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Wrightstown is a Borough in Burlington County , New Jersey , United States . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough population was 748. Wrightstown was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 4 , 1918 , from portions of New Hanover Township and North Hanover Township , based on the results of a referendum held on March 26 , 1918 ."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 100. GEOGRAPHY Wrightstown is located at (40.032260, -74.622574). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 4.6 Km&2 (1.8 Mi&2 ), all land. Wrightstown borders North Hanover Township , New Hanover Township , Pemberton Township , and Springfield Township . DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the Census of 2000, there were 748 people, 312 households, and 181 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 164.1/km&2 (425.1/mi&2). There were 339 housing units at an average density of 74.4/km&2 (192.7/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 49.87% White , 30.21% African American , 0.53% Native American , 7.22% Asian , 7.22% from Other Races , and 4.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.23% of the population. There were 312 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 28.2% were Married Couples living together, 25.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.7% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.37 and the average family size was 3.09. In the borough the population was spread out with 29.7% under the age of 18, 10.2% from 18 to 24, 33.2% from 25 to 44, 18.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $27,500, and the median income for a family was $29,375. Males had a median income of $28,889 versus $25,417 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $14,489. About 22.8% of families and 24.0% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 31.8% of those under age 18 and 22.4% of those age 65 or over. GOVERNMENT Federal, state and county representation Wrightstown is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 8th Legislative District. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government , New Jersey League Of Women Voters , p. 66. Accessed August 30 , 2006 . EDUCATION Students in public school for grades pre-K to 8 attend the New Hanover Township School , which serves students from both New Hanover Township and Wrightstown, as part of the consolidated New Hanover Township School District . It is a small school with approximately 160 students, and one class of each grade level, Pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. For grades 9 - 12, public school students from both New Hanover Township and Wrightstown Borough attend Bordentown Regional High School as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The high school is part of the Bordentown Regional School District , a regional K - 12 school district that serves students from Bordentown City , Bordentown Township and Fieldsboro Borough . TRANSPORTATION . Accessed July 15 , 2007 . REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS |
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