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Barnegat Township is a Township in Ocean County , New Jersey , United States . As of the United States 2000 Census the population was 15,270. What is now Barnegat Township was incorporated as Union Township on , 1977 . Barnegat CDP (2000 Census population of 1,690) is a Census-designated Place and Unincorporated Area located within Barnegat Township. Ocean Acres (13,155) is a census-designated place and unincorporated area split between Barnegat Township and Stafford Township . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 105.7 Km&2 (40.8 Mi&2 ). 89.8 km&2 (34.7 mi&2) of it is land and 16.0 km&2 (6.2 mi&2) of it (15.09%) is water. The municipality borders the Ocean County municipalities of Lacey Township , Ocean Township , Long Beach Township , Harvey Cedars , Stafford Township and Woodland Township in Burlington County . HISTORY Barnegat gets its name from nearby Barnegat Bay and Barnegat Inlet . The inlet was originally "Barendegat," or "Inlet of the Breakers," and was named by Dutch settlers in 1609 for the waterway's turbulent channel. Lloyd, John Bailey. "Eighteen Miles of History on Long Beach Island." p. 42. 1994 Down The Shore Publishing and The SandPaper, Inc. DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 15,270 people, 5,493 households, and 4,191 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 170.1/km&2 (440.4/mi&2). There were 6,066 housing units at an average density of 67.6/km&2 (175.0/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 94.75% White , 2.21% African American , 0.09% Native American , 1.00% Asian , 0.70% from Other Races , and 1.25% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.86% of the population. There were 5,493 households out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.0% were Married Couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.7% were non-families. 20.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.19. In the township the population was spread out with 27.1% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 93.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $48,572, and the median income for a family was $56,093. Males had a median income of $42,460 versus $28,452 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $19,307. About 5.1% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 9.7% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over. GOVERNMENT Local government Members of the Barnegat Township Committee are . p. 1. Accessed August 14 , 2007 . Local politics The majority of the Barnegat Township Committee ran as Republicans, with the exception of Len Morano. Prince, Brian. "GOP majority intact in Barnegat", p. 1B, '' Asbury Park Press '', November 8 , 2006 . Morano is a former member of a loosely-organized group called the Wawa Boys. The Wawa boys used to stand outside a local Wawa convenience store and talk politics. They have been both credited with being a grass-roots movement with an impact on local government and villainized for being a group of "nit-picking blowhards, part of why town politics are so venomous." Vandiver, John. "Where the "boys" are". A1, '' Asbury Park Press '', June 21 , 2006 . Federal, state and county representation Barnegat Township is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 9th Legislative District. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government , New Jersey League Of Women Voters , p. 54. Accessed August 30 , 2006 . EDUCATION The Barnegat Township School District now serves public school students in Kindergarten through Twelfth grade. Enrollment is 1,468 students for grades K-5, and 783 students in grades 6-8. Barnegat enrolls 496 students in grades 10-12 at Southern Regional High School in Stafford Township through a soon-to-be-ended Sending/receiving Relationship with the Southern Regional School District . Barnegat High School will be open for grades nine through Twelfth, with Grade 12 added in September 2007. Barnegat's Schools consist of Barnegat High School (9-12), Russell O. Brackman Middle School (6-8) and three K-5 schools: Cecil S. Collins Elementary School , Lillian M. Dunfee Elementary School and Robert L. Horbelt Elementary School . A new Elementary school will be located near BHS. TRANSPORTATION In addition to easy access to and from the Garden State Parkway , Barnegat is a hub of major state and county highways. Route 72 , which runs east to west, provides access to Burlington County and Philadelphia . County Route 539 , which intersects Route 72, links the Township with Trenton . U.S. Route 9 and the Garden State Parkway split the Township east-west. . Accessed July 27 , 2007 . REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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