gloucester County Institute of Technology, a four-year high school in Deptford Township that provides technical and vocational education. As a public school, students do not pay tuition to attend the school.<ref>Admissions Template:Webarchive, Gloucester County Institute of Technology. Accessed November 7, 2019. "There is no charge to attend. GCIT is a public school.... GCIT is the vocational-technical school for Gloucester County residents. You must live in Gloucester County to apply and attend."</ref>

Guardian Angels Regional School is a K–8 school that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.<ref>Catholic Elementary Schools, Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. Accessed December 20, 2022.</ref> Its Pre-K–3 campus is in Gibbstown while its 4–8 campus is in Paulsboro.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Transportation

Roads and highways

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Several major roadways cross the township.<ref>Gloucester County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed February 22, 2023.</ref> Route 44 passes through the center of the township<ref>Route 44 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2017. Accessed February 22, 2023.</ref> and U.S. Route 130 and Interstate 295 multiplexed together pass near the town's southern center with three interchanges: Exits 15, 16, and 17 on the border with neighboring East Greenwich Township.<ref>Interstate 295 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2017. Accessed February 22, 2023.</ref>

Public transportation

NJ Transit bus service is available between the township and Philadelphia on the 402 route.<ref>Gloucester County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 26, 2010. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref><ref>Gloucester County's Transit Guide, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref>

The Port of Paulsboro includes marine transfer operations at PBF Energy's Paulsboro Refinery<ref name = paulshist>History Template:Webarchive, Borough of Paulsboro. Accessed July 26, 2014. "Just before World War I, the export business of Vacuum Oil required a refinery on the east coast. A location near Paulsboro seemed most suitable and Vacuum purchased it in April 1916. The Paulsboro Plant, which began in 1917, was designed to manufacture lubricating oil. Gasoline and kerosene were considered by-products. ....the plant's present name, is actually located in Gibbstown and it pays taxes to that municipality (Penn's boundary), but it is referred to as the Paulsboro plant and many of its employees live in Paulsboro. ... Some of the great advances in petroleum processing were first used commercially at the Paulsboro refinery."</ref> in Gibbstown and at Thompson Point,<ref>Schedule A, Statistical Classification of Commodities Imported Into the United States, p. xxiv. United States Census Bureau, United States Government Printing Office, January 1, 1960. Accessed April 22, 2015. "11.05 Paulsboro, NJ including Billingsport, Eagle Point, Mantua Creek, Thompson Point, and Westville"</ref> and is served by SMS Rail Lines for the rail spur to the refinery<ref>Pennsylvania and New Jersey Locations Template:Webarchive, SMS Rail Lines. Accessed April 22, 2015.</ref> and the freight rail Penns Grove Secondary.

Notable people

Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Greenwich Township include:

• Stanley Druckenmiller (born 1953), hedge fund manager<ref>Toland, Bill. "Steelers' suitor Stanley Druckenmiller has always been good at making moneyHot dogs to Wall Street", Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, August 17, 2008. Accessed July 6, 2015. "His sisters, Helen and Salley, would stay with their mother, Stan would live with his father, first in Gibbstown, N.J., then in Richmond, Va."</ref>
• Lewis Earle (born 1933), member of the Florida House of Representatives from 1968 to 1974<ref>Morris, Allen Covington. The Florida Handbook, Volume 12, p. 138. Peninsular Publishing Company, 1970. Accessed July 6, 2015. "Earle, Lewis S. 'Lew,' Republican, 43rd District (Orange, Seminole); dentist, born August 22, 1933, Gibbstown, New Jersey"</ref>
• Sylvia Earle (born 1935), marine biologist<ref>Staff. "Sylvia Earle, 'Face of Marine Biology,' Receives Distinguished Alumni Award", Duke University, April 8, 2015. Accessed July 6, 2015. "Born in Gibbstown, New Jersey, Earle spent her teenage years in Dunedin, Florida, where the Gulf of Mexico served as her backyard."</ref>
• Alex Silvestro (born 1988), former football tight end / defensive end who played in the NFL for the Baltimore Ravens and New England Patriots<ref>Duggan, Dan. "Rutgers alums Tiquan Underwood and Alex Silvestro recall when Super Bowl fates intersected", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 1, 2015. Accessed July 6, 2015. "Signed by the Patriots as an undrafted free agent out of Rutgers in 2011, Silvestro was released in the final round of preseason roster cuts. The defensive end from Gibbstown was re-signed to the Patriots' practice squad three weeks into the season."</ref>

External links

• Greenwich Township website
• Greenwich Township School District
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• School Data for the Greenwich Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Paulsboro High School