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Westmont, New Jersey

Haddon Township is a Walsh Act Township located in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total population of 14,651. Haddon Township uniquely has two separate exclaves, namely, West Collingswood Heights and West Collingswood Extension. Haddon Township is a center for liquor stores, restaurants, and bars because neighboring boroughs of Haddonfield and Collingswood prohibit the sale of alcohol. Haddon Township is governed by a non-partisan commission. Westmont, a section of Haddon Township, has a PATCO Park and ride station.

History

In the 1700s the daughter of John Haddon, Elizabeth Haddon Estaugh, came to the American colonies to oversee his large landholdings, which included areas now belonging to Haddon Township and Haddonfield. The area known as Newton Township encompassed land that would later become part of the municipalities of Oaklyn, Audubon, Audubon Park, Collingswood, Gloucester City, Woodlynne, Camden, Haddon Heights and Haddonfield. Its first settlers, Irishmen who settled in the area of Newton Creek in 1681, survived the Revolutionary War and the incorporation of the City of Camden. In the 1860s, however, the area began to lose its cohesion. In 1865, the eastern portion the Newton Township eventually broke off and formed Haddon Township.

Saddlertown

In the late 1830s, a runaway slave, who had taken the surname Saddler to avoid detection by his former master, came to New Jersey from a Maryland plantation with his wife and two daughters. The man took a job with Cy Evans, a local Quaker farmer. After learning that he was opposed to slavery, the slave told his employer that he had fled slavery on a plantation. Evans gave the slave 50 acres to farm, and he was able to live there peacefully. The area where Saddler settled became a predominantly black area known as Saddlertown, so named in honor of Saddler's generosity in inviting others to share in his gift; Saddlertown was a stop on the underground railroad. Today, the area has come to include members of other racial groups.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.3 km² (2.8 mi²). 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 3.93% water. Haddon Township borders Audubon, Audubon Park, Camden, Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Gloucester City, Haddonfield, Mount Ephraim, and Oaklyn.

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 14,651 people, 6,207 households, and 3,891 families residing in the township. The population density is 2,102.9/km² (5,443.4/mi²). There are 6,423 housing units at an average density of 921.9/km² (2,386.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township is 95.42% White, 1.18% African American, 0.05% Native American, 2.01% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. 1.54% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 6,207 households out of which 27.5% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% are married couples living together, 9.9% have a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% are non-families. 33.0% of all households are made up of individuals and 17.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.36 and the average family size is 3.05. In the township the population is spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 41 years. For every 100 females there are 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 83.4 males. The median income for a household in the township is $51,076, and the median income for a family is $65,269. Males have a median income of $44,943 versus $32,967 for females. The per capita income for the township is $25,610. 4.1% of the population and 1.6% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 2.3% of those under the age of 18 and 5.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Government

Federal, state and county representation

Haddon Township is split between the First and Third Congressional Districts and is part of New Jersey's 6th Legislative District.

External links


- [http://www.haddontwp.com/ Haddon Township municipal website]
- [http://www.saddlerswoods.org/ Saddler's Woods Conservation Association]
- [http://www.haddontwphistoricalsociety.org/ Haddon Township Historical Society] Category:Camden County, New Jersey Category:Townships in New Jersey Category:Walsh Act

Walsh Act (New Jersey)

The Walsh Act was signed by New Jersey Governor Woodrow Wilson on April 25, 1911. The act permitted municipalities to adopt a non-partisan commission form of government. The commissions in Walsh Act municipalities are composed of either 3 or 5 members elected for 4 year concurrent terms. The commissioners also serve as department heads in addition to their legislative functions. The commissioners elect one commissioner as mayor, however the mayor is only responsible for his or her departments and serves as the chair of the commission.

Municipalities that have a five member commission

These communities have five commissioners: Commissioner of Public Affairs, Commissioner of Public Safety, Commissioner of Public Works, Commissioner of Parks and Public Property, and Commissioner of Revenue and Finance

Municipalities that have a three member commission

These communities have three commissioners: Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety; Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property; and Commissioner of Revenue and Finance

See also


- 1923 Municipal Manager Law Category:Government of New Jersey

Camden County, New Jersey

Camden County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the population was 508,932. Its county seat is Camden6. The county was founded in 1844 from parts of Gloucester County. This county is part of the Delaware Valley area.

Government

The county is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders consisting of seven members elected at-large for staggered three-year terms by the residents of the county. Camden County's Freeholders are:
- Louis Cappelli, Jr. (Freeholder Director)
- Edward McDonnell (Freeholder Deputy Director)
- Riletta L. Cream
- Thomas J. Gurick
- Jeffrey L. Nash
- Joseph Ripa
- Carmen Rodriguez In addition, the voters also elect a sheriff, a county clerk, and a surrogate. The Camden County Prosecutor is appointed by the Governor of New Jersey with the advice and consent of the New Jersey Senate (the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature). Since 1993, all ten elected Camden County officials have been members of the Democratic Party. The Camden County Democratic Party has been considered a modern political machine that provides patronage to party activists, civil engineering outfits, law firms, and insurance agencies, especially Commerce National Insurance under the leadership of Camden County Democratic boss George Norcross III.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 589 km² (228 mi²). 576 km² (222 mi²) of it is land and 14 km² (5 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 2.32% water. Located in a coastal/alluvial plain area, the county is uniformly flat and low-lying. The highest points are a survey benchmark near the Burlington County line at 219 feet (66.7 m) above sea level, and another nearby area at least 210 feet. The low point is sea level, along the Delaware River.

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there are 508,932 people, 185,744 households, and 129,835 families residing in the county. The population density is 884/km² (2,289/mi²). There are 199,679 housing units at an average density of 347/km² (898/mi²). The racial makeup of the county is 70.88% White American, 18.09% Black or African American, 0.26% Native American, 3.72% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 5.09% from other races, and 1.93% from two or more races. 9.66% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 185,744 households out of which 34.60% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.80% are married couples living together, 15.40% have a female householder with no husband present, and 30.10% are non-families. 25.10% of all households are made up of individuals and 9.70% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.68 and the average family size is 3.23. In the county the population is spread out with 26.80% under the age of 18, 8.10% from 18 to 24, 30.50% from 25 to 44, 22.10% from 45 to 64, and 12.50% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 36 years. For every 100 females there are 93.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 89.10 males. The median income for a household in the county is $48,097, and the median income for a family is $57,429. Males have a median income of $41,609 versus $30,470 for females. The per capita income for the county is $22,354. 10.40% of the population and 8.10% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 14.50% of those under the age of 18 and 8.10% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Municipalities

