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Chesterfield Township is a Township located in Burlington County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the township had a total population of 5,955. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 55.7 Km&2 (21.5 Mi&2 ). 55.5 km&2 (21.4 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.42% water. Chesterfield Township borders Bordentown Township , Mansfield Township , Springfield Township , and North Hanover Township . Chesterfield Township also borders Mercer County . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 5,955 people, 899 households, and 744 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 107.4/km&2 (278.1/mi&2). There were 924 housing units at an average density of 16.7/km&2 (43.1/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 49.71% White , 37.36% African American , 0.67% Native American , 0.64% Asian , 0.08% Pacific Islander , 8.45% from Other Races , and 3.09% from two or more races. 12.34% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 899 households out of which 38.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 72.6% were Married Couples living together, 6.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.2% were non-families. 12.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 4.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.91 and the average family size was 3.19. In the township the population was spread out with 11.8% under the age of 18, 40.7% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 12.6% from 45 to 64, and 5.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 25 years. For every 100 females there were 345.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 423.4 males. The median income for a household in the township was $85,428, and the median income for a family was $91,267. Males had a median income of $50,305 versus $44,659 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $17,193. 1.8% of the population and 0.4% of families were below the Poverty Line . 0.0% of those under the age of 18 and 1.0% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government Chesterfield Township operates under the Township form of government which is comprised of three committeepersons who are elected on a partisan basis for an overlapping three year term, one member being elected each year. The committee traditionally selects the committeeperson serving the last year of his/her term to serve as mayor. The Mayor is always appointed in January after the elections. The Township Committee derives from the state statutes which delegates powers, prescribe the offices and structure and establish various procedures under which the Township must operate. The committee serves both legislative and executive functions. Members of the Chesterfield Township Committee are Mayor Lawrence H. Durr, Deputy Mayor Michael Hlubik and Brian Kelly. Federal, state and county representation Chesterfield Township is in the Fourth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 30th Legislative District. EDUCATION Students in grades 1 - 6 attend the Chesterfield Elementary School. Children in grades 7 - 12 attend the schools of the Northern Burlington County Regional School District , which also serves students from Mansfield Township , North Hanover Township and Springfield Township . Students in grades 7 and 8 attend the Northern Burlington County Regional Middle School (721 students) and those in grades 9 - 12 attend Northern Burlington County Regional High School (1,194 students). Both schools are located in Columbus . EXTERNAL LINKS
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