Tavistock, New Jersey
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Tavistock is a Walsh Act borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 24, making it the third smallest municipality by population in New Jersey, with just six more residents than the 18 residing in Teterboro, in Bergen County and four more than the 20 in nearby Pine Valley.
Tavistock was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 16, 1921, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township.[1]
Tavistock was formed for the purpose of allowing the Tavistock Country Club the ability to serve alcoholic beverages. Haddonfield is a dry borough.
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[edit] Geography
Tavistock is located at (39.873846, -75.021546)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²), all land.
Tavistock borders Barrington, Haddonfield, and Lawnside.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 20 |
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| 1940 | 13 | -35.0% | |
| 1950 | 15 | 15.4% | |
| 1960 | 10 | -33.3% | |
| 1970 | 12 | 20.0% | |
| 1980 | 9 | -25.0% | |
| 1990 | 35 | 288.9% | |
| 2000 | 24 | -31.4% | |
| Est. 2005 | 24 | [2] | 0.0% |
| historical data source: [3] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 24 people, 7 households, and 7 families residing in the borough. The population density was 37.1/km² (94.3/mi²). There were 7 housing units at an average density of 10.8/km² (27.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 91.67% White and 8.33% African American.
There were 7 households out of which 57.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 0.0% were non-families. No households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.43 and the average family size was 3.43.
In the borough the population was spread out with 37.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $58,750, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $76,250 versus $46,250 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,600. There are 20.0% of families living below the poverty line and 21.7% of the population, including 25.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.
[edit] Government
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Tavistock is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 6th Legislative District.[4]
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 Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 6th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by John H. Adler (D, Cherry Hill) and in the Assembly by Louis Greenwald (D, Voorhees) and Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill). 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, Jeffrey L. Nash, Joseph Ripa, Carmen Rodriguez, and Rodney Greco.
[edit] Education
Tavistock is a non-operating school district. School age students in Tavistock attend the Haddonfield Public Schools in the adjoining community of Haddonfield as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 109.
- ^ Population Finder: Tavistock borough, New Jersey. U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on March 5, 2007. “The 2005 population estimate for Tavistock borough, New Jersey is 24.”
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990. Retrieved on March 3, 2007.
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 65, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Haddonfield Public Schools
- Haddonfield Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National center for Education Statistics data for the Haddonfield Public Schools
- Tavistock Country Club
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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| CDPs and other communities | Ashland | Barclay-Kingston | Blackwood | Cherry Hill Mall | Echelon | Erial | Erlton-Ellisburg | Glendora | Golden Triangle | Greentree | Sicklerville | Springdale | |
