Weymouth Township, New Jersey
{{short description|Township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, US}}
{{for|the unincorporated community in Hamilton Township|Weymouth, Atlantic County, New Jersey}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox settlement
|name = Weymouth Township, New Jersey
|settlement_type = Township
|nickname =
|motto =
|image_skyline = Belcoville Post Office NRHP.JPG
|imagesize = 250x200px
|image_caption = Belcoville Post Office
|image_flag = Flag of Taunton, Massachusetts.svg
|image_seal = Weymouth Logo.png
|seal_type = logo
|seal_size = 100px
|image_map = Weymouth_twp_nj_001.png
|mapsize = 250x200px
|map_caption = Map of Weymouth Township in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
|image_map1 = Census_Bureau_map_of_Weymouth_Township,_New_Jersey.png
|mapsize1 = 250x200px
|map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Weymouth Township, New Jersey
|pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Atlantic County#USA New Jersey#USA
|pushpin_label = Weymouth Township
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in Atlantic County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
|pushpin_relief = yes
|subdivision_type = Country
|subdivision_name = {{flag|United States}}
|subdivision_type1 = State
|subdivision_name1 = {{flag|New Jersey}}
|subdivision_type2 = County
|subdivision_name2 = Atlantic
|government_type = Township
|governing_body = Township Committee
|leader_title = Mayor
|leader_name = Kenneth R. Haeser (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory], New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
|leader_title1 = Municipal clerk
|leader_name1 = Dorothy-Jo Ayres[https://www.weymouthnj.org/township_offices/clerk_offices/index.php Clerk's Office], Township of Weymouth. Accessed April 27, 2023.
|established_title = Incorporated
|established_date = February 21, 1798
|named_for = Weymouth, Dorset
|unit_pref = Imperial
|area_footnotes = [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.
|area_magnitude =
|area_total_km2 = 31.52
|area_land_km2 = 30.62
|area_water_km2 = 0.90
|area_total_sq_mi = 12.17
|area_land_sq_mi = 11.82
|area_water_sq_mi = 0.35
|area_water_percent = 2.84
|area_rank = 188th of 565 in state
9th of 23 in county
|population_as_of = 2020
|population_total = 2614
|population_rank = 463rd of 565 in state
18th of 23 in county[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.
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_density_sq_mi = 221.1
|population_density_rank = 497th of 565 in state
17th of 23 in county
|population_est = 2642
|pop_est_as_of = 2023
|timezone = Eastern (EST)
|utc_offset = −05:00
|timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT)
|utc_offset_DST = −04:00
|elevation_footnotes = {{Gnis|882050|Township of Weymouth}}, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
|elevation_m =
|elevation_ft = 75
|coordinates_footnotes = [https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
|coordinates = {{coord|39.39633|-74.826955|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
|postal_code_type = ZIP Code
|postal_code = 08330 – Mays Landing[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=weymouth&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Weymouth, NJ], United States Postal Service. Accessed July 23, 2013.
|area_code = 609 exchanges: 476, 625, 909[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Atlantic&frmCity=Weymouth Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Weymouth, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 8, 2013.
|blank_name = FIPS code
|blank_info = 3400180330[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
|blank1_name = GNIS feature ID
|blank1_info = 0882050[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
|website = {{URL|https://www.weymouthnj.org}}
|footnotes =
}}
Weymouth Township is a township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 2,614, a decrease of 101 (−3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 2,715, which in turn reflected an increase of 458 (+20.3%) from the 2,257 counted in the 2000 census.[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, 2023.
Named for Weymouth, Dorset,Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=33 The Origin of New Jersey Place Names], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 28, 2015. the township was created as a constablewick in 1694 and was known in its early days as "New Waymouth Township".[http://www.weymouthnj.org/museum.html Weymouth Historic Museum], Township of Weymouth. Accessed July 20, 2020. Weymouth Township was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 12, 1798, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, while the area was still part of Gloucester County, and was incorporated nine days later. Portions of the township were taken on February 5, 1813, to create Hamilton Township. Weymouth Township became part of the newly created Atlantic County on February 7, 1837. Portions of the township were taken on March 11, 1922, to form Corbin City, and on March 14, 1925, to form Estell Manor.Snyder, John P. [https://nj.gov/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 71. Accessed May 30, 2024.
Geographically, the township, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/reference-maps/2020/state-maps/34_NewJersey_2020.pdf New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties], United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 12.17 square miles (31.52 km2), including 11.82 square miles (30.62 km2) of land and 0.35 square miles (0.90 km2) of water (2.84%).
