Edgewater Park, New Jersey facts for kids
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Edgewater Park, New Jersey
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Beverly National Cemetery, Edgewater Park, New Jersey
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Location of Edgewater Park in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
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Census Bureau map of Edgewater Park, New Jersey
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 Edgewater Park, New Jersey
Location in Burlington County, New Jersey
Edgewater Park, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Edgewater Park, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  New Jersey |
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| County |  Burlington |
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| Incorporated | February 26, 1924 | |
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| • Type | Township | |
| • Body | Township Committee | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 3.08 sq mi (7.97 km2) | |
| • Land | 2.92 sq mi (7.56 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) 5.06% | |
| Area rank | 330th of 565 in state 30th of 40 in county |
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| Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 8,930 | |
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(2023)
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8,986 | |
| • Rank | 264th of 565 in state 19th of 40 in county |
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| • Density | 3,059.3/sq mi (1,181.2/km2) | |
| • Density rank | 215th of 565 in state 11th of 40 in county |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) | |
| ZIP Code |
08010
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| Area code(s) | 609 | |
| FIPS code | 3400520050 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882101 | |
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Edgewater Park is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey and a northeastern Delaware Valley suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,930, an increase of 49 (+0.6%) from the 2010 census count of 8,881, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,017 (+12.9%) from the 7,864 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Edgewater Park was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 26, 1924, from portions of Beverly Township (now known as Delanco Township). The township was named for its location along the Delaware River.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 3.08 square miles (7.97 km2), including 2.92 square miles (7.56 km2) of land and 0.16 square miles (0.41 km2) of water (5.06%).
The township borders the municipalities of Beverly, Burlington Township, Delanco Township and Willingboro Township in Burlington County; and both Bensalem Township and Bristol Township in Pennsylvania, across the Delaware River.
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Capitol Hill, Perkins and Wallrope Works.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 1,243 | — | |
| 1940 | 1,171 | −5.8% | |
| 1950 | 1,279 | 9.2% | |
| 1960 | 2,866 | 124.1% | |
| 1970 | 7,412 | 158.6% | |
| 1980 | 9,273 | 25.1% | |
| 1990 | 8,388 | −9.5% | |
| 2000 | 7,864 | −6.2% | |
| 2010 | 8,881 | 12.9% | |
| 2020 | 8,930 | 0.6% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 8,986 | 1.2% | |
| Population sources: 1930–2000 1930 1940–2000 2000 2010 2020 |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 8,881 people, 3,683 households, and 2,324 families in the township. The population density was 3,068.8 per square mile (1,184.9/km2). There were 3,926 housing units at an average density of 1,356.6 per square mile (523.8/km2). The racial makeup was 57.71% (5,125) White, 27.32% (2,426) Black or African American, 0.34% (30) Native American, 3.19% (283) Asian, 0.02% (2) Pacific Islander, 6.50% (577) from other races, and 4.93% (438) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 10.92% (970) of the population.
Of the 3,683 households, 24.5% had children under the age of 18; 42.8% were married couples living together; 14.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 36.9% were non-families. Of all households, 30.7% were made up of individuals and 10.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.41 and the average family size was 3.00.
20.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.4% from 18 to 24, 27.6% from 25 to 44, 27.8% from 45 to 64, and 15.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 91.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.6 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $53,502 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,682) and the median family income was $68,572 (+/− $15,261). Males had a median income of $45,865 (+/− $6,080) versus $40,400 (+/− $9,192) for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,916 (+/− $2,025). About 9.7% of families and 11.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Edgewater Park School District serves public school students in grades from pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 904 students and 75.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.1:1. Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Mildred Magowan Elementary School with 479 students in grades PreK-4 and
- Samuel M. Ridgway Middle School with 406 students in grades 5-8.
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Burlington City High School in Burlington, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the City of Burlington Public School District, in which Edgewater Park students account for almost 40% of the high school's enrollment. As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 760 students and 71.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.7:1.
Students from Edgewater Park, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton.
Transportation
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Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 28.76 miles (46.28 km) of roadways, of which 22.69 miles (36.52 km) were maintained by the municipality, 4.80 miles (7.72 km) by Burlington County and 1.27 miles (2.04 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
U.S. Route 130 is the main highway serving Edgewater Park, running along the southeastern edge of the township, forming its border with neighboring Willingboro Township. County Route 543 also passes through the township close to the Delaware River. Both roads are oriented southwest to northeast parallel to the river, but are signed north–south.
Public transportation
NJ Transit provides bus service on the 409 route between Trenton and Philadelphia, and on the 419 route between Camden and Burlington.
BurLink bus service is offered on the B2 route between Beverly and Westampton Township.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Edgewater Park include:
- Diane Allen (born 1948), former television anchor who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1998 to 2018
- Aimee Belgard (born 1974), member of the Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders since her election in 2012 who served on the Edgewater Park Township Committee from 2012 until she took office as freeholder in 2013
- Samuel C. Forker (1821–1900), Congressman who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district from 1871 to 1873
- Anthony Giacchino (born 1970), filmmaker and composer
- Michael Giacchino (born 1967), soundtrack composer
- Edward Burd Grubb Jr. (1841–1913), Civil War General and United States Ambassador to Spain
- Carla Katz (born 1959), attorney who served as president of Local 1034 of the Communications Workers of America from 1999 until 2008, and received public notice for her relationship with Jon Corzine, both before and during his term as Governor of New Jersey
- Grover C. Richman Jr. (1911–1983), lawyer who served as U.S. Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1951 to 1953 and as New Jersey Attorney General from 1954 to 1958
- Barney Schultz (1926–2015), pitcher in Major League Baseball from 1955 to 1965
- Charles B. Yates (1939–2000), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 7th Legislative District from 1972 to 1978 and in the New Jersey Senate from 1978 to 1982
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Edgewater Park para niños