#Audubon Borough #Audubon Park Borough #Barrington Borough #Bellmawr Borough #Berlin Borough #Berlin Township #Brooklawn Borough #Camden City #Cherry Hill Township #
- Cherry Hill Mall #
- Barclay-Kingston #
- Erlton-Ellisburg #
- Springdale #Chesilhurst Borough #Clementon Borough #Collingswood Borough #Gibbsboro Borough #Gloucester City #Gloucester Township #
- Blackwood #
- Glendora #Haddon Heights Borough #Haddon Township #Haddonfield Borough #Hi-Nella Borough #Laurel Springs Borough #Lawnside Borough #Lindenwold Borough #Magnolia Borough #Merchantville Borough #Mount Ephraim Borough #Oaklyn Borough #Pennsauken Township #Pine Hill Borough #Pine Valley Borough #Runnemede Borough #Somerdale Borough #Stratford Borough #Tavistock Borough #Voorhees Township #
- Ashland #
- Echelon #
- Greentree #Waterford Township #Winslow Township #Woodlynne Borough

Historical municipalities

#Centre Township #Clementon Township #Delaware Township #Newton Township #Stockton Township #Union Township

External links


- [http://www.co.camden.nj.us Official County Website]
- [http://www.camdencounty-nj.org/ A website critical of Camden County machine politics]
- [http://www.ccdems.org/main.htm Camden County Democratic Party]
- [http://www.camcogop.org/ Camden County Republican Party] Category:New Jersey counties

New Jersey

New Jersey is the fourth smallest and most densely populated state of the United States of America; the U.S. postal abbreviation is NJ. The state is named after the island of Jersey in the English Channel.

History

Once inhabited by the tribes of the Lenape Native Americans, New Jersey was settled by the Dutch in the early 1630s, who formed a settlement at present-day Jersey City. At the time, much of what is now New Jersey was claimed as part of the Dutch colony of New Netherland, which also included parts of present-day New York State and had its capital at New Amsterdam, now known as New York City. Some of southwestern New Jersey also was settled by the Swedes in the mid-1600s as part of the Swedish colony of New Sweden, which included parts of Delaware and southeastern Pennsylvania. These territories were taken by the Dutch in 1654 and incorporated into New Netherland. The entire region became a territory of Britain in 1664 when a British fleet under the command of Colonel Richard Nicolls sailed into what is today New York Harbor and took over the colony. They met minimal resistance, perhaps because of the unpopularity of the Dutch colonial governor, Peter Stuyvesant. The newly taken lands were divided by King Charles II of England, who gave his brother, the Duke of York (later King James II) the region between New England and Maryland as a proprietary colony (as opposed to a royal colony). James then granted the land between the Hudson River and the Delaware River (the land that would become New Jersey) to two friends who had been loyal through the English Civil War: Sir George Carteret and Lord Berkeley of Stratton. During the English Civil War the Channel Isle of Jersey remained loyal to The English Crown and gave sanctuary to the King. It was from the Royal Square in St. Helier that Charles II of England was first proclaimed King of England in 1649, following the execution of his father, Charles I of England. In 1663 in recognition of his loyalty to the English Crown Sir George Carteret, Jersey's Royalist Governor, was gifted a large tract of land in North America henceforth known as New Jersey. Settlement for the first 10 years of English rule was in the Hudson River region and came primarily from New England. The first permanent English settlement was Elizabethtown, now Elizabeth. On March 18, 1673 Berkeley sold his half of New Jersey to Quakers in England (with William Penn acting as trustee for a time) who settled the Delaware Valley region as a Quaker colony. New Jersey was governed as two distinct provinces, West Jersey and East Jersey, for the 28 years between 1674 and 1702. In 1702, the two provinces were united under a royal, rather than a proprietary, governor.

Revolutionary War era

New Jersey was one of the thirteen colonies that revolted against British rule in the American Revolution. During the American Revolutionary War, British and American armies crossed New Jersey numerous times and several pivotal battles took place in the state. Today, New Jersey is often referred to as "The Crossroads of the Revolution" because of that. On Christmas, 1776, the Continental Army under George Washington crossed the Delaware River and engaged the unprepared Hessian troops in the Battle of Trenton. The river crossing has become an iconic moment in the early history of the United States of America, having been immortalized in Emanuel Gottlieb Leutze's painting Washington Crossing the Delaware. Slightly more than a week after victory at Trenton, on January 3, 1777, the American forces scored an important victory by making a surprise attack on Princeton, evading the British under Charles Cornwallis. Later on, the American forces underneath George Washington engaged the forces underneath General Henry Clinton at the Battle of Monmouth. The result of the battle was indecisive. In the summer of 1783, the Continental Congress met in Nassau Hall at Princeton University, making Princeton the nation's capital for four months. It was there that the Continental Congress learned of the signing of the Treaty of Paris (1783) which ended the war. On November 20, 1789, the state became the first in the newly-formed Union to ratify the Bill of Rights. Ironically, on February 15, 1804 New Jersey became the last northern state to abolish slavery by enacting legislation that slowly phased out slavery. However, by the close of the Civil War, about a dozen African-Americans in New Jersey were still apprenticed freedmen. New Jersey initially refused to ratify the Constitutional Amendments banning slavery and granting rights to America's Black population.

Women's suffrage

The [http://www.state.nj.us/njfacts/njdoc10a.htm New Jersey Constitution of 1776] gives the vote to "all inhabitants of this Colony, of full age, who are worth fifty pounds proclamation money." This included blacks, spinsters, and widows. (Married women could not own property under the common law.) It used to be held that this was an accident of hasty drafting: the British were at Staten Island when the constitution was proclaimed, and it declares itself temporary, void if there was reconciliation with Great Britain. Klinghoffer and Elkis ("The Petticoat Electors: Women’s Suffrage in New Jersey, 1776–1807." Journal of the Early Republic 12, no. 2 (1992): 159–193.) show that it was a considered decision, and enforced by later law. Both sides in elections mocked the other for relying on "petticoat electors"; both accused each other of letting unqualified women (including married women) vote. A Federalist legislature passed a voting rights act which applied only to those counties where the Federalists were strong; a Democratic legislature extended it to the entire state. In 1807, as a side-effect of a reconciliation within the Democratic Party, the legislature reinterpreted the constitution (which had been an ordinary act of the Provincial Congress) to mean universal white male suffrage, with no property requirement; but they disenfranchised paupers, to keep down the Irish.

