Editing Alloway Township, New Jersey

{{short description|Township in Salem County, New Jersey, US}}
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|map_caption              = Alloway Township highlighted in [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]]. Inset map: Salem County highlighted in the State of [[New Jersey]].
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|subdivision_name2        = {{flagicon image|}} [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem]]
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|government_type          = [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]]
|governing_body           = Township Committee
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = P. Ed McKelvey ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term ends December 31, 2023)<ref name=Committee/>
|leader_title1            = [[Municipal manager|Administrator]] / [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name1             = Charlet Cheeseman<ref>[http://allowaytownship.com/clerk-registrar Clerk / Registrar], Alloway Creek Township. Accessed May 23, 2022.</ref>
|established_title        = [[Royal charter]]
|established_date         = June 17, 1767, as ''Upper Alloways Creek Township''
|established_title1       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = February 21, 1798
|established_title2       = Renamed
|established_date2        = February 21, 1884, as ''Alloway Township''
|named_for                = [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] Chief Alloway
|unit_pref                = Imperial
|area_footnotes           = <ref name=CensusArea>[https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 1, 2020.</ref>
|area_magnitude           =
|area_total_km2           = 87.84
|area_land_km2            = 86.70
|area_water_km2           =  1.13
|area_total_sq_mi         = 33.91
|area_land_sq_mi          = 33.48
|area_water_sq_mi         =  0.44
|area_water_percent       =  1.29
|area_rank                = 71st of 565 in state<br>6th of 15 in county<ref name=CensusArea/>
|population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
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|population_total         = 3283
|population_rank          = 435th of 565 in state<br>9th of 15 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
|population_density_km2   = auto
|population_density_sq_mi = 98.1
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|timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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|postal_code              = 08001<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=alloway&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Alloway, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm ZIP Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed August 23, 2013.</ref>
|area_codes                = [[Area code 856|856]] [[telephone exchange|exchanges]]: 339, 878, 935<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Alloway Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Alloway, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 1, 2013.</ref>
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|blank1_name              = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
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|website                  = {{nowrap|{{URL|https://www.allowaytownship.com}}}}
|footnotes                = 
}}

'''Alloway Township''' is a [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] in [[Salem County, New Jersey|Salem County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the township's population was 3,283,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 184 (−5.3%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 3,467,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 693 (+25.0%) from the 2,774 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls 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, 2022.</ref>

==History==
What is now Alloway was formally incorporated as '''Upper Alloways Creek Township''' by a [[Royal charter]] granted on June 17, 1767, from portions of the now-defunct [[Alloways Creek Township, New Jersey|Alloways Creek Township]]. The township was formally incorporated by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on February 21, 1798. [[Quinton Township, New Jersey|Quinton Township]] was formed from portions of the township on February 18, 1873. The name was officially changed to Alloway Township as of February 21, 1884.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606&ndash;1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 217. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref>

The name Alloway is derivative of Allowas, a local [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] chief.<ref>Pierce, Arthur Dudley. [https://books.google.com/books?id=luzPpZi34TEC&pg=PA87 ''Smugglers' Woods: Jaunts and Journeys in Colonial and Revolutionary New Jersey''], p. 87. [[Rutgers University Press]], 1960. {{ISBN|9780813504445}}. Accessed August 29, 2015.</ref><ref>[[Henry Gannett|Gannett, Henry]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=9V1IAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA21 ''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States''], p. 21. [[United States Government Printing Office]], 1905. Accessed December 23, 2014.</ref><ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=6 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref>

