| Stratford, New Jersey | |
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| — Borough — | |
| Stratford highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Stratford, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | February 13, 1925 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
| • Land | 1.6 sq mi (4.1 km2) |
| • Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 79 ft (24 m) |
| Population (2006)[1] | |
| • Total | 7,122 |
| • Density | 4,603.8/sq mi (1,777.5/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08084 |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 34-71220[2][3] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0880966[4] |
| Website | http://www.stratfordnj.org |
Stratford is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,271. A campus of the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey is located in Stratford.
The Borough of Stratford was created on February 13, 1925, from Clementon Township, one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township.[5]
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Stratford is located at (39.829014, -75.013710).[6]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 square miles (4.1 km2), all of it land.
Stratford borders Gloucester Township, Hi-Nella, Laurel Springs, Lindenwold, and Somerdale.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 958 |
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| 1940 | 980 | 2.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,356 | 38.4% | |
| 1960 | 4,308 | 217.7% | |
| 1970 | 9,801 | 127.5% | |
| 1980 | 8,005 | −18.3% | |
| 1990 | 7,614 | −4.9% | |
| 2000 | 7,271 | −4.5% | |
| Est. 2006 | 7,122 | [1] | −2.0% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[7] | |||
As of the census[2] of 2000, there were 7,271 people, 2,736 households, and 1,906 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,603.8 people per square mile (1,776.8/km2). There were 2,849 housing units at an average density of 1,803.9 per square mile (696.2/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 88.56% White, 6.60% African American, 0.12% Native American, 2.38% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 0.87% from other races, and 1.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.81% of the population.
There were 2,736 households out of which 31.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.0% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.3% were non-families. 25.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.18.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.7% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 95.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $50,977, and the median income for a family was $57,500. Males had a median income of $42,246 versus $29,153 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,748. About 2.5% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
Stratford 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.[8]
The Mayor of Stratford Borough is John Gentless. Members of the Stratford Borough Council are Council President Frank Gagliardi, Holly Tate, Mike Perez, Dan Bove, Mike Santoro and Pat Gilligan.[9]
Stratford 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).
Stratford 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).[10]
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.[11] As of 2011, Camden County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. (Collingswood, term ends December 31, 2011)[12], Freeholder Deputy Director Edward McDonnell (Pennsauken Township, 2013)[13], Riletta L. Cream (Camden, 2011)[14], Rodney A. Greco (Gloucester Township, 2012)[15], Ian K. Leonard (Camden, 2012)[16], Jeffrey L. Nash (Cherry Hill, 2012)[17] and Carmen Rodriguez (Merchantville, 2013).[18][19][20][21]
The Stratford School District serves public school students in Kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[22]) are Parkview Elementary School with 344 students in PreK through third grade and Samuel S. Yellin Elementary School with 513 students in grades 4 - 8.
For grades 9 - 12, public school students attend Sterling High School, a regional high school serving students from Magnolia, Somerdale and Stratford, along with the sending districts of Hi-Nella and Laurel Springs.[23] The high school is located in Somerdale.
St. Luke School is an elementary school that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.[24]
The University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey (UMDNJ) School of Osteopathic Medicine has its campus on Laurel Road in Stratford Borough. Stratford houses a campus and a Doctor's Pavilion treatment center.
New Jersey Transit bus service to Philadelphia is available on the 403 route, with local service available on the 451 and 459 routes.[25]
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