Law and government

The state capital of New Jersey is Trenton. Jon Corzine was elected Governor of New Jersey on November 8, 2005, and will take office on January 17, 2006. Currently, Richard Codey (Democrat) is the Acting governor, because he is (and concurrently serves as) President of the State Senate. Former Governor James E. McGreevey resigned on November 15, 2004, and New Jersey (along with Arizona, Maine, New Hampshire, Oregon, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wyoming) had no position of Lieutenant Governor at the time. However, on Election Day, November 8, 2005, the voters passed an amendment to the state constitution that creates the position of Lieutenant Governor, effective with the 2009 elections. The amendment also provides that in the event of a permanent vacancy in the office of Governor after January 17, 2006 (when the next Governor is sworn in) and before the first Lieutenant Governor takes office in 2010, the President of the Senate, followed by the Speaker of the General Assembly, would become Governor (rather than Acting Governor) but will now be required to vacate his or her Senate (or Assembly) seat. The New Jersey governor is considered one of the most powerful governorships in the nation, as it is the only state-wide elected office in the state and appoints many government officials. Additionally, an acting governor is even more powerful as he simultaneously serves as president of the senate, thus directing the entire legislative and executive process. Current Acting Governor Codey will likely be the last Acting Governor to serve simultaneously as Senate President, as a result of the Constitutional amendment approved by the voters in 2005 (as the current dual role would remain in effect if Codey were to step down before the new Governor takes office). The state's two U.S. Senators are Frank R. Lautenberg (Democrat) and Jon Corzine (Democrat). As governor-elect, Corzine will appoint his own replacement after he steps down from the Senate and is sworn in as Governor in January. New Jersey has 13 Congressional Districts. New Jersey is a politically competitive state; the Governorship has alternated between the parties since the election of Richard J. Hughes in 1961; the legislature has also switched hands, and one house was evenly divided from 1999–2001. Three of the last four gubernatorial elections have been close. The Congressional seats have also been as evenly divided as thirteen seats can be. In national elections, the state now tends to lean towards the national Democratic Party. It was, however, a Republican stronghold for years in the past, having given comfortable margins of victory to the Republican candidate in the close elections of 1948, 1968, and 1976. New Jersey was a crucial swing state in the elections of 1960, 1968, and 1992. In national elections, the state gave large victories to Democrats in the 1990's, while in the 2004 presidential election, John F. Kerry defeated George W. Bush by about 6%. The last elected Republican to hold a Senate seat from New Jersey was Clifford P. Case in 1979. (Nicholas Brady was appointed a U.S. Senator by Governor Thomas Kean in 1982 after Harrison A. Williams resigned the Senate seat following the Abscam investigations. Brady served eight months. The state's Democratic strongholds include Mercer County around the cities of Trenton and Princeton; Essex County and Hudson County, the state's two most urban counties, around the state's two largest cities, Newark and Jersey City; as well as in Camden County and most of the other urban communities just outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and New York City. More suburban northern counties in the orbit of New York, such as Union and Middlesex, also trend Democratic. The more suburban northwestern and southeastern counties of the state are reliably Republican: Republicans have strong backing along the coast in Ocean County and in the mountainous northwestern part of the state, especially Sussex County, Morris County and Warren County. Somerset and Hunterdon counties, more suburban counties in the region, are also Republican in local elections, but can be competitive in national races. In the 2004 General Election, Bush received about 51% in Somerset and 56% in Hunterdon, while up in rural Republican Sussex County, Bush won with 64% of the vote. About half of the counties in New Jersey, however, are considered swing counties, but some go more one way than others. For an example, Bergen County, which leans Republican in the northern half of the county, is mostly Democratic in the more populated southern parts, causing it to usually vote slightly Democratic (same with Passaic County, with a highly populated Hispanic Democratic south and a rural, Republican north), other "swing" counties like Cape May tend to go Republican, as they also have population in conservative areas. The governor's mansion is Drumthwacket.

New Jersey State Constitution

The [http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/lawsconstitution/constitution.asp constitution] was adopted in 1947. It provides for a bicameral Legislature consisting of a Senate of 40 members and an Assembly of 80 members. Each of the 40 legislative districts elects one Senator and two Assembly members. Assembly members are elected by the people for a two-year term in all odd-numbered years; Senators are elected in the years ending in 1, 3, and 7 and thus serve either four or two year terms.

The New Jersey Supreme Court

The New Jersey Supreme Court [http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/supreme/index.htm] consists of a chief justice and six associate justices. All are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of a majority of the membership of the state senate. Justices serve an initial seven-year term, after which they can be reappointed to serve until age 70.

Geography

New Jersey is broadly divided into three geographic regions: North Jersey, Central Jersey, and South Jersey. North Jersey is within New York City's general sphere of influence, with many of its residents commuting into the city for work. Central Jersey is a largely suburban area. South Jersey is within Philadelphia, Pennsylvania's general sphere of influence. Such geographic definitions are broad, however, and there is often dispute over where one region begins and another ends. High Point Mountain, in Montague Township, Sussex County has the highest elevation in New Jersey. Sussex County, in North Jersey, and its Gold Coast featuring Goldman Sachs Tower.]] New Jersey is bordered on the north and northeast by New York, on the east by the Atlantic Ocean, on the south by Delaware, and on the west by Pennsylvania (the latter two across the Delaware River.) Prominent geographic features include:
- Delaware Water Gap
- Musconetcong River
- New Jersey Meadowlands
- The Palisades
- Passaic River
- Pine Barrens
- Rancocas River
- Raritan River
- Sandy Hook
- South Mountain

