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{{see also|Andover, New Jersey}}
▲{{short description|Township in Sussex County, New Jersey, United States}}
{{Use American English|date=March 2020}}
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{{Infobox settlement
|name = Andover Township, New Jersey
|official_name =
|settlement_type = [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]]
|nickname =
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|image_caption = The Slater House, built 1874
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|image_seal = Andover nj seal.jpg
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|map_caption = Map of Andover Township in [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]]. Inset: Location of Sussex County highlighted in the State of [[New Jersey]].
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|pushpin_map = USA New Jersey Sussex County#USA New Jersey#USA
|pushpin_label = Andover Township
|pushpin_map_caption = Location in [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]]##Location in [[New Jersey]]##Location in the United States
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|governing_body = Township Committee
|leader_title = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name = Thomas D. Walsh Jr. ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term ends December 31,
|leader_title1 = [[City manager|Administrator]]
|leader_name1 = Patricia L. Bussow<ref>[https://www.andovertwp.org/directory/administration/ Office of the Administrator], Andover Township. Accessed May
|leader_title2 = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name2 = Patricia L. Bussow<ref>[https://www.andovertwp.org/directory/clerk/ Office of the Municipal Clerk], Andover Township. Accessed May
|established_title = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date = April 11, 1864
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|population_as_of = [[2020 United States
|population_footnotes = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/>
|population_total = 5996
|population_rank = 348th of 565 in state<br>8th of 24 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed March 1, 2023.</ref>
|population_density_km2 = auto
|population_density_sq_mi = 299.1
|population_density_rank = 474th of 565 in state<br>13th of 24 in county<ref name=LWD2020Density/>
|population_est = 5635
|pop_est_as_of = 2023
|pop_est_footnotes = <ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst/>
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|area_codes = [[Area codes 862 and 973|973]] [[Telephone exchange|Exchange]]: 786<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Andover Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Andover, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 18, 2014.</ref>
|blank_name = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
|blank_info = 3403701360<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website]
|blank1_name = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
|blank1_info = 0882266<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
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'''Andover Township''' is a [[Township (New Jersey)|township]] in [[Sussex County, New Jersey|Sussex County]], in the [[
Andover was incorporated as a township by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on April 11, 1864, from portions of [[Newton Township, Sussex County, New Jersey|Newton Township]], which was split up on that date and dissolved. Portions of the township were taken to form [[Fredon Township, New Jersey|Fredon Township]] (February 24, 1904) and [[Andover, New Jersey|Andover borough]] (March 25, 1904). Portions of the township were ceded to [[Newton, New Jersey|Newton town]] in both 1869 and 1927.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://
The township was suggestively named after the existing village of Andover, whose name origin is not certain,<ref>Snell, James P. (1881) ''History of Sussex and Warren Counties, New Jersey, With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches of its Prominent Men and Pioneers''. (Centennial ed., Harmony, NJ: Harmony Press, 1981) p. 445.</ref> though sources indicate that the name comes from [[Andover, Hampshire]], England.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=6 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 26, 2015.</ref> In the years before World War II, Andover Township was home to [[Camp Nordland]], a retreat and gathering place covering {{convert|204|acres}} owned and operated by the [[German American Bund]], an [[American Nazi]] organization devoted to promoting a favorable view of [[Nazi Germany]]. Camp Nordland was shut down by the federal government after Germany declared war on the United States and sold at auction in 1944.<ref>Staff. [https://www.nytimes.com/1944/06/12/archives/-camp-nordland-sold-bunds-nj-training-center-is-bought-by-real.html "'
==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 20.79 square miles (53.85 km<sup>2</sup>), including 20.05 square miles (51.92 km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.75 square miles (1.93 km<sup>2</sup>) of water (3.59%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
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==Demographics==
{{US Census population
| 1870=1126
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| 2010=6319
| 2020=5996
| estimate=5635
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
| footnote=Population sources:<small> 1870–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 23, 2013.</ref><br>1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA271 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 271, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed February 19, 2013. "Andover contains a population of 1,126</ref><ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA260 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 260. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref> 1880–1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA99 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 99. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref> 1890–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA338 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 338. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref><br>1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA719 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 719. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>
