Penns Grove is a

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, United States. As of the

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, the borough's population was 5,147,DP-1 – Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Penns Grove borough, Salem County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed August 12, 2012.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Penns Grove borough
,

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. Accessed August 12, 2012. reflecting an increase of 261 (+5.3%) from the 4,886 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 342 (−6.5%) from the 5,228 counted in the 1990 Census. Penns Grove had the fourth-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 5.556% in 2020, compared to 3.476% in Salem County and a statewide average of 2.279%.

History

The area was long primarily agricultural. Penns Grove was incorporated as a borough by an act of the

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on March 8, 1894, from portions of Upper Penns Neck Township (now Carneys Point Township), based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 216. Accessed April 17, 2012. It began to industrialize around this time. The borough's name comes from

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. In the early 20th century, many Italian immigrants from Valle San Giovanni and the surrounding southern province of

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came to work at the local E.I. DuPont de Nemours plant in Carneys Point. Many settled on Pitman Street in Penns Grove. In 1925, the Italian community arranged to commission a copy of the statue of the Madonna and Child from the Chiesa della Madonna delle Grazie in Teramo, and had it installed in the Saint James Roman Catholic Church in Penns Grove. Other immigrants from eastern Europe also settled in the county, markedly increasing the population. Also in the 20th century, the area became a destination for Black Americans in the Great Migration who came north for industrial jobs. Some Black Americans in the area were descended from slave families from the colonial and early federal period. Since the late 20th century, new immigrants have arrived from Central and South America, an increasing Latino minority.

Geography

According to the

, Penns Grove borough had a total area of 0.89 square miles (2.31 km²), all of which was land. The borough borders Carneys Point Township and the

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. The borough is located across the Delaware River from Wilmington, which is part of the

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, and south of

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Demographics

Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010

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dollars)

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was $30,104 (with a margin of error of +/− $9,093) and the median family income was $37,663 (+/− $9,442). Males had a median income of $42,908 (+/− $8,706) versus $30,353 (+/− $5,538) for females. The

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for the borough was $15,785 (+/− $2,169). About 28.1% of families and 28.2% of the population were below the

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, including 41.2% of those under age 18 and 15.8% of those age 65 or over.

Census 2000

As of the

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there were 4,886 people, 1,827 households, and 1,231 families residing in the borough. The population density was . There were 2,075 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the borough was 48.85%

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, 39.75%

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, 0.37% Native American, 0.29%

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, 0.16%

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, 8.13% from

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, and 2.46% from two or more races.

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of any race were 17.29% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Penns Grove borough, New Jersey
,

. Accessed August 12, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Penns Grove borough, Salem County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed August 12, 2012. There were 1,827 households, out of which 38.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 34.6% were married couples living together, 27.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.6% were non-families. 28.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.67 and the average family size was 3.26. In the borough the population was spread out, with 33.0% under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 27.9% from 25 to 44, 18.5% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females, there were 85.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 79.6 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $26,227, and the median income for a family was $34,076. Males had a median income of $30,871 versus $20,983 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $13,330. About 18.1% of families and 21.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 29.1% of those under age 18 and 13.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Penns Grove is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey. The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the Borough Council, with all positions elected

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on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. The Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council is comprised of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 19. The Borough form of government used by Penns Grove is a "

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/ strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can

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ordinances subject to an

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by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council. , the Mayor of Penns Grove is

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LaDaena D. Thomas, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023.The Mayor
Borough of Penns Grove. Accessed August 23, 2022. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Charlyn Martin ( D, 2023), Jonathan Carter (D, 2023), Carol L. Mincey (I, 2022), John C. Rambo (R, 2024), Irene Scarpaci (D, 2022; elected to serve an unexpired term) and Sonya Worley (D, 2024).Election Summary Report General Election Salem County November 2, 2021 Official Results Report

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, updated November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.Election Summary Report Salem County NJ General Election November 3, 2020 Official Report

, updated November 25, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.November 5, 2019 Summary Report Salem County, NJ Official Results

Clerk, updated November 18, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020. After losing his re-election campaign in November 2019, Carl J. Washington Jr. resigned from office from his seat that was about to expire and was then appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had been held by Rafael Leon until he resigned from office. In February 2014, the Borough Council selected Ulpiano Padilla and Deborah Scott from lists of names nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the vacant seats of Darwin Coleman and Stephanie Stewart.

Federal, state and county representation

Penns Grove is located in the 2nd Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 3rd state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey

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. Accessed October 30, 2019.

is governed by a five-member Board of County Commissioners who are elected

to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting held in the beginning of January, the board selects a Director and a Deputy Director from among its members.County Commissioners
Salem County, New Jersey. Accessed May 1, 2022. , Salem County's Commissioners (with party, residence and term-end year listed in parentheses) are Director Benjamin H. Laury ( R,

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, term as commissioner ends December 31, 2024; term as director ends 2022), Deputy Director Gordon J. "Mickey" Ostrum, Jr. (R, Pilesgrove Township, term as commissioner ends 2024; term as deputy director ends 2022), R. Scott Griscom (R, Mannington Township, 2022), Edward A. Ramsay (R, Pittsgrove Township, 2023) and Lee R. Ware ( D, Elsinboro Township, 2022). Constitutional officers elected on a countywide basis are County Clerk Dale A. Cross (R, 2024), Sheriff Charles M. Miller (R, 2024) and Surrogate Nicki A. Burke (D, 2023).