Economy

[http://www.bea.gov/ The Bureau of Economic Analysis] estimates that New Jersey's total state product in 2003 was $397 billion. New Jersey's per capita income is the highest in the nation. Its per capita personal income in 2003 was $40,427, 4th in the United States of America. Its median household income is also the highest in the nation with $55,146. It is also ranked 2nd in the nation by the number of places with per capita incomes above national average with 76.4%. Nine of New Jersey's counties are also in the wealthiest 100 of the country. Women in New Jersey earn the highest per capita income as stated in a 2002 article in the Newark Star-Ledger. Its agricultural outputs are nursery stock, horses, vegetables, fruits and nuts, seafood, and dairy products. In particular, cranberries and eggplant are two of the state's largest crops. Hammonton in the southern part of the state is known as the blueberry capital of the world. Its industrial outputs are pharmaceutical and chemical products, food processing, electric equipment, printing and publishing, and tourism. New Jersey's economy has a large base of industry and chemical manufacturing. Additionally, New Jersey is home to the largest petroleum containment system in the world, outside of the Middle East. Although the state is certainly not defined by these activities, their existence and visibility to those passing through the state along some of its major highways does contribute to many jokes about pollution and ironic plays on the state's nickname, the "Garden State." In terms of quantity and quality, New Jersey ranks ninth in the union, in the number of manufactured goods that come from this state's factories. New Jersey is also a leader in the number of businesses that have their headquarters or do business here. 50 Fortune 500 companies alone have headquarters or do business in Morris County alone. Nearly 100 Fortune 500 companies have headquarters or conduct business in New Jersey. This allows New Jersey to have the largest concentration of Fortune 500 companies in the world. Paramus is long noted for having one of the highest business per person ratio in the nation, because of the huge number of shops in that town and the surrounding area. Several New Jersey counties such as Essex, Morris, Middlesex, Union, and Bergen counties have been ranked in the World Almanac 2002, as being among the top 15 highest per person per capita income areas in the country. New Jersey has the nation's most diverse economy, with its major industries being agriculture, tourism, nursery products, electronics, manufacturing equipment, pharmacuticals, etc. It is for this reason, New Jersey is able to weather severe economic declines in the national economy and it is why New Jersey's unemployment rate is well below the national average. New Jersey's location between Philadephia and New York City, has allowed New Jersey to grow and thrive since the time of its creation as a state in 1702. Another of New Jersey's great strengths is its large and well-educated labor pool that allow the myriad of industries to exist today. The Port Newark-Elizabeth Marine Terminal is the world's largest container ports. Newark Liberty International Airport is ranked as number 7 in the top ten list of the nation's busiest airports and among the top 20 busiest airports in the world. Six Flags Great Adventure is one of the largest theme parks in the world. It is home to the largest wild safari out of Africa and is now home to the world's tallest and fastest coaster, Kingda Ka. As of 2001, New Jersey makes $30 billion each year from tourism as stated in the Star-Ledger's article The Best Of New Jersey. New Jersey is one of the top ten most visited states in the nation.

Demographics

As of 2004, the population of New Jersey was estimated to be 8,698,879. There are 1.6 million foreign-born living in the state (accounting for 19.2% of the state population). New Jersey is the tenth most populous state, but the most densely populated, at 1,134.4 residents per square mile. [http://www.njfaq.com/njfaq4.shtml].

Race, ethnicity, and ancestry

The racial makeup of New Jersey is:
- 66.0% White Non-Hispanic
- 13.6% Black
- 13.3% Hispanic
- 5.7% Asian
- 0.2% Native American (U.S. Census)
- 2.5% Mixed race New Jersey has the 15th largest percentage of minority residents of any state and the 2nd highest percentage in the North. Race/ethnicity citation with state percentages: [http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/phc-t6/tab02.pdf](Adobe PDF) Diversity index citation with state percentages: [http://www.census.gov/population/cen2000/atlas/divers.xls](Microsoft Excel) It also has the second largest percentage of Jews (after New York), the second largest percentage of Muslims (after Michigan). New Jersey is the third most Italian-American state in the nation, according to the 2000 Census, and has large percentages of Blacks, Hispanics, Arabs, and Asians. Ancestry citation with state percentages: [http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/c2kbr-35.pdf](Adobe PDF) The five largest ancestry groups in New Jersey are: Italian (17.9%), Irish (15.9%), African American (13.6%), German (12.6%), Polish (6.9%). Newark and Camden are two of the poorest cities in America, but New Jersey as a whole has the highest median household income in the nation, as well as the second highest per capita income, after Connecticut. This is largely due to the fact that so much of New Jersey is comprised of suburbs, most of them affluent, of New York City and Philadelphia. New Jersey is also the most densely populated state in the nation, and the first and only state that has had every one of its 21 counties deemed "urban," as opposed to rural. The dominant race, ethnicity, or ancestry by county, according to the 2000 Census, are the following:
- New Jersey
  - Italian - Bergen, Morris, Somerset, Ocean, Monmouth
  - Irish - Sussex
  - Black - Essex, Union, Mercer
  - German - Warren, Hunterdon
  - Polish/Slavic - Middlesex
  - Puerto Rican/Hispanic - Hudson, Passaic Ancestry citation with county maps: [http://www.census.gov/prod/2004pubs/c2kbr-35.pdf] (Adobe PDF) Specific ancestry maps by county, place, and census tract available at: [http://factfinder.census.gov] 6.7% of its population were reported as under 5, 24.8% under 18, and 13.2% were 65 or older. Females made up approximately 51.5% of the population.

Religion

The religious affiliations of adults of New Jersey are:
- Christian – 77%
  - Roman Catholic – 39%
  - Protestant – 36%
    - Baptist – 9%
    - Methodist – 6%
    - Presbyterian – 4%
    - Other Protestant or general Protestant – 17%
  - Other Christian – 2%
- Jewish – 5%
- Muslim – 1%
- Other Religions (e.g. Hindu, Sikh) – 1%
- Non-Religious – 16%