Ranch Hope, a [[nonprofit organization]] founded in 1962 by [[Reverend]] David L. Bailey Sr. and Eileen Bailey, provides behavioral health care, education, short-term shelter care, supportive housing and adventure-based services for thousands of children and families annually on a {{Convert|100|acres|adj=on}} campus in the township.<ref>[https://www.ranchhope.org/our-history/ Our History], Ranch Hope. Accessed January 10, 2024. "Ranch Hope was founded in 1962 by the Rev. and Mrs. David L. Bailey.... With the assistance of Hiram Strang, a local dairy farmer, Rev. Bailey was able to purchase a 100 acre farm in Alloway, NJ."</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 33.91 square miles (87.84&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 33.48 square miles (86.70&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.44 square miles (1.13&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (1.29%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Alloway (CDP), New Jersey|Alloway]] (with a 2010 Census population of 1,402<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212055057/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3400850 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Alloway CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref>) is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located within Alloway Township.<ref>[https://archive.today/20150420022841/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34033 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Salem County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref><ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref> Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include [[Aldine, New Jersey|Aldine]], [[Alloway Junction, New Jersey|Alloway Junction]], Dilkes Mile, [[Friesburg, New Jersey|Friesburg]], Lake Sycamore, [[Mower, New Jersey|Mower]], New Boston, [[Oakland, Alloway Township, New Jersey|Oakland]], [[Penton, New Jersey|Penton]], [[Remsterville, New Jersey|Remsterville]], [[Riddleton, New Jersey|Riddleton]] and Watsons Mills.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed March 26, 2015.</ref>

The township borders [[Mannington Township, New Jersey|Mannington Township]], [[Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey|Pilesgrove Township]], [[Quinton Township, New Jersey|Quinton Township]] and [[Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey|Upper Pittsgrove Township]] in Salem County; and [[Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]], [[Stow Creek Township, New Jersey|Stow Creek Township]] and [[Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey|Upper Deerfield Township]] in [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]].<ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/salem-county/ Salem County Map], Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 17, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| align=left
| 1810=1921
| 1820=2194
| 1830=2136
| 1840=2235
| 1850=2530
| 1860=2899
| 1870=3062
| 1880=1917 | 1880n=*
| 1890=1675
| 1900=1528
| 1910=1533
| 1920=1431
| 1930=1575
| 1940=1705
| 1950=1792
| 1960=2226
| 1970=2550
| 1980=2680
| 1990=2795
| 2000=2774
| 2010=3467
| 2020=3283
| estimate=3319
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
| footnote=Population sources:<small> 1810–2000<ref>Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popsal_04.htm Population Data for Salem County Municipalities, 1810 - 2000], WestJersey.org, January 6, 2011. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref><br>1810–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 13, 2013.</ref> 1840<ref>[[Francis Bowen|Bowen, Francis]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 ''American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843''], p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed August 13, 2013.</ref> 1850–1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA255 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 255, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed January 16, 2013. "Upper Alloway's Creek township contained 2,530 inhabitants in 1850; in 1860, 2,899; in 1870, 3,062."</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA140 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''], p. 140. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 260. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref><br>1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA718 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 718. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212111844/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3403300880 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Alloway township, Salem County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_sal/alloway1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Alloway township] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180316084714/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_sal/alloway1.pdf |date=2018-03-16}}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref> 2020<ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 3,467 people, 1,193 households, and 945 families in the township. The population density was {{convert|103.8|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 1,268 housing units at an average density of {{convert|38.0|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup was 91.49% (3,172) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 5.08% (176) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.43% (15) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.89% (31) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.61% (21) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.50% (52) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 1.96% (68) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,193 households, 34.5% had children under the age of 18; 67.6% were married couples living together; 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 20.8% were non-families. Of all households, 17.4% were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.21.<ref name=Census2010/>

26.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 23.2% from 25 to 44, 30.8% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 101.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 102.5 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $86,979 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,158) and the median family income was $91,979 (+/− $8,633). Males had a median income of $61,544 (+/− $11,567) versus $35,528 (+/− $2,497) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $27,649 (+/− $2,963). About 4.6% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 19.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212082706/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403300880 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Alloway township, Salem County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,774 people, 948 households, and 742 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|84.5|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 995 housing units at an average density of {{convert|30.3|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 90.70% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 6.89% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.54% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.43% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.40% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.05% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.38% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603403300880.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Alloway township, Salem County, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[https://archive.today/20200212094902/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403300880 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Alloway township, Salem County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref>

