Pennsauken Township, New Jersey

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official_name = Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
settlement_type = Township
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map_caption = Pennsauken Township highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County in the State of New Jersey.


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map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Pennsauken Township, New Jersey

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Camden
government_footnotes =
government_type = Township (New Jersey)
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Rick Taylor
leader_title1 = Administrator
leader_name1 = Bob Cummings
established_title = Incorporated
established_date = February 18, 1892

unit_pref = Imperial
area_footnotes =
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 31.6
area_land_km2 = 27.3
area_water_km2 = 4.3
area_total_sq_mi = 12.2
area_land_sq_mi = 10.5
area_water_sq_mi = 1.7

population_as_of = 2006
population_footnotes =
population_total = 35443
population_density_km2 = 1309.8
population_density_sq_mi = 3392.4

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = [Gnis|882157|Township of Pennsauken, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.]
elevation_m = 24
elevation_ft = 79
latd = 39 |latm = 57 |lats = 24 |latNS = N
longd = 75 |longm = 3 |longs = 21 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP codes
postal_code = 08109-08110
area_code = 856
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 34-57660GR|2 [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.]
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website = http://www.twp.pennsauken.nj.us
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Pennsauken Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States and a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 35,737.

Pennsauken Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1892, from portions of the now-defunct Stockton Township."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 108.] Pennsauken is home to a Pepsi plant, Disc Makers, and J & J Snack Foods Corporation. The exact origin of the name "Pennsauken" is unclear but it is probably from the tongue of the Lenni Lenape people (a Native American group which once occupied the area), an Algonquian language, and it is usually said to mean "tobacco pouch." [ [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061019/SPECIAL20/610190426/-1/special20 Pennsauken: Centuries of growth] , "The Courier-Post", October 19, 2006.]

History

* The drive-in movie theater was created in 1933 with the opening of the Camden Drive-In in Pennsauken. [Strauss, Robert. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E0CE0DC163DF930A15754C0A9629C8B63 "The Drive-In Theater Tries a Comeback; Looking for a Few Hundred Adventurous Moviegoers"] , "The New York Times", July 23, 2004. Accessed March 26, 2008. "The nation's first drive-in theater was built by the Hollingshead family along the tawdry Admiral Wilson Boulevard in Pennsauken, N.J., in 1933."] It featured the comedy "Wives Beware", released in the theaters as "Two White Arms".
* Previous location of the former Pennsauken Mart, located at the Intersection of Haddonfield Road and Routes 130, 90, and 73.

Geography

Pennsauken Township is located at coor dms|39|57|24|N|75|3|21|W|city (39.956562, -75.055918)GR|1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 12.2 square miles (31.6 km²), of which, 10.5 square miles (27.3 km²) of it is land and 1.6 square miles (4.3 km²) of it (13.54%) is water. The township includes Petty's Island, a 292-acre island in the Delaware River although most of the island actually sits across a narrow strait from neighboring Camden. Once an oil storage and distribution facility, the island is now the site of a container cargo shipping operation and nesting bald eagles. Petty's Island is currently the focal point of the township's waterfront redevelopment plan. Pennsauken borders Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The two municipalities are connected across the Delaware River by the Betsy Ross Bridge which is owned and operated by the Delaware River Port Authority. In New Jersey, Pennsauken borders Camden, Collingswood, Merchantville, Cherry Hill, Palmyra, Maple Shade and Cinnaminson.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1920= 6474
1930= 16915
1940= 17745
1950= 22767
1960= 33771
1970= 36394
1980= 33775
1990= 34738
2000= 35737
estimate=35443
estyear=2006
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=06000US3400757660&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C16000US3453880&_street=&_county=pennsauken&_cityTown=pennsauken&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Pennsauken Township] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 15, 2007.]
footnote=Population 1930 - 1990 [ [http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990] , Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 35,737 people, 12,389 households, and 9,093 families residing in the township. The population density was 3,392.4 people per square mile (1,310.4/km²). There were 12,945 housing units at an average density of 1,228.8/sq mi (474.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 60.10% White, 24.18% African American, 0.35% Native American, 4.58% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 8.27% from other races, and 2.51% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.34% of the population. There were 12,389 households out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.34. In the township the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $47,538, and the median income for a family was $52,760. Males had a median income of $37,652 versus $30,100 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,004. About 6.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Pennsauken Township is governed under the Township form of government with a five-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year."2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 38.] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. Members of the Pennsauken Township Committee are Mayor Rick Taylor, Deputy Mayor Bill Orth, Jack Killion, John Kneib and Greg Schofield. The Township's Administrator is Bob Cummings. [ [http://www.twp.pennsauken.nj.us/government.cfm Government] , Pennsauken township. Accessed January 20, 2008.]

