Egg Harbor City, New Jersey

Egg Harbor City, New Jersey

Infobox Settlement
official_name = Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
settlement_type = City (New Jersey)
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map_caption = Location of Egg Harbor City in Atlantic County. Inset: Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.


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map_caption1 = Census Bureau map of Egg Harbor City, New Jersey
subdivision_type = Country
subdivision_type1 = State
subdivision_type2 = County
subdivision_name = United States
subdivision_name1 = New Jersey
subdivision_name2 = Atlantic
government_type = Faulkner Act Small Municipality
leader_title = Mayor
leader_name = Joseph A. Kuehner, Jr.
leader_title1 = Administrator
leader_name1 = Tom Henshaw
established_title = Founded
established_date = June 14, 1858
area_magnitude =
area_total_km2 = 29.9
area_total_sq_mi = 11.5
area_land_km2 = 28.8
area_land_sq_mi = 11.1
area_water_km2 = 1.1
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population_as_of = 2007
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population_total = 4398
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population_density_km2 = 158.0
population_density_sq_mi = 409.2
timezone = Eastern (EST)
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latd = 39 |latm = 33 |lats = 0 |latNS = N
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elevation_m = 17
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website = [http://www.eggharborcity.org www.eggharborcity.org]
postal_code_type = ZIP code
postal_code = 08215
area_code = 609
blank_name = FIPS code
blank_info = 34-20350GR|2 [ [http://mcdc2.missouri.edu/webrepts/commoncodes/ccc_nj.html A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey] , Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.]
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Egg Harbor City is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 4,545.

Egg Harbor City incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on June 14, 1858, from portions of Galloway Township and Mullica Township. The city was reincorporated on February 13, 1868."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 68.]

History

Egg Harbor City was founded in 1854 by German Americans from Philadelphia as a refuge for those being persecuted in the anti-immigrant violence known as the Know-Nothing movement. It remained an island of German language and culture in South Jersey for more than 50 years.

Geography

Egg Harbor City is located at coor dms|39|32|60|N|74|37|3|W|city (39.549881, -74.617501)GR|1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 11.5 square miles (29.9 km²), of which, 11.1 square miles (28.8 km²) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.1 km²) of it (3.73%) is water.

Demographics

USCensusPop
1930= 3478
1940= 3589
1950= 3838
1960= 4416
1970= 4304
1980= 4618
1990= 4583
2000= 4545
estimate=4398
estyear=2007
estref= [http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=Search&geo_id=06000US3400120290&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C05000US34001%7C06000US3400120290&_street=&_county=egg+harbor+city&_cityTown=egg+harbor+city&_state=&_zip=&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=060&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null&reg=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry= Census data for Egg Harbor City] , United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 3, 2008.]
footnote=Population 1930 - 1990 [ [http://www.wnjpin.net/OneStopCareerCenter/LaborMarketInformation/lmi01/poptrd6.htm New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990] , Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.]
As of the censusGR|2 of 2000, there were 4,545 people, 1,658 households, and 1,150 families residing in the city. The population density was 409.2 people per square mile (158.0/km²). There were 1,770 housing units at an average density of 159.4/sq mi (61.5/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 66.80% White, 14.19% African American, 0.37% Native American, 1.25% Asian, 0.09% Pacific Islander, 13.49% from other races, and 3.81% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 24.55% of the population.

There were 1,658 households out of which 34.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 43.7% were married couples living together, 20.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 30.6% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.20.

In the city the population was spread out with 28.3% under the age of 18, 8.5% from 18 to 24, 29.7% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females there were 93.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.9 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $32,956, and the median income for a family was $40,040. Males had a median income of $27,978 versus $23,560 for females. The per capita income for the city was $15,151. About 11.7% of families and 13.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 13.5% of those under age 18 and 15.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

The City of Egg Harbor City is governed by a Faulkner Act form of Government under the Small Municipality Plan. The elected officials that head the government are a mayor and nine council members. The mayor is elected to a four-year term of office. City Council members are elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats coming up for election each year. [http://www.eggharborcity.org/main/government.asp Egg Harbor City Government] , Egg Harbor City. Accessed May 2, 2008.]

The mayor is the statutory head of the Police department and the Chief Executive Officer of the City. The City Council makes local laws, sets an agenda pertaining to the direction that the governments programs and approves budgets for various programs. The City Administrator takes the elected officials programs and sets policy and procedures in order to carry out the day-to-day operations of the municipality. The City Administrator also deals with Federal, State, County and neighbor Municipal officials to implement the community's needs.