Culture

Music

New Jersey has long been an important area for both rock and rap music. Some prominent musicians with connections to New Jersey are:
- Musician Bruce Springsteen, who has sung of New Jersey life on his debut album, Greetings from Asbury Park, N.J. and in many of his most popular songs, including "Atlantic City," "Born to Run," "Darlington County," "Freehold," "Jersey Girl" (written by Tom Waits), "Jungleland," "Spirit in the Night," and others. Fellow musician Jon Bon Jovi has also written many songs about New Jersey and even named one of his albums after it (see New Jersey). Both reside in New Jersey today.
- Frank Sinatra, born December 12, 1915, the only child of working-class Italian-American immigrants, in a tenement at 415 Monroe St. in Hoboken. He sang with a neighborhood vocal group, the Hoboken Four, and appeared in neighborhood theater amateur shows before he became an entertainment legend and Academy Award winning actor.
- Whitney Houston was born in the city of Newark, New Jersey but grew up in neighboring East Orange, and is best known for her cover of Dolly Parton's "I Will Always Love You" which set new records for sales and weeks at number one. Houston has sold well over 180 million records internationally.
- Bob Dylan's song "Hurricane" is about the accusation and trial of Rubin Carter which took place in Paterson. Dylan's view is that Carter was innocent. (In 1985, United States district court Judge H. Lee Sarokin ruled that Carter had not received a fair trial, saying that the prosecution had been "based on racism rather than reason, and concealment rather than disclosure.")
- Legendary jazz pianist and bandleader Count Basie, born in Red Bank in 1904. In the 1960s, he collaborated on several albums with fellow New Jersey native Frank Sinatra.
- Asbury Park, home of The Stone Pony, where Springsteen and Bon Jovi frequented early in their careers, which is still considered by many to be a "Mecca" for up-and-coming musicians.
- The Velvet Underground, who had their first performance as a band at Summit High School in Summit, New Jersey. Songs included "There She Goes Again" and "Heroin."
- Jerseyan Zakk Wylde of Jersey City, who is currently the guitarist with Ozzy Osbourne and is with another popular rock band, Black Label Society. Wylde is famous for his signature "Bulls-eye" Gibson Les Paul guitar.
- Former Fugee Lauryn Hill, a South Orange resident and hip-hop's best-selling solo female artist. Her 1998 debut album, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, sold 10 million copies internationally.
- Hip-hop's longest running radio show, founded by two Jerseyans, Special K (Kevin Bonners) and Teddy Ted (Ted Whiting) of Hackensack, who began on New York's WHBI in 1982 and now appear on WPAT-AM.
- Other rap artists, including Irvington's Queen Latifah, the first female rapper to succeed in music, film, and TV, and the Grammy-winning Naughty By Nature of East Orange, who cut 1992's smash hit "O.P.P." Redman, an influential underground figure and Newark native, has recently found commercial success through collaborations with Eminem and the Wu-Tang Clan's Method Man.
- Singer/Actor Constantine Maroulis, a popular finalist on the television show, American Idol, Season 4 (2005), spent a good portion of his formative years in Wyckoff, where he graduated from Ramapo High School. Maroulis is developing a television sitcom which is based on his growing up years in New Jersey and the surrounding metropolitan New York City area.
- Musical artists Fountains of Wayne [http://www.fountainsofwayne.com/home/], a group of New Jerseyians who took the name of a semi-famous lawn and garden store [http://www.roadsideamerica.com/attract/NJWAYfountains.html] on Route 46 in Wayne, New Jersey (also featured on an episode of The Sopranos).
- The band Snowball 37 [http://www.snowball37.com/], a group of brothers who were inspired by a Kevin Smith reference, is based out of Jersey City.
- The genre Emo until recently thrived in New Jersey, particularly near New Brunswick. Such bands that fit into this category include Thursday, My Chemical Romance, Midtown, Senses Fail, Saves The Day, Hidden In Plain View, The Early November, Armor For Sleep, The Escape Engine, for some more popular bands, recently, the growth of Jersey emo bands has seen somewhat of a decrease as the genre has moved elsewhere.
- Punk music is also an important alternative style in New Jersey, perhaps starting with the band that essentially invented horror punk, The Misfits from Lodi, in the 90s, The Bouncing Souls and Catch 22 were also prominent figures in New Jersey punk, strongly influenced by New Brunswick's Sticks and Stones.
- The DeLeo brothers of Stone Temple Pilots are both from New Jersey. The brothers, Dean and Robert, are the guitarist and bassist for the band.
- Pete Yorn is another New Jersey artist. He has two albums out: musicforthemorningafter (2001) and Day I Forgot (2003).
- Deborah Harry from Blondie was raised in Hawthorne, New Jersey.
- Blues Traveler was formed at Princeton High School in 1987. John Popper, along with high school buddies drummer Brendan Hill, guitarist Chan Kinchla and the late bassist Bobby Sheehan are all natives of New Jersey.
- Spin Doctors began as Trucking Company in 1989 with Chris Barron (lead singer) and Eric Schenkman and were high school friends of the aformentioned Blues Traveler frontman John Popper at Princeton High School.
- American Idol season 4 contestant Anwar Robinson, considered to be one of AI's most talented male singers, was born in Newark and grew up in East Orange and Montclair, in addition, he teaches music at Edison Middle School in West Orange
- Legendary rock band Queen (touring with Bad Company frontman Paul Rodgers) chose a New Jersey venue - the Continental Airlines Arena - to perform their first USA concert in 23 years on October 16, 2005. The crowd surprised them with a strong reaction and plentiful participation, even in what were thought to be the lesser-known songs.
- The three members of the Fugees were from South Orange, New Jersey.
- Coheed and Cambria mentions the Jersey Devil in one of their songs
- Indie Rock band Yo La Tengo makes its home in Hoboken, New Jersey.

TV and film

Motion pictures and televisions shows also have been set in New Jersey. The popular television drama The Sopranos depicts the life of a New Jersey organized crime family and is filmed on location at various places throughout the state. Although not credited, at least one scene from The Godfather (1972) was filmed in New Jersey. The scene with Clemenza's famous line, "Leave the gun. Take the cannolis," was filmed in the marsh along the Hudson River in Jersey City, just west of the Statue of Liberty, in what is now Liberty State Park. The 2004 Sundance Film Festival favorite Garden State (starring Zach Braff and Natalie Portman) was shot on location in Morris Township. Also, the popular animated series Aqua Teen Hunger Force and Megas XLR take place primarily in New Jersey. Director Kevin Smith sets many of his films in New Jersey, particularly his "New Jersey Trilogy" of Clerks., Mallrats and Chasing Amy. The 2004 movie Jersey Girl is also based in New Jersey. Clerks. also had a short-lived animated series spin-off with the same name. It took place in the same locations as the movie. 2001's A Beautiful Mind had several scenes shot at Princeton University. The movie is a biopic of the mathematician John Nash, who currently lives in Princeton, New Jersey. Actor Jack Nicholson grew up on the Jersey shore, and went to Manasquan High School in Monmouth County. The 2004 stoner film Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle took place in New Jersey. Several locations seen in the movie include Princeton University, Newark, New Brunswick, and a fictional White Castle in Cherry Hill. Although supposedly set in New York, the 2003 movie School of Rock was filmed primarily in Edison and Mahwah, perhaps due to the significance these towns have on rock music. The 1988 comedy film Big starring Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia, Jon Lovitz, and Mercedes Ruehl was also filmed in Bergen County, New Jersey. The 1983 cult classic Eddie and the Cruisers was filmed mostly in Somers Point and Ocean City. Bruce Willis grew up in Penns Grove, New Jersey. The movie War of the Worlds was filmed in many locations in New Jersey, including Bayonne and Newark. The infamous radio show broadcast starring Orson Welles, The War of the Worlds was set in Grover's Mill (a section of West Windsor Township) and other locations around New Jersey. The Ron Howard film Cinderella Man and The Elia Kazan film On the Waterfront both take place in the old Hudson County docks.

Legends and Ghosts

A long circulated legend says a creature, the Jersey Devil or the Leeds Devil, terrorizes the population of the Pine Barrens (New Jersey). New Jersey is also home to several other urban legends, such as the ghost of Annie's Road in Totowa, Midgetville in Edgewater, Albino Village in Clifton, the haunted and demon-possessed Clinton Road in West Milford, and the Witch of Igoe Road in Marlboro. There is also the popular attraction of the Atco Ghost where the ghost of a little boy runs across the street late at night chasing a basketball located on Burnt Mill Road in Atco. It is also rumored that Jimmy Hoffa, the late leader of the Teamsters union, is buried beneath Giants Stadium or the New Jersey Turnpike. Camp NoBeBoSco in Blairstown was the location of the original Friday the 13th movie (some believe the series of films to be set in New Jersey, although this is never confirmed onscreen), which was partially based on real murders that have occurred near the campground, in the state's rural northwest. Such horror stories were the inspiration behind the now nationally-famous Weird NJ magazine and website.