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Belcoville, Dorothy, Grassy Pond and High Bank Landing.[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.
The township borders the municipalities of Buena Vista Township, Egg Harbor Township, Estell Manor and Hamilton Township in Atlantic County; and Maurice River Township in Cumberland County.[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1199316/touches.html Areas touching Weymouth Township], MapIt. Accessed March 8, 2020.[https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/government/county-government/board-of-county-commissioners/atlantic-county-district-map Atlantic County District Map], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed July 9, 2024.[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.
The township is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, a protected natural area of unique ecology covering {{convert|1100000|acre}}, that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation's first National Reserve.[http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/reserve/ The Pinelands National Reserve], New Jersey Pinelands Commission. Accessed November 20, 2013. Part of the township is included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Atlantic County, along with areas in Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Ocean counties.[http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/home/munico/municipalities/ Pinelands Municipalities], New Jersey Pinelands Commission, April 2003. Accessed November 20, 2013.
Demographics
{{US Census population
| 1810= 1029
| 1820= 787 | 1820n=*
| 1830= 1270
| 1840= 1158
| 1850= 1032
| 1860= 823
| 1870= 810
| 1880= 741
| 1890= 538
| 1900= 972
| 1910= 899
| 1920= 1166
| 1930= 685 | 1930n=*
| 1940= 675
| 1950= 750
| 1960= 788
| 1970= 998
| 1980= 1260
| 1990= 1957
| 2000= 2257
| 2010= 2715
| 2020= 2614
| estimate=2642
| estyear=2023
| estref=[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, 2023], United States Census Bureau, released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.
|footnote=Population sources:
1810–1830Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popglo_04.htm Population Data for Gloucester County Municipalities, 1810 - 2000], WestJersey.org, December 6, 2010. Accessed November 20, 2013. 1840–2000Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popatl_04.htm Population Data for Atlantic County Municipalities, 1840 - 2000], WestJersey.org, December 6, 2010. Accessed November 20, 2013.
1810–1920[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 July 23, 2013. 1840Bowen, Francis. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA232 American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843], p. 232, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed July 23, 2013. 1850–1870Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA273 The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1], p. 273, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 23, 2013. "Weymouth is the most southern township, on the Great Egg Harbor river. The population in 1850 was 1,032; in 1860, 823; and in 1870, 810. This is now the smallest township in the county having been curtailed in forming other townships."
1850Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA137 The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850], p. 137. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 23, 2013. 1870Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA259 A compendium of the ninth census, 1870], p. 259. United States Census Bureau, 1872. Accessed July 23, 2013. 1880–1890Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA97 Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75], p. 97. United States Census Bureau, 1890. Accessed July 23, 2013.
1890–1910[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA335 Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890], United States Census Bureau, p. 335. Accessed July 23, 2013. 1910–1930[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA714 Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I], United States Census Bureau, p. 714. Accessed July 23, 2013.
1940–2000[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. 2000
2010[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400180330 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Weymouth township, Atlantic County, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 23, 2013.[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_atl/weymouth1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Weymouth township], New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed July 23, 2013. 2020[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.
* = Lost territory in previous decade.
}}
=2010 census=
The 2010 United States census counted 2,715 people, 1,153 households, and 762 families in the township. The population density was {{convert|224.6|/sqmi}}. There were 1,220 housing units at an average density of {{convert|100.9|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 92.04% (2,499) White, 4.75% (129) Black or African American, 0.22% (6) Native American, 0.88% (24) Asian, 0.07% (2) Pacific Islander, 0.66% (18) from other races, and 1.36% (37) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.57% (124) of the population.
Of the 1,153 households, 19.3% had children under the age of 18; 52.4% were married couples living together; 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.9% were non-families. Of all households, 28.9% were made up of individuals and 17.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.35 and the average family size was 2.87.
17.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 18.3% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 27.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 49.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.6 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $51,574 (with a margin of error of +/− $7,234) and the median family income was $67,857 (+/− $5,235). Males had a median income of $59,688 (+/− $4,165) versus $38,438 (+/− $5,634) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,857 (+/− $3,096). About 5.7% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.1% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400180330 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Weymouth township, Atlantic County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212085336/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400180330 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 23, 2013.
