Location of Delran Township in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 7.25 square miles (18.78 km2), including 6.63 square miles (17.17 km2) of land and 0.62 square miles (1.61 km2) of water (8.58%).[1][2]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bridgeboro, Cambridge, Chesterville, Fairview, Milltown and Riverside Park.[29]
Of the 6,233 households, 28.8% had children under the age of 18; 50.8% were married couples living together; 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.4% were non-families. Of all households, 26.1% were made up of individuals living alone and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.19.[39]
22.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 39.9% from 25 to 44, 27.7% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, the population had 83.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 80.4 males.[40]
Of the 6,148 households, 36.1% had children under the age of 18; 59.5% were married couples living together; 11.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.6% were non-families. Of all households, 19.9% were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.18.[19]
25.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 11.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.3 males.[19]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $77,220 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,880) and the median family income was $90,487 (+/− $5,875). Males had a median income of $65,365 (+/− $3,756) versus $46,941 (+/− $4,681) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $34,191 (+/− $1,760). About 3.3% of families and 4.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.3% of those under age 18 and 4.1% of those age 65 or over.[41]
2000 census
As of the 2000 United States census[16] there were 15,536 people, 5,816 households, and 4,327 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,339.6 inhabitants per square mile (903.3/km2). There were 5,936 housing units at an average density of 893.9 per square mile (345.1/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 82.87% White, 9.42% African American, 0.17% Native American, 2.80% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 1.63% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.25% of the population.[36][37]
There were 5,816 households, out of which 34.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.4% were married couples living together, 11.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.11.[36][37]
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.5% under the age of 18, 7.9% from 18 to 24, 31.7% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 95.1 males.[36][37]
The median income for a household in the township was $58,526, and the median income for a family was $67,895. Males had a median income of $46,496 versus $31,024 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,312. About 3.2% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.8% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.[36][37]
Government
Local government
Delran Township is governed within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Mayor-Council system of municipal government (Plan D), implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of July 1, 1972.[42] The township is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.[43] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the five-member Township Council, all of whom are elected to staggered four-year terms on a partisan basis as part of the November general election in even-numbered years. The Township Council is comprised of three members elected to represent wards and two elected at-large. Terms for the mayor and council are staggered, with the three ward seats up for vote together and the two at-large and mayoral seats expiring two years later.[7][44] Beginning in 2010, elections for Mayor and Council were shifted from non-partisan to partisan.[45][46]
As of 2023[update], the Mayor of Delran Township, New Jersey is Democrat Gary Catrambone, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024. Members of the Delran Township Council are Council President Tyler Burrell (at-large; 2024), Council Vice President Thomas A. Lyon (Ward 2; 2026), Nikki Apeadu (Ward 1; 2026), Lynn Jeney (at-large, 2024) and Marlowe Smith (Ward 3; 2026).[3][47][48][49][50]
The township council appointed Marlowe Smith in January 2021 from the three nominees submitted by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the Ward 3 seat expiring in December 2022 that became vacant after Michael Mormando resigned the previous month.[51] Smith served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.[49]
In February 2019, the Township Council selected Thomas Lyon from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the Ward 2 seat expiring in December 2022 that was vacated by Dan O'Connell when he was selected to fill a vacant seat on the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders the previous month; Lyon served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when he was elected to fill the remaining three years of the term of office.[52][53]
Fire department
The Delran Fire Department has two volunteer fire stations in the township, Station No. 1 (founded in April 1916) and No. 2 (formed in 1928). The rescue operations are coordinated by supervisors, and carried out with equipped vehicles in the stations. The two stations originated in the early twentieth century, during the development of the township.[54] The station has about 35 active members and an emergency response that responds to fire with more than 600 calls a year.
Federal, state and county representation
A Delran police car.A Delran police SUV.
