Maple Shade Township, New Jersey

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History

What is now Maple Shade was originally formed as Chester Township on November 6, 1688, and was known as Cropwell Township from June 5, 1690, through February 22, 1699. Chester was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Cinnaminson Township (March 15, 1860) and Moorestown Township (March 11, 1922). The municipality's name was changed to Maple Shade Township as of November 6, 1945, based on the results of a referendum passed that same day.[8]

The Mary's Cafe sit-in was an informal sit-in style protest which occurred on the evening of June 11, 1950, at Mary's Cafe, a tavern in Maple Shade Township that had a reputation of being unwelcoming of Black patrons. After being refused service, Martin Luther King Jr. and three friends staged a sit-in that is believed to be the first use of the non-violence and civil disobedience tactics which would distinguish Dr. King's civil-rights activism and legacy.[9]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 3.83 square miles (9.92 km2), including 3.83 square miles (9.91 km2) of land and <0.01 square miles (<0.01 km2) of water (0.03%).[10][11]

The township borders Cinnaminson Township, Moorestown Township and Mount Laurel Township in Burlington County; and Cherry Hill and Pennsauken Township in Camden County.[12][13][14]

Climate

The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Maple Shade Township has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps, with the coldest months of January and February averaging about Template:Convert, and with an annual average temperature of Template:Convert.[15]

Demographics

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2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 19,131 people, 8,525 households, and 4,655 families in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 9,186 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 78.62% (15,040) White, 9.54% (1,826) Black or African American, 0.16% (31) Native American, 5.65% (1,080) Asian, 0.03% (5) Pacific Islander, 3.14% (601) from other races, and 2.86% (548) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.32% (1,591) of the population.[3]

Of the 8,525 households, 22.8% had children under the age of 18; 37.9% were married couples living together; 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 45.4% were non-families. Of all households, 36.5% were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.21 and the average family size was 2.94.[3]

18.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.8% from 18 to 24, 31.9% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 93.2 males.[3]

The Census Bureau's 2015–2019 American Community Survey showed that (in 2019 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $61,335 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,606) and the median family income was $825854 (+/− $7,763). Males had a median income of $58,963 (+/− $4,320) versus $49,215 (+/− $2.945) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $34,774 (+/− $2,053). About 8.1% of families and 9.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.2% of those under age 18 and 4.6% of those age 65 or over.[16]

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census[17] there were 19,079 people, 8,462 households, and 4,721 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 9,009 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 83.17% White, 7.21% African American, 0.16% Native American, 6.10% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.69% from other races, and 1.62% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.46% of the population.[18][5]

There were 8,462 households, out of which 23.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.4% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 44.2% were non-families. 36.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.95.[18][5]

In the township the population was spread out, with 19.4% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 36.0% from 25 to 44, 20.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.6 males.[18][5]

The median income for a household in the township was $45,426, and the median income for a family was $53,912. Males had a median income of $40,290 versus $30,858 for females. The per capita income for the township was $23,812. About 3.8% of families and 5.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 7.6% of those age 65 or over.[18][5]

Government

Local government

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Maple Shade Municipal Complex

Maple Shade Township operates within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Council-Manager (Plan E) form of municipal government, implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of January 1, 1975.[19] The township is one of 42 (of the 564) municipalities statewide that use this form of government.[20] The governing body is comprised of a five-member Township Council, whose members are elected at-large in partisan elections to serve four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election in even-numbered years as part of the November general election.[21][22] At a reorganization meeting held during the first week of January after each election, the Council selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.[23]

Template:As of, members of the Maple Shade Township Council are Mayor Charles Kauffman (D, term on committee ends December 31, 2026; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor Steve Schmidt (D, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Sandra Nunes (D, 2026), Claire B. Volpe (D, 2024) and J. Nelson Wiest (D, 2024).[24][25][26][27]

Federal, state and county representation

Maple Shade Township is located in the 1st Congressional District[28] and is part of New Jersey's 6th state legislative district.[29][30][31]

For the 119th United States Congress, Template:Ushr is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).[32][33] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).[34]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 6th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by James Beach (D, Voorhees Township) and in the General Assembly by Louis Greenwald (D, Voorhees Township) and Melinda Kane (D, Cherry Hill).[35]

