Audubon Park, New Jersey

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Audubon Park highlighted in Camden County

Audubon Park is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,102. Audubon Park Borough was created from territory of Audubon Borough, and was chartered on July 3, 1947, making it the most recently created municipality in Camden County.

1 Geography
2 Demographics
3 Education
4 Government
- 4.1 Federal, state and county representation
5 References
6 External links

[edit] Geography

Audubon Park is located at 39°53′54″N, 75°5′23″W (39.898213, -75.089628)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (12.50%) is water.

Audubon Park borders Audubon, Collingswood, and Oaklyn.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 1,102 people, 496 households, and 302 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,836.6/km² (7,561.7/mi²). There were 499 housing units at an average density of 1,284.4/km² (3,424.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 98.91% White, 0.36% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.18% Asian, 0.09% from other races, and 0.36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.64% of the population.

There were 496 households out of which 22.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 40.7% were married couples living together, 16.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.1% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.22 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the borough the population was spread out with 21.2% under the age of 18, 4.9% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 18.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For every 100 females there were 80.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 73.9 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $34,643, and the median income for a family was $41,029. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $25,662 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $16,926. About 9.0% of families and 8.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.1% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Housing in this particular community is not available in the open market, and is regulated through the Audubon Mutual Housing Corporation.

[edit] Education

Audubon Park is a non-operating school district. Public school students from Audubon Park attend school in Audubon as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Audubon School District.

[edit] Government

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Audubon Park is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 6th Legislative District^[1].

New Jersey's First Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, is represented by Rob Andrews (D, Haddon Heights). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 6th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by John H. Adler (D, Cherry Hill) and in the Assembly by Louis Greenwald (D, Voorhees) and Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Camden County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Camden County's Freeholders are: Louis Cappelli, Jr. (Freeholder Director), Edward McDonnell (Freeholder Deputy Director), Riletta L. Cream, Thomas J. Gurick, Jeffrey L. Nash, Joseph Ripa and Carmen Rodriguez.

[edit] References

^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 54, accessed August 30, 2006

[edit] External links

Audubon School District
Audubon School District's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
National Center for Education Statistics data for the Audubon School District
Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 39.898213° -75.089628°
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