Federal, state and county representation

Pennsauken Township is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 7th Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 62. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

The Pennsauken Public Schools serve public school students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412870 Data for the Pennsauken Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 10, 2008.] ) are [http://www.pennsauken.net/baldwin.html Baldwin Early Childhood Learning Center] for PreK (144 students), seven K-4 elementary schools — [http://www.pennsauken.net/burling.html Burling] , [http://www.pennsauken.net/carson.html Carson] (294), [http://www.pennsauken.net/delair.html Delair] (377), [http://www.pennsauken.net/fine.html George B. Fine] (264), [http://www.pennsauken.net/franklin.html Franklin] (388), [http://www.pennsauken.net/longfellow.html Longfellow] (183), [http://www.pennsauken.net/roosevelt.html Theodore Roosevelt] (230) — [http://www.pennsauken.net/inter.html Pennsauken Intermediate School] (5&6; 843), [http://www.pennsauken.net/phifer.html Howard M. Phifer Middle School] (7&8; 954) and
Pennsauken High School for grades 9-12 (1,812). Students from Merchantville attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship. [Florio, Gwen. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A3E00A5A36C4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "LOOKING BEYOND THE SCHOOL DECISION TIME TO MAKE UP, OFFICIALS SAY, AFTER A DECADE OF FUSSING."] , "The Philadelphia Inquirer", September 21, 1992. Accessed July 10, 2008. "Ever since its own high school closed in 1972, the Borough of Merchantville has been sending its public school students to Pennsauken High School."]

Also available in the Township is the Pennsauken Technical High School, which offers day and evening classes. [ [http://www.ccts.tec.nj.us/high_school/PC/Default.htm Pennsauken Technical High School] , Camden County Technical Schools. Accessed July 20, 2008.]
Bishop Eustace Preparatory School is a coeducational private high school for students in grades 9-12, founded in 1954 by the priests and brothers of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (The Pallottines). St. Cecilia School and [http://www.ststephenspennsauken.com/school/ St. Stephen's School] are elementary schools that operate under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden [ [http://www.camdendiocese.org/schools/cc.html Camden County Schools] , Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. Accessed July 10, 2008.]

Transportation

The Pennsauken-Route 73 station on the River Line offers service between Trenton and Camden.

New Jersey Transit bus service to Philadelphia is available on the 317, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407, 409, 413, 419 routes, with local service available on the 452. [ [http://www.njtransit.com/sf_tp_rc_camden.shtml Camden County Bus/Rail Connections] , New Jersey Transit. Accessed June 21, 2007.]

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Pennsauken Township include:
*Bill Gosper (1943-), mathematician and pioneering computer programmer. [ [http://www.vintage.org/2007/main/bio.php?id=1379 Bill Gosper] , Vintage Computer Festival. Accessed January 3, 2007.]
*David Griggs (football player) (1967-), former NFL linebacker.
*Dwight Hicks (1956-), Two-time Super Bowl Champ as a member of the San Francisco 49ers.
*John Taylor (1962-), wide receiver with the San Francisco 49ers.Bloom, Earl. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=OC&p_theme=oc&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EAF3FD43706F5C4&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "The 49ers' Taylor and Chargers' Griggs grew up in Pennsauken, N.J."] , "The Orange County Register", January 29, 1995. Accessed June 10, 2007. "The residents of Remington Street in Pennsauken, N.J., will have a particularly high interest in Super Bowl 29 today. San Diego Chargers outside linebacker David Griggs and San Francisco 49ers wide receiver John Taylor grew up on the same block in the town of 35,000 near Philadelphia."]
*William Wesley (1964-), NBA basketball player associate.Fact|date=July 2008

References

External links

* [http://www.twp.pennsauken.nj.us/ Pennsauken Township website]
* [http://www.pennsauken.net Pennsauken Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|07|4060|0|Pennsauken Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412870 Data for the Pennsauken Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://historiccamdencounty.com/gm1.shtml Griffith Morgan House]