=2000 census=
As of the 2000 United States census there were 2,257 people, 851 households, and 623 families residing in the township. The population density was {{convert|185.0|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 909 housing units at an average density of {{convert|74.5|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the township was 91.98% White, 4.79% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.80% Asian, 1.02% from other races, and 1.02% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.81% of the population.[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603400180330.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Weymouth township, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 23, 2013.[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400180330 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Weymouth township, Atlantic County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212102736/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3400180330 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 23, 2013.
There were 851 households, out of which 30.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.6% were married couples living together, 10.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.7% were non-families. 21.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 9.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.06.
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.9% under the age of 18, 6.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.6 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $45,882, and the median income for a family was $49,800. Males had a median income of $41,842 versus $29,464 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,987. About 4.7% of families and 5.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.2% of those under age 18 and 12.0% of those age 65 or over.
Government
=Local government=
Weymouth Township operates under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.[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. 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 in a three-year cycle.2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 13.[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.
{{As of|2023}}, members of the Weymouth Township Committee are Mayor Kenneth R. Haeser (R, term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2022), Carl "Peter" Keiffenheim (R, 2023) and Edward G. Norton (R, 2025).[https://www.weymouthnj.org/government/township_committee/index.php Township Committee], Weymouth Township. Accessed June 6, 2023.[https://webgen1files1.revize.com/weymouthtownshipnj/0123_introbudget_2023%20-%20PDF.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Weymouth Township. Accessed June 6, 2023.[https://www.atlantic-county.org/county-government/municipalities.asp#weymouthtownship Municipal Government], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed June 6, 2023.[https://www.atlanticcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-General-Election-Results-Amended-v.1.pdf 2022 General Election Results - Amended], Atlantic County Clerk, updated December 5, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/111509/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results], Atlantic County, New Jersey, updated January 4, 2022. Accessed February 1, 2022.[https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/107166/web.264614/#/summary November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results], Atlantic County, New Jersey, update January 4, 2021. Accessed February 1, 2021.
Republican Sean O'Brikis resigned from the Township Committee in October 2010 and then had to resign again after winning re-election unopposed in the November election.Procida, Lee. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/press/atlantic/weymouth-township-committeeman-to-resign-for-second-time-in-matter/article_294efaee-eb90-11df-8daa-001cc4c03286.html "Weymouth Township committeeman to resign for second time in matter of weeks"], The Press of Atlantic City, November 8, 2010. Accessed November 20, 2013. "Two weeks after resigning from the Weymouth Township Committee for family reasons, Sean O'Brikis won re-election in his unopposed local race last week. Once the county Clerk's Office certifies those election results this week, O'Brikis will have to submit yet another resignation as committeeman-elect." The committee selected Kenneth Haeser to fill the vacant seat, though Haeser lost to Democrat Dennis Doyle in the November 2011 general election to fill the balance of the term vacated by O'Brikis.[http://www.aclink.org/elections/results_11_11/Election%20Result.htm Atlantic County General Election November 8, 2011], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed November 20, 2013.Procida, Lee. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/politics/weymouth-township-council-candidates-focus-on-stability-future/article_7d7b59be-fb5c-11e0-a447-001cc4c03286.html?TNNoMobile "Weymouth Township Council candidates focus on stability, future"], The Press of Atlantic City, October 20, 2011. Accessed November 20, 2013. "For the unexpired term, incumbent Republican Kenneth Haeser is running against Democrat Dennis Doyle. Haeser was appointed to the term shortly after former committeeman Sean O'Brikis resigned last year."
= Federal, state and county representation =
Weymouth is located in the 2nd Congressional District[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. and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district.[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.[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.[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#1 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.
{{NJ Congress 02}} {{NJ Senate}}
{{NJ Legislative 01}}
{{NJ Atlantic County Commissioners}}
=Politics=
As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,785 registered voters in Weymouth Township, of which 456 (25.5% vs. 30.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 610 (34.2% vs. 25.2%) were registered as Republicans and 719 (40.3% vs. 44.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-atlantic-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Atlantic], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 24, 2014. Among the township's 2010 Census population, 65.7% (vs. 58.8% in Atlantic County) were registered to vote, including 79.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 76.6% countywide).[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212202223/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 24, 2014.
