Brooklawn, New Jersey

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Brooklawn is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,354.

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[edit] Geography

Brooklawn is located at 39°52′47″N, 75°7′12″W (39.879596, -75.120074)GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.3 km² (0.5 mi²). 1.2 km² (0.5 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (9.62%) is water.

Brooklawn borders Bellmawr and Gloucester City. Brooklawn also borders Gloucester County.

[edit] Demographics

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 2,354 people, 961 households, and 600 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,933.8/km² (5,003.4/mi²). There were 1,025 housing units at an average density of 842.0/km² (2,178.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 90.27% White, 4.29% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 2.38% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.72% of the population.

There were 961 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the borough the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $39,600, and the median income for a family was $47,891. Males had a median income of $36,190 versus $26,591 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,295. About 6.1% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local representation

The Mayor of the Borough of Brookawn is John Soubasis. Members of the Brooklawn Borough Council are Council President Jim Nolan, Rickie Boulden, Teri Branella, Tom MacAdams, Gerald “Skip” Granstrom and Ray Staley[1].

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Brooklawn is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 5th Legislative District[2].

New Jersey's First Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, is represented by Rob Andrews (D, Haddon Heights). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 5th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Wayne R. Bryant (D, Camden) and in the Assembly by Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D, Camden) and Joseph J. Roberts (D, Brooklawn). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Camden County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. 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 and Carmen Rodriguez.

[edit] Education

The Brooklawn Public School District serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Alice Costello School.

For grades 9-12, students attend Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School in Gloucester City as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Gloucester City Public Schools.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Brooklawn Borough Mayor & Council Members, accessed September 26, 2006
  2. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 55, accessed August 30, 2006

[edit] External links

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Municipalities of Camden County, New Jersey
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