Pleasantville, New Jersey
| Pleasantville, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| — City — | |
 |
|
 |
|
| Coordinates: 39°23′20″N 74°30′51″W / 39.3888°N 74.514263°WCoordinates: 39°23′20″N 74°30′51″W / 39.3888°N 74.514263°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | January 10, 1889 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | City (New Jersey) |
| • Mayor | Jesse Tweedle, Sr. (term ends December 31, 2012)[2] |
| • Administrator | Linda D. Peyton[3] |
| Area[4] | |
| • Total | 7.298 sq mi (18.901 km2) |
| • Land | 5.694 sq mi (14.746 km2) |
| • Water | 1.604 sq mi (4.154 km2) 21.98% |
| Elevation[5] | 13 ft (4 m) |
| Population (2010 Census)[6] | |
| • Total | 20,249 |
| • Density | 2,800/sq mi (1,100/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 08232, 08234[7] |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-59640[8][9] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885356[10] |
| Website | http://pleasantville-nj.org |
Pleasantville is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the city population was 20,249.[6]
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.[11]
Contents |
[edit] Geography
Pleasantville is located at 39°23′20″N 74°30′51″W / 39.3888°N 74.514263°W (39.3888,-74.514263). According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 7.298 square miles (18.901 km2), of which, 5.694 square miles (14.746 km2) of it is land and 1.604 square miles (4.154 km2) of it (21.98%) is water.[12][4]
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 2,182 |
|
|
| 1910 | 4,390 | 101.2% | |
| 1920 | 5,887 | 34.1% | |
| 1930 | 11,580 | 96.7% | |
| 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% | |
| 2010 | 20,249 | 6.5% | |
| Population sources:1900-1930[13] 1930-1990[14] 2000[15] 2010[6] |
|||
As of the census[8] of 2000, there were 19,012 people, 6,402 households, and 4,366 families residing in the city. The population density was 3,291.3 people per square mile (1,270.0/km2). There were 7,042 housing units at an average density of 1,219.1 per square mile (470.4/km2). 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.[15]
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.[15]
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.[15]
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.[15]
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Pleasantville operates under the City form of New Jersey municipal government, led by a Mayor and a seven-member City Council. The City Council consists of two members elected from wards to three-year terms, and five members elected at-large to four-year terms in office, all of whom are elected in partisan elections on a staggered basis.[1]
As of 2012[update], the Mayor of the City of Pleasantville is Jesse L. Tweedle, Sr. Membere of the City Council are Council President Judy M. Ward, William Christmas, Ricky Cistrunk, Lincoln Green, Augustus Harmon, Lockland V. Scott and Stanley Swan, Jr.[16]
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Pleasantville is in the 2nd Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 2nd state legislative district.[6][17]
New Jersey's Second Congressional District is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Ventnor City). New Jersey is represented in the United States 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 Jim Whelan (D, Atlantic City), and in the General Assembly by John F. Amodeo (R, Margate) and Chris A. Brown (R, Ventnor).[18] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham).[19] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[20]
Atlantic County's County Executive is Dennis Levinson (Linwood, term ends December 31, 2015.[21] The Board of Chosen Freeholders, the county's legislature, consists of nine members elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats coming up for election each year; four members are elected at-large and there are five election districts, each of which elect a single member.[22] As of 2012[update], Atlantic County's Freeholders are the four at-large members Vice Chairman Frank V. Giordano (Hamilton Township, 2012)[23], Alexander C. Marino (Linwood, 2014)[24], Joseph J. McDevitt (Ventnor City, 2013)[25] and John W. Risley (Egg Harbor Township, 2014)[26]; and five district members elected from District 1 (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part) and Pleasantville) Charles T. Garrett (Atlantic City, 2013)[27], District 2 - (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part), Longport, Margate, Somers Point and Ventnor), Chairman Frank D. Formica (Atlantic City, 2012)[28], District 3 (Egg Harbor Township (part), Hamilton Township (part), Linwood and Northfield) - Frank Sutton (Egg Harbor Township, 2014)[29], District 4 (Absecon, Brigantine, Galloway Township and Port Republic - Richard Dase (Galloway Township, 2013)[30] and District 5 (Buena Borough, Buena Vista Township, Corbin City, Egg Harbor City, Estell Manor, Folsom, Hamilton Township (part), Hammonton, Mullica Township and Weymouth) - James A. Bertino (Hammonton, 2012).[31][32][33]
[edit] Education
