Merchantville, New Jersey
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Merchantville is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 3,801.
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[edit] Geography
Merchantville is located at (39.949979, -75.050248)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.6 km² (0.6 mi²), all land.
Merchantville borders Pennsauken and Cherry Hill.
[edit] Demographics
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,801 people, 1,524 households, and 946 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,446.0/km² (6,317.2/mi²). There were 1,607 housing units at an average density of 1,034.1/km² (2,670.8/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 85.90% White, 7.42% African American, 0.29% Native American, 2.10% Asian, 2.84% from other races, and 1.45% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.47% of the population.
There were 1,524 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.1% were married couples living together, 12.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.9% were non-families. 32.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.19.
In the borough the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 31.5% from 25 to 44, 22.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.6 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $49,392, and the median income for a family was $60,652. Males had a median income of $43,375 versus $30,771 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,589. About 5.8% of families and 6.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.4% of those under age 18 and 3.0% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Mayor of Merchantville Borough is Patrick J. Brennan. Members of the Borough Council are John Alloway, Patricia Fields, Paul Finnegan, Frank North, John Pagano and Robert Zeiders.[1]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Merchantville is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 7th Legislative District.[2]
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 7th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Diane B. Allen (R, Burlington) and in the Assembly by Herb Conaway (D, Delran) and Jack Conners (D, Delran). 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] Education
Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade attend the Merchantville School District, which serves a total of 359 students at Merchantville Elementary School.
For grades 9 - 12, students attend Pennsauken High School, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Pennsauken Public Schools in Pennsauken Township.
[edit] References
- ^ Merchantville Borough Council, accessed February 9, 2006
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 60, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Merchantville Borough municipal website
- Merchantville School District
- Merchantville Elementary School's 2004-2005 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Merchantville School District
- Pennsauken High School
- Merchantville Blog
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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Municipalities of Camden County, New Jersey (County Seat: Camden) |
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| Boroughs | Audubon | Audubon Park | Barrington | Bellmawr | Berlin | Brooklawn | Chesilhurst | Clementon | Collingswood | Gibbsboro | Haddon Heights | Haddonfield | Hi-Nella | Laurel Springs | Lawnside | Lindenwold | Magnolia | Merchantville | Mount Ephraim | Oaklyn | Pine Hill | Pine Valley | Runnemede | Somerdale | Stratford | Tavistock | Woodlynne |
| Cities | Camden | Gloucester |
| Townships | Berlin | Cherry Hill | Gloucester | Haddon | Pennsauken | Voorhees | Waterford | Winslow |
| CDPs and other Communities | Ashland | Barclay-Kingston | Blackwood | Cherry Hill Mall | Echelon | Erlton-Ellisburg | Glendora | Golden Triangle | Greentree | Sicklerville | Springdale |
