Tavistock, New Jersey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Tavistock, New Jersey
settlement_type = Borough
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map_caption = Tavistock highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.


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map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Tavistock, New Jersey

subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Camden
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government_type = Walsh Act (New Jersey)
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established_title = Incorporated
established_date = February 16, 1921

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area_total_km2 = 0.7
area_land_km2 = 0.7
area_water_km2 = 0.0
area_total_sq_mi = 0.3
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area_water_sq_mi = 0.0

population_as_of = 2006
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population_total = 26
population_density_km2 = 36.4
population_density_sq_mi = 94.3

timezone = Eastern (EST)
utc_offset = -5
timezone_DST = EDT
utc_offset_DST = -4
elevation_footnotes = [Gnis|885416|Borough of Tavistock, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed June 13, 2008.]
elevation_m = 12
elevation_ft = 39
latd = 39 |latm = 52 |lats = 30 |latNS = N
longd = 75 |longm = 01 |longs = 41 |longEW = W

postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 08033
area_code = 856
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 34-72240GR|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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Tavistock is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population was 24, making it the third smallest municipality by population in New Jersey, with just six more residents than the 18 residing in Teterboro, in Bergen County and four more than the 20 in nearby Pine Valley. [ [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/GCTTable?_bm=y&-geo_id=04000US34&-_box_head_nbr=GCT-PH1-R&-ds_name=DEC_2000_SF1_U&-_lang=en&-format=ST-7S&-_sse=on New Jersey -- Place and County Subdivision - GCT-PH1-R. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density (geographies ranked by total population): 2000] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 25, 2008.]

Tavistock was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 16, 1921, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 109.]

Tavistock was formed for the purpose of allowing the members of Tavistock Country Club the ability to play golf on Sundays as this was prohibited at the Haddon Country Club which was governed by a local blue law prohibiting sporting activities on Sundays. [Rothschild, Barbara S. [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20061019/SPECIAL20/610190416/-1/special20 "Haddonfield: Quaker roots run deep"] , "Courier-Post", October 19, 2006. Accessed June 25, 2008. "Another ban, in the form of blue laws, prohibited Sunday golfing, which led to the incorporation of Tavistock -- primarily a country club -- as a separate borough in 1921."] Tavistock's secession from Haddonfield, New Jersey, the original site of the club, is said to have been driven by the fact that was (and remains) a dry borough, though Tavistock was formed in 1921 during Prohibition when liquor would have been banned. [Strauss, Robert. [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9A04E7DD173BF937A25756C0A9669C8B63&sec=&spon=&pagewanted=all "Ready, Set, Get Ready"] , "The New York Times", May 14, 2000. Accessed June 25, 2008. "Local legend has it that Tavistock, the club and the town (population 10), seceded from nearby Haddonfield in a dispute over whether the club could serve liquor in otherwise dry Quaker Haddonfield."] Staff. [http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080504/NEWS04/805040321/-1/towns80 "No golf on Sunday? Ha! They fixed that fast"] , "Courier-Post", May 4, 2008. Accessed June 25, 2008. "In their 1989 book, "Lost Haddonfield," the historians noted Tavistock was established in 1921, when Prohibition prevented alcohol from being sold anywhere legally.... The Haddonfield Public School District serves children who live in Tavistock."]

Geography

Tavistock is located at coor dms|39|52|26|N|75|1|18|W|city (39.873846, -75.021546)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.2 square miles (0.6 km²), all of it land.

Tavistock borders Barrington, Haddonfield, and Lawnside.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1930=20
1940=13
1950=15
1960=10
1970=12
1980=9
1990=35
2000=24
estimate= 26
estyear=2006
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=16000US3466390&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C16000US3466390&_street=&_county=tavistock&_cityTown=tavistock&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=160&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Tavistock borough] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 11, 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 24 people, 7 households, and 7 families residing in the borough. The population density was 94.3 people per square mile (37.1/km²). There were 7 housing units at an average density of 27.5/sq mi (10.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 91.67% White and 8.33% African American.

There were 7 households out of which 57.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 71.4% were married couples living together, 14.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 0.0% were non-families. No households were made up of individuals and none had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.43 and the average family size was 3.43.

In the borough the population was spread out with 37.5% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 25.0% from 25 to 44, 20.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 100.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $58,750, and the median income for a family was $36,875. Males had a median income of $76,250 versus $46,250 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,600. There are 20.0% of families living below the poverty line and 21.7% of the population, including 25.0% of under eighteens and none of those over 64.

Government

Local government

Tavistock operates under the Walsh Act commission form of New Jersey municipal government. Three non-partisan commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms of office. Each commissioner is assigned a specific department to head in addition to their legislative functions. ["2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 33.] Tavistock has been governed under the Walsh Act by a three-member commission, since 1928. [ [http://www.njstatelib.org/NJ_Information/Digital_Collections/MFMG/MFMGCH4.PDF The Commission Form of Municipal Government] , p. 53. Accessed August 11, 2007.]

Federal, state and county representation

Tavistock is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 6th Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 65. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

Tavistock is a non-operating school district. School age students in Tavistock attend the Haddonfield Public Schools in the adjoining community of Haddonfield as part of a sending/receiving relationship.

Transportation

New Jersey Transit local bus service is available on the 451 route. [ [http://www.njtransit.com/sf_tp_rc_camden.shtml Camden County Bus/Rail Connections] , New Jersey Transit. Accessed June 21, 2007.] Interstate 295 passes through for a short length, with the New Jersey Turnpike "barely" passing through for less than a tenth of a mile.

References

External links

* [http://www.haddonfield.k12.nj.us/ Haddonfield Public Schools]
*NJReportCard|07|1900|0|Haddonfield Public Schools
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3406390 Data for the Haddonfield Public Schools] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.tavistockcc.org/ Tavistock Country Club]