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The [[2010 United States census]] counted 6,319 people, 2,070 households, and 1,590 families in the township. The [[population density]] was 316.6 per square mile (122.2/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 2,181 housing units at an average density of 109.3 per square mile (42.2/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup was 91.64% (5,791) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 3.37% (213) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.17% (11) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 2.60% (164) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.73% (46) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 1.49% (94) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 5.14% (325) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 2,070 households, 34.9% had children under the age of 18; 64.8% were married couples living together; 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.2% were non-families. Of all households, 19.2% were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.10.<ref name=Census2010/>
22.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.5% from 18 to 24, 22.2% from 25 to 44, 34.2% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 99.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 95.6 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $95,313 (with a margin of error of +/− $10,064) and the median family income was $105,554 (+/− $13,995). Males had a median income of $72,066 (+/− $10,198) versus $47,750 (+/− $8,020) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $38,284 (+/− $4,082). About 2.3% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 1.0% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212085428/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3403701360 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Andover township, Sussex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>
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As of the [[2000 United States
There were 1,889 households, out of which 39.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 67.9% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.6% were non-families. 16.1% 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 2.80 and the average family size was 3.16.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
▲As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 6,033 people, 1,889 households, and 1,499 families residing in the township. The [[population density]] was 298.9 people per square mile (115.4/km<sup>2</sup>). There were 1,968 housing units at an average density of 97.5 per square mile (37.7/km<sup>2</sup>). The racial makeup of the township was 94.45% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.86% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.08% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 2.30% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.60% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.68% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 2.25% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/0603403701360.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Andover township, Sussex County, New Jersey]{{Dead link|date=November 2018 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[https://archive.today/20200212101754/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/0600000US3403701360 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Andover township, Sussex County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>
==Government==
===Local government===
Andover Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.<ref>[https://
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===Federal, state and county representation===
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===Politics===
As of March
▲As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 3,979 registered voters in Andover Township, of which 606 (15.2% vs. 16.5% countywide) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 1,813 (45.6% vs. 39.3%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 1,552 (39.0% vs. 44.1%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were 8 voters registered as [[Libertarian Party (United States)|Libertarians]] or [[Green Party (United States)|Greens]].<ref name=VoterRegistration>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-sussex-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Sussex], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 63.0% (vs. 65.8% in Sussex County) were registered to vote, including 80.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 86.5% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>[https://www.census.gov GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey] , [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>
In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 1,703 votes (60.7% vs. 59.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 1,034 votes (36.8% vs. 38.2%) and other candidates with 62 votes (2.2% vs. 2.1%), among the 2,807 ballots cast by the township's 4,074 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.9% (vs. 68.3% in Sussex County).<ref>[http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html General Election November 6, 2012: District Report - Group Detail] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130606114607/http://www.sussexcountyclerk.com/election_results/General%20Election%20Results/Amended-2GNJSUSS-District-Detailed.html |date=June 6, 2013 }}, [[Sussex County, New Jersey]] Clerk, run date November 30, 2012. Accessed February 20, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 1,772 votes (59.0% vs. 59.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 1,173 votes (39.1% vs. 38.7%) and other candidates with 37 votes (1.2% vs. 1.5%), among the 3,002 ballots cast by the township's 3,948 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.0% (vs. 76.9% in Sussex County).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-sussex.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 1,799 votes (64.0% vs. 63.9% countywide), ahead of Democrat [[John Kerry]] with 966 votes (34.4% vs. 34.4%) and other candidates with 30 votes (1.1% vs. 1.3%), among the 2,811 ballots cast by the township's 3,566 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.8% (vs. 77.7% in the whole county).<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_sussex_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Sussex County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed February 18, 2013.</ref>
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==Education==
