Browns Mills is an

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and

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(CDP) located in Pemberton Township, in Burlington County, in the

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.GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Burlington County, New Jersey
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. Accessed May 22, 2013.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)

, August 2012. Accessed May 22, 2013. As of the

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the CDP's population was 10,734, a decrease of 489 (-4.4%) from the 11,223 counted at the

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,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Browns Mills CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed May 22, 2013. which in turn reflected a decrease of 34 (-0.3%) from the 2000 census. Browns Mills is known as the home of Deborah Heart and Lung Center.

Geography

According to the

, Browns Mills had a total area of 5.612 square miles (14.534 km²), including 5.367 square miles (13.900 km²) of land and 0.245 square miles (0.634 km²) of water (4.36%).

Demographics

2010 census

2000 census

As of the

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there were 11,257 people, 3,946 households, and 2,939 families living in the CDP. The

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was 799.0/km² (2,070.8/mi²). There were 4,245 housing units at an average density of 301.3/km² (780.9/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 64.50%

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, 22.81%

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, 0.50% Native American, 3.72%

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, 0.07%

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, 3.13% from

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, and 5.27% from two or more races.

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of any race were 9.35% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Browns Mills CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed May 22, 2013. There were 3,946 households, out of which 40.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.0% were married couples living together, 19.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.5% were non-families. 20.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.24. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 29.3% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $45,008, and the median income for a family was $49,443. Males had a median income of $36,160 versus $25,239 for females. The

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for the CDP was $17,678. About 7.3% of families and 11.0% of the population were below the

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, including 13.7% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Transportation

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provides bus service to and from

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on the 317 route.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Browns Mills include: *

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. *

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(born 1981), sharpshooter who won an Olympic gold medal at the

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in the Men's 50 m Rifle Prone. *

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(born 1964),

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activist known as NJWEEDMAN and a perennial candidate for various

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.DiUlio, Nick
"Ed Gillespie: The Face of the RNC"
''South Jersey Magazine'', January 2005. Accessed May 22, 2013. "Born in Mount Holly at Burlington County Memorial Hospital and raised in Browns Mills, Gillespie, 43, went from being just another small-town boy who took humble bike rides with his dog and ran from the Jersey Devil, to Chairman of the Republican National Committee and regular strategic confidant of the leader of the free world."

References

{{authority control Census-designated places in Burlington County, New Jersey Pemberton Township, New Jersey Populated places in the Pine Barrens (New Jersey)