| Absecon, New Jersey | |
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| — City — | |
| Map of Absecon in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Absecon, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | March 24, 1902 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | City (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Peter C. Elco (2012)[2] |
| • Administrator | Terence J. Dolan[3] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 7.292 sq mi (18.887 km2) |
| • Land | 5.396 sq mi (13.975 km2) |
| • Water | 1.896 sq mi (4.911 km2) 26.01% |
| Elevation[4] | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[5] | |
| • Total | 8,411 |
| • Density | 1,153.5/sq mi (445.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 08201, 08205 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-00100[6][7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885134[8] |
| Website | http://www.absecon-newjersey.org |
Absecon (pronounced ab-SEE-con[9]) is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 8,411.[5]
What is now the City of Absecon was originally incorporated as a town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 29, 1872, from portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township. The City of Absecon was incorporated on March 24, 1902, replacing Absecon town.[10]
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Absecon city is located at . According to the United States Census Bureau, Absecon city had a total area of 7.292 square miles (18.887 km2), of which, 5.396 square miles (13.975 km2) of it is land and 1.896 square miles (4.911 km2) of it (26.01%) is water.[11]
| Climate data for Absecon | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Average high °F (°C) | 43.4 (6.3) |
43.7 (6.5) |
50.6 (10.3) |
59.9 (15.5) |
69.9 (21.1) |
78.9 (26.1) |
83.8 (28.8) |
82.5 (28.1) |
77.1 (25.1) |
67.3 (19.6) |
56.5 (13.6) |
45.7 (7.6) |
63.28 (17.38) |
| Average low °F (°C) | 23.6 (−4.7) |
23.8 (−4.6) |
30.4 (−0.9) |
39.4 (4.1) |
49.2 (9.6) |
58.9 (14.9) |
64 (18) |
62.3 (16.8) |
55.7 (13.2) |
44.6 (7.0) |
34.3 (1.3) |
25.5 (−3.6) |
42.64 (5.91) |
| Precipitation inches (mm) | 3.4 (86) |
3.1 (79) |
3.7 (94) |
3.5 (89) |
3.3 (84) |
3.3 (84) |
3.8 (97) |
5.1 (130) |
3.2 (81) |
3.4 (86) |
3.5 (89) |
3.8 (97) |
43.1 (1,095) |
| Source: Weatherbase [12] | |||||||||||||
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 2,158 |
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| 1940 | 2,084 | −3.4% | |
| 1950 | 2,355 | 13.0% | |
| 1960 | 4,320 | 83.4% | |
| 1970 | 6,094 | 41.1% | |
| 1980 | 6,859 | 12.6% | |
| 1990 | 7,298 | 6.4% | |
| 2000 | 7,638 | 4.7% | |
| 2010 | 8,411 | 10.1% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990[13][5] | |||
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 7,638 people, 2,773 households, and 2,085 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,336.0 people per square mile (515.6/km²). There were 2,902 housing units at an average density of 507.6 per square mile (195.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.31% White, 6.01% African American, 0.17% Native American, 7.46% Asian, 1.51% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.77% of the population.
There were 2,773 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $55,745, and the median income for a family was $61,563. Males had a median income of $47,984 versus $31,663 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,615. About 3.2% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
Absecon operates under the City form of New Jersey municipal government, led by a Mayor and a seven-member City Council. The City Council consists of six members elected from wards to three-year terms, and one member elected at-large to a four-year term in office, all of whom are elected in partisan elections on a staggered basis.[1]
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of Absecon is Peter C. Elco, who has served as the city's mayor since 1988.[14] Members of the Absecon City Council are Council President Gerald Falivene (R), Council President Pro Tem Barbara 'Bobbie' Gorman (R), Donald E. Camp (R, Ward 1; 2013), Fred Green, Jr. (D, At-Large), Chris Seher (R, Ward 2; 2013), Charles "Chuck" Urban (R) and Jim Vizthum (R).[15][16][17]
Absecon is in the 2nd Congressional district and the 2nd legislative district.[18] The legislative district was unchanged based on the results of the 2010 Census.[5]
New Jersey's Second Congressional District is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Ventnor City). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
2nd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Jim Whelan (D, Atlantic City), and in the Assembly by John F. Amodeo (R, Margate) and Vincent J. Polistina (R, Egg Harbor Township).[19] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[20] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[21]
Atlantic County's County Executive is Dennis Levinson (Linwood), whose term of office ends on December 31, 2011.[22] The Board of Chosen Freeholders, the county's legislature, consists of nine members elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats coming up for election each year of which four members are elected at-large and one member from each of the five districts. As of 2011, Atlantic County's Freeholders are four at-large members Alisa Cooper (Linwood, term expires December 31, 2011)[23], Vice Chairman Frank V. Giordano (Hamilton Township, 2012)[24], Joseph J. McDevitt (Ventnor City, 2013)[25] and Jim Schroeder (Northfield, 2011)[26]; and five members elected from districts District 1 (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part) and Pleasantville) Charles T. Garrett (Atlantic City, 2013)[27], District 2 - (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part), Longport, Margate, Somers Point and Ventnor), Chairman Frank D. Formica (Atlantic City, 2012)[28], District 3 (Egg Harbor Township (part), Hamilton Township (part), Linwood and Northfield) - Frank Sutton (Egg Harbor Township, 2011)[29], District 4 (Absecon, Brigantine, Galloway Township and Port Republic - Richard Dase (Galloway Township, 2013)[30] and District 5 (Buena Borough Buena Vista Township, Corbin City, Egg Harbor City, Estell Manor, Folsom, Hamilton Township (part), Hammonton, Mullica Township and Weymouth) - Vacant.[31][32]
The Absecon Public School District serve students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.[33]) are H. Ashton Marsh Elementary School (K-4; 463 students) and Emma C. Attales Middle School (5-8; 351 students).
For grades 9-12, public school students from Absecon attend the Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Pleasantville Public Schools, with students also eligible to attend the Atlantic County Institute of Technology and Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts.[34]
Holy Spirit High School is a Roman Catholic high school, operated under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Camden.[35]
Absecon Station is served by New Jersey Transit's Atlantic City Line trains, with east-west service between Philadelphia and Atlantic City.[36]
Highways and roads in Absecon include U.S. Route 9, U.S. Route 30, Route 157 and County Route 585. The now-defunct Route 43 also passed through the city.
Notable current and former residents of Absecon include:
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