Brooklawn, New Jersey facts for kids

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Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Camden
Incorporated	March 11, 1924; 101 years ago (March 11, 1924)
Government
• Type	Borough
• Body	Borough Council
Area
• Total	0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2)
• Land	0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)
• Water	0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  7.74%
Area rank	546th of 565 in state 32nd of 37 in county
Elevation	20 ft (6 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	1,815
• Estimate  (2023)	1,813
• Rank	493rd of 565 in state 32nd of 37 in county
• Density	3,715.7/sq mi (1,434.6/km2)
• Density rank	179th of 565 in state 22nd of 37 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08030
Area code(s)	856 exchanges: 456, 742, 931, 933
FIPS code	3400708170
GNIS feature ID	0885172

Brooklawn is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,815, a decrease of 140 (−7.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,955, which in turn reflected a decline of 399 (-16.9%) from the 2,354 counted in the 2000 census.

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. The borough's name is derived from its location and setting.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.53 square miles (1.37 km²), including 0.49 square miles (1.27 km²) of land and 0.04 square miles (0.11 km²) of water (7.74%).

The borough borders the municipalities of Bellmawr, Gloucester City, and Mount Ephraim in Camden County and Westville in Gloucester County.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 1,955 people, 759 households, and 516 families in the borough. The population density was 3,974.6 per square mile (1,534.6/km²). There were 806 housing units at an average density of 1,638.6 per square mile (632.7/km²). The racial makeup was 87.88% (1,718) White, 5.32% (104) Black or African American, 0.10% (2) Native American, 2.20% (43) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 2.05% (40) from other races, and 2.46% (48) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.29% (123) of the population.

Of the 759 households, 30.8% had children under the age of 18; 43.0% were married couples living together; 18.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 32.0% were non-families. Of all households, 24.8% were made up of individuals and 8.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.08.

23.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.9% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 26.7% from 45 to 64, and 11.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.6 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $58,488 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,776) and the median family income was $62,390 (+/− $8,247). Males had a median income of $44,612 (+/− $6,912) versus $32,092 (+/− $20,049) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $26,154 (+/− $2,724). No families and 2.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 3.9% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Brooklawn Public School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Alice Costello School. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 286 students and 29.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.7:1.

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Gloucester City High School in Gloucester City as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Gloucester City Public Schools. As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 587 students and 46.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.6:1.

Students from Brooklawn, and from all of Camden County, are eligible to attend the Camden County Technical Schools, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at the Gloucester Township Campus in the Sicklerville section of Gloucester Township or the Pennsauken Camps in Pennsauken Township. Students are accepted based on district admission standards and costs of attendance and transportation are covered by the home district of each student.

Transportation

The junction of U.S. Route 130 and County Route 551 in Brooklawn

Roads and highways

As of May 2010^[update], the borough had a total of 8.19 miles (13.18 km) of roadways, of which 5.78 miles (9.30 km) were maintained by the municipality, 1.13 miles (1.82 km) by Camden County and 1.28 miles (2.06 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

U.S. Route 130 is the main highway serving Brooklawn. Additionally, Route 47 reaches its northern terminus in the borough. County Route 551 is the main county road serving Brooklawn.

Public transportation

NJ Transit bus service is available between the borough and Philadelphia on routes 401 (from Salem), 402 (from Pennsville Township), 408 (from Millville), 410 (from Bridgeton), and 412 (from Sewell).

See also

In Spanish: Brooklawn para niños