| Penns Grove, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 39°43′41″N 75°28′5″W / 39.72806°N 75.46806°WCoordinates: 39°43′41″N 75°28′5″W / 39.72806°N 75.46806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Salem |
| Incorporated | March 8, 1894 |
| Government [1] | |
| - Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| - Land | 0.9 sq mi (2.4 km2) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2007)[2] | |
| - Total | 4,704 |
| - Density | 5,275.8/sq mi (2,037.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08069 |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 34-57750[3][4] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0879213[5] |
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.
Penns Grove was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1894, from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township, based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier.[6]
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Geography
Penns Grove is located at 39°43′41″N 75°28′05″W / 39.728188°N 75.468050°W (39.728188, -75.468050).[7]
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.[citation needed]
Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 1,826 |
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| 1910 | 2,118 | 16.0% | |
| 1920 | 6,060 | 186.1% | |
| 1930 | 5,895 | −2.7% | |
| 1940 | 6,488 | 10.1% | |
| 1950 | 6,669 | 2.8% | |
| 1960 | 6,176 | −7.4% | |
| 1970 | 5,727 | −7.3% | |
| 1980 | 5,760 | 0.6% | |
| 1990 | 5,228 | −9.2% | |
| 2000 | 4,886 | −6.5% | |
| Est. 2007 | 4,704 | [2] | −3.7% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[8][9] | |||
As of the census[3] 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.[1]
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.[10]
Federal, state and county representation
Penns Grove is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District.[11]
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 City). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 3rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Stephen M. Sweeney (D, West Deptford Township) and in the Assembly by John J. Burzichelli (D, Paulsboro) and Celeste Riley (D, Bridgeton).[12] The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).[13]
Salem County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders who serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis. As of 2008[update], Salem County's Freeholders are Director Lee R. Ware (Elsinboro Township), Deputy Director David Lindenmuth (Woodstown), Julie A. Acton (Pennsville Township), Bruce L. Bobbitt (Pilesgrove Township), Jeffrey J. Hogan (Pennsville Township), Charles Sullivan (Salem) and Beth E. Timberman (Woodstown).[14]
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[15]) are Lafayette-Pershing School for grades Pre-K to 1 (333 students), Field Street School for grades 1 - 3 (528), Paul W. Carleton School for grades 4 and 5 (324), 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:
- Giuseppe Bracale, alias "Joe Firpo", welterweight boxing champion.[citation needed]
- Don Bragg (born 1935), Gold medal winner in the pole vault at the 1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome, Italy.[16]
- Roy Elsh (1892-1978), professional baseball player for the Chicago White Sox 1923-25.[17]
- John Forsythe (born 1918), television and character actor [18]
- Bruce Willis (born 1955), actor, moved to town as child and graduated from Penns Grove High School.[19]
References
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 20065, p. 19.
- ^ a b Census data for Penns Grove borough, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 16, 2008.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 216.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2000 and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2005-05-03. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ "U.S. Census Historical Data 1790-2000". http://www.census.gov/prod/www/abs/decennial/index.htm. Retrieved 2007-03-16.
- ^ Borough of Penns Grove, Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed July 5, 2008,
- ^ 2008 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 62. Accessed September 30, 2009.
- ^ Legislative Roster: 2008-2009 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed June 6, 2008.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 6 June 2008.
- ^ 2008 Board of Chosen Freeholders, Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed May 13, 2008.
- ^ Data for the Penns Grove - Carneys Point Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 15, 2008.
- ^ Staff. "The Twig Was Bent", Time (magazine), April 20, 1959. Accessed December 16, 2008.
- ^ Borough of Penns Grove, Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed December 16, 2008.
- ^ Jon Forsythe bio Internet Movie Database Accessed on December 12, 2007
- ^ Beale, Lewis. "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.
External links
- Penns Grove Township Website
- Penns Grove - Carneys Point Regional School District
- Penns Grove - Carneys Point Regional School District's 2007–08 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Penns Grove - Carneys Point Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Penns Grove History
- Penns Grove Wikitravel Site
- Italian Article about Penns Grove
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