Oldmans Township was incorporated on February 7, 1881, from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township).[20] The township's name is a corruption of "Alderman's".[21]
It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold legally, though alcohol is available at the winery in the township.[22][23]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, Oldmans township had a total area of 20.69 square miles (53.58 km2), including 19.51 square miles (50.53 km2) of land and 1.18 square miles (3.05 km2) of water (5.70%).[1][2]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Auburn, Dolbows Landing, Jumbo, Magnolia, Oldmans Point, Parkertown and Perkintown.[28]
The 2010 United States census counted 1,773 people, 652 households, and 502 families in the township. The population density was 91.1 inhabitants per square mile (35.2/km2). There were 699 housing units at an average density of 35.9 per square mile (13.9/km2). The racial makeup was 87.48% (1,551) White, 7.73% (137) Black or African American, 0.23% (4) Native American, 0.90% (16) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 2.31% (41) from other races, and 1.35% (24) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.99% (124) of the population.[17]
Of the 652 households, 31.3% had children under the age of 18; 58.9% were married couples living together; 11.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.0% were non-families. Of all households, 17.8% were made up of individuals and 5.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.04.[17]
23.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 33.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 96.4 males.[17]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $66,016 (with a margin of error of +/− $7,844) and the median family income was $68,077 (+/− $6,044). Males had a median income of $55,565 (+/− $4,420) versus $32,283 (+/− $4,346) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $29,150 (+/− $2,268). About 3.3% of families and 5.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.5% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.[39]
2000 census
As of the 2000 United States census[14] there were 1,798 people, 654 households, and 517 families residing in the township. The population density was 90.0 inhabitants per square mile (34.7/km2). There were 694 housing units at an average density of 34.8 per square mile (13.4/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 86.82% White, 9.62% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.17% Asian, 2.00% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.17% of the population.[37][38]
There were 654 households, out of which 32.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.9% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.9% were non-families. 17.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% 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 3.07.[37][38]
In the township the population was spread out, with 24.6% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 102.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 102.8 males.[37][38]
The median income for a household in the township was $57,589, and the median income for a family was $64,091. Males had a median income of $45,469 versus $31,705 for females. The per capita income for the township was $22,495. About 6.1% of families and 8.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.2% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.[37][38]
Government
Local government
Oldmans Township is governed 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.[40] The governing body is comprised of a three-member Township Committee, whose members 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.[6][41] At an annual reorganization meeting, the council selects one of its members to serves as mayor and another as deputy mayor.[3]
As of 2022[update], members of the Oldmans Township Committee are Mayor Dean Sparks (R, term on committee ends December 31, 2023; term as mayor ends 2022), Deputy Mayor Anthony Musumeci Jr. (R, term on committee ends 2024; term, as deputy mayor end 2022) and George W. Bradford (R, 2022).[3][42][43][44][45]
Federal, state and county representation
Oldmans Township is located in the 2nd Congressional District[46] and is part of New Jersey's 3rd state legislative district.[47][48][49]
Salem County is governed by a five-member Board of County Commissioners who are elected at-large to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects a Director and a Deputy Director from among its members.[54] As of 2025[update], Salem County's Commissioners (with party, residence, and term-end year listed in parentheses) are:
Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are:
Clerk Dale A. Cross (R, Pennsville Township, 2029),[56][57]
Sheriff Charles M. Miller (R, Salem, 2027)[58][59] and
Surrogate Nicki A. Burke (D, Woodstown, 2025).[60][61]
Politics
As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,251 registered voters in Oldmans Township, of which 321 (25.7% vs. 30.6% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 385 (30.8% vs. 21.0%) were registered as Republicans and 545 (43.6% vs. 48.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[62] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 70.6% (vs. 64.6% in Salem County) were registered to vote, including 91.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 84.4% countywide).[62][63]
In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 51.0% of the vote (477 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 47.9% (448 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (11 votes), among the 941 ballots cast by the township's 1,320 registered voters (5 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 71.3%.[64][65] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 501 votes (51.6% vs. 46.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 440 votes (45.4% vs. 50.4%) and other candidates with 12 votes (1.2% vs. 1.6%), among the 970 ballots cast by the township's 1,263 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.8% (vs. 71.8% in Salem County).[66] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 516 votes (56.1% vs. 52.5% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 396 votes (43.0% vs. 45.9%) and other candidates with 6 votes (0.7% vs. 1.0%), among the 920 ballots cast by the township's 1,228 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.9% (vs. 71.0% in the whole county).[67]
