Old Bridge Township, New Jersey

Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Old Bridge


Map of Old Bridge Township in Middlesex County. Inset: Location of Middlesex County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.

Census Bureau map of Old Bridge Township, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°24′17″N 74°18′31″W / 40.404632°N 74.308537°W / 40.404632; -74.308537Coordinates: 40°24′17″N 74°18′31″W / 40.404632°N 74.308537°W / 40.404632; -74.308537[1][2]
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Middlesex
Incorporated March 2, 1869 (as Madison Township)
Renamed November 5, 1975 (as Old Bridge Township)
Government[3]
 • Type Faulkner Act Mayor-Council
 • Body Township Council
 • Mayor Owen Henry [4]
 • Administrator Christopher R. Marion[5]
 • Clerk Stella Ward[6]
Area[1]
 • Total 40.783 sq mi (105.627 km2)
 • Land 38.060 sq mi (98.575 km2)
 • Water 2.723 sq mi (7.052 km2)  6.68%
Area rank 52nd of 566 in state
3rd of 25 in county[1]
Elevation[7] 46 ft (14 m)
Population (2010 Census)[8][9][10]
 • Total 65,375
 • Estimate (2014)[11] 67,010
 • Rank 18th of 566 in state
3rd of 25 in county[12]
 • Density 1,717.7/sq mi (663.2/km2)
 • Density rank 312th of 566 in state
22nd of 25 in county[12]
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 08857 - Old Bridge[13]
08859 - Parlin[14]
08879 - Laurence Harbor[15]
07721 - Cliffwood Beach[16]
Area code(s) 732[17]
FIPS code 3402354705[1][1][18][19]
GNIS feature ID 0882158[1][20]
Website www.oldbridge.com

Old Bridge Township is a township in Middlesex County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 65,375,[8][9][10] reflecting an increase of 4,919 (+8.1%) from the 60,456 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,981 (+7.0%) from the 56,475 counted in the 1990 Census.[21] As of the 2010 Census, the township was the state's 18th largest municipality, after being the state's 21st most-populous municipality in 2000.[22] Old Bridge is a bedroom suburb of New York City located across the Raritan Bay from Staten Island, and it is about 25 miles (40 km) from Manhattan,[23] and about 30 miles (48 km) south of Newark.[24]

What is now Old Bridge Township was originally incorporated as Madison Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1869, from portions of South Amboy Township (now City of South Amboy).[25] In a referendum held on November 5, 1975, voters approved changing the township's name to Old Bridge Township by a margin of 7,150 votes to 4,888.[26][27] The township's name was changed to avoid confusion with the borough of Madison in Morris County.[26][28] Use of the name Old Bridge for a location "on the Camden and Amboy Railroad, about eight miles (13 km) beyond South Amboy" or "about seven miles (11 km) from South Amboy" goes back, however, to at least 1853.[29] Initially, the township was made up of farms and the population grew slowly. In 1880, the population was 1,662 and in 1950 it had reached 7,365. Over the next decade, a building boom started and farms gave way to developments, and the population grew to 22,772 by 1960. The 1980 census cited 51,406 people. The township saw major changes with the extension of Route 18 to the shore.

The township was named as a contender for the title of one of the best places to live in the United States by Money magazine in both 2005 and 2007.[30][31]

History

The first inhabitants of the area known as Old Bridge, were the Lenni Lenape Native Americans. Those who settled in Old Bridge were known as the Unami, or "people down the river."[27] They, like many people today, migrated to the shore along the Raritan each summer from their hunting grounds in the north. When the English gained control from the Dutch in 1664, the state was divided into two provinces, East Jersey and West Jersey. In 1683, the general assembly of East Jersey defined the boundaries of Middlesex County and the three other original counties (Bergen, Essex and Monmouth) as containing all plantations on both sides of the Raritan River, as far as Cheesequake Harbor to the east, then southwest to the Provincial line, with the southwest line being the border of Monmouth and Middlesex Counties and the Township's southern border.[32]

Thomas Warne, one of the original 24 proprietors of East Jersey, was listed as a landowner of this area, and his son is said to have been the earliest white resident residing in the Cheesequake area in 1683. John and Susannah Brown were granted a 1,000 acres (4.0 km2) land grant from the King of England in 1737. They called the area Brownville, and today this part of town is now known as Browntown.[27] Other important proprietors of Old Bridge were the Bowne, Morgan, Letts, Brown, Tone, Herbert and Cottrell families, who date back as some of the first landowners of Old Bridge.

