Fredon Township, New Jersey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Fredon Township, New Jersey
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Map of Fredon Township in Sussex County. Inset: Location of Sussex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.


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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Sussex
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government_type = Township (New Jersey)
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area_total_km2 = 46.5
area_land_km2 = 46.0
area_water_km2 = 0.5
area_total_sq_mi = 17.9
area_land_sq_mi = 17.8
area_water_sq_mi = 0.2

population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 2860
population_density_km2 = 62.2
population_density_sq_mi = 161.1

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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elevation_m = 223
elevation_ft = 732
latd = 41 |latm = 1 |lats = 50 |latNS = N
longd = 74 |longm = 49 |longs = 13 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 07860
area_code = 973
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blank_info = 34-25140GR|2 [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.]
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Fredon Township is a Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 2,860.Officially designated in 1904, Fredon Township was formed from parts of Andover, Green, Hampton and Stillwater Townships, making it the youngest township in Sussex County.

In 1800, Isaac V. Coursen named the Stillwater Township area "Coursen's Corners" after establishing a post office in his store, but changed the name to Fredon Village before his death in 1855. Stillwater Township's Bicentennial Committee obtained information from the Postmaster General which "states that 'Fredon' is derived from the German word 'fredonia,' meaning place of freedom." [Wynne, Ann. "Township beset by changing boundaries," "New Jersey Sunday Herald" Bicentennial Edition, February 8, 1976.]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 17.9 square miles (46.5 km²), of which, 17.8 square miles (46.0 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (1.06%) is water.

Hampton and Stillwater Townships border Fredon on the northwest. It was along this border, through the Paulinskill Valley, that the New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway operated from 1872 until 1962, taking agricultural products to New York City. Today the right-of-way has been developed into the Paulinskill Valley Trail, a non-motorized multi-use trail that is part of the Kittatinny Valley State Park.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1930=412
1940=478
1950=584
1960=804
1970=1372
1980=2281
1990=2763
2000=2860
estimate= 3361
estyear=2006
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&_name=fredon&_state=04000US34&_county=fredon&_cityTown=fredon&_zip=&_sse=on&_lang=en&pctxt=fph Census data for Fredon township] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 29, 2007.]
footnote=Population 1930 - 1990. [ [http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990] , Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 2,860 people, 982 households, and 818 families residing in the township. The population density was 161.1 people per square mile (62.2/km²). There were 1,019 housing units at an average density of 57.4/sq mi (22.2/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 97.17% White, 0.52% African American, 0.24% Native American, 0.84% Asian, 0.56% from other races, and 0.66% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.17% of the population.

There were 982 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 75.5% were married couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 16.7% were non-families. 13.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.89 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the township the population was spread out with 26.6% under the age of 18, 5.2% from 18 to 24, 29.3% from 25 to 44, 29.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 95.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $75,710, and the median income for a family was $84,038. Males had a median income of $52,396 versus $34,205 for females. The per capita income for the township was $31,430. About 0.7% of families and 2.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 3.4% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Fredon Township is governed under the Township form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. ["2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 110.] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.

Members of the Fredon Township Committee are Mayor John Richardson, Deputy Mayor James McCracken, Sandra Coltelli, Michelina Meola and Annette Seaman. [ [http://www.twp.fredon.nj.us/information.html#Directory%20of%20Local%20Officials Directory of Local Officials and Employees - Township Committee] , Fredon Township. Accessed August 29, 2007.]

Federal, state and county representation

Fredon Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 24th Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 57. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

Public school students are served by the Fredon Township School, for kindergarten through sixth grade. The school had an enrollment of 329 students and 22.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student-teacher ratio of 14.6. [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3409660&ID=340966001104 Fredon Township School] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 11, 2008.] Fredon School was awarded the National Blue Ribbon Award for Academic Excellence in November 2001, the highest level of recognition granted to an American school. [http://www.ed.gov/programs/nclbbrs/list-1982.pdf Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF)] , United States Department of Education. Accessed May 11, 2006.]

The students in middle and high school age for public school attend Kittatinny Regional High School located in Hampton Township, which serves 1,300 students who reside in Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township and Walpack Township. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/37/2465/37-2465-000.html Kittatiny Regional School District 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 25, 2008. "Located in beautiful, rural Sussex County in northwest New Jersey, Kittatinny Regional School District serves the five municipalities of Fredon Township, Hampton Township, Sandyston Township, Stillwater Township and the Township of Walpack."] The high school is located in Hampton, about 7 minutes outside of the county seat of Newton. Kittatinny Regional High School was recognized as a Blue Ribbon of Excellence in 1997-98.

References

External links

* [http://www.twp.fredon.nj.us/ Fredon Township website]
* [http://www.fredon.org/ Fredon Township School]
*NJReportCard|37|1630|050|Fredon Township School
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3405550 Data for Fredon Township School] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.krhs.net/ Kittatinny Regional High School]