Pine Valley was a

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in Camden County,

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, United States. As of the

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, the borough's population was 12, reflecting a decline of 8 (-40.0%) from the 20 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1 (+5.3%) from the 19 counted in the 1990 Census. As of the 2010 Census Pine Valley was the second-smallest municipality by population in New Jersey, with just seven more residents than the five residing in

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, also in Camden County. Pine Valley encompassed

Pine Valley Golf Club Pine Valley Golf Club is a golf course in Pine Valley, Camden County, in southern New Jersey. It was ranked the number one course in ''Golf Magazines 100 Top Courses in the U.S. and the World in 2012, 2015, 2019, and 2020. It is a private cl ...

, which regularly ranks highly on '' Golf Digest's'' list of America's 100 greatest courses. The Borough of Pine Valley 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 Hill Borough and Somerdale Borough) created on that same date.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 109. Accessed October 11, 2012. In 2021, the Borough finalized plans to merge with the adjacent Borough of Pine Hill, dissolving the Pine Valley borough government completely by the end of 2021. Pine Hill gained $20 million in taxable property and the famed golf club. The merger was completed January 1, 2022.

Geography

According to the

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, the borough had a total area of 0.97 square miles (2.51 km²), including 0.96 square miles (2.47 km²) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.04 km²) of water (1.55%). The borough bordered the Camden County municipalities of Clementon Borough and Pine Hill.

Demographics

Census 2010

As of the 2010 Census, the borough had the second smallest population in the state, ahead of only

, which had a population of five.

Census 2000

As of the

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there were 20 people, 8 households, and 7 families residing in the borough. The

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was 21.0 people per square mile (8.1/km²). There were 21 housing units at an average density of 22.1 per square mile (8.5/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00%

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.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Pine Valley borough, New Jersey

. Accessed October 11, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Pine Valley borough, Camden County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed October 11, 2012. As of the 2000 Census, the borough was one of four municipalities with fewer than 50 residents among the 566 in the state, and its population of 20 was behind only Teterboro, where census officials counted 18 residents. There were eight households, out of which 25.0% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 87.5% were married couples living together, and 12.5% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.71. In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 40.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females, there were 150.0 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 114.3 men. The median income for a household in the borough was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $65,625. Men had a median income of $36,250 versus $52,500 for women. The

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for the borough was $23,981. None of the population and none of the families were below the

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Government

Local government

Pine Valley operated under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government. The borough was one of 30 municipalities (of the then-565) statewide that use the commission form of government. The governing body was comprised of three commissioners, who are elected at-large on a

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basis to four-year terms of office in elections held as part of the May municipal elections. Each commissioner was assigned a specific department to head in addition to their legislative functions and one of the three commissioners was chosen to serve as mayor.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 42. Pine Valley has been governed under the Walsh Act, by a three-member commission, since 1942. At the time of the borough's dissolution in 2022, the members of the Pine Valley Board of Commissioners were Mayor Michael B. Kennedy, Kendra L. Clark and Debra M. Kennedy all serving terms of office ending May 17, 2022.2019 Municipal User Friendly Budget
Borough of Pine Valley. Accessed September 22, 2019. The three commissioners had run unopposed in the 2018 May municipal election. The three incumbents—Jane Bromley and husband-and-wife Michael B. Kennedy and Deborah Kennedy—were re-elected in May 2014 to four-year terms of office in an election held entirely by mail to minimize the costs associated with establishing a polling place for the borough's 14 voters.

Federal, state and county representation

Pine Valley was located in the 1st Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and was part of New Jersey's 8th state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019. Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Pine Valley had been in the 6th state legislative district.''2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
, p. 63, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed May 22, 2015.

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of fifteen registered voters in Pine Valley, of which three (20.0%) were registered as Democrats, ten (66.7%) as Republicans and two (13.3%) as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 100.0% of the vote (nine cast), ahead of Democrat

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and other candidates who received no votes, among the nine ballots cast by the borough's thirteen registered voters, for a turnout of 69.2%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 72.7% of the vote (8 ballots cast), ahead of both Independent

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with 18.2% (two votes) and Democrat

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with no votes, with eleven ballots cast among the borough's fourteen registered voters, yielding a 78.6% turnout.

Education

Pine Valley had a non-operating school district. Public school students from Pine Valley attend the

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for

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through

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as part of a

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, together with students from Haddonfield and

. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,749 students and 215.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.District information for Haddonfield School District
National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Central Elementary School with 419 students in grades K-5, Elizabeth Haddon Elementary School with 367 students in grades K-5, J. Fithian Tatem Elementary School with 422 students in grades PreK-5, Haddonfield Middle School with 659 students in grades 6-8 and

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with 869 students in grades 9–12.New Jersey School Directory for the Haddonfield Public Schools
New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 27, 2016.

Transportation

All roads in Pine Valley are privately maintained by the golf course. There is only one public entrance, via Atlantic Avenue from neighboring Pine Hill.

References

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