In 1684, South Amboy Township was formed. At that time, it covered an area that now consists of the Townships of Monroe and Old Bridge, the Borough of Sayreville and the City of South Amboy. The Township covers 42 square miles (110 km2) that separated from South Amboy on March 2, 1869, and was originally called Madison Township.[33] In 1975, the name was changed by referendum to the Township of Old Bridge. The purpose of doing this was to formulate just one postal designations and ZIP code for the township and to differentiate the township from the Borough of Madison in Morris County.[34][35] Old Bridge derives its name from the fact that the first bridge spanning the South River was built there, and as other bridges were built across the river the first one became known as "the Old Bridge." Prior to that, it was known as South River Bridge."[36]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 40.783 square miles (105.627 km2), including 38.060 square miles (98.575 km2) of land and 2.723 square miles (7.052 km2) of water (6.68%).[1][2]

Brownville (2010 population of 2,383[37]), Laurence Harbor (2010 population of 6,536[38]), Madison Park (2010 population of 7,144[39]) and Old Bridge CDP (2010 population of 23,753[40]) are unincorporated communities and census designated places (CDPs) located within Old Bridge Township.[41][42] Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names within Old Bridge Township include Browntown, Brunswick Gardens, Cheesequake, Cottrell Corners, East Spotswood, Matchaponix, Moerls Corner, Morristown, Parlin, Redshaw Corner, Runyon, Sayerwood South, South Old Bridge and Texas.[43]

Old Bridge Township shares a border with New York City, sharing a boundary with the borough of Staten Island across Raritan Bay. The township also borders East Brunswick Township, Monroe Township, Sayreville and Spotswood in Middlesex County; and Aberdeen Township, Manalapan Township, Marlboro Township and Matawan in Monmouth County.[44]

Major streams/rivers

Economy

The old mill streams

Madison Township had many mill streams that were used to generate water power. The Warne family owned fulling mills in the area. Fulling was used as a finishing process used on woolen cloth that would remove the dirt and grease and to compact the wool fibers. The mill is said to have been run behind Old Bridge High School and flows east into the Matawan Creek. The area of Old Bridge was also known for their numerous snuff mills. The Washington Snuff mill (later renamed the Dill Snuff Mill) was established in 1801 and was located on Mount Pleasant and Old Bridge Turnpike (now Route 516). Snuff is a scented tobacco product that was used by men and women during that time period.[45]

Clay industry

The clay soil in the area surrounding Old Bridge was used for pottery and bricks way before the first European settlers. "Fine clay had surrounded Cheesequake Creek when the Lenni Lenape Native Americans lived there. The early discoveries of clay along the banks opened the clay industry to Middlesex County as well as the state of New Jersey. By the 1800s clay was a major industry. The clay deposits found along Cheesequake Creek are reported to be some of the finest stoneware clays in the United States."[34] The clay supplied local potters as well as those in Hudson Valley, Norwalk, Connecticut, other New England states, and parts of Canada. The earliest use of clay from this area was used by Captain James Morgan before the Revolution. The Perrine clay pit was located near U.S. Route 9 and Ernston Road.[45]

Apple farms

The Cottrell homestead is a landmark in Old Bridge. It was built in 1831 and still stands today on the northeast corner of County Route 516 and Cottrell Road. The Cottrells owned a 150 acres (0.61 km2) apple orchard that was located across the street from their home. Apples that could not be used because of their size or quality did not go to waste. Across from the cold-storage building on the southwest corner of Cottrell Road and Route 516 (where Rite Aid is now located), the family built the New Jersey Apple Growers Inc. distillery. It was at this distillery that they pressed the apples into cider and distilled the brandy in large vats. The brandy would age in barrels in a government warehouse that was located on the Cottrells' property. The Cottrells produced apple brandy for twenty years on the farm and sold it wholesale to distributors under the name Browntown.[34]

Demographics

Historical population
Census Pop. %±
18701,870—
18801,662−11.1%
18901,520−8.5%
19001,6719.9%
19101,621−3.0%
19201,80811.5%
19302,56641.9%
19403,80348.2%
19507,36693.7%
196022,772209.2%
197048,715113.9%
198051,5155.7%
199056,4759.6%
200060,4567.0%
201065,3758.1%
Est. 201467,010[11][46]2.5%
Population sources: 1870-1920[47]
1870[48][49] 1880-1890[50]
1890-1910[51] 1910-1930[52]
1930-1990[53] 2000[54][55] 2010[8][9][10]

2010 Census

At the 2010 United States Census, there were 65,375 people, 23,777 households, and 17,333 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,717.7 per square mile (663.2/km2). There were 24,638 housing units at an average density of 647.3 per square mile (249.9/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 74.06% (48,418) White, 6.21% (4,063) Black or African American, 0.20% (129) Native American, 14.34% (9,374) Asian, 0.02% (10) Pacific Islander, 2.72% (1,780) from other races, and 2.45% (1,601) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 10.81% (7,064) of the population.[8]

There were 23,777 households, of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.5% were married couples living together, 10.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.1% were non-families. 22.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.25.[8]

In the township, 22.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 27.2% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 12.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.1 years. For every 100 females there were 95.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.5 males.[8]

