Roebling is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Florence Township, in Burlington County, in the

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, that was established as part of the 2010 United States census.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. "Burlington County — Annexations from MCDs: Medford Lakes borough from Medford township; New CDPs: Florence (formed from part of deleted Florence-Roebling CDP), Juliustown (formed from part of Fort Dix CDP and additional area), and Roebling (formed from part of deleted Florence-Roebling CDP); Deleted CDPs: Florence-Roebling (split to form Florence and Roebling CDPs)" As of the 2000 United States census, the CDP was combined as Florence-Roebling, which had a total population of 8,200. As of the 2010 Census, the Florence-Roebling CDP was split into its components,

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(with a population of 4,426) and Roebling. As of the 2010 Census, the population of the Florence CDP was 4,426.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Roebling CDP, Burlington County, New Jersey

. Accessed June 19, 2012.

History

Roebling, site of the Roebling Steel Mill, the Kinkora Works, was founded by Charles Roebling, son of John A. Roebling. John A. Roebling & Sons company built and provided the steel for the

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, the

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, as well as numerous other bridges including one over

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. The steel mill was also responsible for the production of the elevator cables for the

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, the

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and the

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John A. Roebling & Sons company made the wire for the original

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as well.

Geography

According to the

, the CDP had a total area of 1.173 square miles (3.036 km²), including 1.008 square miles (2.610 km²) of land and 0.165 square miles (0.426 km²) of water (14.07%).US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990

. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

The 2010 United States census counted 3,715 people, 1,410 households, and 964 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 1,481 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 83.28% (3,094)

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, 8.51% (316) Black or African American, 0.32% (12) Native American, 4.63% (172) Asian, 0.00% (0)

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, 0.48% (18) from other races, and 2.77% (103) from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.74% (176) of the population. Of the 1,410 households, 33.5% had children under the age of 18; 47.6% were married couples living together; 16.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.6% were non-families. Of all households, 25.1% were made up of individuals and 8.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.63 and the average family size was 3.19. 24.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 29.5% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 88.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.7 males.

Historic district

The Roebling Historic District is a

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roughly bounded by Roebling Park, South Street, 2nd and 8th Avenues, Roland Street, Alden, Norman Railroad, and Amboy Avenues in the community. It was added to the

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on May 22, 1978, for its significance in architecture, commerce, industry, community planning, and immigrant experience. The district includes 94

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. With

Transportation

The

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offers service to Camden and

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, with stations in

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at Hornberger Avenue and

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. New Jersey Transit provides service to and from

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on the 409.

Education

The school district is Florence Township School District.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Roebling include: * Heath Fillmyer (born 1994), professional

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for the

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. * Gia Maione (1941–2013), singer who was the wife of singer Louis Prima.Edelstein , Jeff
"From Bordentown to Vegas and back: Louis Prima Jr. is in town"
''

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'', August 12, 2016. Accessed June 3, 2022. "And 'back' is true; his mom, Gia Maione, was born in Roebling and spent a good chunk of her childhood in Bordentown before moving to Toms River." * John A. Roebling, created the steel for the Brooklyn Bridge and the Golden Gate Bridge

References

External links

* * * * * * {{Authority control Florence Township, New Jersey Census-designated places in Burlington County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Company towns in New Jersey Historic American Engineering Record in New Jersey