Pleasantville, New Jersey
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Pleasantville is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the city population was 19,012.
Pleasantville was originally incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 10, 1889, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, based on the results of a referendum held on December 15, 1888. Pleasantville was incorporated as a city on April 14, 1914, replacing Pleasantville borough, based on the results of a referendum held that same day.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Pleasantville is located at (39.395566, -74.522956)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 19.0 km² (7.3 mi²). 15.0 km² (5.8 mi²) of it is land and 4.0 km² (1.5 mi²) of it (21.17%) is water.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 11,580 |
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| 1940 | 11,050 | -4.6% | |
| 1950 | 11,938 | 8.0% | |
| 1960 | 15,172 | 27.1% | |
| 1970 | 14,007 | -7.7% | |
| 1980 | 13,435 | -4.1% | |
| 1990 | 16,027 | 19.3% | |
| 2000 | 19,012 | 18.6% | |
| Est. 2005 | 19,032 | [2] | 0.1% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[3] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 19,012 people, 6,402 households, and 4,366 families residing in the city. The population density was 1,270.0/km² (3,291.3/mi²). There were 7,042 housing units at an average density of 470.4/km² (1,219.1/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 25.01% White, 57.70% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.95% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 10.96% from other races, and 4.07% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 21.87% of the population.
There were 6,402 households out of which 36.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.0% were married couples living together, 24.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 31.8% were non-families. 24.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.44.
In the city the population was spread out with 30.4% under the age of 18, 9.0% from 18 to 24, 30.2% from 25 to 44, 19.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 88.5 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.8 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $36,913, and the median income for a family was $40,016. Males had a median income of $26,909 versus $25,886 for females. The per capita income for the city was $17,668. About 12.2% of families and 15.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.2% of those under age 18 and 13.5% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
The Mayor of the City of Pleasantville is Ralph Peterson, Sr. Members of the Pleasantville City Council are Council President Jesse L. Tweedle Sr., Pete Callaway, Ricky Cistrunk, Lincoln Green, Dr. Johnson Harmon, Stanley Swan, Jr. and Judy Ward.[4]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Pleasantville is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District.[5].
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, Vineland). 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 James J. McCullough (R, Egg Harbor Township), and in the Assembly by Francis J. Blee (R, Absecon) and Jim Whelan (D, Atlantic City). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).
Atlantic County's County Executive is Dennis Levinson. The executive, along with the Board of Chosen Freeholders, administers all county business. Atlantic County's Freeholders are Francis Sutton, James Curcio, Frank Finnerty (Freeholder Vice Chairman), Alisa Cooper, Joe Kelly, Rev. Lawton Nelson, Thomas Russo, Sue Schilling and Joseph F. Silipena (Freeholder Chairman).
[edit] Education
Students in Kindergarten through 12th grade are educated by the Pleasantville Public Schools. The school district is an Abbott District. Schools in the district (with 2003-04 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are comprised of four pre-K to fourth grade elementary schools — Leeds Avenue School with 453 students, North Main Street School with 267 students, South Main Street School with 484 students, Washington Avenue School with 405 students — Pleasantville Middle School with 948 students in grades 5 - 8, and Pleasantville High School with 980 students in grades 9 through 12. The district also includes the Greyhound Academy.
[edit] Transportation
U.S. Route 9, U.S. Route 40, U.S. Route 322 and the Atlantic City Expressway pass through Pleasantville.
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Pleasantville include:
- Walter Evans Edge, served as a United States Senator representing New Jersey from 1919 to 1929, and was twice the Governor of New Jersey, from 1917 to 1919 and again from 1944 to 1947, serving as governor during both World War I and World War II.
- Simon Lake, mechanical engineer and naval architect
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 70.
- ^ Census data for Pleasantville, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Pleasantville Elected Officials, accessed February 27, 2007
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 62, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Pleasantville City website
- Pleasantville Public Schools
- Pleasantville Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Pleasantville Public Schools
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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| Boroughs | Buena | Folsom | Longport | |  |
| Cities | Absecon | Atlantic City | Brigantine | Corbin City | Egg Harbor City | Estell Manor | Linwood | Margate City | Northfield | Pleasantville | Port Republic | Somers Point | Ventnor City | |
| Town | Hammonton | |
| Townships | Buena Vista | Egg Harbor | Galloway | Hamilton | Mullica | Weymouth | |
| CDPs and other communities | Collings Lakes | Elwood-Magnolia | Mays Landing | Pomona | Richland | Smithville | |
