Brooklawn, New Jersey
Brooklawn highlighted in Camden County
Coordinates: 39°52′41″N 75°07′17″W / 39.87806, -75.12139
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Camden
Incorporated	March 11, 1924
Government
- Type	Borough (New Jersey)
- Mayor	John Soubasis
Area
- Total	0.5 sq mi (1.3 km²)
- Land	0.5 sq mi (1.2 km²)
- Water	0.1 sq mi (0.1 km²)
Elevation [1]	20 ft (6 m)
Population (2006)[2]
- Total	2,294
- Density	5,003.4/sq mi (1,931.8/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	08030
Area code(s)	856
FIPS code	34-08170[3]
GNIS feature ID	0885172[4]
Website: http://www.brooklawn.us

Brooklawn is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,354.

Brooklawn was incorporated as a borough on March 11, 1924, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 5, 1924. The borough was reincorporated on March 23, 1926.^[5]

Geography

Brooklawn is located at 39°52′47″N, 75°7′12″W (39.879596, -75.120074)^[6].

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.5 square miles (1.3 km²), of which, 0.5 square miles (1.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (9.62%) is water.

Brooklawn borders Bellmawr and Gloucester City. Brooklawn also borders Gloucester County.

Demographics

As of the census^[3] of 2000, there were 2,354 people, 961 households, and 600 families residing in the borough. The population density was 5,003.4 people per square mile (1,933.8/km²). There were 1,025 housing units at an average density of 2,178.6/sq mi (842.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 90.27% White, 4.29% African American, 0.08% Native American, 1.06% Asian, 2.38% from other races, and 1.91% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.72% of the population.

There were 961 households out of which 32.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 41.8% were married couples living together, 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.5% were non-families. 30.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.09.

In the borough the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 32.3% from 25 to 44, 19.9% from 45 to 64, and 13.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.0 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $39,600, and the median income for a family was $47,891. Males had a median income of $36,190 versus $26,591 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,295. About 6.1% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.3% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local representation

As of 2008, the Mayor of the Borough of Brooklawn is John Soubasis. Members of the Brooklawn Borough Council are Council President Jim Nolan, Rickie Boulden, Teri Branella, Ryan Giles, Gerald “Skip” Granstrom, and Tom MacAdams.^[8]

Federal, state and county representation

Brooklawn is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 5th Legislative District.^[9]

New Jersey's First Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, is represented by Rob Andrews (D, Haddon Heights). 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 5th district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Dana Redd (D, Camden) and in the Assembly by Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D, Barrington) and Joseph J. Roberts (D, Camden). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Camden County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, elected at-large for staggered three-year terms by the residents of the county.^[10] As of 2008, Camden County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli, Jr. (Collingswood, term ends December 31, 2008), Freeholder Deputy Director Edward McDonnell (Pennsauken Township, 2010), Riletta L. Cream (Camden, 2008), Rodney A. Greco (Gloucester Township, 2009), Jeffrey L. Nash (Cherry Hill Township, 2009), Joseph Ripa (Voorhees Township, 2009) and Carmen Rodriguez (Merchantville, 2010).^[11]

Education

The Brooklawn Public School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Alice Costello School. As of the 2005-06 school year, the school had an enrollment of 124 students.^[12]

For grades 9-12, public school students attend Gloucester City Junior-Senior High School in Gloucester City as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Gloucester City Public Schools.

Transportation

New Jersey Transit bus service is available to Philadelphia on the 401, 402, 408, 410 and 412 routes.^[13]

References

External links

• Borough of Brooklawn
• Brooklawn Public School District
• Brooklawn Public School District's 2006-07 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Brooklawn Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics

• Brooklawn, New Jersey is at coordinates 39°52′47″N 75°07′12″W / 39.879596, -75.120074 (Brooklawn, New Jersey)Coordinates: 39°52′47″N 75°07′12″W / 39.879596, -75.120074 (Brooklawn, New Jersey)

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