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Pennsauken Township is a
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in Camden County, in the
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in the
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of
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, and it is located outside of
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,
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, which it borders directly on the
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. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 37,074, an increase of 1,189 (+3.3%) from the 2010 census count of 35,885, which in turn increased by 148 (+0.4%) from the 35,737 counted in the 2000 census. The township is part of the
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region of the state.


History

Pennsauken Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the
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on February 18, 1892, from portions of the now-defunct Stockton Township.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 108. Accessed May 30, 2024.
The exact origin of the name Pennsauken is unclear, but it probably derives from the language of the
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Native Americans, who once occupied the area from "", the
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term for tobacco pouch. Alternatively, the "Penn" in the township's name refers to
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, while "sauk" is a water inlet or outlet. Pennsauken was home to America's first drive-in movie theater, created in 1933 with the opening of the Camden Drive-In in Pennsauken. It featured the comedy ''Wives Beware'', released in the theaters as ''Two White Arms''. For 50 years, the township was the home to the Pennsauken Mart, a large multi-vendor indoor market, which was closed in January 2006 to make way for a sports arena/conference complex, however, that did not materialize. Most of the vendors relocated to a marketplace in Willingboro Township. A luxury apartment complex was completed on the site in 2018.


Geography

According to the
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, the township had a total area of 12.13 square miles (31.41 km2), including 10.48 square miles (27.14 km2) of land and 1.65 square miles (4.27 km2) of water (13.59%). Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Amon Heights, Bethel, Biedemon, Delair, Delair Station, Delaware Gardens, Dudley, East Pennsauken, Fish House, Hillcrest, Homesteadville, Jordantown, Merchantville Park, Morris, Morrisville, North Pennsville and Wellwood. The township includes
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, a island in the
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although most of the island actually sits across a narrow strait from neighboring Camden. Once an oil storage and distribution facility, the island is now the site of a container cargo shipping operation and nesting
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s. Petty's Island is currently in the process of being turned over to the State of New Jersey by Citgo to be transformed to a new state park and nature center . Pennsauken borders
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. The two municipalities are connected across the
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by the Betsy Ross Bridge which is owned and operated by the
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. In New Jersey, Pennsauken borders Camden,
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, Collingswood and Merchantville in Camden County, and Cinnaminson Township, Maple Shade Township and
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in Burlington County.


Climate

According to the
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system, Pennsauken has a
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, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps. The hottest temperature recorded in Pennsauken was on July 16, 1995, while the coldest temperature recorded was on January 19–21, 1994.


Demographics


2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 35,885 people, 12,633 households, and 8,995 families in the township. The
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was . There were 13,275 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 47.60% (17,081)
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, 26.87% (9,644) Black or African American, 0.59% (210) Native American, 7.72% (2,770) Asian, 0.04% (15)
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, 13.59% (4,877) from other races, and 3.59% (1,288) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 26.91% (9,657) of the population. Of the 12,633 households, 30.7% had children under the age of 18; 46.9% were married couples living together; 18.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.8% were non-families. Of all households, 23.8% were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.36. 24.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.7% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 27.3% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.8 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010
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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)
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was $57,241 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,957) and the median family income was $65,910 (+/− $3,272). Males had a median income of $47,651 (+/− $3,101) versus $39,229 (+/− $2,035) for females. The
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for the borough was $26,048 (+/− $1,438). About 6.4% of families and 8.9% of the population were below the
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, including 12.4% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.


2000 census

As of the 2000 United States census, there were 35,737 people, 12,389 households, and 9,093 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 12,945 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 60.10%
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, 24.18%
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, 0.35% Native American, 4.58% Asian, 0.02%
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, 8.27% from other races, and 2.51% from two or more races.
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or Latino of any race were 14.34% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Pennsauken township, Camden County, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed July 24, 2012.
DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Pennsauken township, Camden County, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed July 24, 2012.
There were 12,389 households, out of which 36.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.6% were married couples living together, 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.6% were non-families. 23.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.83 and the average family size was 3.34. In the township, the age distribution of the population shows 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 21.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.8 males. The median income for a household in the township was $47,538, and the median income for a family was $52,760. Males had a median income of $37,652 versus $30,100 for females. The
per capita income Per capita income (PCI) or average income measures the average income earned per person in a given area (city, region, country, etc.) in a specified year. In many countries, per capita income is determined using regular population surveys, such ...
for the township was $19,004. About 6.1% of families and 8.0% of the population were below the
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, including 10.1% of those under age 18 and 8.0% of those age 65 or over.


Economy

Pennsauken is home to a large industrial park that includes a
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bottling plant and J & J Snack Foods.