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 701 votes (51.1% vs. 41.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 650 votes (47.4% vs. 57.9%) and other candidates with 9 votes (0.7% vs. 0.9%), among the 1,371 ballots cast by the township's 1,856 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.9% (vs. 65.8% in Atlantic County).[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-atlantic.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Atlantic County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225004603/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-atlantic.pdf |date=December 25, 2014 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2014.[http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-atlantic.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Atlantic County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141225004857/http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-atlantic.pdf |date=December 25, 2014 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2014. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 777 votes (52.7% vs. 41.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 645 votes (43.8% vs. 56.5%) and other candidates with 31 votes (2.1% vs. 1.1%), among the 1,474 ballots cast by the township's 1,896 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.7% (vs. 68.1% in Atlantic County).[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-atlantic.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Atlantic County], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2014. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 636 votes (51.0% vs. 46.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 588 votes (47.2% vs. 52.0%) and other candidates with 11 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 1,246 ballots cast by the township's 1,623 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.8% (vs. 69.8% in the whole county).[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_atlantic_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Atlantic County], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2014.
class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential elections results |
bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year |
style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2024{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-atlantic.pdf|title=Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Atlantic County|access-date=January 9, 2025}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|59.8% 1,032 | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.0% 656 | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.2% 35 |
style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2020{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-atlantic.pdf|title=Presidential November 3, 2020 General Election Results Atlantic County|access-date=January 9, 2025}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|60.2% 1,040 | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|38.7% 668 | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |1.1% 19 |
style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2016{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-atlantic.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results – November 8, 2016 – Atlantic County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|58.8% 774 | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.4% 492 | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |3.8% 50 |
style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2012{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2012/2012-presidential-atlantic.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results – November 4, 2012 – Atlantic County |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=January 9, 2025}}
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|51.1% 701 | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.4% 650 | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.7% 9 |
style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2008[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2008/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-atlantic.pdf], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 9, 2025.
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|52.7% 777 | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|43.8% 645 | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |2.1% 31 |
style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|2004[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2004/2004-presidential_atlantic_co_2004.pdf], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 9, 2025.
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|51.0% 636 | style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|47.2% 588 | style="text-align:center; background:honeyDew;" |0.9% 11 |
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 695 votes (70.0% vs. 60.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 258 votes (26.0% vs. 34.9%) and other candidates with 16 votes (1.6% vs. 1.3%), among the 993 ballots cast by the township's 1,890 registered voters, yielding a 52.5% turnout (vs. 41.5% in the county).[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-atlantic.pdf 2013 Governor: Atlantic County], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 24, 2014.[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-atlantic.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5, 2013 General Election Results : Atlantic County], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 24, 2014. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 571 votes (53.3% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 387 votes (36.1% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 66 votes (6.2% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 22 votes (2.1% vs. 1.2%), among the 1,071 ballots cast by the township's 1,835 registered voters, yielding a 58.4% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-atlantic.pdf 2009 Governor: Atlantic County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160112193846/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-atlantic.pdf |date=January 12, 2016 }}, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 24, 2014.
Education
The Weymouth Township School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Weymouth Township School.[https://resources.finalsite.net/images/v1706111388/weymouthtownshipschoolorg/wghbuiitqwn7imsp3xrr/WTS_0000_Adopted_Bylaws.pdf#page=7 Weymouth Township Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification], Weymouth Township School District. Accessed July 24, 2024. "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 Weymouth Township School District. The Weymouth Township School District shall maintain a sending/receiving relationship for the education of students in grades nine through twelve. Composition: The Weymouth Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Weymouth Township."[https://www.atlantic-county.org/documents/education/Directory23-24.pdf#page=61 Public School Directory 2023–2024], Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 1, 2024.[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/01/5760 School Performance Reports for the Weymouth Township School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.[https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/5760 New Jersey School Directory for the Weymouth Township School District], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 161 students and 16.7 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.6:1.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3417850&DistrictID=3417850 District information for Weymouth Township School District], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024. In the 2016–17 school year, Weymouth was tied with the 30th smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 155 students.Guion, Payton. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/09/njs_smallest_school_districts.html "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions....30. Weymouth Township (tie); Enrollment: 155; Grades: Pre-K-8; County: Atlantic; Town population: 2,715"
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Buena Regional High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Buena Regional School District. Students attend the high school from Buena and Buena Vista Township, along with students from Estell Manor, who attend as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/1516/01/0590/000.html Buena Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative], New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 22, 2020. "The District's high school serves students from Buena Vista Township and Buena Borough, along with students from the neighboring municipalities of Estell Manor and Weymouth Township through a sending/receiving relationship." As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 496 students and 44.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.1:1.[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3402400&ID=340240000044 School data for Buena Regional High School], National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.