There were 948 households, out of which 36.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.8% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 7.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.7% were non-families. 18.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.19.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township the population was spread out, with 28.1% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 23.8% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 103.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 105.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $56,528, and the median income for a family was $65,132. Males had a median income of $43,839 versus $27,188 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the township was $22,935. About 4.5% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 8.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Government==

===Local government===
Alloway is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] form of [[Local government in New Jersey|New Jersey municipal government]]. The township is one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf ''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 three 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 one seat coming up for election each year as part of the November general election.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], April 2006, p. 19.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=7 "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 council selects one of its members to serves as mayor and another as deputy mayor.{{Citation needed|date=December 2018}}

{{As of|2022}}, the Alloway Township Committee consists of [[Mayor]] P. Ed McKelvey ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor K. Myrle Patrick (R, term on committee ends 2022; term as deputy mayor ends 2020) and Warren Morgan III ([[Democratic Party (United States)|D]], 2023).<ref name=Committee>[https://allowaytownship.com/township-committee Township Committee], Alloway Township. Accessed May 23, 2022.</ref><ref>[http://www.allowaytownship.com/downloads/Docs_Finance/2022/2022adoptedbudget.pdf 2022 Municipal Data Sheet], Alloway Township. Accessed May 23, 2022.</ref><ref name=Salem2021>[https://salemcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/OFFICIAL-General-Election-Results-Salem-County-2021-min.pdf Election Summary Report General Election Salem County November 2, 2021 Official Results Report], [[Salem County, New Jersey]], updated November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Salem2020>[https://salemcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/ElectionSummaryReportRPT-short-version-revised-min.pdf Election Summary Report Salem County NJ General Election November 3, 2020 Official Report], [[Salem County, New Jersey]], updated November 25, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Salem2019>[https://salemcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Official-Result-Summary-Report-min.pdf November 5, 2019 Summary Report Salem County, NJ Official Results], [[Salem County, New Jersey]] Clerk, updated November 18, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

===Federal, state and county representation===
Alloway Township is located in the 2nd Congressional district<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf 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>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#3 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 2,269 registered voters in Alloway Township, of which 509 (22.4% vs. 30.6% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 596 (26.3% vs. 21.0%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,163 (51.3% vs. 48.4%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There was one voter registered to another party.<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-salem-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Salem], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 65.4% (vs. 64.6% in Salem County) were registered to vote, including 88.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 84.4% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 58.5% of the vote (1,019 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 39.7% (691 votes), and other candidates with 1.8% (31 votes), among the 1,754 ballots cast by the township's 2,412 registered voters (13 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 72.7%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-salem.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Salem County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-salem.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Salem County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 1,011 votes (56.5% vs. 46.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 731 votes (40.8% vs. 50.4%) and other candidates with 32 votes (1.8% vs. 1.6%), among the 1,790 ballots cast by the township's 2,312 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.4% (vs. 71.8% in Salem County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-salem.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Salem County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 1,060 votes (62.6% vs. 52.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 609 votes (36.0% vs. 45.9%) and other candidates with 15 votes (0.9% vs. 1.0%), among the 1,693 ballots cast by the township's 2,172 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.9% (vs. 71.0% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_salem_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Salem County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref>

{{PresHead|place=Alloway Township |source=<br>2024<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-salem.pdf Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Salem County], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2020<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-salem.pdf Presidential November 3, 2020 General Election Results Salem County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], published December 18, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> 2016<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-salem.pdf Presidential November 8, 2016 General Election Results Salem County], [[New Jersey Department of State]], updated December 14, 2016. Accessed January 16, 2025.</ref> 2012<ref name=2012Election>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-salem.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Salem County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> 2008<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-salem.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Salem County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref> 2004<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_salem_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Salem County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref>}}