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Politics

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 10,638 registered voters in Maple Shade Township, of which 4,172 (39.2% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,593 (15.0% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 4,863 (45.7% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 10 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.[36] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 55.6% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 68.2% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).[36][37]

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In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 5,003 votes here (65.1% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 2,546 votes (33.2% vs. 40.2%) and other candidates with 92 votes (1.2% vs. 1.0%), among the 7,680 ballots cast by the township's 11,433 registered voters, for a turnout of 67.2% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County).[38][39] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 4,904 votes here (61.7% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 2,844 votes (35.8% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 120 votes (1.5% vs. 1.0%), among the 7,942 ballots cast by the township's 10,653 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.6% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County).[40] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 4,628 votes here (59.0% vs. 52.9% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 3,060 votes (39.0% vs. 46.0%) and other candidates with 76 votes (1.0% vs. 0.8%), among the 7,848 ballots cast by the township's 10,658 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.6% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).[41]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 2,333 votes here (60.5% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 1,419 votes (36.8% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 53 votes (1.4% vs. 1.2%), among the 3,857 ballots cast by the township's 11,283 registered voters, yielding a 34.2% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county).[42][43] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 2,059 ballots cast (48.2% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 1,904 votes (44.5% vs. 47.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 230 votes (5.4% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 57 votes (1.3% vs. 1.2%), among the 4,275 ballots cast by the township's 10,780 registered voters, yielding a 39.7% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).[44]

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Education

The Maple Shade School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.[45] As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,370 students and 219.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.[46] Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[47]) are Howard R. Yocum Elementary School[48] with 565 students in grades PreK to 1 Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School[49] with 534 students in grades 2-4 Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School[50] with 342 students in grades 5-6 and Maple Shade High School[51] with 888 students in grades 7-12.[52][53][54]

Students from Maple Shade Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township.[55]

Transportation

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Route 73 southbound in Maple Shade

Roads and highways

Template:As of, the township had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Burlington County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[56]

Passing through the township are Route 38, Route 41 and Route 73. The New Jersey Turnpike and Interstate 295 are both accessible just outside the township by way of Route 73.

Public transportation

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The former Pennsylvania Railroad station in Maple Shade

NJ Transit provides bus service to and from Philadelphia on route 317 (from Asbury Park), and 407 (from Moorestown Mall) to Camden, and on the 413 route between Camden, and Burlington.[57][58]