Township public school students are also eligible to attend the Atlantic County Institute of Technology in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township[http://www.acitech.org/cms/schools/institute-of-technology/admissions-acit/frequently-asked-questions Frequently Asked Questions], Atlantic County Institute of Technology. Accessed May 17, 2017. "What does it cost to attend ACIT? As a public school, there is no cost to Atlantic County residents of high school age. New Jersey Title 18A:54-20.1 entitles students the right to choose ACIT for their high school education." or the Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts, located in Somers Point.[http://www.chartertech.org/about/profile.jsp Profile], Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts. Accessed May 18, 2017.
Transportation
=Roads and highways=
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|36.90|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|26.02|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|9.80|mi}} by Atlantic County and {{convert|1.08|mi}} by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Atlantic.pdf Atlantic County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed November 20, 2013.
New Jersey Route 50 (Boulevard) is the main highway serving Weymouth Township.[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000050__-.pdf#page=7 Route 50 Straight Line Diagram], New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2016. Accessed July 20, 2022.[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/gis/maps/Atlantic.pdf Atlantic County Highway Map], New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed March 7, 2023.
=Public transportation=
NJ Transit provides bus service in the township on the 315 route that runs between Cape May and Philadelphia.[https://web.archive.org/web/20100726170623/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesAtlanticCountyTo Atlantic County Bus / Rail Connections], NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 26, 2010. Accessed November 17, 2013.[http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 South Jersey Transit Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929093448/http://www2.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 |date=September 29, 2018 }}, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed November 17, 2013.
Notable people
{{Category see also|People from Weymouth Township, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Weymouth Township include:
- Frances Edelstein (1926–2018), businesswoman who ran the Cafe Edison in New York City's Theater District, together with her husband[https://sites.rutgers.edu/jewish-agriculture/a-world-of-jewish-farming/united-states/ Jewish Agriculturalism in the United States: A World of Jewish Farming], Rutgers University. Accessed March 7, 2023. "After the Holocaust, the Jewish Agricultural Society resettled 2500 Displaced Persons. Among them were Frances (Frima) and Harry Edelstein. Holocaust survivors from Poland, the Edelsteins emigrated in 1947 and settled on a poultry farm in Dorothy, a Jewish colony in New Jersey."
- Kathleen Karr (1946–2017), author of historical novels for children and young adults[http://www.childrensbookguild.org/kathleen-karr Kathleen Karr], The Children's Book Guild of Washington, D.C. Accessed November 20, 2013. "Kathleen Karr was born in Allentown, Pennsylvania, and grew up on a chicken farm in Dorothy, New Jersey."
- Walter Lowenfels (1897–1976), poet, journalist and member of the Communist Party USA who edited the communist newspaper the Daily Worker[http://drs.library.yale.edu/HLTransformer/HLTransServlet?stylename=yul.ead2002.xhtml.xsl&pid=beinecke:lowenfelsw&clear-stylesheet-cache=yes Guide to the Walter Lowenfels Papers YCAL MSS 367], Yale University Library. Accessed October 28, 2015. "The same year, his family moved to a cabin in Weymouth, New Jersey."
- William Moore (1810–1878), served in the United States House of Representatives, where he represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district from 1867 to 1871[http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=M000922 William Moore], Biographical Directory of the United States Congress. Accessed August 24, 2007.
- Rhoda Scott (born 1938), soul jazz organist and singerWilkins, Tim. [https://www.nj.com/entertainment/music/2011/12/master_musician_rhoda_scott_is.html "Master musician Rhoda Scott is back in Jersey, and back in school"], NJ Advance Media for NJ.com / The Star-Ledger, December 2, 2011. Accessed March 7, 2023. "Scott has a gift for understatement. The Atlantic County native — she grew up in the Dorothy section of Weymouth Township — has lived in Paris for 43 years, and since she is one of her instrument’s greatest players, it’s big news that she is back."
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
{{Commons category}}
- [https://www.weymouthnj.org/ Weymouth Township website]
- [https://www.weymouthtownshipschool.org/ Weymouth Township School District]
- {{NJReportCard|01|5760|0|Weymouth Township School District}}
- [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3417850 School Data for the Weymouth Township School District], National Center for Education Statistics
{{Atlantic County, New Jersey}}
Category:1798 establishments in New Jersey
Category:Populated places established in 1798
Category:Township form of New Jersey government
Category:Townships in New Jersey