Location of Greenwich Township in
Warren County highlighted in yellow (right). Inset map: Location of Warren County in
New Jersey highlighted in black (left).
Census Bureau map of Greenwich Township, Warren County, New Jersey
Greenwich Township has at various times been a part of most of Northwestern New Jersey's counties. The township was first mentioned in official documents on October 9, 1738, as a part of
Hunterdon County. On March 15, 1739, it became part of the newly formed
Morris County. On January 22, 1750, portions of the township were taken to form
Hardwick Township. On June 8, 1753,
Sussex County was created, and Greenwich Township was shifted again. Portions of the township were taken on May 30, 1754, to form both
Mansfield Township and
Oxford Township. The township was incorporated by an act of the
New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. It found its current home when Warren County was formed on November 20, 1824. On April 8, 1839, portions of the township were taken to create
Franklin Township and
Harmony Township. On March 7, 1851,
Phillipsburg was created from parts of Greenwich, and
Pohatcong Township went off on its own as of January 1, 1882.[22] The township was named for
Greenwich, England.[23]
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 10.60 square miles (27.45 km2), including 10.58 square miles (27.40 km2) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2) of water (0.15%).[1][2]
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Coopersville,
Kennedy Mills,
Port Warren and Still Valley.[30]
Of the 1,808 households, 51.5% had children under the age of 18; 76.1% were married couples living together; 6.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 14.5% were non-families. Of all households, 11.1% were made up of individuals and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.16 and the average family size was 3.43.[19]
33.0% of the population were under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 25.1% from 25 to 44, 29.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 95.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.4 males.[19]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
American Community Survey showed that (in 2010
inflation-adjusted dollars)
median household income was $102,250 (with a margin of error of +/− $16,103) and the median family income was $112,535 (+/− $19,851). Males had a median income of $95,469 (+/− $9,585) versus $60,986 (+/− $7,346) for females. The
per capita income for the borough was $37,290 (+/− $3,322). About 1.1% of families and 1.7% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 2.2% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.[44]
2000 census
As of the
2020 U.S. census,[15] there were 4,365 people, 1,421 households, and 1,223 families residing in the township. The population density was 413.6 inhabitants per square mile (159.7/km2). There were 1,477 housing units at an average density of 139.9 per square mile (54.0/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 93.26%
White, 2.47%
African American, 0.27%
Native American, 2.22%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 0.57% from
other races, and 1.12% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 3.80% of the population.[42][43]
There were 1,421 households, out of which 51.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 79.2% were
married couples living together, 4.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 13.9% were non-families. 11.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 4.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.34.[42][43]
In the township, the population was spread out, with 33.6% under the age of 18, 3.4% from 18 to 24, 38.0% from 25 to 44, 18.7% from 45 to 64, and 6.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.0 males.[42][43]
The median income for a household in the township was $87,613, and the median income for a family was $92,579. Males had a median income of $69,926 versus $34,934 for females. The
per capita income for the township was $32,886. About 1.1% of families and 2.4% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 2.5% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.[42][43]
Government
Local government
Greenwich Township is governed under the
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.[45] The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters
at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[6][46] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.
As of 2022[update], members of the Greenwich Township Committee are
Mayor Robert M. Barsony (
R, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2022), Deputy Mayor Paul Beam (R, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2022), Brian Baylor (R, 2023), Bill Kanyuck (R, 2023; appointed to serve an unexpired term) and Lillian McDermott (R, 2024).[3][47][48][49][50]
In January 2022, the Township Committee appointed Bill Kanyuck to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Frank Marchetta until he resigned from office. Kanyuck will serve on an interim basis until the November 2022 general election, when voters will select a candidate to serve the balance of the term of office.[51]
The Township Committee had three vacancies in September 2015, after Tom Callari announced that he was moving out of the township, Joe Tauriello left office after a DUI arrest was made public and Angelo Faillace resigned in protest of the process of selecting a council replacement. With a majority of seats vacant, Governor
Chris Christie appointed Bob Barsony, Bill Kanyuck and Will Spencer to fill the three vacant seats. In November 2015, Deputy Mayor Elaine Emiliani resigned from office and was replaced by Frank Marchetta.[52][53]
Federal, state and county representation
Greenwich Township is located in the 7th Congressional District[54] and is part of New Jersey's 23rd state legislative district.[55][56][57] Prior to the 2010 Census, Greenwich Township had been part of the 5th Congressional District, a change made by the
New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections.[58]
Warren County is governed by a three-member
Board of County Commissioners, who are chosen
at-large on a staggered basis in partisan elections with one seat coming up for election each year as part of the November general election. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects one of its members to serve as Commissioner Director and other as Deputy Director.[64] As of 2024[update], Warren County's Commissioners are:
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 3,505 registered voters in Greenwich Township, of which 644 (18.4% vs. 21.5% countywide) were registered as
Democrats, 1,474 (42.1% vs. 35.3%) were registered as
Republicans and 1,385 (39.5% vs. 43.1%) were registered as
Unaffiliated. There were two voters registered as either
Libertarians or
Greens.[76] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 61.4% (vs. 62.3% in Warren County) were registered to vote, including 91.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 81.5% countywide).[76][77]
In the
2012 presidential election, Republican
Mitt Romney received 1,415 votes (57.5% vs. 56.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat
Barack Obama with 1,002 votes (40.7% vs. 40.8%) and other candidates with 28 votes (1.1% vs. 1.7%), among the 2,462 ballots cast by the township's 3,545 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.4% (vs. 66.7% in Warren County).[78][79] In the
2008 presidential election, Republican
John McCain received 1,448 votes (54.3% vs. 55.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat
Barack Obama with 1,156 votes (43.3% vs. 41.4%) and other candidates with 19 votes (0.7% vs. 1.6%), among the 2,667 ballots cast by the township's 3,543 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.3% (vs. 73.4% in Warren County).[80] In the
2004 presidential election, Republican
George W. Bush received 1,645 votes (62.0% vs. 61.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat
John Kerry with 967 votes (36.4% vs. 37.2%) and other candidates with 35 votes (1.3% vs. 1.3%), among the 2,654 ballots cast by the township's 3,310 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.2% (vs. 76.3% in the whole county).[81]
In the
2013 gubernatorial election, Republican
Chris Christie received 73.0% of the vote (954 cast), ahead of Democrat
Barbara Buono with 24.8% (324 votes), and other candidates with 2.1% (28 votes), among the 1,323 ballots cast by the township's 3,622 registered voters (17 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.5%.[82][83] In the
2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,141 votes (66.3% vs. 61.3% countywide), ahead of Democrat
Jon Corzine with 401 votes (23.3% vs. 25.7%), Independent
Chris Daggett with 140 votes (8.1% vs. 9.8%) and other candidates with 22 votes (1.3% vs. 1.5%), among the 1,720 ballots cast by the township's 3,442 registered voters, yielding a 50.0% turnout (vs. 49.6% in the county).[84]
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 48.98 miles (78.83 km) of roadways, of which 31.14 miles (50.11 km) were maintained by the municipality, 9.73 miles (15.66 km) by Warren County, 7.89 miles (12.70 km) by the
New Jersey Department of Transportation and 0.22 miles (0.35 km) by the
New Jersey Turnpike Authority.[99]
Greenwich is accessible from Interstate, U.S. State and County roads.
