Galloway Township

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Galloway Township
Smithville Apothecary (2014)
Smithville Apothecary (2014)
Location in New Jersey
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Basic data
Foundation : 1774
State : United States
State : New Jersey
County : Atlantic County
Coordinates : 39 ° 30 ′  N , 74 ° 34 ′  W Coordinates: 39 ° 30 ′  N , 74 ° 34 ′  W
Time zone : Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents : 36,205 (as of 2006)
Population density : 154.5 inhabitants per km 2
Area : 297.3 km 2  (approx. 115 mi 2 ) of
which 234.4 km 2  (approx. 91 mi 2 ) is land
Height : 13 m
Postcodes : 08201, 08205
Area code : +1 609
FIPS : 34-25560
GNIS ID : 0882052
Website : www.gallowaytwp-nj.gov
Mayor : Thomas Bassford

Galloway Township is a township in Atlantic County , New Jersey , USA . In the census of 2000 had a total population of 31,209 has been registered.

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , the city has a total area of ​​297.3 km² , of which 234.4 km² is land and 63.0 km² (21.18%) is water.

history

A structure in Smithville , a Unincorporated Community within the Galloway Township, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) as of September 28, 2018, the Smithville Apothecary .

Demographics

As of the 2000 census, there are 31,209 people, 10,772 households and 7,680 families in the city. The population density is 133.2 inhabitants per km². 77.16% of the population are White, 9.80% African American , 0.24% Native American , 8.00% Asian , 0.05% Pacific Islander , 2.59% Other Ethnicity, and 2.16% Mixed Race . 6.16% are Latinos of various backgrounds.

Of the 10,772 households, 38.4% have children under the age of 18. 54.5% of them are married couples living together, 12.4% are single mothers, 28.7% are not families, 21.5% are single households and 6.6% are people over 65. The average household size is 2 , 70, the average family size 3.18.

25.8% of the population are under 18 years old, 13.6% between 18 and 24, 30.9% between 25 and 44, 20.7% between 45 and 64, 9.1% older than 65. The average age is 34 years. The ratio of women to men is 100: 92.4, for people older than 18 the ratio is 100: 89.1.

The median income for a household is $ 51,592 and the median income for a family is $ 57,156. Males have a median income of $ 38,048 versus $ 31,167 for females. The per capita income for the city is $ 21,048. 6.6% of the population and 4.4% of families live below the poverty line, of which 6.8% are children or adolescents younger than 18 years and 11.9% of people are older than 65.

Web links

Commons : Galloway Township  - collection of pictures, videos and audio files

Individual evidence

  1. Search mask database in the National Register Information System. National Park Service , accessed September 28, 2018.