Leisuretowne is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Southampton Township, in Burlington County,

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, United States.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)

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, p. III-3, August 2012. Accessed June 17, 2013. As of the

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, the CDP's population was 3,582.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Leisuretowne CDP, New Jersey

. Accessed August 13, 2012. Leisuretowne is a retirement village, with a standing rule of having prospective residents reach the age of 55 before purchasing a home.Guarnieri, Thom
"Hatching a strategy to control area geese"
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'', May 27, 2002. Accessed February 13, 2008. "An estimated 300 Canada geese have taken up residence at LeisureTowne, an over-55 community in Southampton, manager Karen J. Mesler said." Two thirds of the CDPs residents are 65 years of age or older.

Geography

According to the

, Leisuretowne had a total area of 2.043 square miles (5.291 km²), including 1.915 square miles (4.960 km²) of land and 0.128 square miles (0.331 km²) of water (6.25%).US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
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. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

Census 2010

Census 2000

As of the

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there were 2,535 people, 1,628 households, and 817 families living in the CDP. The

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was 546.8/km² (1,419.5/mi²). There were 1,709 housing units at an average density of 368.6/km² (957.0/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 98.46%

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, 1.07%

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, 0.08% Native American, 0.12%

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, and 0.28% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.75% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Leisuretowne CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed August 13, 2012. There were 1,628 households, out of which 0.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.8% were married couples living together, 3.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 49.8% were non-families. 47.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 42.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.56 and the average family size was 2.07. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 0.2% under the age of 18, 0.4% from 18 to 24, 1.9% from 25 to 44, 17.9% from 45 to 64, and 79.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 74 years. For every 100 females, there were 67.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 67.0 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $30,020, and the median income for a family was $36,526. Males had a median income of $42,143 versus $32,969 for females. The

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for the CDP was $27,581. None of the families and 2.5% of the population were living below the

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, including no under eighteens and 2.2% of those over 64.

References

External links

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