- "Absecon" redirects here. For the lighthouse in Absecon, see Absecon
Lighthouse
Absecon is a city in Atlantic
County, New Jersey, United States. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the city population was 7,638.
What is now the City of Absecon was originally incorporated as a town by an Act of
the New Jersey Legislature on February 29,
1872, from portions of Egg Harbor Township
and Galloway Township. The City of Absecon was incorporated on
March 24, 1902, replacing Absecon town.[1]
Geography
Absecon is located at 39°25′49″N, 74°30′14″W (39.430416,
-74.503911)1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area
of 17.9 km² (6.9 mi²). 14.8 km² (5.7 mi²) of it is
land and 3.1 km² (1.2 mi²) of it (17.46%) is water.
Demographics
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1930 |
|
|
—
|
| 1940 |
|
|
-3.4% |
| 1950 |
|
|
13.0% |
| 1960 |
|
|
83.4% |
| 1970 |
|
|
41.1% |
| 1980 |
|
|
12.6% |
| 1990 |
|
|
6.4% |
| 2000 |
|
|
4.7% |
| Est. 2006 |
|
[2] |
5.6% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[3] |
As of the census2 of 2000, there were 7,638 people, 2,773 households, and 2,085 families residing
in the city. The population density was 515.6/km² (1,336.0/mi²). There were 2,902
housing units at an average density of 195.9/km² (507.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.31% White, 6.01% African American, 0.17% Native American, 7.46% Asian, 1.51% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.77% of the population.
There were 2,773 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were
non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or
older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.08.
In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from
45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males.
For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $55,745, and the median income for a family was $61,563. Males had a median
income of $47,984 versus $31,663 for females. The per capita income for the city was
$23,615. About 3.2% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty
line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.
Government
Local government
Peter C. Elco (Democrat) has
been the Mayor of Absecon since 1988. Members of the Absecon City Council are Evelyn Caterson,
Barbara "Bobbie" Gorman, Fred Green, Jr., Joseph Marczyk, Charles Norris, William Wilson and Gerald Falivene.[4]
Federal, state and county representation
Absecon is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District.[5]
New Jersey's Second Congressional District, covering all of
Atlantic County, Cape May
County, Cumberland County and Salem County and portions of Burlington
County, Camden County and Gloucester County, is represented by Frank
LoBiondo (R, Ventnor). New Jersey is represented in the Senate
by Frank Lautenberg (D,
Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez
(D, Hoboken).
The 2nd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State
Senate by James J. McCullough (R, Egg Harbor Township), and
in the Assembly by Francis J. Blee
(R, Absecon) and Jim Whelan (D, Atlantic City). The Governor of New Jersey is
Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Atlantic County's County Executive is Dennis Levinson. The executive, along with the Board of
Chosen Freeholders, administers all county business. Atlantic County's Freeholders are Freeholder Chairman Joseph F.
Silipena, Freeholder Vice Chairman Thomas Russo, Alisa Cooper, James Curcio, Frank V. Giordano, Joe Kelly, Rev. Lawton Nelson,
Francis Sutton and Sue Schilling.
Education
The Absecon Public School District serve students in kindergarten
through eighth grade. Schools in the district are H. Ashton Marsh Elementary School for grades K-4 and Emma C. Attales Middle School for grades 5-8.
For grades 9-12, public school students from Absecon attend Pleasantville High
School in Pleasantville as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Pleasantville Public Schools.
Holy Spirit High School is a Roman Catholic high school,
operated under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Camden.
Transportation
Highways and roads in Absecon include U.S. Route 9, U.S. Route 30, Route 157 and County Route 585. The now-defunct Route 43
also passed through the city.
Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Absecon include:
- Francis J. Blee (1958-), member of the General Assembly who represents the 2nd legislative
district. Blee served on the Absecon City Council from 1991-1995, serving as Absecon's youngest ever Council President
from 1992-1993.[6]
- Phil Ivey, professional poker player.[7]
- Brian Joo of Fly to the Sky, U.S-born South Korean
pop singer/entertainer
- Michelle Malkin, columnist and political commentator
References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P.
Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 67.
- ^ Census data for Absecon, United States
Census Bureau. Accessed August 8, 2007.
- ^ New
Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed
March 1, 2007.
- ^ Absecon, JustAroundTown. Accessed September 18,
2006.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women
Voters, p. 54. Accessed August 30, 2006.
- ^ Assembly Member Francis J. 'Frank' Blee profile, Project Vote
Smart. Accessed August 8, 2007.
- ^ Phil Ivey player
profile, accessed April 17, 2007.
External links
Coordinates:
39.430416° N 74.503911°
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