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 2,697 registered voters in Penns Grove, of which 1,482 (54.9% vs. 30.6% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 170 (6.3% vs. 21.0%) were registered as Republicans and 1,045 (38.7% vs. 48.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.Voter Registration Summary – Salem

Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed January 17, 2013. Among the borough's 2010 Census population, 52.4% (vs. 64.6% in Salem County) were registered to vote, including 77.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 84.4% countywide). In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat

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received 81.6% of the vote (1,234 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 17.5% (265 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (13 votes), among the 1,524 ballots cast by the borough's 2,902 registered voters (12 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 52.5%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 1,349 votes (76.0% vs. 50.4% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 314 votes (17.7% vs. 46.6%) and other candidates with 13 votes (0.7% vs. 1.6%), among the 1,774 ballots cast by the borough's 3,108 registered voters, for a turnout of 57.1% (vs. 71.8% in Salem County). In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

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received 1,003 votes (68.0% vs. 45.9% countywide), ahead of Republican

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with 444 votes (30.1% vs. 52.5%) and other candidates with 14 votes (0.9% vs. 1.0%), among the 1,474 ballots cast by the borough's 2,671 registered voters, for a turnout of 55.2% (vs. 71.0% in the whole county). In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat

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received 51.4% of the vote (414 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 44.3% (357 votes), and other candidates with 4.2% (34 votes), among the 915 ballots cast by the borough's 2,793 registered voters (110 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 32.8%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat

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received 491 ballots cast (58.2% vs. 39.9% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 205 votes (24.3% vs. 46.1%), Independent

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with 56 votes (6.6% vs. 9.7%) and other candidates with 40 votes (4.7% vs. 2.0%), among the 844 ballots cast by the borough's 3,009 registered voters, yielding a 28.0% turnout (vs. 47.3% in the county).

Education

Students in public school for

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through

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attend the

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, together with students from Carneys Point Township. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,185 students and 182.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 12.0:1.District information for Penns Grove-Carneys Point Regional School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are Lafayette-Pershing School with 331 students in grades Pre-K to Kindergarten, Field Street School with 480 students in grades 1–3, Paul W. Carleton School with 355 students in grades 4–5, Penns Grove Middle School with 465 students in grades 6–8 and

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with 508 students in grades 9–12. A majority of students in

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through twelfth grades from

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attend the district's high school as part of a

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with the Oldmans Township School District, with the balance attending

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in the

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. The Catholic

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St. James Elementary School of the

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closed in 2000, with students redirected to Bishop Guilfoyle Regional Catholic School in Carneys Point, which in turn closed in 2010."Bishop Guilfoyle Regional Catholic School in Carneys Point to close in June; will mark end of Catholic education in Salem County"
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'', January 20, 2010. Accessed August 22, 2020. Guardian Angels Regional School (Pre-K–Grade 3 campus in Gibbstown CDP and 4–8 campus in Paulsboro) takes students from Carneys Point.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the borough had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Salem County and by the

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. U.S. Route 130 (locally called Virginia Avenue) and Route 48 (starting at its western terminus and called Main Street within Penns Grove) both pass through the borough.

Public transportation

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provides bus service between the borough and

on the

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route and to

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on the

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route.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Penns Grove include: * Kenneth A. Black Jr. (1932–2019), politician who served in the

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from District 3A from 1968 to 1974 *

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at the

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held in Rome, Italy * Roy Elsh (1892–1978), professional baseball player *

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(1918–2010), television and

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* Paul Foster (1931-2021), playwright *

Ernest Martin Hennings Ernest Martin Hennings (1886–1956) was an American artist and member of the Taos Society of Artists. Biography E. Martin Hennings was born in Penns Grove, New Jersey on February 5, 1886 to German immigrant parents. Two years after he was bor ...

(1888–1956), landscape and portrait painter who was a member of the

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* Dave Romansky (born 1938), competitive racewalker who represented the United States at the

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(born 1955), actor, moved to Penns Grove as child and graduated from Penns Grove High SchoolBeale, Lewis
"Class Clown Makes Good Series: Local Hero: Another in an occasional Calendar series on how the folks back home view their local boys and girls who have attained celebrityhood."
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'', August 24, 1986. Accessed June 3, 2015. "Whether or not Willis' celebrity has really affected the town is, however, a subject of differing opinions in Penns Grove. 'He's been an object of conversation in town,' says borough clerk Gill. 'I have not noticed that people are talking about the show, but I have noticed that people have started watching the show because he was a Penns Grove resident. It sparked some interest, some loyalty to the town.'"

References

External links

Penns Grove official website

Penns Grove – Carneys Point Regional School District
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School Data for the Penns Grove – Carneys Point Regional School District

{{authority control 1894 establishments in New Jersey Borough form of New Jersey government Boroughs in Salem County, New Jersey Populated places established in 1894 New Jersey populated places on the Delaware River