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GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 174.9 Km&2 (67.5 Mi&2 ). 173.8 km&2 (67.1 mi&2) of it is land and 1.1 km&2 (0.4 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.62% water. DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 10,387 people, 3,441 households, and 2,856 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 59.8/km&2 (154.8/mi&2). There were 3,663 housing units at an average density of 21.1/km&2 (54.6/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.10% White , 0.65% African American , 0.06% Native American , 0.67% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.41% from Other Races , and 1.10% from two or more races. 2.89% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 3,441 households out of which 43.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.5% were Married Couples living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 17.0% were non-families. 13.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.02 and the average family size was 3.33. In the township the population was spread out with 29.4% under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 24.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 96.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males. The median income for a household in the township was $58,440, and the median income for a family was $65,339. Males had a median income of $42,697 versus $30,160 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $22,488. 4.9% of the population and 4.2% of families were below the Poverty Line . 5.7% of those under the age of 18 and 5.2% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT Local government Members of the Wantage Township Committee are Mayor Parker Space, Deputy Mayor Jeff Parrot and William DeBoer. Federal, state and county representation Wantage Township is in the Fifth Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 24th Legislative District. EDUCATION Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade attend the school of the Sussex-Wantage Regional School District , together with children from Sussex Borough . The three schools in the district are the Clifton E. Lawrence School in Wantage (527 students in grades Kingergarten to 2), Wantage Elementary School in Sussex (553 students in grades 3 - 5) and Sussex Middle School in Sussex (638 students in grades 6-8). For grades 9 - 12, students attend High Point Regional High School , located in Sussex and part of the High Point Regional School District . Attending ths school are students from Branchville , Frankford Township , Lafayette Township , Sussex Borough and from Wantage Township . EXTERNAL LINKS |
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