Miscellaneous

Weird NJ The properties in the United States version of the board game Monopoly are named after the streets of Atlantic City. Diners are considered very common in New Jersey, and it's thought that nearly all medium-sized and larger towns have one. New Jersey is home to many diner manufacturers. New Jersey is often known by outsiders with little respect for the state as "America's Armpit", both for its shape and location on the Eastern seaboard and for the smell in certain parts of the state due to the landfills.

Transportation

Diners DinersThe New Jersey Turnpike is one of the best-known and most-trafficked roadways in the USA. This toll road carries interstate traffic between Delaware and New York. Commonly referred to as simply "the Turnpike," it is also known for its numerous rest-areas named after prominent New Jerseyans as varied as inventor Thomas Edison; United States Secretary of the Treasury Alexander Hamilton; U.S. Presidents Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson, ; writers James Fenimore Cooper, Joyce Kilmer, and Walt Whitman; patriot Molly Pitcher; Red Cross advocate Clara Barton, and football coach Vince Lombardi. The Garden State Parkway, or just "the Parkway," (or "The Garden State Parking Lot" on Fridays during the summer), carries more in-state traffic, and runs from the town of Montvale along New Jersey's northern border with New York to the southernmost tip of the state at Cape May. It also acts as the trunk that connects the New York metropolitan area to Atlantic City. Many New Jersey residents who live near the Parkway or the Turnpike (a majority of the state population) locate their hometowns according to their respective highway exits, though very few New Jerseyans living elsewhere in the state will do so. Other expressways in New Jersey include the Atlantic City Expressway, Palisades Interstate Parkway, Interstate 76, Interstate 78, Interstate 80, Interstate 280, Interstate 287 and Interstate 295. The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) operates extensive rail and bus service throughout the state. NJ Transit is a state-run corporation that began with the consolidation of several private bus companies in North Jersey. In the early 1980s, it acquired the commuter train operations of CONRAIL that connect towns in northern and central New Jersey to New York City. In 1989, NJ Transit began service between Atlantic City and Lindenwold, extending it to Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in the 1990s. New Jersey has interstate compacts with all three neighboring states. The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, Delaware River Port Authority (with Pennsylvania), and the Delaware River and Bay Authority (with Delaware) operate most of the major transportation routes into and out of New Jersey. Tolls for the bridges are charged in one direction—it is free to get into New Jersey, but people have to pay to get out. The Washington Crossing and Scudders Falls (on I-95) bridges near Trenton, as well as Trenton's Calhoun Street and Bridge Street ("Trenton Makes") bridges are still free as of this writing. Newark Liberty International Airport is one of the busiest airports in the United States. Run by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, who runs the other two major airports in the New York City region: John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia Airport, it is one of the main airports serving the New York City area. Continental Airlines is Newark's largest tenant, operating an entire terminal at Newark which they use as a hub. United Airlines and FedEx operate cargo hubs. The airport has its own railroad station on New Jersey Transit's Northeast Corridor Line which is also served by Amtrak.

Cities, towns, boroughs, villages, and townships

New Jersey has 566 municipalities; until recently, 567. Unlike other states, all of its municipalities are incorporated entities, with fixed boundaries, and no local government can simply absorb land from another.

Types of government

When the types of government were devised in the nineteenth century, the intention was that cities would be large built-up areas, with progressively smaller boroughs, towns, and villages; the rural areas in between would be relatively large townships. This is still often true, although Shrewsbury Township, New Jersey has been divided until it is less than a square mile, and consists of a single housing development. Some townships -- notably Middletown, Brick, Hamilton, and Dover (which includes Toms River) -- have, without changing their boundaries, become large stretches of suburbia, as populous as (if often more spread out than) cities, often focused around shopping centers and highways rather than traditional downtowns and main streets. As with Toms River, many locations in New Jersey are simply neighborhoods, with no exact boundaries; often the cluster of houses, the traditional neighborhood, the postal district, and the Census designated place will differ. The Federal Government has often failed to understand that a New Jersey township is just another municipality; and some municipalities have changed forms to become the Township of the Borough of Verona or the Township of South Orange Village to receive more Federal aid. The Census Bureau also has a hard time every ten years.

Forms of government

The five types of municipality differ mostly in name. Originally each type had its own form of government, but more modern forms are available to any municipality, even though the original type is retained in its formal name. This is the only difference between boroughs and cities or townships: only boroughs can have the "borough form" of government. Starting in the 1900s, largely driven by reform-minded goals, a series of six modern forms of government were implemented. This began with the Walsh Act, enacted in 1911, which provided for a 3 or 5 member commission elected on a non-partisan basis. This was followed by the 1923 Municipal Manager Law which offered a non-partisan council, a weak mayor elected by and from among the members of the council, and introduced Council-Manager government, with an (ideally apolitical) appointed mana

Exclave

An exclave is a territory that belongs to a political entity but is not connected to it by land (islands are not counted) and is surrounded by other political entities. A good example is the region around the Russian city Kaliningrad. It belongs to the Russian Federation, but is separated from the rest of that country by territory belonging to Lithuania and Poland. Although both meanings are close, an exclave may not necessarily be an enclave. For example, Kaliningrad is surrounded not by one state, but by two: Lithuania and Poland; it also borders the Baltic Sea. On the other hand, the Spanish exclave of Llívia is an enclave in France. Many exclaves today have some sort of ideology to become independent, especially if the exclave is far away from the Mainland. A much more obscure use means, in medical discussion, a detached part of an organ, as of the pancreas, thyroid, or other gland. The lists below are of various types of exclaves that are not enclaves.