Students in Kindergarten through 12th grade are educated by the Pleasantville Public Schools. The school district is an Abbott District.[34] Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[35]) are Decatur Avenue Early Childhood Center (253 students in PreK), four pre-K/K to fifth grade elementary schools — Leeds Avenue School (503; PreK-5), North Main Street School (288; PreK-5), South Main Street School (456; K-5), Washington Avenue School (380; K-5) — Pleasantville Middle School with 601 students in grades 6 - 8, and Pleasantville High School with 952 students in grades 9 through 12. The district also includes Greyhound Academy. Students from Absecon attend the district's high school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.[36]
On September 6, 2007, The FBI arrested five members of the Pleasantville school board as part of a federal corruption case that included several state lawmakers and other public officials. Included in the sweep were the arrests of Assemblymen Mims Hackett and Alfred E. Steele, and Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera.[37] Indictments were filed against four sitting members of the Board of Education charging that they had accepted bribes to steer insurance or roofing business from the district. Charged were Jayson Adams (accused of accepting $15,000 in bribes), James McCormick ($3,500), James Pressley ($32,200) and Rafael Velez ($4,000). Former board member Maurice 'Pete' Callaway, a member of the Pleasantville City Council, was accused of accepting $13,000 in bribes as part of the scheme.[38]
[edit] Commerce
Portions of Pleasantville are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3½% sales tax rate (versus the 7% rate charged statewide).[39]
[edit] Transportation
U.S. Route 9, U.S. Route 40, U.S. Route 322 and the Atlantic City Expressway pass through Pleasantville.
[edit] Sports
In 1945 the Boston Red Sox held their spring training in Pleasantville.[40]
[edit] Notable residents
Notable current and former residents of Pleasantville include:
- Sonora Webster Carver (1904–2003), first female horse diver.[41]
- Walter Evans Edge (1873–1956), 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.[42]
- Ty Helfrich (1890–1955), former major league baseball player.[43]
- Rodney Jerkins (born 1977), Grammy Award-winning songwriter, record producer, and musician.[44]
- Simon Lake (1866–1945), mechanical engineer and naval architect.[45]
- David Vonner (born 1972), toy designer.[46]
[edit] References
- ^ a b 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University.
- ^ 2011 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, November 20, 2011. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- ^ City Administrator, City of Pleasantville. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- ^ a b Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Pleasantville, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
- ^ a b c d Municipalities Grouped by 2011-2020 Legislative Districts, New Jersey Department of State, p. 2. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Pleasantville, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- ^ a b "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
- ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 70.
- ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23.
- ^ "Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I", United States Census Bureau, p. 712. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 2, 2009. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- ^ a b c d e Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights: Pleasantville city, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- ^ Elected Officials, City of Pleasantville. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- ^ Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- ^ Legislative Roster 2012-2013 Session, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 11, 2012.
- ^ "About the Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/about/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ "About the Lieutenant Governor". New Jersey. http://www.nj.gov/governor/lt/. Retrieved 2010-01-21.
- ^ County Executive Dennis Levinson, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Atlantic County District Map 2008 (Graphical Approximation) , Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Frank V. Giordano, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Alexander C. Marino, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Joseph C. McDevitt, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ John W. Risley, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Charles T. Garrett, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Frank D. Formica, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Frank Sutton, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Richard Dase, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ James A. Bertino, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Board of Chosen Freeholders, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 12, 2012.