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $82,640 (with a margin of error of +/- $6,053) and the median family income was $98,634 (+/- $2,857). Males had a median income of $67,487 (+/- $3,364) versus $48,856 (+/- $3,104) for females. The per capita income for the township was $35,666 (+/- $1,152). About 3.1% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.3% of those under age 18 and 6.6% of those age 65 or over.[56]

2000 Census

As of the 2000 United States Census[18] there were 60,456 people, 21,438 households, and 15,949 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,587.4 people per square mile (612.8/km²). There were 21,896 housing units at an average density of 574.9 per square mile (222.0/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 79.48% White, 10.82% Asian, 5.30% African American, 0.16% Native American, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.87% from other races and 2.32% from two or more races. 7.57% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race.[54][55]

There were 21,438 households out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.2% were married couples living together, 9.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.6% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.80 and the average family size was 3.30.[54][55]

In the township the population was spread out with 25.9% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 33.6% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 10.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.7 males.[54][55]

The median income for a household in the township was $64,707, and the median income for a family was $74,045. Males had a median income of $51,978 versus $35,462 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,814. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.0% of those under age 18 and 7.2% of those age 65 or over.[54][55]

Government

Local government

Old Bridge Township is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) system of municipal government.[3] The Township Council consists of nine members, with six elected to represent wards and three elected at-large from the Township as a whole in partisan elections held as part of the November general election. All elected officials serve four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with the six ward seats up for election together and the three at-large seats and the mayoral seat up for vote together two years later.[57][58]

As of 2015, the Mayor of Old Bridge Township is Republican Owen Henry, whose term of office ends December 31, 2015.[59] The members of the Township Council are Council President Eleanor "Debbie" Walker (R, 2015; At-Large), Council Vice-President Mary Sohor (R, 2017; Ward 2), Dr. James Anderson (R, 2015; At-Large), Reginald Butler (D, 2017; Ward 3), Brian J. Cahill (R, 2015; At-Large), Richard J. Greene (R, 2017; Ward 5), Joseph Mollis (R, 2017; Ward 1), Lucille Panos (R, 2017; Ward 6) and Alan Rosencranz (R, 2017; Ward 4).[60][61][62][63]

Federal, state and county representation

Old Bridge Township is split between the 6th and 12th Congressional Districts[64] and is part of New Jersey's 12th state legislative district.[9][65][66] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Old Bridge Township had been in the 13th state legislative district.[67] Prior to the 2010 Census, Old Bridge Township had also been split between the 6th and 12th Congressional Districts, though with different boundaries, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[67] The split that took effect in 2013 placed 22,050 residents in the township's northern and eastern portions in the 6th District, while 43,325 residents in the in western and southern area of the township were placed in the 12th District.[64][68]

New Jersey's Sixth Congressional District is represented by Frank Pallone (D, Long Branch).[69] New Jersey's Twelfth Congressional District is represented by Bonnie Watson Coleman (D, Ewing Township).[70] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Cory Booker (D, Newark, term ends 2021)[71] and Bob Menendez (D, Paramus, 2019).[72][73]

For the 2016–2017 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 12th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Samuel D. Thompson (R, Old Bridge Township) and in the General Assembly by Robert D. Clifton (R, Matawan) and Ronald S. Dancer (R, Plumsted Township).[74] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham Township).[75] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[76]

Middlesex County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose seven members are elected at-large on a partisan basis to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in January, the board selects from among its members a Freeholder Director and Deputy Director. As of 2015, Middlesex County's Freeholders (with party affiliation, term-end year, residence and committee chairmanship listed in parentheses) are Freeholder Director Ronald G. Rios (D, term ends December 31, 2015, Carteret; Ex-officio on all committees),[77] Freeholder Deputy Director Carol Barrett Bellante (D, 2017; Monmouth Junction, South Brunswick Township; County Administration),[78] Kenneth Armwood (D, 2016, Piscataway; Business Development and Education),[79] Charles Kenny ( D, 2016, Woodbridge Township; Finance),[80] H. James Polos (D, 2015, Highland Park; Public Safety and Health),[81] Charles E. Tomaro (D, 2017, Edison; Infrastructure Management)[82] and Blanquita B. Valenti (D, 2016, New Brunswick; Community Services).[83][84] Constitutional officers are County Clerk Elaine M. Flynn (D, Old Bridge Township),[85] Sheriff Mildred S. Scott (D, 2016, Piscataway)[86] and Surrogate Kevin J. Hoagland (D, 2017; New Brunswick).[84][87]

