Pomona is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Galloway Township, in Atlantic County, in the

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.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 16, 2013. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 7,124.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Pomona CDP, New Jersey
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. Accessed June 16, 2013. The area is served as

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ZIP Code 08240. Locally, the name "Pomona" is loosely used also to refer to areas adjacent to Pomona proper, including adjoining portions of Hamilton Township and Egg Harbor Township in the vicinity of the Atlantic City International Airport. Pomona was often described as the home to Stockton University, since the mailing address for the college was a

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located in the Pomona Post Office. In 2011, the university changed its mailing address to its main campus (using the street Vera King Farris Drive, Galloway Township, New Jersey).

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Pomona CDP had a total area of , all of which was land.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 7,124 people, 2,107 households, and 1,601 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 2,202 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 57.99% (4,131)

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, 10.64% (758) Black or African American, 0.44% (31) Native American, 22.11% (1,575) Asian, 0.00% (0)

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, 5.22% (372) from other races, and 3.61% (257) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.22% (942) of the population. Of the 2,107 households, 43.4% had children under the age of 18; 58.4% were married couples living together; 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 24.0% were non-families. Of all households, 19.7% were made up of individuals and 12.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.19 and the average family size was 3.68. 26.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 25.7% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 86.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 82.3 males.

2000 Census

At the 2000 census, there were 4,019 people, 1,297 households and 1,002 families living in the CDP. The population density was . There were 1,357 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 74.15%

, 8.04%

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, 0.35% Native American, 11.99% Asian, 0.02%

, 3.56% from other races, and 1.89% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 7.49% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Pomona CDP, New Jersey
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. Accessed June 15, 2013. There were 1,297 households, of which 45.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 61.0% were married couples living together, 10.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 18.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.05 and the average family size was 3.47. 30.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 18.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 34 years. For every 100 females, there were 95.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males. The

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was $52,796, and the median family income was $56,846. Males had a median income of $35,554 versus $29,453 for females. The

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for the CDP was $18,182. About 2.3% of families and 4.6% of the population were below the

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, including 3.3% of those under age 18 and 15.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Galloway Township Public Schools operates schools for grades K-8 while the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District operates area high schools. Galloway Township residents, including those of Pomona, are zoned to Absegami High School. Assumption Regional Catholic School, under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, was previously in Pomona, but in September 2007 moved to another campus elsewhere in the township.

Notable people

* Anne Grunow (born ), senior research scientist at

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in the Byrd Polar Research Center. * Samuel Ojserkis (born 1990), rower who competed in the men's eight event at the

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.Sam Ojserkis

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. Accessed August 11, 2016. "Birthplace: Pomona, N.J.; Hometown: Linwood, N.J.; High School: Mainland Regional High School (Linwood, N.J.) '08"

References

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