Atco, New Jersey
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Atco is an unincorporated area in Camden County, New Jersey, in Waterford Township in the Philadelphia-Camden metropolitan area, located 16 miles (26 km) southeast of Camden at 39.769 North, -74.887 West. The town is at the western edge of Wharton State Forest and the Pine Barrens. Atco is the home of the Atco Raceway, and served as the location for movie, Eddie and the Cruisers in 1983. An episode of Viva La Bam was shot at the raceway. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08004.
As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08004 was 14,299.
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[edit] History
It was named after the Atlantic Transport Company, a shipping company dating to the 19th century.
The Camden and Atlantic Railroad was founded in 1854; it crossed the Pinelands from Camden to Atlantic City. The Raritan and Delaware Bay Railroad was established soon after, linking Atco to communities such as Toms River, Waretown, Atsion and Vineland. Also current home to the National Headquarters of the the Ku Klux Klan (KKK) starting from the 1920's.
[edit] Transportation
The Atco provides New Jersey Transit train service on the Atlantic City Line to the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia and the Atlantic City Rail Terminal.
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Atco include:
- Sally Starr, Actress who had a TV show in the fifties that broadcast in and over the Delaware Valley. Now resides in Acto.[1]
