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Encyclopedia > Haddon Heights, New Jersey
Haddon Heights highlighted in Camden County
Haddon Heights highlighted in Camden County

Haddon Heights is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,547. Image File history File links Download high resolution version (550x681, 6 KB)taken from State of New Jersey website - adapted by H. Cheney - GFDL & CC-SA-BY Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... Image File history File links Download high resolution version (550x681, 6 KB)taken from State of New Jersey website - adapted by H. Cheney - GFDL & CC-SA-BY Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify this document under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License, Version 1. ... A Borough (sometimes spelled Boro on road signage) in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of twelve forms of municipal government. ... Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Official language(s) English de facto Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Area  Ranked 47th  - Total 8,729 sq mi (22,608 km²)  - Width 70 miles (110 km)  - Length 150 miles (240 km)  - % water 14. ... The United States Census of year 2000, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ...


Haddon Heights was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1904, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township and parts of Haddon Township.[1] The New Jersey Legislature convene at the State House building in Trenton. ... is the 61st day of the year (62nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1904 (MCMIV) was a leap year starting on a Friday (see link for calendar). ... Centre Township was a township that existed in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, from 1855 through 1926. ... Haddon Township highlighted in Camden County Haddon Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. ...

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Geography

Haddon Heights is located at 39°52′44″N, 75°3′56″W (39.878863, -75.065570)GR1.


According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.0 km² (1.6 mi²), all land. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title ) is a part of the United States Department of Commerce. ... A square metre (US spelling: square meter) is by definition the area enclosed by a square with sides each 1 metre long. ... A square mile is an English unit of area equal to that of a square with sides each 1 statute mile (≈1,609 m) in length. ...


Haddon Heights borders Audubon, Barrington, Bellmawr, Haddonfield, and Mount Ephraim. Audubon highlighted in Camden County Audubon is a Walsh Act borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... Barrington highlighted in Camden County Barrington is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. ... Bellmawr highlighted in Camden County Bellmawr is a Borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... Haddonfield is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... Mount Ephraim highlighted in Camden County Mount Ephraim is a Walsh Act borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. ...


Demographics

Historical populations
Census Pop.  %±
1930 5,394
1940 5,555 3.0%
1950 7,287 31.2%
1960 9,260 27.1%
1970 9,365 1.1%
1980 8,361 -10.7%
1990 7,860 -6.0%
2000 7,547 -4.0%
Est. 2006 7,365 [2] -2.4%
Population 1930 - 1990[3]

As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 7,547 people, 3,039 households, and 2,039 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,879.9/km² (4,855.5/mi²). There were 3,136 housing units at an average density of 781.2/km² (2,017.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.97% White, 0.40% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population. The Fifteenth United States Census was taken in 1930. ... The Sixteenth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 132,164,569, an increase of 7. ... The Seventeenth United States Census was taken in 1950. ... The Eighteenth United States Census was taken in 1960. ... The Nineteenth United States Census was taken in 1970. ... The Twetieth United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 226,542,199, an increase of 11. ... The Twenty-first United States Census, conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States to be 248,709,873, an increase of 9. ... 2000 US Census logo The Twenty-Second United States Census, known as Census 2000 and conducted by the Census Bureau, determined the resident population of the United States on April 1, 2000, to be 281,421,906, an increase of 13. ... 1870 US Census for New York City A census is the process of obtaining information about every member of a population (not necessarily a human population). ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... It has been suggested that Ethnicity (United States Census) be merged into this article or section. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ... The United States Census Bureau uses the federal governments definitions of race when performing a census. ...


There were 3,039 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% 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 3.09. “Spouse” redirects here. ...


In the borough the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.


The median income for a household in the borough was $58,424, and the median income for a family was $73,460. Males had a median income of $51,572 versus $35,208 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,198. About 1.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over. The per capita income for a group of people may be defined as their total personal income, divided by the total population. ... Map of countries showing percentage of population who have an income below the national poverty line The poverty line is the level of income below which one cannot afford to purchase all the resources one requires to live. ...


Government

Local government

Since it became a Borough, Haddon Heights has been governed by a Mayor and six Council members who are chosen through partisan elections held each November. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. Members of the Borough Council serve three-years terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. The mayor is the chief executive officer and the six Council members handle legislative functions. A full-time Borough Clerk assists the Mayor and Council and coordinates the operations of government departments.