United States presidential election results for Oldsman Township 2024[68] 2020[69] 2016[70] 2012[71] 2008[72] 2004[73]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 69.0% of the vote (432 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 28.1% (176 votes), and other candidates with 2.9% (18 votes), among the 633 ballots cast by the township's 1,338 registered voters (7 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.3%.[74][75] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 337 votes (51.4% vs. 46.1% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 226 votes (34.5% vs. 39.9%), Independent Chris Daggett with 77 votes (11.7% vs. 9.7%) and other candidates with 10 votes (1.5% vs. 2.0%), among the 656 ballots cast by the township's 1,246 registered voters, yielding a 52.6% turnout (vs. 47.3% in the county).[76]
In 2016, the district commissioned a study by the Southern Regional Institute and Educational Technology Training Center at Stockton University to consider sending all students in grades 9–12 to Woodstown High School. The study concluded that Woodstown has the capacity to handle all of the students from Oldmans Township, but noted that the withdrawal from Penns Grove would results in a small decrease in the number of white students in that district's high school.[85] In 2018, the Oldmans Township district sought permission from the Commissioner of Education to send all students to Woodstown, which has been opposed by the Penns Grove district based on the financial impact caused by the loss of tuition.[82]
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 40.89 miles (65.81 km) of roadways, of which 7.12 miles (11.46 km) were maintained by the municipality, 24.32 miles (39.14 km) by Salem County, 7.25 miles (11.67 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 2.20 miles (3.54 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[86]
U.S. Route 130 passes through the northwestern part of the municipality[87] while Interstate 295 travels through the center of the township and includes exit 7.[88]
The New Jersey Turnpike passes through southern Oldmans.[89] Two of the turnpike's service areas, named for people who lived or worked in New Jersey, are located in the township. From south to north, these are the Clara Barton Service Area (named for Clara Barton): southbound, milepost 5.4, and the John Fenwick Service Area (named for John Fenwick; northbound, milepost 5.4).[90]
^ abcTownship Committee, Oldmans Township. Accessed August 23, 2022. "Oldmans Township operates under the Township Committee form of government. Three members are elected at-large to staggered three-year terms. The Township Committee conducts a reorganization meeting annually in January. At this meeting the Township Committee elects one of the three members to serve as Mayor and one to serve as Deputy Mayor for a one-year term."
^Woodstown-Pilesgrove Regional School District 2016 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 10, 2020. "This School Report Card provides the school district's constituents with information concerning the district's programs, including test scores, attendance data of students and staff, financial details, and other specifics which together form a comprehensive review of our school district’s offerings to the Woodstown-Pilesgrove community as well as the high school sending districts of Alloway, Oldmans, and Upper Pittsgrove."
^Bumpus, Robert L. "Salem County Report on Consolidation and Regionalization", Office of the Executive County Superintendent of Salem County, March 15, 2010, available at the website of the Asbury Park Press. Accessed July 5, 2011. "A contiguous elementary district, Oldmans Township, sends its students primarily to Penns Grove High School and a smaller number of students to Woodstown High School."
^ abGallo Jr., Bill. "Switching high schools could lead to a 'death spiral' of taxes in this poor N.J. district", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 5, 2018, updated May 14, 2019. Accessed June 10, 2020. "The Oldmans Township School District in Salem County has petitioned the state to send all of its grade 9 to 12 students to Woodstown High School instead of roughly splitting them between Woodstown and Penns Grove High School.... According to documents and officials, about 25 Oldmans high-schoolers attend Penns Grove and nine full-time students and one part-time student go to Woodstown. Some Oldmans students entering the ninth grade attend neither school, opting for other choices such as the county vo-tech or enroll in academy programs offered by other high schools. Which high school the Oldmans students attend depends on which side of Interstate 295 they live on. Those on the western side go to Penns Grove while those on the east to Woodstown."
^Oldmans Feasibility Study 2016, Oldmans Township School District. Accessed January 16, 2017. "The Southern Regional Institute and Educational Technology Training Center (SRI&ETTC) of Stockton University has been commissioned by the Oldmans Township Board of Education, Salem County, for the purpose of reporting on the feasibility of sending all of its 9-12 students to the Woodstown High School. Oldmans Township currently sends its high school students to either Woodstown High School or Penns Grove High School depending on the geographic location of the student's residence within Oldmans Township."
^"Trainer Camac, wife shot to death, stepson charged", Thoroughbred Times, December 7, 2001. Accessed May 15, 2008. "Robert Camac, a veteran trainer for over 40 years, was found dead from gunshot wounds along with his wife, Maryann, at the couple's Camac Thoroughbred Horse Farm in Oldmans Township, New Jersey, early Thursday morning."
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