True exclaves


- Angola: Cabinda, located between Democratic Republic of Congo (former Zaire) and the Republic of Congo
- Azerbaijan: Nakhchivan
- Brunei: Temburong is a unconnected to the larger western part of the country; thus, it is an exclave of Brunei
- Croatia: Dubrovnik
- East Timor: Oecussi-Ambeno
- Northern Cyprus: Kokkina.
- Oman: Musandam
- Russia: Kaliningrad
- Spain: The cities of Ceuta and Melilla, on the north African Moroccan coast
- United States: Alaska (Hawaii is not counted because it is made up of islands)

Subnational exclaves


- United States:
  - California: The City and County of San Francisco has an exclave on Alameda Island, across San Francisco Bay and adjoining Alameda County. The exclave came into being as land on the border between the two counties was reclaimed from the Bay to build the Naval Air Station Alameda, now decommissioned. This small piece of open space can only be reached from San Francisco by crossing the Bay Bridge and passing through Oakland and Alameda.
  - Colorado: Arapahoe County has two exclaves entirely surrounded by Denver County.
  - Kentucky: The westernmost fragment of the state, a piece of land known as the Madrid Bend, is surrounded on three sides by the Mississippi River, with Missouri on the opposite shore. Road access to the rest of Kentucky is only available by initially going south into Tennessee.
  - Louisiana: St. Martin Parish has an exclave which is separated from the main part of the parish by Iberia Parish.
  - Massachusetts: Norfolk County is not fully contiguous; the towns of Brookline and Cohasset are part of Norfolk County, but are surrounded on all sides by other counties.

"Practical" exclaves

Some territories, while not geographically detached from their motherland, are more easily reached by entering a foreign country, because of their location in a hilly area, or because the only road available enters that foreign place before coming back to the mother country. These territories may be called "practical exclaves," "pene-exclaves" or "quasi-exclaves" and can be found along many borders, particularly those that are not heavily defended. They will only be attached to the motherland via an extremely small or thin slice of land.
- Canada: St. Regis, Quebec: Part of the Akwesasne Mohawk Nation on the south shore of the Saint Lawrence River, it is attached by land to the St. Regis Mohawk Reservation in New York State; road access to the rest of Canada is only available through New York State.
- United States:
  - Alaska: The Alaska Panhandle, though connected geographically, is inaccessible by road from the rest of the state. One must drive through Canada to reach the area from elsewhere in the state
  - Minnesota: The Northwest Angle is attached by land to the Canadian province of Manitoba; road access to the rest of the United States is only available through Manitoba
  - Washington: Point Roberts is at the southern end of peninsula; road access to the rest of the United States is only available through the Canadian province of British Columbia

"Practical" Subnational exclaves


- United States:
  - Virginia :The Eastern Shore, comprising Accomack County and Northampton County, is located at the southern tip of the Delmarva Peninsula. It is connected to the rest of Virginia via the 23 mile (37 km) long Chesapeake Bay Bridge-Tunnel.
  - Iowa: Carter Lake, a part of Pottawattamie County, Iowa, is surrounded by Omaha, Nebraska on three sides and the Missouri River on the fourth; road access to Iowa is only available through Nebraska.
  - Michigan: The Upper Peninsula is attached by land to Wisconsin. It can be reached from the Lower Peninsula of Michigan by the 5 mile (8 km) long Mackinac Bridge.

Historical exclaves


- East Prussia, a German exclave during the Weimar Republic: it was separated from Germany after World War I, when Poland regained access to the sea. East Prussia later became part of Poland and Russia (see Kaliningrad above).
- East Bengal (1947-1955) / East Pakistan (1955-1971), nowadays People's Republic of Bangladesh, was an exclave separated from West Pakistan by 1600 kilometers of foreign territory. East Pakistan accounted for 70% of the exports of the country and was more populous than West Pakistan, and so in a sense it was actually the physically larger and politically more influential West that was the enclave and East Pakistan that was the Mainland.
- Walvis Bay was a South African exclave in Namibia, before being incorporated with Namibia upon its independence.

External links


- [http://vwww.abo.fi/users/rpalmber/enclaves.htm Enclaves of the world]
- [http://geosite.jankrogh.com/exclaves.htm Jan S. Krogh's Geosite]
- [http://www.hiddeneurope.co.uk/carticles.php?tPath=5?osCsid=135c5c5d78127711a10fe6d43fecec8b Article 'Tangled Territories' on European exclaves by Nicky Gardner of hidden europe magazine]
- [http://exclave.info/territory_list.html exclave.info] Exclave

Collingswood, New Jersey

Collingswood is a Walsh Act Borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough had a total population of 14,326. The Borough does not license any establishments to serve or sell alcoholic beverages inside borough limits. Collingswood has a PATCO Hi-Speedline Park & Ride station.

Geography

Collingswood is located at 39°54'58" North, 75°4'29" West (39.916141, -75.074671). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²). 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.69% water. Collingswood borders Camden, Haddon Township, Oaklyn, Pennsauken, and Woodlynne.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 14,326 people, 6,263 households, and 3,463 families residing in the borough. The population density is 3,022.6/km² (7,835.2/mi²). There are 6,866 housing units at an average density of 1,448.6/km² (3,755.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 86.47% White, 6.67% African American, 0.34% Native American, 2.76% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.42% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. 5.67% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 6,263 households out of which 25.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% are married couples living together, 13.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% are non-families. 36.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.27 and the average family size is 3.05. In the borough the population is spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough is $43,175, and the median income for a family is $57,987. Males have a median income of $40,423 versus $30,877 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $24,358. 6.1% of the population and 3.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.8% of those under the age of 18 and 7.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Government

Local government

The Borough of Collingswood is governed by three non-partisan commissioner whi are elected for four-year concurrent terms.

Federal, state and county representation

Collingswood is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 6th Legislative District.

External links


- [http://www.collingswood.com/ Collingswood Borough municipal website] Category:Camden County, New Jersey Category:Boroughs in New Jersey Category:Walsh Act

Park and ride

Park and ride terminals are public transport stations that allow commuters to leave their personal vehicles in a parking lot and transfer to a bus, rail system (usually light rail or commuter rail) or carpool for the rest of their trip. The vehicle is stored in the lot during the day and retrieved when the commuter returns from work. Park and rides are generally located in the suburbs of metropolitan areas or on the outer edges of large cities. metropolitan area Partly because of the concentration of riders, these terminals often have express transit service, with a limited number of stops and possibly taking a faster route if available. The service may only take passengers in one direction in the morning (typically toward a central business district) and in the opposite direction in the evening, with a typically limited number of trips available in the middle of the day. Overall, these attributes vary from region to region; it is often not allowed to park at these locations overnight. Park and ride lots allow commuters to avoid the stress of driving a congested part their journey and/or facing scarce, expensive downtown parking. It is hoped that the lots will reduce both of these problems by making it easier for people to take the bus or train into town. Sometimes, even these lots become too busy, and people sometimes organize to carpool to the station to combat crowding. As of 2005, Norwich has the biggest Park & Ride in the UK, operating from six separate sites around the city. Norwich In the United States it is common for outlying rail stations to include automobile parking, often hundreds of spaces. Boston, for example, has built several large parking facilities at its commuter rail and metro stations near major highways around the periphery of the city: Alewife, Braintree, Quincy Adams, Riverside, Route 128, Wellington, Woburn. The MBTA has almost 46000 park and ride spaces.