Government


Local government

Pennsauken Township is governed under the
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form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state. The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters
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in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',
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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 38.
At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor, each serving a one-year term. , members of the Pennsauken Township Committee are
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Vince Martinez ( D, term of office on committee ends December 31, 2023), Deputy Mayor Patrick Olivo (D, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2023; elected to an unexpired term), Marco DiBattista (D, 2024), Jessica Jarbou-Rafeh (R, 2024) and Marie McKenna (D, 2025; appointed to serve an unexpired term).Township Committee
Pennsauken Township. Accessed June 8, 2023. "Pennsauken Township is a Township Committee form of government. There are five members of the governing body who are elected by the residents of Pennsauken to staggered three-year terms. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen from and by the members of the Township Committee to serve a one-year term. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen from and by the members of the Township Committee to serve a one-year term."
Official Election Results 2022 General Election November 8, 2022
Camden County, New Jersey, as of November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.
2021 General Election November 2, 2021 Official Election Results
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, update November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.
2020 General Election November 3, 2020 Official Election Results
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, update November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.
In January 2023, Marie McKenna was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2025 that had been held by Nicole "Nikki" Roberts who had been elected to a full three-year term in the November 2022 general election and resigned from office as of December 2022. During the 2022 reorganization meeting of Pennsauken Township Committee, Jessica Rafeh was sworn in as the town’s first Hispanic and Middle Eastern mayor; Nicole Roberts became the town’s first African American female deputy mayor; and the pair represent the first time Pennsauken will have an all-female led governing body In December 2021, the Township Committee selected Nicole Roberts from a list of three candidates submitted by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that was vacated by Almar Dyer when he took office on the Camden County Board of County Commissioners. In June 2021, Patrick Olivo was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Tim Killion until he stepped down from office to become the township's administrator.


Federal, state and county representation

Pennsauken Township is located in the 1st Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report
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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.
and is part of New Jersey's 5th state legislative district.


Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 22,704 registered voters in Pennsauken Township, of which 9,989 (44.0%) were registered as Democrats, 2,263 (10.0%) were registered as Republicans and 10,443 (46.0%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 9 voters registered as
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or Greens. In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat
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received 78.4% of the vote (12,200 cast), ahead of Republican
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with 20.8% (3,233 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (135 votes), among the 15,722 ballots cast by the township's 24,313 registered voters (154 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 64.7%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 74.0% of the vote (12,195 cast), ahead of Republican
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, who received around 23.2% (3,824 votes), with 16,485 ballots cast among the township's 21,669 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.1%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat
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received 63.7% of the vote (9,384 ballots cast), outpolling Republican
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, who received around 32.1% (4,720 votes), with 14,726 ballots cast among the township's 20,846 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 70.6. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono 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 64.% of the vote (5,594 ballots cast), ahead of both Republican Chris Christie with 28.8% (2,517 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 4.2% (364 votes), with 8,745 ballots cast among the township's 22,497 registered voters, yielding a 38.9% turnout.


Education

The Pennsauken Public Schools serve public school students in
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through
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. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of 10 schools, had an enrollment of 4,828 students and 415.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a
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of 11.6:1.District information for Pennsauken Township Board Of Education School District
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. Accessed February 1, 2024.
Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the
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) are Baldwin Early Childhood Learning Center (with 139 students in PreK), G. H. Carson Elementary School (359; K–3), Delair Elementary School (269; K–3), George B. Fine Elementary School (285; PreK–3), Benjamin Franklin Elementary School (373; PreK–3), Pennsauken Intermediate School (645; 4–5), Howard M. Phifer Middle School (1,010; 6–8), Pennsauken High School (1,558; 9–12) and Alfred E. Burling Alternative High School (35; 6–12). Also available in the township is the Pennsauken Technical High School, which offers day and evening technical and vocational education to students from across the county.
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is a
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al, private
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for students in grades 9–12, founded in 1954 by the
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s and brothers of the Society of the Catholic Apostolate (the Pallottines). Established in 1927, St. Cecilia School is a K–8 elementary school that operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. St. Cecilia operates jointly with a group of schools in Camden in the Catholic Partnership Schools, a post-parochial model of Urban Catholic Education.


Transportation


Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Camden County, by the
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and by the
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. Major roads through the township include Route 130, the largest highway through the township, which intersects with Route 73 in the northern part of the township, near the Cinnaminson Township border. Route 90 is a short highway leading to the Betsy Ross Bridge, which connects the township with Philadelphia. Owned and operated by the
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, the bridge stretches between abutments and opened to traffic on April 30, 1976. New Jersey Route 38 and Route 70 merge westbound in the eastern part of the township near the
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border and U.S. Route 30 at the border with Camden. US 130 and 30 and NJ 38 and 70 converge at the Airport Circle in the southern section of Pennsauken Township. CR 537 passes through in the south while CR 543 travels through in the north.


Public transportation

The township hosts three
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rail stops. The Pennsauken-Route 73 and 36th Street stations on the
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offer service between Trenton and Camden. The Pennsauken Transit Center on River Road features a transfer between the River Line and the Atlantic City Line, which provides rail service between
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and
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. The station was constructed at a cost of $40 million and opened for commuters in October 2013. Daily
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bus service between the township and Philadelphia is available on routes 317, 404, 406, and 409. Additional service to Philadelphia is available through routes 414 and 417, which run on weekdays during morning and evening rush hours. The township is also serviced by intrastate or local routes 405, 407, 413, and 419, as well as express route 418.


Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Pennsauken Township include: * 3Breezy (born 1999), rapper, singer and songwriter * Harold Amos (1918–2003), microbiologist and professor, who was the first black department chairman at
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* Dotty Attie (born 1938), feminist painter and printmaker whose works are in the collections of The Museum of Modern Art, The Whitney Museum, and the Brooklyn Museum * Albert E. Burling (1891–1960), Justice of the
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"UConn Defensive Duo Returns After Long Year of Watching"
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'', August 18, 1978. Accessed February 25, 2024, via
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. "Wilson, a sophomore from Pennsauken, N.J., spent last fall in a community college and was back at UConn in January."


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Pennsauken Township website

Pennsauken Public Schools
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School Data for the Pennsauken Public Schools
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