The Mayor of Egg Harbor City is Joseph A. Kuehner, Jr., whose four-year term of ends on December 31, 2008. Members of the City Council are Council President John “Jack” Peterson, President (2010), President Pro Tempore Edward D. Dennis (2009), Brian Beals (2008), Douglas L. Dickinson (2008), Ina Duran (2008), Lisa Jiampetti (2009), Carol Kienzle (2009), Patrick Moran (2010) and Elizabeth “Betty” Schoenstein (2010). [ [http://www.eggharborcity.org/main/council.asp Egg Harbor City Council] , Egg Harbor City. Accessed May 2, 2008.]

Federal, state and county representation

Egg Harbor City is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District. [ [http://www.lwvnj.org/pubs/CG06.pdf 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government] , New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 56. Accessed August 30, 2006.]

Education

The Egg Harbor City School District is responsible for education of public school children in pre-Kindergarten through Eighth Grade. Schools in the district (with 2005-06 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics [ [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404530 Data for the Egg Harbor City School District] , National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed May 2, 2008.] ) are [http://www.ehcs.k12.nj.us/Spragg/spragg.htm Charles L. Spragg School] with 305 students in pre-K to Grade 4 and [http://www.ehcs.k12.nj.us/Rittenberg/rittenberg.htm Fanny D. Rittenberg School] with 240 students in grades 5 - 8.

Students in public school for grades 9 - 12 attend Absegami High School, located in Galloway Township, which serves students from both Galloway Township and Egg Harbor City. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/01/1790/01-1790-040.html Absegami High School 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 2, 2008. "Absegami High School opened in 1982 and is located in Galloway Township as part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. Sending districts to Absegami include students coming from Galloway Township and Egg Harbor City."] 1,545 students attend the school. The High School is part of the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District, a regional high school district serving approximately 3,700 in the constituent districts of Egg Harbor City, Galloway Township, Hamilton Township and Mullica Township, together with the districts of the City of Port Republic and Washington Township (in Burlington County) whose students attend as part of sending/receiving relationships. [ [http://education.state.nj.us/rc/rc07/narrative/01/1790/01-1790-000.html Greater Egg Harbor Regional School District 2007 Report Card Narrative] , New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 2, 2008. "The Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District serves the communities of Galloway Township, Hamilton Township, Egg Harbor City, Mullica Township and participates in receiving relationships with Port Republic and Washington Township."]

In a referendum held on September 25, 2007, by a 3,176 - 1,719 margin, voters approved a plan to construct a third high school in the district, to be located in Egg Harbor City. The new school would alleviate overcrowding in the two existing schools and serve students from Egg Harbor City and Mullica Township. Construction is expected to start in Fall 2008 for completion by Summer 2010. [ [http://www.gehrhsd.net/referendum/referendum.htm Referendum] , Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. Accessed May 4, 2008.]

The Pilgrim Academy is private Christian school. Founded by Dr. Warren Allem in 1971, the school teaches children from Kindergarten through 12th Grade. The name is taken from John Bunyan's allegorical novel "The Pilgrim's Progress".

Notable natives

Notable current and former residents of Egg Harbor City include:
* Frank Morgenweck (1875-1941), basketball player, coach and administrator, member of the Basketball Hall of Fame. [ [http://www.hoophall.com/halloffamers/bhof-frank-morgenweck.html Frank Morgenweck enshrined as contributor in 1962] , Basketball Hall of Fame. Accessed July 14, 2007.]

References

External links

* [http://www.eggharborcity.org/ Egg Harbor City website]
* [http://www.ehchs.org/ Egg Harbor City Historical Society]
* [http://www.ehcs.k12.nj.us/ Egg Harbor City School District]
*NJReportCard|01|1300|0|Egg Harbor City School District
* [http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3404530 Data for the Egg Harbor City School District] , National Center for Education Statistics
* [http://www.gehrhsd.net/ Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District]
* [http://www.absegami.net/ Absegami High School website]
* [http://westjersey.org/ehc_cunz56/ngnj16.htm Egg Harbor City: New Germany in New Jersey]
* [http://wikitravel.org/en/Egg_Harbor_City Wikitravel Egg Harbor City]
* [http://www.shorenewstoday.com/ham The Current of Egg Harbor City] Local community newspaper


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