Delran Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District[55] and is part of New Jersey's 7th state legislative district.[56][57][58]
Burlington County's Constitutional Officers are:
Clerk Joanne Schwartz (D, Southampton Township, 2028)[74][75]
Sheriff James H. Kostoplis (D, Bordentown, 2025)[76][77] and
Surrogate Brian J. Carlin (D, Burlington Township, 2026).[78][79]
Politics
As of March 2011, there were a total of 10,192 registered voters in Delran Township, of which 3,551 (34.8% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 2,091 (20.5% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 4,546 (44.6% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 4 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[80] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 60.3% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 80.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).[80][81]
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 4,623 votes here (56.6% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 3,410 votes (41.8% vs. 40.2%) and other candidates with 70 votes (0.9% vs. 1.0%), among the 8,162 ballots cast by the township's 10,687 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.4% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County).[82][83] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 4,766 votes here (57.1% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 3,452 votes (41.3% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 73 votes (0.9% vs. 1.0%), among the 8,351 ballots cast by the township's 10,324 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.9% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County).[84] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 4,083 votes here (52.2% vs. 52.9% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 3,639 votes (46.6% vs. 46.0%) and other candidates with 61 votes (0.8% vs. 0.8%), among the 7,815 ballots cast by the township's 9,760 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.1% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).[85]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 2,939 votes here (62.3% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 1,634 votes (34.6% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 65 votes (1.4% vs. 1.2%), among the 4,717 ballots cast by the township's 10,593 registered voters, yielding a 44.5% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county).[86][87] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 2,435 votes here (49.7% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 2,171 votes (44.3% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 201 votes (4.1% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 45 votes (0.9% vs. 1.2%), among the 4,898 ballots cast by the township's 10,422 registered voters, yielding a 47.0% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).[88]
Students from Delran Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton.[100]
Private schools
Holy Cross Academy is an independent regional Roman Catholic high school founded in 1957 and is the only such school in Burlington County.[101] With the start of the 2018–2019 school year, the school operates independent of the supervision and financial support of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton and leases the building from the Diocese.[102]
Montessori Academy of New Jersey is a private school located in Delran Township, and is one of only three AMI-certified Montessori method schools in New Jersey. MANJ was founded in 1965 and educates students ages 18 months through 14 years old.[103]
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 61.20 miles (98.49 km) of roadways, of which 52.35 miles (84.25 km) were maintained by the municipality, 6.50 miles (10.46 km) by Burlington County and 2.35 miles (3.78 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[104]
BurLink bus service is offered on the B8 route (between the Riverside station and Hartford crossing / Delran) and the B10 route (between Cinnaminson station and Route 130 / Union Landing Road).[109]
^ abElected Officials, Delran Township. Accessed April 24, 2023. "Delran is organized under the Optional Municipal Charter Law as a Mayor-Council form of government conducted every two years. The governing body consists of five members with three elected to represent their wards. The terms are four-year staggered terms. The Mayor and the remaining two members of the governing body are elected at large for four-year terms."
^Griscom, Lloyd S. "The Historical background of Delran Township", Delran Township. Accessed March 23, 2020. "The name Delran is a contraction of the names of the two streams on which the township is located: the Delaware and the Rancocas."
^Home Page, Delran Township. Accessed August 23, 2020. "Incorporated in 1880, with a population of 16,896 people according to the 2010 census, Delran Township is comprised of 7.2 square miles located at the intersection of the Delaware River and the Rancocas Creek in Burlington County, New Jersey."
^Rao, Maya. "Delran eyes fall elections A referendum will ask voters to consider moving elections and making them partisan.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, August 12, 2009. Accessed November 25, 2013. "Delran residents will vote this fall on whether to move their municipal elections from May to November, the Township Council decided last night.... In a meeting yesterday, the Township Council voted to create a November referendum question about switching to partisan elections. The change to November elections would save the municipality money and increase voter participation, officials said."
^McHale, Todd. "Delran resident challenges change", Burlington County Times, November 8, 2009. Accessed November 25, 2013. "Delran's special question to change its election date from May to November is facing a legal challenge by a resident. Robert Rambow has filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the change because it would extend the terms of the Township Council."
^Township Council Work Session Meeting Minutes for January 12, 2021, Delran Township. Accessed June 23, 2022. "Appointment Of Marlowe Smith To Temporarily Fill Vacancy On Township Council Due To The Resignation Of Ward 3 Councilman Michael Mormando: Whereas, Councilman Michael Mormando has resigned his position as Ward 3 Councilman for the Township of Delran effective December 31, 2020... Now therefore, be it resolved that the Township Council of the Township of Delran hereby appoints Marlowe Smith to temporarily fill the vacancy of the Ward 3 Council seat until the seat is filled as required by law."
