Westampton, New Jersey facts for kids
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Westampton, New Jersey
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Township
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Westampton Township Municipal Building
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Westampton Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
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Census Bureau map of Westampton Township, New Jersey
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 Westampton, New Jersey
Location in Burlington County, New Jersey
Westampton, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Westampton, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  New Jersey |
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| County |  Burlington |
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| Incorporated | March 6, 1850 | |
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| • Type | Township | |
| • Body | Township committee | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 11.10 sq mi (28.75 km2) | |
| • Land | 10.97 sq mi (28.42 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) 1.15% | |
| Area rank | 200th of 565 in state 19th of 40 in county |
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| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 9,121 | |
| • Estimate
(2023)
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9,195 | |
| • Rank | 261st of 565 in state 18th of 40 in county |
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| • Density | 831.1/sq mi (320.9/km2) | |
| • Density rank | 404th of 565 in state 26th of 40 in county |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) | |
| ZIP Code |
08060 – Mount Holly
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| Area code(s) | 609 | |
| FIPS code | 3400578200 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882103 | |
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Westampton 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 9,121, an increase of 308 (+3.5%) from the 2010 census count of 8,813, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,596 (+22.1%) from the 7,217 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Westampton was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 6, 1850, from portions of Northampton Township (now known as Mount Holly Township). Portions of the township were taken to form Eastampton Township on February 11, 1880. Its name derives from its original location in the western portion of what was Northampton Township.
The township is the home of the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office serving the Philadelphia metropolitan area.
Contents
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 11.10 square miles (28.75 km2), including 10.97 square miles (28.42 km2) of land and 0.13 square miles (0.33 km2) of water (1.15%).
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Rancocas, Timbuctoo and Woodlane.
The township borders the Burlington County municipalities of Burlington Township, Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Mount Holly, Mount Laurel, Springfield Township and Willingboro Township.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1850 | 1,507 | — | |
| 1860 | 1,313 | −12.9% | |
| 1870 | 1,369 | 4.3% | |
| 1880 | 715 | * | −47.8% |
| 1890 | 688 | −3.8% | |
| 1900 | 567 | −17.6% | |
| 1910 | 564 | −0.5% | |
| 1920 | 478 | −15.2% | |
| 1930 | 491 | 2.7% | |
| 1940 | 573 | 16.7% | |
| 1950 | 716 | 25.0% | |
| 1960 | 1,114 | 55.6% | |
| 1970 | 2,680 | 140.6% | |
| 1980 | 3,383 | 26.2% | |
| 1990 | 6,004 | 77.5% | |
| 2000 | 7,217 | 20.2% | |
| 2010 | 8,813 | 22.1% | |
| 2020 | 9,121 | 3.5% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 9,195 | 4.3% | |
| Population sources: 1850–2000 1850–1920 1850–1870 1850 1870 1880–1890 1890–1910 1910–1930 1940–2000 2000 2010 2020 * = Lost territory in previous decade. |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 8,813 people, 3,195 households, and 2,428 families in the township. The population density was 799.4 per square mile (308.7/km2). There were 3,291 housing units at an average density of 298.5 per square mile (115.3/km2). The racial makeup was 61.00% (5,376) White, 25.45% (2,243) Black or African American, 0.19% (17) Native American, 6.90% (608) Asian, 0.03% (3) Pacific Islander, 2.26% (199) from other races, and 4.16% (367) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.84% (779) of the population.
Of the 3,195 households, 34.7% had children under the age of 18; 59.4% were married couples living together; 13.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.0% were non-families. Of all households, 19.9% were made up of individuals and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.18.
24.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 30.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.8 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $89,713 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,240) and the median family income was $97,080 (+/− $9,080). Men had a median income of $65,651 (+/− $7,331) versus $45,956 (+/− $4,844) for women. The per capita income for the borough was $38,334 (+/− $4,669). About 2.8% of families and 4.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.6% of those under age 18 and 5.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
For pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, public school students attend the Westampton Township Schools. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 937 students and 87.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1. The schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Holly Hills Elementary School with 403 students in pre-kindergarten through 3rd grade and Westampton Intermediate School / Westampton Middle School with 524 students in PreK and grades 4 to 8.
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school/district, which also serves students from the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton Township and Mount Holly Township. As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,048 students and 140.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.6:1. The school is located in Mount Holly Township. 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 as part of the November general election. Seats on the board are allocated based on the population of the five constituent municipalities, with two seats assigned to Westampton.
Burlington County Institute of Technology is a countywide public vocational-technical school district offering training to students throughout Burlington County, with a campus located in Westampton and the Burlington County Institute of Technology Medford Campus in Medford.
Transportation
Roads and highways
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As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 55.24 miles (88.90 km) of roadways, of which 32.47 miles (52.26 km) were maintained by the municipality, 15.84 miles (25.49 km) by Burlington County and 2.83 miles (4.55 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 4.10 miles (6.60 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
Westampton hosts two major highways. A 4.1-mile (6.6 km) section of the New Jersey Turnpike, including the four-lane toll gate for Exit 5, is located within the township. Interstate 295 also runs through the northwestern section of the township for about 2+1⁄2 miles (4.0 km), including one interchange, Exit 45. The most significant county road is County Route 541, which passes through the municipality from the northwestern section to the southeastern corner.
Public transportation
NJ Transit provides bus service on route 413 between Burlington and Camden.
BurLink bus service is offered on the B1 route (between Beverly and Pemberton) and on the B2 route (between Beverly and Westampton Township).
Academy Bus provides service from a park-and-ride facility near Exit 5 of the New Jersey Turnpike to the Port Authority Bus Terminal and other street service in Midtown Manhattan and to both Jersey City and the Wall Street area in Lower Manhattan.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Westampton Township include:
- Carmine DeSopo (born 1940), politician who served one term in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1996 to 1998, where he represented the 7th Legislative District
- Henry Rowan (1923–2015), engineer and philanthropist for whom Rowan University is named
- José F. Sosa (born 1950), Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1992 to 1994
- Jean Stanfield, politician who was elected to the New Jersey General Assembly to represent the 8th Legislative District in November 2019
- Kelsi Worrell (born 1994), competition swimmer specializing in the butterfly who won the gold medal in the 100-meter butterfly at the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto
