| Egg Harbor City, New Jersey | |
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| — City — | |
| Location of Egg Harbor City in Atlantic County. Inset: Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | June 14, 1858 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act Small Municipality |
| • Mayor | Joseph A. Kuehner, Jr. (2012) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 11.5 sq mi (29.9 km2) |
| • Land | 11.1 sq mi (28.8 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.1 km2) 3.73% |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 4,243 |
| • Density | 382.3/sq mi (147.3/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08215 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-20350[1][2] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0876119[3] |
| Website | http://www.eggharborcity.org |
Egg Harbor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 4,243.
Egg Harbor City incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 14, 1858, from portions of Galloway Township and Mullica Township. The city was reincorporated on February 13, 1868.[4]
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Egg Harbor City was founded in 1854 by German Americans from Philadelphia as a refuge for those being persecuted in the anti-immigrant violence known as the Know-Nothing movement. It remained an island of German language and culture in South Jersey for more than 50 years.
Egg Harbor City is located at (39.549881, -74.617501).[5]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.5 square miles (30 km2), of which, 11.1 square miles (29 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (3.73%) is water.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 3,478 |
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| 1940 | 3,589 | 3.2% | |
| 1950 | 3,838 | 6.9% | |
| 1960 | 4,416 | 15.1% | |
| 1970 | 4,304 | −2.5% | |
| 1980 | 4,618 | 7.3% | |
| 1990 | 4,583 | −0.8% | |
| 2000 | 4,545 | −0.8% | |
| 2010 | 4,243 | −6.6% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990[6] | |||
As of the census[1] of 2000, there were 4,545 people, 1,658 households, and 1,150 families residing in the city. The population density was 409.2 people per square mile (158.0/km2). There were 1,770 housing units at an average density of 159.4/sq mi (61.5/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 66.80% White, 14.19% African American, 0.37% Native American, 1.25% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 13.49% from other races, and 3.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.55% of the population.
There were 1,658 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.20.
In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $32,956, and the median income for a family was $40,040. Males had a median income of $27,978 versus $23,560 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,151. About 11.7% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.
The City of Egg Harbor City is governed by a Faulkner Act form of Government under the Small Municipality Plan. The elected officials that head the government are a mayor and nine council members. The mayor is elected to a four-year term of office. City Council members are elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats coming up for election each year.[7]
The mayor is the statutory head of the Police department and the Chief Executive Officer of the City. The City Council makes local laws, sets an agenda pertaining to the direction that the governments programs and approves budgets for various programs. The City Administrator takes the elected officials programs and sets policy and procedures in order to carry out the day-to-day operations of the municipality. The City Administrator also deals with Federal, State, County and neighbor Municipal officials to implement the community's needs.
As of 2011[update], the Mayor of Egg Harbor City is Joseph A. Kuehner, Jr., whose four-year term of ends on December 31, 2012. Members of the City Council are Council President Edward D. Dennis (2012), President Pro Tempore Douglas L. Dickinson (2011), Ina Duran (2011), Lisa Jiampetti (2012), Albert "Pat" Moran (2013), Hazel Mueller (2011), Dennis Munoz (2012), Elizabeth "Betty" Schoenstein (2013) and Joseph Speyerer (2013).[8][9]
Egg Harbor City is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 2nd state legislative district.[10]
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).[11] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[12] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[13]
Atlantic County's County Executive is Dennis Levinson (Linwood), whose term of office ends on December 31, 2011.[14] 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)[15], Vice Chairman Frank V. Giordano (Hamilton Township, 2012)[16], Joseph J. McDevitt (Ventnor City, 2013)[17] and Jim Schroeder (Northfield, 2011)[18]; and five members elected from districts District 1 (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part) and Pleasantville) Charles T. Garrett (Atlantic City, 2013)[19], District 2 - (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part), Longport, Margate, Somers Point and Ventnor), Chairman Frank D. Formica (Atlantic City, 2012)[20], District 3 (Egg Harbor Township (part), Hamilton Township (part), Linwood and Northfield) - Frank Sutton (Egg Harbor Township, 2011)[21], District 4 (Absecon, Brigantine, Galloway Township and Port Republic - Richard Dase (Galloway Township, 2013)[22] 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.[23][24]
The Egg Harbor City School District is responsible for education of public school children in pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[25]) are Charles L. Spragg School with 278 students in pre-K to Grade 3 (was PreK-4) and Egg Harbor City Community School for grades 4 to 8 (replaced Fanny D. Rittenberg School, with 203 students in grades 5 - 8).
Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend Cedar Creek High School, located in Egg Harbor City, which opened in September 2010 and serves students from Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township, Port Republic and portions of Washington Township.[26] The High School is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, a regional high school district serving the constituent districts of Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township, Hamilton Township and Mullica Township, together with the districts of the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County) whose students attend as part of sending/receiving relationships.[27]
The Pilgrim Academy is a private Christian school. Founded by Dr. Warren Allem in 1971, the school teaches children from Kindergarten through 12th Grade. The name is taken from John Bunyan's allegorical novel The Pilgrim's Progress.
The Egg Harbor City station provides New Jersey Transit service on the Atlantic City Line, connecting Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and Atlantic City, New Jersey.
The White Horse Pike passes through Egg Harbor City, which intersects with the northern terminus of New Jersey Route 50. Also passing through are County Route 561 and County Route 563.
Notable current and former residents of Egg Harbor City include:
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