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Edison Township General Information
Edison Township, existing as an independent Township for over 100 years, received its name in 1954 when voters decided to change its name from Raritan Township. The change was made in honor of Thomas Alva Edison, who worked in Menlo Township from 1878– 1887, perfecting his incandescent light bulb and laboring over a number of other inventions
Size: 32 square miles
Population: 95,905
Density: 2,997 persons per square mile
Tax bill on a home of average value: $4,096 in a non-garbage district; $4,293.35 of taxes, plus garbage tax
Percent of tax base that is residential: 58.7%
Average home value: $179,300
Average assessed value: $164,496
Emergency services: 221 Police Officers, 102 Paid and 200 Volunteer Firefighters, Volunteer First Aid Squads
Parks: Papainni, Swales, Vineland Road, Beatrice, Bohnamtown, Crestwood, Edison Woods, Ellmter, Gateway, Golf Edge, HiWoods, Lincoln, Madison, Marshall, Menlo, Oak Tree, Old Post, Roosevelt, Stelton, North Eight, Kilmer, Portland, Winter St., Elder, and Washington
Number of Schools: 11 Elementary; 4 Middle; 2 High Schools
Enrolment 2001-2002: 12,588
Cost per pupil 2001-2002: $10,359
Library: Edison Main Public Library, North Edison Branch Library, Clara Barton Branch
Business Organizations: Edison Chamber of Commerce, Edison Economic Development Corporation
Cultural & Recreation: Edison Township Historical Society, Edison Valley Playhouse, Jewish Community Center, Performing Arts Center, Plays-In The-Park
Edison Township: 100 Municipal Blvd.
Edison, New Jersey 08817
Phone 732-248-7200
Government: Mayor, 7 council members elected at-large
Voters registered: 49,922; 14,560 Democrats, 5,377 Republican, 29,985 undeclared
18 th Legislative District; 6 th and 7 th congressional districts
Source: Published in the Home News Tribune 3/16/00
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