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Berkeley Township is a Township located in Ocean County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the township had a total population of 39,991. The Township is located in the central part of Ocean County along the Atlantic Ocean and Barnegat Bay , which is part of the Intracoastal Waterway . Approximately 72% of the Townships land area is within the federally designated , 2006 Holiday City-Berkeley (2000 Census population of 13,884), Holiday City South (4,047), Holiday Heights (2,389) and Silver Ridge (1,311) are Census-designated Place s and Unincorporated areas located within Berkeley Township. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 144.5 Km&2 (55.8 Mi&2 ). 111.1 km&2 (42.9 mi&2) of it is land and 33.4 km&2 (12.9 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 23.12% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 39,991 people, 19,828 households, and 12,174 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 359.9/km&2 (932.3/mi&2). There were 22,288 housing units at an average density of 200.6/km&2 (519.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.10% White , 1.30% African American , 0.04% Native American , 0.45% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.43% from Other Races , and 0.66% from two or more races. 2.33% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 19,828 households out of which 11.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were Married Couples living together, 6.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 38.6% were non-families. 35.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 29.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.99 and the average family size was 2.52. In the township the population was spread out with 11.4% under the age of 18, 3.6% from 18 to 24, 14.7% from 25 to 44, 18.3% from 45 to 64, and 52.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 66 years. For every 100 females there were 79.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 77.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $32,134, and the median income for a family was $40,208. Males had a median income of $41,643 versus $28,640 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $22,198. 5.4% of the population and 3.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 5.1% of those under the age of 18 and 5.9% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government Effective July 1 , 1983 , Berkeley Township is governed under the Mayor-Council system of municipal government under the Faulkner Act . The Township is governed by a Mayor who is elected for a four-year term and a seven-member Council elected on a staggered basis for terms of four years, with the respective terms commencing on January 1st. The members of the Berkeley Township Committee are: Berkeley Township Government , accessed February 25 , 2006
Federal, state and county representation Berkeley Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th Legislative District. EDUCATION The Berkeley Township School District is responsible for the education of children in grades K through 6. Schools in the district are Bayville School (468 students), Clara B. Worth School (747 students), and H & M Potter School (665 students), all of which serve K-6. Students in grades 7 through 12 attend the schools of the for grades 9 - 12 (1,494 students). TRANSPORTATION The Garden State Parkway is the primary access route, with two exits in the Township. U.S. Route 9 and Route 37 run westerly from the Barrier Island to Route 70 . REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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