| Haddon Heights, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Haddon Heights highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Haddon Heights, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | March 2, 1904 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Scott M. Alexander |
| Area[1] | |
| • Total | 1.574 sq mi (4.076 km2) |
| • Land | 1.569 sq mi (4.063 km2) |
| • Water | 0.005 sq mi (0.014 km2) 0.33% |
| Elevation[2] | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[3][4] | |
| • Total | 7,473 |
| • Density | 4,764.1/sq mi (1,839.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08035[5] |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 34-28800[6][7] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885239[8] |
| Website | http://www.haddonhts.com |
Haddon Heights is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,473.[3]
Haddon Heights was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1904, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township and parts of Haddon Township.[9]
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Haddon Heights as the 98th best place to live in New Jersey in its 2008 rankings of the "Best Places To Live" in New Jersey,[10] and the borough has also been designated as a Classic Town by The Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission (DVRPC).[11]
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Haddon Heights is located at (39.879127,-75.065918). According to the United States Census Bureau, theborough had a total area of 1.574 square miles (4.076 km2), of which, 1.569 square miles (4.063 km2) of it is land and 0.005 square miles (0.014 km2) of it (0.33%) is water.[12][1]
Haddon Heights borders Audubon, Mount Ephraim, Barrington, Bellmawr, and Haddonfield.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1910 | 1,452 |
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| 1920 | 2,950 | 103.2% | |
| 1930 | 5,394 | 82.8% | |
| 1940 | 5,555 | 3.0% | |
| 1950 | 7,287 | 31.2% | |
| 1960 | 9,260 | 27.1% | |
| 1970 | 9,365 | 1.1% | |
| 1980 | 8,361 | −10.7% | |
| 1990 | 7,860 | −6.0% | |
| 2000 | 7,547 | −4.0% | |
| 2010 | 7,473 | −1.0% | |
| Population sources:1910-1930[13] 1930-1990[14] 2000[15][16] 2010[3][17][4] |
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As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 7,473 people, 2,997 households, and 2,023 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,764.1 inhabitants per square mile (1,839.4 /km2). There were 3,159 housing units at an average density of 2,013.9 per square mile (777.6 /km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.45% (7,133) White, 1.12% (84) African American, 0.16% (12) Native American, 1.31% (98) Asian, 0.07% (5) Pacific Islander, 0.54% (40) from other races, and 1.35% (101) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.65% (198) of the population.[3]
There were 2,997 households out of which 29.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.6% were married couples living together, 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.5% were non-families. 28.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.10.[3]
In the borough the population was spread out with 22.9% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 23.9% from 25 to 44, 30.7% from 45 to 64, and 16.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females there were 91.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.9 males.[3]
The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $82,663 (with a margin of error of +/- $9,335) and the median family income was $101,943 (+/- $5,362). Males had a median income of $75,785 (+/- $5,098) versus $58,912 (+/- $4,731) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $40,913 (+/- $3,618). About 0.0% of families and 1.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.0% of those under age 18 and 3.3% of those age 65 or over.[18]
As of the census[6] of 2000, there were 7,547 people, 3,039 households, and 2,039 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,855.5 people per square mile (1,879.9/km2). There were 3,136 housing units at an average density of 2,017.6 per square mile (781.2/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.97% White, 0.40% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.[15][16]
There were 3,039 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.09.[15]
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.[15]
The median income for a household in the borough was $58,424, and the median income for a family was $73,460. Males had a median income of $51,572 versus $35,208 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,198. About 1.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.[15]
Haddon Heights 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.[19]
The Reorganization Meeting of the governing body is held on the first Saturday in January. At this meeting, the newly elected Council members take the oath of office and a Council President, who serves as Acting Mayor when the Mayor is absent, is elected by the Council. Appointments for the coming year are announced by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council when required by law.[20]
As of 2011[update], the mayor of Haddon Heights is Scott M. Alexander. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Rose Fitzgerald (2012), Stephen D. Berryhill (2012), Edward S. Forte, Jr. (2010), Daniel Haggerty (2011), Kathryn Lange (2014) and David McCollum (2012).[21]
Haddon Heights is in the 1st Congressional district. New Jersey's First Congressional District is represented by Rob Andrews (D, Haddon Heights). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Haddon Heights is in the 5th district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Donald Norcross (D, Camden) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Angel Fuentes (D, Camden) and Gilbert "Whip" Wilson (D, Camden).[22][17]
Camden County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, its seven members elected at-large to three-year terms office on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[23] As of 2011, Camden County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. (Collingswood, term ends December 31, 2011)[24], Freeholder Deputy Director Edward McDonnell (Pennsauken Township, 2013)[25], Riletta L. Cream (Camden, 2011)[26], Rodney A. Greco (Gloucester Township, 2012)[27], Ian K. Leonard (Camden, 2012)[28], Jeffrey L. Nash (Cherry Hill, 2012)[29] and Carmen Rodriguez (Merchantville, 2013).[30][31][32][33]
The Haddon Heights School District serves public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[34]) are three K-6 elementary schools — Atlantic Avenue Elementary School (167 students), Glenview School (209) and Seventh Avenue School (133) — and Haddon Heights High School for grades 7-12 (899), which serves Haddon Heights, and students from the neighboring communities of Barrington and Lawnside who attend the high school for grades 9-12 as part of sending/receiving relationships.[35]
St. Rose of Lima School is an elementary school that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden[36]
Baptist Regional School is a private, co-educational K-12 college-preparatory school governed by a board of directors in association with Haddon Heights Baptist Church (GARBC). The school is of the fundamental (evangelical) tradition, and offers an integrated curriculum with a conservative Christian worldview.
The land that was to become Haddon Heights was settled in 1699 by John Hinchman. In 1713, John Siddon built a farmhouse near Hinchman's property. John Thorn Glover dammed King's Run and constructed a mill race and fulling mill on this property before 1776. Jacob Hinchman built a frame dwelling no later than 1720 that was later enlarged by American Revolutionary War hero Col. Joseph Ellis. New Jersey governor Joseph Bloomfield later purchased this property.
Benjamin A. Lippincott, in 1890, constructed a passenger station in the center of his land for the Atlantic City Railroad Company. Then Lippincott, with Charles Hillman, filed a grid street plan with Camden County to develop a community. They named it Haddon Heights because of its proximity to Haddonfield and its high elevation. Large houses were constructed that appealed to prosperous middle-class families moving from the cities. In 1904, Haddon Heights was incorporated as a borough and Lippincott was elected mayor. A small downtown grew near the railroad and the White Horse Pike and eight churches and a synagogue were built. An area of old Centre Township, known as Fairfield Estates, voted in 1926 to become part of Haddon Heights. This land was developed for more single-family housing through the 1940s and 1950s. Even though rail passenger service ceased in July 1965, Haddon Heights remains a typical turn-of-the-twentieth-century railroad suburb with tree-shaded streets and comfortable homes.
New Jersey Transit local bus service to Philadelphia is provided on the 400 and 403 routes, with local service available on the 455 and 457 routes.[37] Commuter train service to Philadelphia is available using the PATCO Speedline. The closest stops are Westmont and Haddonfield.
Notable current and former residents of Haddon Heights include:
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