^Broadt, Lisa. "Delran appoints replacement to Ward 2 seat"Archived February 7, 2019, at the Wayback Machine, Burlington County Times, February 6, 2019. Accessed September 16, 2019. "Democrat Thomas Lyon will temporarily fill the Ward 2 seat vacated by Dan O’Connell, following a unanimous council vote Tuesday night. Lyon's appointment lasts until November, when the Ward 2 seat will be up for election. The winner of that contest will fill out the remaining three years of O’Connell's term."
^Biography of Bob Menendez, United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
^Delran Township Board of Education Policy 0110 - Identification, Delran Township School District. Accessed March 23, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades K through 12 in the Delran School District. Composition: The Delran School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Delran Township in the County of Burlington."
^About HCHS, Holy Cross High School. Accessed August 14, 2013.
^Whitaker, Celeste E. "Holy Cross will reopen on July 1 with new name, new leadership", Courier-Post, May 3, 2018. Accessed February 21, 2020. "The Catholic high school, which has been operating since 1957 under the Diocese of Trenton, will become an independent Catholic school on July 1. It will reopen as Holy Cross Preparatory School, and will be operated by a new board of executives.... In December, the diocese announced it would no longer provide financial support to the school, Burlington County's lone Catholic high school, pointing to the school's inability to 'sustain itself financially,' but noted then that the school could reopen as a new independent Catholic high school."
^"Raphael Bostic, Incoming President and Chief Executive Officer as of June 5, 2017", Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta, March 13, 2017. Accessed March 19, 2017. "Dr. Bostic was born in 1966 and grew up in Delran, New Jersey. A high school valedictorian, he graduated from Harvard University in 1987 with a combined major in economics and psychology—disciplines he believes are intimately interrelated. After a brief stint in the private sector, Dr. Bostic earned his doctorate in economics from Stanford University in 1995."
^LoCascio, Chelsea. "Jake Burbage: Child Actor Returns to His New Jersey Roots", The College of New Jersey, October 14, 2014. Accessed November 25, 2018. "With a few acting gigs and an agent before middle school, Jake Burbage's accomplishments surpassed those of many average ten-year-olds. While growing up in Delran, N.J., Burbage aspired to be like actor Harrison Ford."
^Franko, Kyle. "Delran's Tricia Fabbri has built basketball winner at Quinnipiac", The Trentonian, February 21, 2016. Accessed November 28, 2017. "Tricia Fabbri wasn't sure she made the right decision. In fact, the Delran native thought she might have made a giant mistake when she became the women's basketball coach at Quinnipiac University in 1995.... The 1987 Delran High School graduate has created a solid program that is having its most successful year ever."
^"Sports Briefing", The New York Times, March 15, 2007. Accessed November 25, 2018. "Lloyd, a Delran, N.J., native who played soccer at Rutgers, scored from 30 yards in the 51st minute."
^Borzi, Pat. "Delran's Lowber learns NFL ways A college standout, he's new to football. The Vikes see a gem.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 13, 2007. Accessed May 22, 2016. "The intermittent rain had stopped one Wednesday morning last month when Delran High product Todd Lowber, the rawest Minnesota Vikings rookie wide receiver, lined up against third-year cornerback Ronyell Whitaker in a one-on-one drill.... Before that, Lowber couldn't precisely remember the last time he caught a football. Middle school, he thought, probably at the apartment complex where his family lived in Delran."
^"QB Sacca shopping for his new school", The Record, December 13, 1993. Accessed January 1, 2019. "But when John Sacca's relationship with Penn State coach Joe Paterno went sour, Sacca said goodbye. Three months later, the former Delran High School star, who was courted by several big-name universities five years ago before choosing Penn State, is knocking on the doors of Division I-AA colleges, looking for a team."
^Parrillo, Ray. "Sacca: Most Unhappy Fella At Happy Valley", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 13, 1989. Accessed March 27, 2008. "Two years ago, quarterback Tony Sacca chose Penn State over the scores of other schools on the college football map that were salivating over him. Because, Sacca said, it was close to his home in Delran, N.J."
^Staff. "Manual of the Legislature of New Jersey: 1979 edition", p. 221. Fitzgerald's, 1979. Accessed September 30, 2016. "Assemblyman Schuck was born in Bridgeboro, March 1, 1929. He was graduated at Palmyra High School and attended Rutgers University College."
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