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Absecon, New Jersey
Map of Absecon in Atlantic County
Census Bureau map of Absecon, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°25′31″N 74°29′43″W / 39.42528, -74.49528
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Atlantic
Incorporated	March 24, 1902
Government
- Type	City (New Jersey)
- Mayor	Peter C. Elco
- Administrator	Barbara J. Virden[1]
Area
- Total	6.9 sq mi (17.9 km²)
- Land	5.7 sq mi (14.8 km²)
- Water	1.2 sq mi (3.1 km²)
Elevation [2]	10 ft (3 m)
Population (2006)[3]
- Total	8,065
- Density	1,336.0/sq mi (515.8/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	08201, 08205
Area code(s)	609
FIPS code	34-00100[4]
GNIS feature ID	0885134[5]
Website: http://www.absecon-newjersey.org

Absecon is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 7,638.

What is now the City of Absecon was originally incorporated as a town by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 29, 1872, from portions of Egg Harbor Township and Galloway Township. The City of Absecon was incorporated on March 24, 1902, replacing Absecon town.^[6]

Geography

Absecon is located at 39°25′49″N, 74°30′14″W (39.430416, -74.503911)^[7].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 6.9 square miles (17.9 km²), of which, 5.7 square miles (14.8 km²) of it is land and 1.2 square miles (3.1 km²) of it (17.46%) is water.

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 7,638 people, 2,773 households, and 2,085 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,336.0 people per square mile (515.6/km²). There were 2,902 housing units at an average density of 507.6/sq mi (195.9/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 83.31% White, 6.01% African American, 0.17% Native American, 7.46% Asian, 1.51% from other races, and 1.54% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.77% of the population.

There were 2,773 households out of which 32.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 11.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.8% were non-families. 19.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the city the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of 18, 5.7% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.4 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $55,745, and the median income for a family was $61,563. Males had a median income of $47,984 versus $31,663 for females. The per capita income for the city was $23,615. About 3.2% of families and 4.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.9% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Absecon operates under the City form of New Jersey municipal government, led by a Mayor and a seven-member City Council. The City Council consists of two members elected from wards to three-year terms, and five members elected at-large to four-year terms in office, all of whom are elected in partisan elections on a staggered basis.^[9]

Peter C. Elco (Democrat) has been the Mayor of Absecon since 1988. Members of the Absecon City Council are Evelyn Caterson, Gerald Falivene, Barbara "Bobbie" Gorman, Fred Green, Jr., Joseph Marczyk, Charles Norris, William Wilson.^[1]

Federal, state and county representation

Absecon is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District.^[10]

New Jersey's Second Congressional District, covering all of Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County and Salem County and portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Ventnor). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 2nd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Jim Whelan (D, Atlantic City), and in the Assembly by John F. Amodeo (R, Margate) and Vincent J. Polistina (R, Egg Harbor Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Atlantic County's County Executive is Dennis Levinson (Linwood).^[11] The Board of Chosen Freeholders, the county's legislature, consists of nine members elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats coming up for election each year. As of 2008, Atlantic County's Freeholders are Freeholder Chairman Joseph F. Silipena, (Egg Harbor City, term expires December 31, 2008), Freeholder Vice Chairman Frank Sutton (Egg Harbor Township, 2008), Alisa Cooper (Linwood, 2008), James Curcio (Hammonton, 2009), Richard Dase (Galloway Township, 2010), Charles Garrett (Atlantic City, 2010), Frank V. Giordano (Hamilton Township, 2009), Joseph McDevitt (Ventnor City, 2010) and Thomas Russo (Atlantic City, 2009).^[12]

Education

The Absecon Public School District serve students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics.^[13]) are H. Ashton Marsh Elementary School for grades K-4 (498 students) and Emma C. Attales Middle School for grades 5-8 (391 students).

For grades 9-12, public school students from Absecon attend Pleasantville High School in Pleasantville as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Pleasantville Public Schools.^[14]

Holy Spirit High School is a Roman Catholic high school, operated under the jurisdiction of the Diocese of Camden.

Transportation

Absecon Station is served by New Jersey Transit's Atlantic City Line trains, with east-west service between Philadelphia and Atlantic City.^{[citation needed]}

Highways and roads in Absecon include U.S. Route 9, U.S. Route 30, Route 157 and County Route 585. The now-defunct Route 43 also passed through the city.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Absecon include:

• Francis J. Blee (1958-), member of the General Assembly who represents the 2nd legislative district. Blee served on the Absecon City Council from 1991-1995, serving as Absecon's youngest ever Council President from 1992-1993.^[15]
• Robert Irvine (1965-), celebrity chef and television personality.^[16]
• Phil Ivey, professional poker player.^[17]
• Brian Joo of Fly to the Sky, U.S-born South Korean pop singer/entertainer
• Michelle Malkin, columnist and political commentator.^[18]
• Milo Turk (b. 1968) Singer-Songwriter and 2008 American Idol Contestant.

References

External links

• Absecon City web site
• Absecon Public School District
• Absecon Public School District's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Absecon Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics
• Absecon Public Library
• The Current of Absecon Local community newspaper

• Absecon, New Jersey is at coordinates 39°25′50″N 74°30′14″W / 39.430416, -74.503911 (Absecon, New Jersey)Coordinates: 39°25′50″N 74°30′14″W / 39.430416, -74.503911 (Absecon, New Jersey)

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