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In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 68.1% of the vote (770 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 27.8% (314 votes), and other candidates with 4.1% (46 votes), among the 1,138 ballots cast by the township's 2,397 registered voters (8 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.5%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-salem.pdf |title=Governor - Salem County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-salem.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Salem County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 660 votes (55.4% vs. 46.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 368 votes (30.9% vs. 39.9%), Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 137 votes (11.5% vs. 9.7%) and other candidates with 17 votes (1.4% vs. 2.0%), among the 1,192 ballots cast by the township's 2,302 registered voters, yielding a 51.8% turnout (vs. 47.3% in the county).<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-salem.pdf 2009 Governor: Salem County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017231212/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-salem.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed January 16, 2013.</ref>

==Education==
The [[Alloway Township School District]] serves students in public school for [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] at Alloway Township School.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/33/0060 School Performance Reports for the Alloway Township School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 10, 2023.</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 289 students and 25.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.5:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400810&DistrictID=3400810 District information for Alloway Twp School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

Students in public school for [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Woodstown High School]] in [[Woodstown, New Jersey|Woodstown]], which serves students from [[Pilesgrove Township, New Jersey|Pilesgrove Township]] and Woodstown, along with students from Alloway Township, [[Oldmans Township, New Jersey|Oldmans Township]] and [[Upper Pittsgrove Township, New Jersey|Upper Pittsgrove Township]] who attend the high school as part of [[sending/receiving relationship]]s with the [[Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District]].<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/33/5910/000.html Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807070924/https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/33/5910/000.html |date=August 7, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed August 6, 2017. "This School Report Card provides the school district's constituents with information concerning the district's programs, including test scores, attendance data of students and staff, financial details, and other specifics which together form a comprehensive review of our school district's offerings to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove community as well as the high school sending districts of Alloway, Oldmans, and Upper Pittsgrove."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 559 students and 49.7 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 11.2:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418330&ID=341833005114 School data for Woodstown High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>

==Transportation==
[[File:2018-08-08 10 36 44 View north along New Jersey State Route 77 (Pole Tavern-Bridgeton Road) just north of Salem County Route 614 (Daretown-Bridgeton Road) in Alloway Township, Salem County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[New Jersey Route 77|Route 77]] (Pole Tavern-Bridgeton Road) northbound in Alloway Township]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|79.86|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|36.66|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{convert|43.20|mi}} by Salem County.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Salem.pdf Salem County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref>

[[New Jersey Route 77]] (Pole Tavern-Bridgeton Road) passes through the far eastern corner of the township. [[County Route 540 (New Jersey)|County Route 540]] and [[County Route 581 (New Jersey)|County Route 581]] also traverse the township.

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Salem County, New Jersey}}
Notable current and former residents of Alloway Township include:
* [[David Bailey (New Jersey politician)|David Bailey]], politician who has represented the [[New Jersey's 3rd legislative district|3rd legislative district]] in the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] since January 2024<ref>[https://www.nj.com/south-jersey-towns/2016/01/memorial_hospital_of_salem_ele.html "Memorial Hospital of Salem elects three new board members"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], January 26, 2016. Accessed January 10, 2024. "A lifelong resident of Salem County, Bailey was born and raised on the Ranch Hope campus, graduated from Woodstown High School and currently resides in Woodstown, with his wife, Julie, and three children."</ref>
* [[Henry J. F. Miller]] (1890–1949), general in the [[United States Army Air Forces]] during [[World War II]].<ref>[https://www.af.mil/About-Us/Biographies/Display/Article/4060106/henry-j-f-miller/ Major General Henry J. F. Miller], [[United States Air Force]]. Accessed March 30, 2025. "Henry Jervis Friese Miller was born in Alloway, New Jersey, on September 10, 1890."</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://www.allowaytownship.com Official Alloway Township Website]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110605073502/http://www.salemcountynj.gov/cmssite/default.asp?contentID=1140 Alloway Township page on Salem County website]
* [http://www.allowayhalloweenparade.com Official Website of the Alloway Township Halloween Parade]
* [http://www.allowayschool.org/ Alloway Township School District]
* {{NJReportCard|33|0060|020|Alloway Township School}}
* [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400810 Data for Alloway Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
* [https://www.woodstown.org/Domain/8 Woodstown High School]
* [http://atyl.org/ Alloway Township Youth League]

{{Salem County, New Jersey}}

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