- ^ Marino, Sue. "Newly seated freeholders give Republicans 8-1 majority , Shore News Today, January 4, 2012. Accessed January 12, 2012. "Atlantic County Executive Dennis Levinson was the first to take the oath of office.... District 3 Freeholder Frank Sutton of Egg Harbor Township was sworn into his third term....Jim Bertino of Hammonton was sworn in to his first elected term on the freeholder board representing District 5.... John Risley of Egg Harbor Township was sworn into office as an at-large freeholder by his friend, Curcio.... District 1 Freeholder Charles Garrett, the board’s lone Democrat, was out of state during the reorganization. The first order of the governing body was to elect a chairman and vice chairman for 2012. Nominated by Sutton and seconded by Freeholder Joe McDevitt, Frank Formica of District 2 was chosen chairman, as he was in 2011. At-Large Freeholder Frank Giordano was returned as vice chairman."
- ^ Abbott Districts, New Jersey Department of Education, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 15, 2009. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- ^ Data for the Pleasantville Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- ^ Cohen, Lynda. "New issues draw new interest in Absecon school vote", The Press of Atlantic City, April 12, 2008. Accessed May 1, 2008. "Few Absecon students currently attend Pleasantville High School, where the district has a sending relationship."
- ^ Baldwin, Tom. "11 arrested in N.J. corruption probe", USA Today, September 6, 2007. Accessed September 6, 2007. "Among the arrested were state Assemblymen Mims Hackett Jr. and Rev. Alfred Steele aides in their legislative offices acknowledged. Also reportedly arrested was Samuel Rivera, the mayor of Passaic, and Keith Reid, the chief of staff to Newark City Council President Mildred Crump."
- ^ Staff. "Who's who: Overview of the politicians charged in bribery scandal", The Record (Bergen County), September 7, 2007. Accessed September 7, 2007.
- ^ Geographic & Urban Redevelopment Tax Credit Programs: Urban Enterprise Zone Employee Tax Credit, State of New Jersey, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 3, 2010. Accessed January 16, 2012.
- ^ The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. Sterling Publishing. 2007. pp. 1789. ISBN 1-4027-4771-3.
- ^ Sims, Gayle Ronan. "Horse-diver Sonora Webster Carver, 99", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 24, 2003. Accessed December 3, 2007. "Sonora Webster Carver, 99, the first woman to dive off Atlantic City's Steel Pier while riding a horse - a stunt she continued for 11 years after she was blinded during a performance - died Sunday at Our Lady's Residence in Pleasantville, N.J."
- ^ New Jersey Governor Walter Evans Edge, National Governors Association. Accessed August 2, 2007.
- ^ Ty Helfrich, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed May 6, 2008.
- ^ Norment, Lynn. "Rodney Jerkins: music maestro on a mission.", Ebony (magazine), June 1, 2002. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Jerkins is pop music's newest and youngest hit-making wiz. At age 24, the Pleasantville, N.J., native is a fascinating coming-of-age success story and stands out among hundreds of rags-to-riches tales."
- ^ Famous People in Atlantic County History, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 31, 2008.
- ^ Post, Michelle Brunetti. "Comic book fan and Pleasantville High School graduate helps make action figures at Hasbro", The Press of Atlantic City, January 29, 2011. Accessed August 30, 2011. "David Vonner, 38, grew up in Atlantic City’s Pitney Village and graduated in 1990 from Pleasantville High School, where he was a talented artist, comic book fan and a bit of a class clown.... Now he has his dream job as senior product developer for Boys Toys at Hasbro, where he handles the Marvel Universe line of action figures."
[edit] External links
- Pleasantville City website
- Pleasantville Public Schools
- Pleasantville Public Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Pleasantville Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- The Current of Pleasantville Local community newspaper
- Atlantic County Animal Shelter website
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