Notable people

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References

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  1. ↑ Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named Census2020
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  5. ↑ a b c d e DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Maple Shade township, Burlington County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 15, 2013.
  6. ↑ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  7. ↑ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  8. ↑ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 96 re Maple Shade, p. 94 re Chester Township. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  9. ↑ Leap, Barbara. "Martin Luther King Jr.’s Civil Rights Career Began at a Modest NJ Café; King’s first-ever recorded sit-in—a little-known confrontation at a Maple Shade tavern in 1950—changed world history.", New Jersey Monthly, January 16, 2023. Accessed June 22, 2025. "In 1950, a little-known confrontation between the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and the gun-wielding owner of a modest Maple Shade tavern changed world history... But his initial drive to become an activist was sparked by the incident at Mary’s Café in Maple Shade."
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  13. ↑ Burlington County Map Template:Webarchive, Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed February 26, 2020.
  14. ↑ New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.
  15. ↑ Climate Summary for Maple Shade Township, New Jersey
  16. ↑ DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Maple Shade township, Burlington County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 20, 2012.
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  18. ↑ a b c d Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Maple Shade township, Burlington County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 15, 2013.
  19. ↑ "The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey State League of Municipalities, July 2007. Accessed November 27, 2013.
  20. ↑ Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey Template:Webarchive, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.
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  25. ↑ 2023 Municipal Data Sheet, Maple Shade Township. Accessed April 24, 2023.
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  30. ↑ 2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.
  31. ↑ Districts by Number for 2011–2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.
  32. ↑ Directory of Representatives: New Jersey, United States House of Representatives. Accessed January 3, 2019.
  33. ↑ Full Biography, Congressman Donald Norcross. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Donald and his wife Andrea live in Camden City and are the proud parents of three grown children and grandparents of two."
  34. ↑ States in the Senate: New Jersey, United States Senate. Accessed January 23, 2025. "Cory A. Booker (D) Hometown: Newark; Andy Kim (D) Hometown: Moorestown"
  35. ↑ Legislative Roster for District 6, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 12, 2024.
  36. ↑ a b Voter Registration Summary – Burlington, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2014.
  37. ↑ GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 – State – County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 25, 2014.
  38. ↑ Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Burlington County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 25, 2014.
  39. ↑ Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Burlington County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 25, 2014.
  40. ↑ 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 25, 2014.
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  42. ↑ 2013 Governor: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 25, 2014.
  43. ↑ Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5, 2013 General Election Results : Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 25, 2014.
  44. ↑ 2009 Governor: Burlington County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 25, 2014.
  45. ↑ Maple Shade Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Maple Shade School District. Accessed February 5, 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 twelve in the Maple Shade School District. Composition: The Maple Shade School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Maple Shade."
  46. ↑ District information for Maple Shade School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  47. ↑ School Data for the Maple Shade School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  48. ↑ Howard R. Yocum Elementary School, Maple Shade School District. Accessed February 5, 2023.
  49. ↑ Maude M. Wilkins Elementary School, Maple Shade School District. Accessed February 5, 2023.
  50. ↑ Ralph J. Steinhauer Elementary School, Maple Shade School District. Accessed February 5, 2023.
  51. ↑ Maple Shade High School, Maple Shade School District. Accessed February 5, 2023.
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  55. ↑ Why Choose BCIT?, Burlington County Institute of Technology. Accessed November 27, 2013.
  56. ↑ Burlington County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed November 26, 2013.
  57. ↑ Burlington County Bus/Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 28, 2010. Accessed November 27, 2013.
  58. ↑ South Jersey Transit Guide Template:Webarchive, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed November 27, 2013.
  59. ↑ Sullivan, Joseph F. "Trenton Topics", The New York Times, September 23, 1976. Accessed November 28, 2017. "Governor Byrne will nominate tomorrow the Assembly majority leader, George H. Barbour, Democrat of Maple Shade, to fill the long‐standing vacancy on the State Board of Public Utility Commissioners."
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  61. ↑ Staff. "Delfonics Founder Randy Cain Dies", Billboard. Accessed February 3, 2013. "Cain's death Thursday at his home in Maple Shade, N.J., was confirmed by investigator Rob O'Neal of the Burlington County medical examiner's office, who declined to release other details."
  62. ↑ via Associated Press. "Randy Cain, Member of Delfonics, Dies at 63", The New York Times, April 14, 2009. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Randy Cain, a founding member of the soul group the Delfonics, whose hits included 'La La Means I Love You,' died on Thursday at his home in Maple Shade, N.J."
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  64. ↑ Grundberg, Andy. "John G. Morris, Renowned Photo Editor in the Thick of History, Dies at 100", The New York Times, July 28, 2017. Accessed November 28, 2017. "John Godfrey Morris was born in Maple Shade, N.J., on Dec. 7, 1916, and grew up in Chicago."
  65. ↑ Staff. "Underdog gives woman new leash on life", Courier-Post, April 17, 1999. Accessed December 2, 2013. "A native of Maple Shade, she calls herself an improvisational or interpretive dancer."
  66. ↑ DiUlio, Nick. "When History Was Made in Maple Shade", New Jersey Monthly, June 8, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Have you heard about the time Martin Luther King Jr. was run out of a Maple Shade bar at gunpoint? The incident is detailed by Maple Shade native Daniel Nester in the latest issue of n+1 magazine."
  67. ↑ Heller, Karen. "From 'Sesame Street' to Broadway John Tartaglia, raised in Maple Shade and Ambler, has had a hand in presenting Elmo on PBS. Now his animated face is on view as he stars in a surprising new stage hit, Avenue Q.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 21, 2003. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Young John, who grew up in Maple Shade and then Ambler, wrote Jim Henson a fan letter."
  68. ↑ 'Candidate profile for George E. Williams",The Philadelphia Inquirer, October 29, 1997. Accessed December 4, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "George E. Williams Maple Shade Age: 53 Occupation: Real Estate, Williams Investments Co. Education: Merchantville High School; Naval Air Training School."
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