The Reorganization Meeting of the governing body is held on the first Saturday in January. At this meeting, the newly elected Council members take the oath of office and a Council President, who serves as Acting Mayor when the Mayor is absent, is elected by the Council. Appointments for the coming year are announced by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council when required by law.[4]


The Mayor of Haddon Heights is Beth Ann Haven. She is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition[5]. The Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition is a coalition of mayors from 225 different United States cities, with a stated goal of making the public safer by getting illegal guns off the streets. ...


Members of the Haddon Heights Borough Council are Barbara Cortese (2007), Ken Hamburger (2007), Trish Shields (2009), Gordon E. Shopp (2008), Lee T. Wentz (2009) and Donald Witzig (2008).[6]


Federal, state and county representation

Haddon Heights is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 5th Legislative District.[7]


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 Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken). New Jerseys First Congressional District is currently represented by Republican Rob Andrews. ... Location in the state of New Jersey Formed 1694 Seat Mount Holly Area  - Total  - Water 2,122 km² (819 mi²) 38 km² (15 mi²) 1. ... Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Gloucester County is a county located in the state of New Jersey. ... Robert Ernest Andrews (born August 4, 1957) is an American politician. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Federal courts Supreme Court Chief Justice Associate Justices Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Politics Portal      The United States Senate is one of the two chambers of the bicameral United States Congress, the... Frank Raleigh Lautenberg (born January 23, 1924) is a businessman and Democratic Party politician. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map highlighting Cliffside Parks location within Bergen County. ... Robert Bob Menendez (born January 1, 1954) is a Democratic Senator from New Jersey. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ...


The 5th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Wayne R. Bryant (D, Camden) and in the Assembly by Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D, Camden) and Joseph J. Roberts (D, Brooklawn). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken). The New Jersey Legislature convene at the State House building in Trenton. ... The New Jersey Legislature convene at the State House building in Trenton. ... The New Jersey Senate is the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Sen. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. ... The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. ... Assemblywoman Nilsa Cruz-Perez Nilsa Cruz-Perez (born January 21, 1961 in Puerto Rico) serves in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 5th legislative district since 1995. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... The City of Camden is the county seat of Camden County, New Jersey in the United States. ... Assemblyman Joseph J. Roberts Joseph J. Roberts (born July 14, 1952) serves in the New Jersey General Assembly representing the 5th legislative district. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Brooklawn highlighted in Camden County Brooklawn is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... Jon Corzine 54th Governor of New Jersey; Incumbent Christine Christie Todd Whitman, the first female governor of New Jersey The Governor of New Jersey is the chief executive of the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... Jon Stevens Corzine (born January 1, 1947) is the Governor of New Jersey. ... The Democratic Party is one of two major political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. ... Map of New Jersey highlighting Hoboken Image of Hoboken taken by NASA (red line shows where Hoboken is). ...


Camden County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, elected at-large for staggered three-year terms by the residents of the county. As of 2007, Camden County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. (term ends December 31, 2008), Freeholder Deputy Director Edward McDonnell (2007), Riletta L. Cream (2008), Rodney A. Greco (2009), Jeffrey L. Nash (2009), Joseph Ripa (2009) and Carmen Rodriguez (2007).[15] Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ... The Board of Chosen Freeholders is the legislative body in each of the 21 counties in New Jersey. ... is the 365th day of the year (366th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2008 (MMVIII) will be a leap year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...


Education

The Haddon Heights School District serves public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are three K-6 elementary schools (Atlantic Avenue Elementary School, Glenview School and Seventh Avenue School) and Haddon Heights High School [1] (grades 7-12), which serves Haddon Heights, and students from the neighboring communities of Barrington and Lawnside who attend the high school for grades 9-12 as part of sending/receiving relationships. The Haddon Heights School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade from Haddon Heights, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. ... Haddon Heights High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Haddon Heights, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Haddon Heights School District. ... Barrington highlighted in Camden County Barrington is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. ... Lawnside highlighted in Camden County Lawnside is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. ...