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 38,907 registered voters in Old Bridge Township, of which 10,946 (28.1%) were registered as Democrats, 6,363 (16.4%) were registered as Republicans and 21,577 (55.5%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 21 voters registered to other parties.[88]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 54.1% of the vote (13,127 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 44.9% (10,911 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (240 votes), among the 24,402 ballots cast by the township's 39,947 registered voters (124 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 61.1%.[89][90] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 51.0% of the vote (14,001 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 47.4% (13,019 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (274 votes), among the 27,464 ballots cast by the township's 39,454 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.6%.[91] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 51.0% of the vote (12,722 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 47.7% (11,884 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (237 votes), among the 24,931 ballots cast by the township's 36,428 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 68.4.[92]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 68.3% of the vote (10,211 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 30.3% (4,532 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (206 votes), among the 15,147 ballots cast by the township's 40,437 registered voters (198 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 37.5%.[93][94] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 57.8% of the vote (9,511 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 35.9% (5,898 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 5.9% (976 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (168 votes), among the 16,444 ballots cast by the township's 38,430 registered voters, yielding a 42.8% turnout.[95]

Education

The Old Bridge Township Public Schools serve students in Kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's 15 schools had an enrollment of 9,197 students and 684.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.45:1.[96] Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[97]) are twelve K-5 elementary schools — M. Scott Carpenter Elementary School[98] (278 students), Cheesequake Elementary School[99] (302), Leroy Gordon Cooper Elementary School[100] (262), Virgil I. Grissom Elementary School[101] (231), Madison Park Elementary School[102] (298), James A. McDivitt Elementary School[103] (552), Memorial Elementary School[104] (417), William A. Miller Elementary School[105] (313), Walter M. Schirra Elementary School[106] (332), Alan B. Shepard Elementary School[107] (282), Southwood Elementary School[108] (292) and Raymond E. Voorhees Elementary School[109] (390) — both Jonas Salk Middle School[110] (1,035) and Carl Sandburg Middle School[111] (1,182) for grades 6-8 and Old Bridge High School[112] for grades 9-12 (3,031).[113][114]

Infrastructure

Transportation

Map of Cheesequake State Park in Old Bridge

Roads and highways

As of May 2010, the township had a total of 222.24 miles (357.66 km) of roadways, of which 179.32 miles (288.59 km) were maintained by the municipality, 24.41 miles (39.28 km) by Middlesex County and 16.65 miles (26.80 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 1.86 miles (2.99 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[115]

The Garden State Parkway passes through Old Bridge for about 1.9 miles (3.1 km) miles, connecting Aberdeen Township in Monmouth County in the south to Sayreville in the north[116] and houses Interchange 120, which is signed for Laurence Harbor / Matawan.[117]

Other routes, such as U.S. 9, Route 18, Route 34 and Route 35 also pass through the township. Old Bridge Airport is located 5 miles (8.0 km) south of the central business district. Some major county routes that pass through are County Route 516, County Route 520, County Route 527 and County Route 615.

The New Jersey Turnpike (Interstate 95) is minutes north along Route 18 outside the township in bordering East Brunswick Township (Exit 9) and not too far also in bordering Monroe Township (Exit 8A).

Public transportation

Old Bridge borders Matawan Borough on Route 34, and the Aberdeen-Matawan train station. There is a large New Jersey Transit bus terminal along Route 9 northbound, close to Ernston Road.

New Jersey Transit Bus Operations provides route 131, 133, 134, 135, 138, and 139 to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan, service to Newark on the 67, on the 68 to Jersey City and local service on the 817 and 818 routes.[118]

Health care

Raritan Bay Medical Center has two hospitals in the area. Old Bridge division and Perth Amboy division. The Old Bridge Division is located at the intersection of New Jersey Route 18 and Ferry Road. This hospital handles all but trauma cases. Most trauma cases are handled by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital in close-by New Brunswick.

Old Bridge also has many long term care facilities and nursing homes.

Emergency services

Police Department

Old Bridge maintains a full-time police department consisting of 90 sworn personnel divided into multiple bureaus.[119] The police department handles approximately 50,000 to 55,000 calls for service each year.

Fire departments

Old Bridge is divided into four fire districts:[120]

Each of the above have several different fire houses with adequate equipment and trucks to handle any and all situations that arise within the township or surrounding towns. Old Bridge is equipped for:

Medical/first aid services

Old Bridge is divided into five districts each with a volunteer first aid squad. Numerous ambulances are in service for the community. A paid squad is employed between the hours of 6am to 6pm.

Old Bridge Township Emergency Medical Services (OBTEMS) is an all-paid squad which is not affiliated with any of the five volunteer organizations or the Township itself.[131]

Advanced Life support or "ALS" for short, also known as medics, are paid personnel dispatched to all township calls based on the requirements of assistance. Medics respond to all life/death situations due to a traumatic injury, industrial accident, heart problems, strokes, serious vehicle crashes, etc. The medics are housed by Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, St. Peters University Hospital and Raritan Bay Medical Center. Each are assigned their own ambulance.

Township attractions

Community and historical information

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Old Bridge Township include:

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