Kiss and ride

Woburn.]] Many train stations with good road connections include a separate area where cars can discharge passengers in the morning and pick them up in the evening, allowing the driver, often a spouse and possibly after a kiss, to quickly return to the highway.

Controversy

Park and ride systems are not without their [http://www.ti.org/FS3.html critics], who observe that whatever their effects on congestion, they do little to reduce some forms of air pollution, as automobiles produce the most pollution shortly after they're started (the catalytic converter is ineffective until it is heated). However emission of carbon dioxide, a major greenhouse gas, is not reduced by the catalytic converter and is proportional to fuel consumption, and hence distance traveled. Park and rides are ideally suited for zero emission vehicles, which often have reduced range. In addition, some transit operators use park and ride facilities to encourage more efficient driving practices by reserving parking spaces for low emission designs, high occupancy vehicles, or car sharing. Category:Transportation ja:パークアンドライド

Elizabeth Haddon

Elizabeth Haddon (1680-1762) was the founder of Haddon Township, New Jersey. Elizabeth's Quaker father, John Haddon, bought a 500 acre (2 km²) tract of land in the English colony of West Jersey to escape religious persecution. Elizabeth set sail alone from Southwark, England to the New World in 1701. Shortly after her arrival, she made a marriage proposal to John Estaugh, a Quaker minister, and they were married in 1702. Haddon, Elizabeth Haddon, Elizabeth Haddon, Elizabeth Haddon, Elizabeth

Audubon, New Jersey

Audubon is a Walsh Act Borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough had a total population of 9,182.

Geography

Audubon is located at 39°53'26" North, 75°4'14" West (39.890563, -75.070423). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²). 3.9 km² (1.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 1.32% water. Audubon borders Audubon Park, Haddon Heights, Haddon Township, Mount Ephraim, and Oaklyn.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 9,182 people, 3,673 households, and 2,387 families residing in the borough. The population density is 2,379.3/km² (6,162.3/mi²). There are 3,813 housing units at an average density of 988.1/km² (2,559.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 97.34% White, 0.52% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.89% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.48% from other races, and 0.64% from two or more races. 1.51% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 3,673 households out of which 30.9% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.6% are married couples living together, 11.8% have a female householder with no husband present, and 35.0% are non-families. 30.3% of all households are made up of individuals and 13.7% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.50 and the average family size is 3.16. In the borough the population is spread out with 24.8% under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 31.0% from 25 to 44, 21.3% from 45 to 64, and 15.9% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 91.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 86.5 males. The median income for a household in the borough is $49,250, and the median income for a family is $59,115. Males have a median income of $45,650 versus $30,651 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $24,942. 5.5% of the population and 4.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.1% of those under the age of 18 and 8.4% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Government

Federal, state and county representation

Audubon is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 5th Legislative District.

External links

Category:Camden County, New Jersey Category:Boroughs in New Jersey Category:Walsh Act

Collingswood, New Jersey

Collingswood is a Walsh Act Borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough had a total population of 14,326. The Borough does not license any establishments to serve or sell alcoholic beverages inside borough limits. Collingswood has a PATCO Hi-Speedline Park & Ride station.

Geography

Collingswood is located at 39°54'58" North, 75°4'29" West (39.916141, -75.074671). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 5.0 km² (1.9 mi²). 4.7 km² (1.8 mi²) of it is land and 0.2 km² (0.1 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 4.69% water. Collingswood borders Camden, Haddon Township, Oaklyn, Pennsauken, and Woodlynne.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 14,326 people, 6,263 households, and 3,463 families residing in the borough. The population density is 3,022.6/km² (7,835.2/mi²). There are 6,866 housing units at an average density of 1,448.6/km² (3,755.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 86.47% White, 6.67% African American, 0.34% Native American, 2.76% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.42% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. 5.67% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 6,263 households out of which 25.6% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% are married couples living together, 13.1% have a female householder with no husband present, and 44.7% are non-families. 36.6% of all households are made up of individuals and 14.0% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.27 and the average family size is 3.05. In the borough the population is spread out with 21.8% under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 32.9% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.4% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 37 years. For every 100 females there are 88.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough is $43,175, and the median income for a family is $57,987. Males have a median income of $40,423 versus $30,877 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $24,358. 6.1% of the population and 3.8% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 6.8% of those under the age of 18 and 7.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Government

Local government

The Borough of Collingswood is governed by three non-partisan commissioner whi are elected for four-year concurrent terms.

Federal, state and county representation

Collingswood is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 6th Legislative District.

External links


- [http://www.collingswood.com/ Collingswood Borough municipal website] Category:Camden County, New Jersey Category:Boroughs in New Jersey Category:Walsh Act

Woodlynne, New Jersey

Woodlynne is a Borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough had a total population of 2,796.

Geography

Woodlynne is located at 39°54'59" North, 75°5'43" West (39.916446, -75.095404). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it is water. The total area is 8.70% water. Woodlynne borders the Borough of Collingswood and the City of Camden.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there are 2,796 people, 912 households, and 684 families residing in the borough. The population density is 4,907.0/km² (12,939.4/mi²). There are 1,012 housing units at an average density of 1,776.1/km² (4,683.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough is 48.43% White, 22.71% African American, 0.57% Native American, 12.27% Asian, 0.00% Pacific Islander, 11.59% from other races, and 4.43% from two or more races. 20.60% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race. There are 912 households out of which 42.4% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% are married couples living together, 25.0% have a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% are non-families. 20.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 7.5% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 3.07 and the average family size is 3.52. In the borough the population is spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 31 years. For every 100 females there are 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 85.6 males. The median income for a household in the borough is $39,138, and the median income for a family is $39,669. Males have a median income of $33,520 versus $26,885 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $14,757. 13.9% of the population and 11.7% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 21.5% of those under the age of 18 and 6.2% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.

Government

Federal, state and county representation

Woodlynne is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 5th Legislative District.

External links

Category:Camden County, New Jersey Category:Boroughs in New Jersey

Camden, New Jersey

The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. It is located just across the Delaware River from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 79,904. Camden is the home of a branch campus of Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey. The USS New Jersey is preserved as a museum on Camden's Delaware River waterfront near the Adventure Aquarium and the Tweeter Center. Campbell's Field, the stadium where the Camden Riversharks Minor league baseball team plays, is located between the aquarium and the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. Riverfront State Prison is immediately adjacent to the stadium on the other side of the Benjamin