Interstate 78 passes through in the central area while
U.S. Route 22 runs along the western border before running concurrent with I-78.
Route 57 passes through in the north and
Route 173's western end starts at the western municipal border at I-78/US 22.
County Road 519 travels through the western corner for a short distance while
County Road 579 passes through very briefly in the south before terminating at Route 173.
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abTownship Committee, Greenwich Township. Accessed March 1, 2022. "Greenwich Township is a committee form of government. Each Committee member is elected by the residents. The Township Committee then appoints a Mayor for each year."
^2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory,
New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, Barsony is listed under Greenwich Township in Gloucester County with a term-end year of 2025, which is the end of his three-year committee term, not his one-year mayoral term of office.
^Chen, David W.
"Mountain Time", The New York Times, July 28, 1996. Accessed September 10, 2013. "In this bucolic part of Warren County, developers have proposed an $8 million sewage treatment plant on a former goat farm in Greenwich (pronounced GREEN-witch), a 10-square-mile (26 km2) township of just 2,200 people."
^Reorganization Meeting Minutes for January 6, 2022, Greenwich Township. Accessed March 1, 2022. "Mayor Barsony made a motion to accept the resignation of Frank Marchetta with regret; seconded by Mr. Baylor.... Mayor Barsony made a motion to appoint Bill Kanyuck Township Committee Member – until the seat can be filled at the next General Election; seconded by Mrs. McDermott.... Motion carried."
^Novak, Steve.
"Greenwich Township has full government again", The Express-Times, November 24, 2015. Accessed August 7, 2016. "The committee was completed Monday, when it unanimously selected former Mayor Frank Marchetta to the fifth and final spot.... Already on the committee were Christie's appointments — Will Spencer, Bob Barsony and Bill Kanyuck."
^"Governor Chris Christie Files Direct Appointments", State of
New Jersey, October 28, 2015. Accessed August 7, 2016. "Governor Chris Christie filed the following direct appointments with the Secretary of State's Office. Direct Appointments; Greenwich Township Committee: Committee Members - Appoint William A. Spencer (Greenwich Township, Warren); Appoint Robert M. Barsony (Greenwich Township, Warren); Appoint the Honorable William D. Kanyuck (Greenwich Township, Warren)"
^Biography of Bob Menendez,
United States Senate, January 26, 2015. "Menendez, who started his political career in Union City, moved in September from Paramus to one of Harrison's new apartment buildings near the town's PATH station.."
^Governmental Structure, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed February 22, 2022. "Warren County operates under the County Commissioner form of county government. The Board of County Commissioners consists of three Commissioners each elected at large for staggered terms of three years. The Commissioner Director is chosen by the full board at the board's annual reorganization meeting in January. The Commissioners supervise, direct and administer all county services and functions through the various departments, autonomous boards, agencies, and commissions. Reporting to the Board of County Commissioners is an appointed County Administrator."
^Jason J. Sarnoski, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed February 22, 2022.
^Lori Ciesla, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed February 22, 2022.
^James R. Kern III, Warren County, New Jersey. Accessed February 22, 2022.
^Greenwich Township Board of Education District Bylaw 0110 - Identification, Greenwich Township School District. Accessed June 1, 2020. "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 Greenwich Township School District. Composition: The Greenwich Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Greenwich Township."
^Phillipsburg High School 2015 Report Card Narrative,
New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "At the secondary level, the district serves not only students from the town of Phillipsburg which makes up 37.6% of the high school population, but also students from the surrounding boroughs of Alpha and Bloomsbury, as well as the townships of Greenwich, Lopatcong, and Pohatcong."
^About PSDArchived May 19, 2016, at the
Wayback Machine, Phillipsburg School District. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The district serves students from the Town of Phillipsburg and five sending communities at the secondary level: Alpha, Bloomsbury, Greenwich, Lopatcong and Pohatcong Townships."
^F.A.Q., Ridge and Valley Charter School. Accessed January 17, 2017. "Enrollment is open, on a space available basis, to all K-8 students residing in N.J. with priority given to students residing in the districts of Blairstown, Hardwick, Knowlton, Frelinghuysen, and North Warren Regional School."