Oak Valley is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Deptford Township in Gloucester County, in the

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. As of the 2010 U.S. census, Oak Valley's population was 3,483.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Oak Valley CDP, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed November 10, 2012. Oak Valley and neighboring Pine Acres are located east of Route 45, isolated from the rest of Deptford Township, requiring residents to drive through the neighboring communities of Woodbury Heights or Wenonah to reach other destinations in the township. The neighborhood was built between the mid-1950s and 1963 on a combination of farmland, fruit orchards and the former grounds of the Forest View Country Club, later known as Oak Valley Country Club, which was a golf course that closed down during the

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"History: Deptford is Gloucester County's third most populated municipality, but it's now only a small fraction of the size it was once."
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'', February 26, 2004. Accessed November 10, 2012. "In comparison, the Oak Valley section, east of Route 45 and bordered by Woodbury Heights and Wenonah, is a more modern community. Its heavy mix of Cape Cod, ranch and split-level style homes date back to the late 1950s and early 1960s. It was created on the site of the old Oak Valley Country Club."

Geography

According to the

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, the CDP had a total area of 0.711 square miles (1.841 km²), including 0.707 square miles (1.831 km²) of land and 0.004 square miles (0.009 km²) of water (0.51%).US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990

. Accessed September 4, 2014. It is located approximately 10 miles south of

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Demographics

2010 census

The

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counted 3,483 people, 1,233 households, and 977 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 1,315 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 93.48% (3,256)

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, 3.10% (108) Black or African American, 0.34% (12) Native American, 0.83% (29)

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, 0.00% (0)

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, 0.57% (20) from

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, and 1.67% (58) from two or more races.

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of any race were 3.07% (107) of the population. Of the 1,233 households, 29.7% had children under the age of 18; 59.7% were married couples living together; 14.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 20.8% were non-families. Of all households, 17.3% were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.82 and the average family size was 3.18. 21.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 25.3% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.5 males.

2000 census

As of the

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there were 3,747 people, 1,305 households, and 1,060 families residing in Oak Valley. The

was 2,066.7/km² (5,321.6/mi²). There were 1,322 housing units at an average density of 729.2/km² (1,877.6/mi²). The racial makeup was 93.43%

, 4.06%

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, 0.27% Native American, 0.80%

, 0.27% from

, and 1.17% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.24% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Oak Valley CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed November 10, 2012. There were 1,305 households, out of which 36.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 63.4% were

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living together, 12.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.7% were non-families. 16.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.87 and the average family size was 3.20. In Oak Valley the population was spread out, with 25.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 92.4 males. The median income for a household was $50,746, and the median income for a family was $55,573. Males had a median income of $36,250 versus $25,350 for females. The

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for the CDP was $19,148. About 3.0% of families and 3.7% of the population were below the

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, including 3.7% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.

References

External links

Deptford Township

Oak Valley News
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