| Folsom, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Map of Folsom in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Folsom, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | May 23, 1906 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Thomas N. Ballistreri |
| Area | |
| • Total | 8.5 sq mi (21.9 km2) |
| • Land | 8.3 sq mi (21.4 km2) |
| • Water | 0.2 sq mi (0.5 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,885 |
| • Density | 227.1/sq mi (88.1/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08037 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-23940[3][4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885222[5] |
Folsom is a borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 1,885.
Folsom was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1906, from portions of Buena Vista Township.[6]
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Folsom as its 19th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey.[7]
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| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 219 |
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| 1940 | 229 | 4.6% | |
| 1950 | 292 | 27.5% | |
| 1960 | 482 | 65.1% | |
| 1970 | 1,767 | 266.6% | |
| 1980 | 1,892 | 7.1% | |
| 1990 | 2,181 | 15.3% | |
| 2000 | 1,972 | −9.6% | |
| 2010 | 1,885 | −4.4% | |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[8] | |||
As of the census[3] of 2000, there are 1,972 people, 671 households, and 552 families residing in the borough. The population density is 238.5 people per square mile (92.1/km2). There are 702 housing units at an average density of 84.9 per square mile (32.8/km2). The racial makeup of the borough is 91.73% White, 4.41% African American, 0.15% Native American, 0.86% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 1.57% from other races, and 1.12% from two or more races. 3.45% of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.
There are 671 households out of which 37.1% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.4% are married couples living together, 14.2% have a female householder with no husband present, and 17.7% are non-families. 13.7% of all households are made up of individuals and 3.9% have someone living alone who is 65 years of age or older. The average household size is 2.93 and the average family size is 3.18.
In the borough the population is spread out with 24.9% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 30.0% from 25 to 44, 26.5% from 45 to 64, and 9.8% who are 65 years of age or older. The median age is 38 years. For every 100 females there are 96.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there are 92.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough is $56,406, and the median income for a family is $59,231. Males have a median income of $39,659 versus $30,000 for females. The per capita income for the borough is $20,617. 5.7% of the population and 4.2% of families are below the poverty line. Out of the total population, 4.3% of those under the age of 18 and 4.9% of those 65 and older are living below the poverty line.
Folsom is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.[1]
The Mayor of Folsom is Thomas N. Ballistreri. Members of the City Council are George Eckhardt, Francis "Butch" Gazzara, Karen Kaczmarski, Gary Kemmerer, Matt Olive and Greg Schenker.[9]
Folsom is in the 2nd Congressional district. 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).
Folsom is in the 9th district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Christopher J. Connors (R, Lacey Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by DiAnne Gove (R, Long Beach Township) and Brian E. Rumpf (R, Little Egg Harbor Township).[10]
Atlantic County's County Executive is Dennis Levinson (Linwood), whose term of office ends on December 31, 2011.[11] 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)[12], Vice Chairman Frank V. Giordano (Hamilton Township, 2012)[13], Joseph J. McDevitt (Ventnor City, 2013)[14] and Jim Schroeder (Northfield, 2011)[15]; and five members elected from districts District 1 (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part) and Pleasantville) Charles T. Garrett (Atlantic City, 2013)[16], District 2 - (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part), Longport, Margate, Somers Point and Ventnor), Chairman Frank D. Formica (Atlantic City, 2012)[17], District 3 (Egg Harbor Township (part), Hamilton Township (part), Linwood and Northfield) - Frank Sutton (Egg Harbor Township, 2011)[18], District 4 (Absecon, Brigantine, Galloway Township and Port Republic - Richard Dase (Galloway Township, 2013)[19] 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.[20][21]
Public school students in Pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade, students attend the Folsom School, which served a total of 401 students as of the 2009-10 school year, as part of the Folsom Borough School District.[22]
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Hammonton High School, in Hammonton as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Hammonton Public Schools, alongside students from Waterford Township, who attend as part of an agreement with the Waterford Township School District.[23][24]
Notable current and former residents of Folsom include:
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