Beverly, New Jersey
Beverly highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Coordinates: 40°3′47″N 74°55′13″W / 40.06306, -74.92028
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Burlington
Incorporated	March 5, 1850
Government
- Type	City (New Jersey)
- Mayor	Jean Wetherill
Area
- Total	0.8 sq mi (2.0 km²)
- Land	0.6 sq mi (1.5 km²)
- Water	0.2 sq mi (0.5 km²)
Elevation [1]	23 ft (7 m)
Population (2006)[2]
- Total	2,651
- Density	4,608.2/sq mi (1,779.2/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	08010
Area code(s)	609
FIPS code	34-05740[3]
GNIS feature ID	0885160[4]
Website: http://www.beverlycitynj.com

Beverly is a City in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 2,661.

Beverly was originally incorporated as a borough on March 5, 1850, within Willingboro Township. Beverly was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 13, 1857, replacing Beverly borough, based on the results of a referendum held that day.^[5].

Geography

Beverly is located at 40°3′47″N, 74°55′13″W (40.063011, -74.920177)^[6].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 0.8 square miles (2.0 km²), of which, 0.6 square miles (1.5 km²) of it is land and 0.2 square miles (0.5 km²) of it (25.97%) is water.

Beverly borders Edgewater Park Township, Delanco Township, and the Delaware River.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 2,661 people, 960 households, and 694 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,608.2 people per square mile (1,771.4/km²). There were 1,042 housing units at an average density of 1,804.5/sq mi (693.7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 64.67% White, 28.75% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 1.43% from other races, and 4.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.58% of the population.

There were 960 households out of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 22.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 21.6% of all households 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 2.77 and the average family size was 3.23.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $45,054, and the median income for a family was $49,519. Males had a median income of $35,954 versus $23,836 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,760. About 8.5% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The city is governed under the City form of New Jersey municipal government, and consists of an elected mayor and a nine-member elected city council. Responsibilities of this governing body include all executive and legislative functions^[8][9] The Mayor and members of the City Council serve three year terms of office.

The Mayor of the City of Beverly is Jean Wetherill, whose term of office ends December 31, 2008^[10]. Members of the Beverly City Council are Council President Luis Crespo (D; 2009), Donald Arter (R; 2009), Robert Bancroft (D; 2007), Dr. Gail G. Cook (D; 2008), Mark Schwedes (R; 2008), Michael Heifit (R; 2008),Leah Arter (R; 2008), John Newsome (D; 2007) and Harold Robertson (D; 2007).^[11]

Federal, state and county representation

Beverly is in the Third Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 7th Legislative District.^[12]

New Jersey's Third Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Ocean County, is represented by Jim Saxton (R, Mount Holly). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

For the 2008-2009 Legislative Session, the 7th district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Diane Allen (R, Edgewater Park Township) and in the Assembly by Herb Conaway (D, Delanco Township) and Jack Conners (D, Pennsauken Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Burlington County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, elected at-large to three-year terms on a staggered basis. As of 2008, Burlington County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director James K. Wujcik (Cinnaminson Township, 2009), Deputy Director Joseph B. Donnelly (Cinnaminson Township, 2010), Dawn Marie Addiego (Evesham Township, 2008), Aubrey A. Fenton (Willingboro Township, 2008) and William S. Haines, Jr. (Medford Township, 2009).^[13]

Education

The Beverly City Schools serve students in public school for kindergarten through eighth grade, and had an enrollment of 219 students in the 2005-06 school year.^[14]

For grades 9-12, students in public school attend Palmyra High School in Palmyra, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Palmyra Public Schools.^[15]

Transportation

The Beverly-Edgewater Park light rail station on New Jersey Transit's River Line provides service between Camden and Trenton.

New Jersey Transit provides service to Philadelphia on the 419 route.^[16]

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Beverly include:

• John Lowden Knight (1915-2001), professor, university administrator, and a Methodist theologian.
• Barney Schultz, former pitcher in the Major Leagues from 1955-1965, who played for the St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago Cubs.^[17]

References

External links

• Beverly City web site
• Beverly City School
• Beverly City School's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Beverly City School, National Center for Education Statistics

• Beverly, New Jersey is at coordinates 40°03′47″N 74°55′13″W / 40.063011, -74.920177 (Beverly, New Jersey)Coordinates: 40°03′47″N 74°55′13″W / 40.063011, -74.920177 (Beverly, New Jersey)

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