Public school students in [[pre-kindergarten]] through [[eighth grade]] attend the [[Andover Regional School District]], together with students from [[Andover, New Jersey|Andover Borough]].<ref>[http://www.andoverregional.org/ Home Page], Andover Regional School District. Accessed March 15, 2018. "Our Board of Education is comprised of nine members representing both Andover Borough and Andover Township. Students in grades Pre-K, 1, 2, 3, 4 attend the Florence M. Burd School and students in grades 5, 6, 7, 8 attend the Long Pond School. Our eighth grade graduates attend Newton High School through a longtime send/receive relationship with the Newton Public Schools."</ref><ref>[https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f3a2ec92bfe348c7af292a3c29aebf6d Andover Regional Board of Education District Policy; Identification], Andover Regional School District. Accessed March 30, 2023. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Andover Regional School District. A send-receive relationship exists with Newton School District for students in grades nine through twelve. Composition: The Andover Regional School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of the Borough of Andover and the Township of Andover."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 416 students and 52.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 8.0:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3400900&DistrictID=3400900 District information for Andover Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3400900 School Data for the Andover Regional School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are
Florence M. Burd Elementary School<ref>[https://www.andoverregional.org/fmb Florence M. Burd Elementary School], Andover Regional School District. Accessed
Long Pond Middle School<ref>[https://www.andoverregional.org/lps Long Pond Middle School], Andover Regional School District. Accessed
Public school students in [[
▲Florence M. Burd Elementary School<ref>[https://www.andoverregional.org/fmb Florence M. Burd Elementary School], Andover Regional School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.</ref> (220 students in grades Pre-K–4) and
▲Long Pond Middle School<ref>[https://www.andoverregional.org/lps Long Pond Middle School], Andover Regional School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.</ref> (244 students in grades 5–8).<ref>[https://www.andoverregional.org/domain/19 School Directory], Andover Regional School District. Accessed January 28, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://homeroom5.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school.php?district=0090&source=01 New Jersey School Directory for the Andover Regional School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed December 29, 2016.</ref> The district's [[board of education]] has nine members who set policy and oversee the fiscal and educational operation of the district through its administration,<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/education/finance/fp/cafr/search/18/0090.pdf#page=51 ''Comprehensive Annual Financial Report of the Andover Regional School District''], [[New Jersey Department of Education]], for year ending June 30, 2018. Accessed January 28, 2020. "The Andover Regional School District is a Type II district located in the County of Sussex, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education. The board is {{sic|comprised |hide=y|of}} nine members elected to three-year terms. The purpose of the district is to educate students in grades K-8."</ref> with Andover Township assigned eight of the nine seats, based on the population of the two constituent municipalities.<ref>Sgarlato, Rose. [http://www.townshipjournal.com/news/local-news/andover-seeks-board-of-education-member-LATJ20150722150729984 "Andover seeks board of education member"], ''Township Journal'', July 22, 2015. Accessed January 28, 2020. "There are nine seats on the board, one of which is Andover Borough."</ref>
==Transportation==
[[File:2018-07-27 15 41 53 View north along U.S. Route 206 at Sussex County Route 603 (Brighton Road) in Andover Township, Sussex County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|
{{As of|2010|5}}, the township had a total of {{convert|73.42|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|49.13|mi}} were maintained by the municipality, {{convert|20.79|mi}} by Sussex County and {{convert|3.50|mi}} by the [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Sussex.pdf Sussex County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>
[[U.S. Route 206]] is the main highway serving Andover Township. [[County Route 517 (New Jersey)|County Route 517]] also passes through the township.
[[NJ Transit]] is working on the [[Lackawanna Cut-Off Restoration Project]] through the southern part of the township. Service is anticipated to begin in 2026, with plans for an [[Andover station (NJ Transit)|Andover station]] included as part of the restored passenger service.<ref>Krawczeniuk, Borys. [https://www.thetimes-tribune.com/news/no-new-money-for-nyc-passenger-train-in-new-jersey-plan/article_d173b15d-7f35-5359-a282-b623c65e246a.html "No new money for NYC passenger train in New Jersey plan"], ''[[The Scranton Times-Tribune]]'', June 29, 2020, updated December 5, 2023. Accessed April 10, 2024. "New Jersey Transit has begun extending its service 7.3 miles to Andover on the 28-mile cutoff whose tracks were removed in the 1980s. That extension alone isn’t scheduled for completion until the second half of 2026, Torbic said."</ref>
==Notable people==
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People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Andover Township include:
* [[Gail Phoebus]] (born 1950), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]], who previously served on the Andover Township Committee and as a Sussex County Freeholder<ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=376 Assemblywoman Gail Phoebus (R)] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122143454/http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/bio.asp?Leg=376 |date=November 22, 2017 }}, [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed August 2, 2016. "Sussex County Board of Freeholders 2013-15, Andover Township Committee 2006-12"</ref>
==References==
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==External links==
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* [http://www.businessinandover.org/ Andover Township Economic Development website]
* [https://www.andoverregional.org/ Andover Regional School District]
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