Penns Grove, New Jersey

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official_name = Penns Grove, New Jersey
settlement_type = Borough
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map_caption = Penns Grove Borough highlighted in Salem County. Inset



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subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name2 = Salem
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government_type = Borough (New Jersey)
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area_total_km2 = 2.4
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area_total_sq_mi = 0.9
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population_as_of = 2000
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population_total = 4886
population_density_km2 = 2037.0
population_density_sq_mi = 5275.8

timezone = Eastern (EST)
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latd = 39 |latm = 43 |lats = 41 |latNS = N
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postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 08069
area_code = 856
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blank_info = 34-57750GR|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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Penns Grove is a Borough in Salem County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 4,886.

Geography

Penns Grove is located at coor dms|39|43|41|N|75|28|5|W|city (39.728188, -75.468050)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.9 square miles (2.4 km²), all of it land.

Penns Grove borders Carneys Point Township and the Delaware River.

History

In the early 1900s, many Italian immigrants from Valle San Giovanni and the surrounding province of Teramo came to work at the local E.I. DuPont de Nemours plant in Carneys Point. Many settled on Pitman Street in Penns Grove. In 1925, a copy of the statue of the Madonna and Child, found in the Chiesa della Madonna delle Grazie in Teramo, Italy, was placed in the Penns Grove RC Church, Saint James. It remains there to this day.fact|date=April 2008

Demographics

USCensusPop
1900=1826
1910=2118
1920=6060
1930=5895
1940=6488
1950=6669
1960=6176
1970=5727
1980=5760
1990=5228
2000=4886
estimate= 4797
estyear=2006
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=06000US3401379800&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34013%7C06000US3401379800&_street=&_county=penns+grove&_cityTown=penns+grove&_state=04000US34&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=060&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Penns Grove borough] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 10, 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.] [cite web
url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/index.htm
title=U.S. Census Historical Data 1790-2000
accessdate=2007-03-16] As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,886 people, 1,827 households, and 1,231 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,275.8 people per square mile (2,028.5/km²). There were 2,075 housing units at an average density of 2,240.5/sq mi (861.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 48.85% White, 39.75% African American, 0.37% Native American, 0.29% Asian, 0.16% Pacific Islander, 8.13% from other races, and 2.46% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.29% of the population.

There were 1,827 households out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.6% were married couples living together, 27.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.1% 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 2.67 and the average family size was 3.26.

In the borough the population was spread out with 33.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $26,227, and the median income for a family was $34,076. Males had a median income of $30,871 versus $20,983 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,330. About 18.1% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Penns Grove 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."2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book", Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 19.]

The Mayor of the Borough of Penns Grove is John Washington. Members of the Penns Grove Borough Council are Tami Baytops, Mary Kay James, Clifford Poindexter, John Scarpaci, Deborah A. Scott and James Venello. [http://www.salemcountynj.gov/cmssite/default.asp?contentID=814 Borough of Penns Grove] , Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed July 5, 2008,]

Federal, state and county representation

Penns Grove is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd 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

Students in public school for grades K through 12 attend the Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District, together with students from Carneys Point Township. Students from Oldmans Township attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship. 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=3412840 Data for the Penns Grove - Carneys Point Regional School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 15, 2008.] ) are [http://www.pennsgrove.k12.nj.us/lp/ Lafayette-Pershing School] for grades Pre-K to 1 (333 students), [http://www.pennsgrove.k12.nj.us/fs/index.htm Field Street School] for grades 1 - 3 (528), [http://www.pennsgrove.k12.nj.us/carleton/index.htm Paul W. Carleton School] for grades 4 and 5 (324), [http://www.pennsgrove.k12.nj.us/pgms/index.htm Penns Grove Middle School] for grades 6 - 8 (513) and
Penns Grove High School grades 9 - 12 (622).

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Penns Grove include:
* [http://www.njboxinghof.org/cgi-bin/henryseehof.pl?513 Giuseppe Bracale] , alias "Joe Firpo", welterweight boxing champion
* Don Bragg (born 1935), Gold medal winner in the pole vault at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy
* [http://www.baseball-reference.com/bullpen/Roy_Elsh Roy Elsh] (1892-1978), professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox 1923-25
* John Forsythe (born 1918), television and character actor [ [http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001234/ Jon Forsythe bio] Internet Movie Database Accessed on December 12, 2007]
* Bruce Willis (born 1955), actor, moved to town as child and graduated from Penns Grove High School. [Beale, Lewis. {http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/latimes/access/58008949.html?dids=58008949:58008949&FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&date=Aug+24%2C+1986&author=LEWIS+BEALE&pub=Los+Angeles+Times+(pre-1997+Fulltext)&desc=CLASS+CLOWN+MAKES+GOOD+Series%3A+LOCAL+HERO%3A+Another+in+an+occasional+Calendar+series+on+how+the+folks+back+home+view+their+local+boys+and+girls+who+have+attained+celebrityhood.&pqatl=google "CLASS CLOWN MAKES GOOD Series: LOCAL HERO: Another in an occasional Calendar series on how the folks back home view their local boys and girls who have attained celebrityhood."] , "Los Angeles Times", August 24, 1986. Accessed August 22, 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://pennsgrove.wordpress.com Penns Grove Township Website]
* [http://www.pennsgrove.k12.nj.us/ Penns Grove - Carneys Point Regional School District]
*NJReportCard|33|4070|0|Penns Grove - Carneys Point Regional School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3412840 Data for the Penns Grove - Carneys Point Regional School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.pennsgrovehistory.com/ Penns Grove History]
* [http://www.wikitravel.org/en/Penns_Grove Penns Grove Wikitravel Site]
* [http://wikitravel.org/it/Penns_Grove Italian Article about Penns Grove]