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Pine Hill, New Jersey
—  Borough  —
Pine Hill highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Pine Hill, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°47′12″N 74°59′08″W / 39.78667°N 74.98556°W / 39.78667; -74.98556Coordinates: 39°47′12″N 74°59′08″W / 39.78667°N 74.98556°W / 39.78667; -74.98556
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Camden
Incorporated April 23, 1929
Government[1]
 – Type Borough (New Jersey)
 – Mayor Fred Costantino (2012)
Area
 – Total 4.0 sq mi (10.3 km2)
 – Land 3.9 sq mi (10.2 km2)
 – Water 0.0 sq mi (0.1 km2)
Elevation[2] 171 ft (52 m)
Population (2010 Census)[3]
 – Total 10,233
 – Density 2,558.3/sq mi (993.5/km2)
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 – Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code 08021
Area code(s) 856
FIPS code 34-58770[4][5]
GNIS feature ID 0885352[6]
Website http://www.pinehillboronj.com

Pine Hill is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a total population of 10,233.[3]

The Borough of Pine Hill was created on April 23, 1929, from Clementon Township, one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five new municipalities (including Hi-Nella Borough, Lindenwold Borough, Pine Valley Borough and Somerdale Borough) created on that same date.[7]

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Geography

Pine Hill is located at 39°47′06″N 74°59′08″W / 39.785014°N 74.985523°W / 39.785014; -74.985523 (39.785014, -74.985523).[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.0 square miles (10 km2), of which, 3.9 square miles (10 km2) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km2) of it is water. The total area is 0.76% water.

Pine Hill borders Berlin Borough, Clementon Borough, Gloucester Township, Lindenwold, Pine Valley, Winslow.

Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.
1930 1,392
1940 1,537 10.4%
1950 2,546 65.6%
1960 3,939 54.7%
1970 5,132 30.3%
1980 8,684 69.2%
1990 9,854 13.5%
2000 10,880 10.4%
2010 10,233 −5.9%
Population 1930 - 1990.[3][9]

As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 10,880 people, 4,214 households, and 2,743 families residing in the borough. The population density was 2,768.4 people per square mile (1,068.9/km2). There were 4,444 housing units at an average density of 1,130.8 per square mile (436.6/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 76.79% White, 18.35% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.21% from other races, and 1.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.64% of the population.

There were 4,214 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the borough the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $42,035, and the median income for a family was $50,040. Males had a median income of $36,277 versus $29,826 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,613. About 5.9% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Pine Hill is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council made up of 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][10]

The Mayor of Pine Hill Borough is Fred Costantino, whose term of office ends December 31, 2012. Members of the Pine Hill Borough Council are Council President Christopher Green (2012), Leslie H. Gallagher, Sr. (2011), Tom Knott (2012), Ruth McCullen (2011), Stephen Shultz (2013) and Charles Warrington (2013).[11]

Federal, state and county representation

Pine Hill is in the 1st Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 6th state legislative district.[12] The borough was relocated to the 8th state legislative district by the New Jersey Apportionment Commission based on the results of the 2010 Census.[3] The new district is in effect for the June 2011 primary and the November 2011 general election, with the state senator and assembly members elected taking office in the new district as of January 2012.[12]

New Jersey's First Congressional District is represented by Rob Andrews (D, Haddon Heights). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

6th District of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by James Beach (D, Voorhees Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Louis Greenwald (D, Voorhees Township) and Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill).[13] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[14] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[15]

Camden County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, its seven members elected at-large to three-year terms office on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election each year.[16] As of 2011, Camden County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. (Collingswood, term ends December 31, 2011)[17], Freeholder Deputy Director Edward McDonnell (Pennsauken Township, 2013)[18], Riletta L. Cream (Camden, 2011)[19], Rodney A. Greco (Gloucester Township, 2012)[20], Ian K. Leonard (Camden, 2012)[21], Jeffrey L. Nash (Cherry Hill, 2012)[22] and Carmen Rodriguez (Merchantville, 2013).[23][24][25][26]

Education

The Pine Hill Schools serve public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[27] are two preK-5 elementary schools — Dr. Albert Bean School (368 students) and John H. Glenn School (416 students) — Pine Hill Middle School for grades 6-8 (358 students) and Overbrook High School for grades 9-12 (830 students). The high school serves students from the communities of Berlin Township and Clementon as part of sending/receiving relationships.[28]

Transportation

New Jersey Transit bus service to Philadelphia is available on the 403 route.[29]

References

  1. ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 33.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Pine Hill, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
  3. ^ a b c d 2011 Apportionment Redistricting: Municipalities sorted alphabetically, New Jersey Department of State, p. 8. Accessed July 6, 2011.
  4. ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  5. ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
  6. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
  7. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 108.
  8. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
  9. ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 2, 2009. Accessed July 6, 2011.
  10. ^ Government, Borough of Pine Hill. Accessed July 6, 2011.
  11. ^ Elected Officials, Borough of Pine Hill. Accessed July 6, 2011.
  12. ^ a b 2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 63. Accessed July 6, 2011.
  13. ^ "Legislative Roster: 2010-2011 Session". New Jersey Legislature. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
  14. ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 2010-01-21. 
  15. ^ "About the Lieutenant Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/lt/. Retrieved 2010-01-21. 
  16. ^ What is a Freeholder?, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 3, 2011.
  17. ^ Louis Cappelli, Jr., Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
  18. ^ Edward McDonnell, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
  19. ^ Riletta L. Cream, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
  20. ^ Rodney A. Greco, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
  21. ^ Ian K. Leonard, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
  22. ^ Jeffrey L. Nash, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
  23. ^ Carmen Rodriguez, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
  24. ^ Board of Freeholders, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed January 3, 2011.
  25. ^ "Louis Cappelli Jr. and Edward McDonnell re-elected to leadership posts on Camden County Freeholder Board at Today’s Reorganization Meeting", Camden County, New Jersey press release dated January 5, 2011. Accessed January 6, 2011.
  26. ^ Osborne, James. "Democrats retain hold on Camden County freeholder board", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 3, 2010. Accessed January 6, 2011.
  27. ^ Data for the Pine Hill Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 6, 2011.
  28. ^ Superintendent's Message, Pine Hill Schools, backed up by the Internet Archive as of March 3, 2009. Accessed July 6, 2011. "Our facilities consist of the Overbrook High School (with the attendance area encompassing the communities of Pine Hill, Clementon, and Berlin Township), Pine Hill Middle School, Dr. Albert Bean Elementary School, and John Glenn Elementary School."
  29. ^ Camden County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 22, 2009. Accessed July 6, 2011.

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