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Ocean Township is a Township in Ocean County , New Jersey , United States . As of the United States 2000 Census , the township population was 6,450. Ocean Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 13 , 1876 , from portions of both Lacey Township and Union Township (now Barnegat Township . Portions of the township were taken to create Long Beach Township ( March 23 , 1899 ) and Island Beach ( June 23 , 1933 )."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 204. , 2006 . GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 82.9 Km&2 (32.0 Mi&2 ). 53.9 km&2 (20.8 mi&2) of it is land and 29.1 km&2 (11.2 mi&2) of it (35.07%) is water. DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 6,450 people, 2,446 households, and 1,743 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 119.7/km&2 (310.1/mi&2). There were 2,981 housing units at an average density of 55.3/km&2 (143.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 97.33% White , 0.74% African American , 0.16% Native American , 0.42% Asian , 0.03% Pacific Islander , 0.36% from Other Races , and 0.96% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.10% of the population. There were 2,446 households out of which 33.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.5% were Married Couples living together, 9.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08. In the township the population was spread out with 25.5% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 30.3% from 25 to 44, 23.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 98.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 97.3 males. The median income for a household in the township was $46,461, and the median income for a family was $55,379. Males had a median income of $39,149 versus $32,188 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $22,830. About 5.6% of families and 7.8% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over. GOVERNMENT Local government |
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