Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
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| Pennsauken, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | February 18, 1892 |
| Government | |
| - Type | Township (New Jersey) |
| - Mayor | Rick Taylor |
| - Administrator | Bob Cummings |
| Area | |
| - Total | 12.2 sq mi (31.6 km²) |
| - Land | 10.5 sq mi (27.3 km²) |
| - Water | 1.7 sq mi (4.3 km²) |
| Elevation [1] | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2006)[2] | |
| - Total | 35,443 |
| - Density | 3,392.4/sq mi (1,309.8/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 08109-08110 |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 34-57660[3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882157[4] |
| Website: http://www.twp.pennsauken.nj.us | |
Pennsauken Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 35,737.
Pennsauken Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1892, from portions of the now-defunct Stockton Township.[5]
Pennsauken is home to a Pepsi plant, Disc Makers, and J & J Snack Foods Corporation. The exact origin of the name "Pennsauken" is unclear but it is probably from the tongue of the Lenni Lenape people (a Native American group which once occupied the area), an Algonquian language, and it is usually said to mean "tobacco pouch." [6]
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[edit] History
- The drive-in movie theater was created in 1933 with the opening of the Camden Drive-In in Pennsauken.[7] It featured the comedy Wives Beware, released in the theaters as Two White Arms.
- Previous location of the former Pennsauken Mart, located at the Intersection of Haddonfield Road and Routes 130, 90, and 73.
[edit] Geography
Pennsauken Township is located at (39.956562, -75.055918)[8].
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.6 km²), of which, 10.5 square miles (27.3 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.3 km²) of it (13.54%) is water.
The township includes Petty's Island, a 292-acre island in the Delaware River although most of the island actually sits across a narrow strait from neighboring Camden. Once an oil storage and distribution facility, the island is now the site of a container cargo shipping operation and nesting bald eagles. Petty's Island is currently the focal point of the township's waterfront redevelopment plan.
Pennsauken borders Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The two municipalities are connected across the Delaware River by the Betsy Ross Bridge which is owned and operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. In New Jersey, Pennsauken borders Camden, Collingswood, Merchantville, Cherry Hill, Palmyra,Maple Shade and, Cinnaminson.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 16,915 |
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| 1940 | 17,745 | 4.9% | |
| 1950 | 22,767 | 28.3% | |
| 1960 | 33,771 | 48.3% | |
| 1970 | 36,394 | 7.8% | |
| 1980 | 33,775 | -7.2% | |
| 1990 | 34,738 | 2.9% | |
| 2000 | 35,737 | 2.9% | |
| Est. 2006 | 35,443 | [2] | -0.8% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[9] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there were 35,737 people, 12,389 households, and 9,093 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,392.4 people per square mile (1,310.4/km²). There were 12,945 housing units at an average density of 1,228.8/sq mi (474.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 60.10% White, 24.18% African American, 0.35% Native American, 4.58% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 8.27% from other races, and 2.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.34% of the population.
There were 12,389 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.34.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $47,538, and the median income for a family was $52,760. Males had a median income of $37,652 versus $30,100 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,004. About 6.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Pennsauken operates using the Township form of government. Members of the Township Committee are elected directly by the voters. At a reorganization meeting after each election the Committee selects one of its members to serve as mayor and another to serve as deputy mayor.
Members of the Pennsuaken Township Committee are Mayor Rick Taylor, Deputy Mayor Bill Orth, Jack Killion, John Kneib and Greg Schofield. The Township's Administrator is Bob Cummings.[10]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Pennsauken Township is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 7th Legislative District.[11]
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).
For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 7th district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Diane Allen (R, Edgewater Park Township) and in the Assembly by Herb Conaway (D, Delanco Township) and Jack Conners (D, Pennsauken Township).[12] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[13]
Camden County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, elected at-large for staggered three-year terms by the residents of the county.[14] As of 2008, Camden County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. (Collingswood, term ends December 31, 2008), Freeholder Deputy Director Edward McDonnell (Pennsauken Township, 2010), Riletta L. Cream (Camden, 2008), Rodney A. Greco (Gloucester Township, 2009), Jeffrey L. Nash (Cherry Hill Township, 2009), Joseph Ripa (Voorhees Township, 2009) and Carmen Rodriguez (Merchantville, 2010).[15]
[edit] Education
The Pennsauken Public Schools serve public school students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. The district consists of Baldwin Early Childhood Learning Center for PreK, seven elementary schools (K-4, except as noted) — Burling Elementary School, Carson Elementary School, Delair Elementary School, Franklin Elementary School, George B. Fine Elementary School, Longfellow Elementary School, Theodore Roosevelt Elementary School — Pennsauken Intermediate School (5&6), Howard M. Phifer Middle School (7&8) and for grades 9-12.
Students from Merchantville attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School is a coeducational private high school for students in grades 9-12, founded in 1954 by the priests and brothers of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (The Pallottines).
[edit] Transportation
The Pennsauken-Route 73 station on the River Line offers service between Trenton and Camden.
New Jersey Transit bus service to Philadelphia is available on the 317, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 409, 413, 419 routes, with local service available on the 452.[16]
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Pennsauken Township include:
- Bill Gosper (1943-), mathematician and pioneering computer programmer.[17]
- David Griggs (football player) (1967-), former NFL linebacker.[18]
- Dwight Hicks (1956-), Two-time Super Bowl Champ as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.
- John Taylor (1962-), wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers.[18]
- William Wesley (1964-), NBA basketball player associate
[edit] References
- ^ USGS GNIS: Township of Pennsauken, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b Census data for Pennsauken Township, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 15, 2007.
- ^ a b American FactFinder. United States Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names. United States Geological Survey (2007-10-25). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 108.
- ^ Pennsauken: Centuries of growth, The Courier-Post, October 19, 2006.
- ^ Strauss, Robert. "The Drive-In Theater Tries a Comeback; Looking for a Few Hundred Adventurous Moviegoers", The New York Times, July 23, 2004. Accessed March 26, 2008. "The nation's first drive-in theater was built by the Hollingshead family along the tawdry Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Pennsauken, N.J., in 1933."
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990. United States Census Bureau (2005-05-03). Retrieved on 2008-01-31.
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ Government, Pennsauken township. Accessed January 20, 2008.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 62. Accessed August 30, 2006.
- ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ About the Governor, New Jersey. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ What is a Freeholder?, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed March 25, 2008.
- ^ Board of Freeholders, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed April 14, 2008.
- ^ Camden County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed June 21, 2007.
- ^ Bill Gosper, Vintage Computer Festival. Accessed January 3, 2007.
- ^ a b Bloom, Earl. "The 49ers' Taylor and Chargers' Griggs grew up in Pennsauken, N.J.", The Orange County Register, January 29, 1995. Accessed June 10, 2007. "The residents of Remington Street in Pennsauken, N.J., will have a particularly high interest in Super Bowl 29 today. San Diego Chargers outside linebacker David Griggs and San Francisco 49ers wide receiver John Taylor grew up on the same block in the town of 35,000 near Philadelphia."
[edit] External links
- Pennsauken Township website
- Pennsauken Public Schools
- Pennsauken Public Schools's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Pennsauken Public Schools
- Griffith Morgan House
- Pennsauken Township, New Jersey is at coordinates Coordinates:
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