Transportation

New Jersey Transit local bus service to Philadelphia is provided on the 400 and 403 routes, with local service available on the 455 and 457 routes.[8] The New Jersey Transit Corporation (NJ Transit) is a statewide public transportation system serving the state of New Jersey, and Orange and Rockland counties in New York. ... Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love continue Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country United States Commonwealth Pennsylvania County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... New Jersey Transit operates or contracts out the following bus routes across the Delaware River from Camden, Gloucester, and Salem counties, with most running to Philadelphia via the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. ... New Jersey Transit operates or contracts out the following bus routes across the Delaware River from Camden, Gloucester, and Salem counties, with most running to Philadelphia via the Benjamin Franklin Bridge. ... New Jersey Transit operates or contracts out the following routes within Camden, Gloucester, and Salem counties. ... New Jersey Transit operates or contracts out the following routes within Camden, Gloucester, and Salem counties. ...


Notable residents

Robert Ernest Andrews (born August 4, 1957) is an American politician. ... Dr. Patrick T. Harker is the Dean of the Wharton School and Reliance Professor of Management and Private Enterprise. ... The Wharton School Wharton School is the business school of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... This article does not cite any references or sources. ... Southwest Airlines, Inc. ... Haddon Heights High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Haddon Heights, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, as part of the Haddon Heights School District. ... Billy Lange is the head mens basketball coach at the United States Naval Academy. ... The United States Naval Academy (USNA) is an institution for the undergraduate education of officers of the United States Navy and Marine Corps and is in Annapolis, Maryland . ... Steven Allan Spielberg KBE (born December 18, 1946)[1] is an American film director and producer. ... Haddonfield is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey. ... Eric Stokes (1930-1999) was a composer, whose work spanned an eclectic range of influences and styles. ...

References

  1. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 107.
  2. ^ Census data for Haddon Heights borough, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 27, 2007.
  3. ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
  4. ^ Haddon Heights Borough Government, Borough of Haddon Heights. Accessed April 4, 2006.
  5. ^ Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members.
  6. ^ Haddon Heights Mayor and Council, Borough of Haddon Heights. Accessed March 8, 2007.
  7. ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 58. Accessed August 30, 2006.
  8. ^ Camden County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed June 21, 2007.
  9. ^ Biography of Robert E. Andrews, accessed April 29, 2007. "The Andrews family lives in Haddon Heights. He does not keep an apartment in Washington, D.C. but instead commutes each day by train to be closer to his family and constituents."
  10. ^ Meet the Dean, Wharton Alumni Magazine, Spring 2000. "Harker is a resident of Haddon Heights, N.J., where he lives with his wife, Emily - a Wharton alumna who he met at Penn - and their three children."
  11. ^ Herb Kelleher on the Record, Part 1, Business Week by Mark Morrison, December 22, 2003. "In Part 1 of this edited interview, Kelleher retraces his steps from his childhood in Haddon Heights, N.J., to his move with his wife to Texas, where he gained entrepreneur Rollin King as a client, and the two drew up a plan on the proverbial napkin for an airline connecting Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston."
  12. ^ Billy Lange profile, CSTV. Accessed July 17, 2007. "A native of Haddon Heights, N.J., Lange played basketball at Bishop Eustace (N.J.) High School for his father, Bill Lange Sr., and at Rowan College before moving into the coaching ranks in 1995."
  13. ^ Spielberg's family values, USA Today by Anthony Breznican, June 23, 2005. "I first became aware of the sky when my father pointed out the Perseid meteor shower to me when I was about 6 years old, living in Haddon Heights, N.J.,"
  14. ^ Steven Spielberg: Timeline, CNN.com, accessed February 27, 2007. "The Spielberg family moves to Haddonfield, New Jersey."
  15. ^ Elected Officials, Camden County. Accessed August 25, 2007.

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Haddon Heights was incorporated as a Borough in March, 1904 under an act of the New Jersey Legislature.
New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Robert Menendez (D, Hoboken).
The 5th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Wayne R. Bryant (D, Camden) and in the Assembly by Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D, Camden) and Joseph J. Roberts (D, Brooklawn).
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Haddon Township is a center for liquor stores, restaurants, and bars because neighboring boroughs of Audubon, Collingswood, Haddonfield and Haddon Heights prohibit the sale of alcohol.
New Jersey's First Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, is represented by Rob Andrews (D, Haddon Heights).
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