Wenonah, New Jersey facts for kids
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Wenonah, New Jersey
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Stone House Inn, built c. 1773
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Map of Wenonah highlighted within Gloucester County. Inset: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey.
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Census Bureau map of Wenonah, New Jersey
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 Wenonah, New Jersey
Location in Gloucester County, New Jersey
Wenonah, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Wenonah, 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 |  Gloucester |
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| Incorporated | March 10, 1883 | |
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| • Type | Borough | |
| • Body | Borough Council | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2) | |
| • Land | 1.00 sq mi (2.58 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) 1.58% | |
| Area rank | 498th of 565 in state 23rd of 24 in county |
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| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) | |
| Population
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| • Total | 2,283 | |
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2,309 | |
| • Rank | 476th of 565 in state 23rd of 24 in county |
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| • Density | 2,293.0/sq mi (885.3/km2) | |
| • Density rank | 272nd of 565 in state 9th of 24 in county |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) | |
| ZIP Code |
08090
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| Area code(s) | 856 Exchanges: 415, 464, 468 | |
| FIPS code | 3401578110 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885434 | |
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Wenonah is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,283, an increase of five people (+0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 2,278, which in turn reflected a decline of 39 (−1.7%) from the 2,317 counted in the 2000 census. It is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-most populous city.
Wenonah was established as a borough by the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1883, from portions of Deptford Township, based on the results of a referendum that was held two days earlier. The borough was named for the mother of Hiawatha in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem The Song of Hiawatha.
It is a dry town where alcohol cannot be bought or sold legally.
The borough had the 29th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.120% in 2020, compared to 3.212% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.
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History
Wenonah was founded in 1871 by Philadelphia businessmen as a country resort, drawn by its location along the Mantua Creek and on the West Jersey Railroad. Over the next 40 years, numerous dams were installed to create recreational lakes. From 1902 until the Great Depression, Wenonah Military Academy, a private military school, trained cadets there.
Throughout its history, Wenonah has been almost exclusively a residential area. Over 21% of the borough's land area is conservation land, which is protected by ordinance from development. There are more than 6 miles (9.7 km) of hiking trails are threaded around lakes and alongside waterways in these conserved areas.
The area was hit by a strong EF3 tornado on September 1, 2021, with winds of up to 150 miles per hour (240 km/h), produced by the remnants of Hurricane Ida. More than 200 properties in Wenonah were damaged, the largest number of any municipality hit by the tornado.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km2), including 1.00 square miles (2.58 km2) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.04 km2) of water (1.58%).
Wenonah borders Deptford Township and Mantua Township.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1880 | 166 | — | |
| 1890 | 383 | 130.7% | |
| 1900 | 498 | 30.0% | |
| 1910 | 645 | 29.5% | |
| 1920 | 918 | 42.3% | |
| 1930 | 1,245 | 35.6% | |
| 1940 | 1,311 | 5.3% | |
| 1950 | 1,511 | 15.3% | |
| 1960 | 2,100 | 39.0% | |
| 1970 | 2,364 | 12.6% | |
| 1980 | 2,303 | −2.6% | |
| 1990 | 2,331 | 1.2% | |
| 2000 | 2,317 | −0.6% | |
| 2010 | 2,278 | −1.7% | |
| 2020 | 2,283 | 0.2% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 2,309 | 1.4% | |
| Population sources: 1890–2000 1880–1890 1890–1920 1890–1910 1910–1930 1940–2000 2000 2010 2020 |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 2,278 people, 829 households, and 649 families in the borough. The population density was 2,342.8 inhabitants per square mile (904.6/km2). There were 860 housing units at an average density of 884.4 per square mile (341.5/km2). The racial makeup was 96.27% (2,193) White, 0.92% (21) Black or African American, 0.13% (3) Native American, 1.05% (24) Asian, 0.04% (1) Pacific Islander, 0.22% (5) from other races, and 1.36% (31) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% (31) of the population.
Of the 829 households, 33.9% had children under the age of 18; 66.3% were married couples living together; 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 21.7% were non-families. Of all households, 18.0% were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.13.
25.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 103.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.0 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $103,403 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,030) and the median family income was $112,891 (+/− $12,345). Males had a median income of $78,417 (+/− $11,006) versus $64,205 (+/− $16,821) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $47,743 (+/− $6,172). About 1.1% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.
Education
Wenonah School District serves public school students in kindergarten through sixth grade at Wenonah Elementary School. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 177 students and 19.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.0:1. In the 2016–17 school year, Wenonah had the 37th smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 177 students.
For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students attend Gateway Regional High School, a regional public high school that also serves students from the boroughs of National Park, Westville and Woodbury Heights, as part of the Gateway Regional High School District. As of the 2018–19 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 879 students and 81.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
Students from across the county are eligible to apply to attend Gloucester County Institute of Technology, a four-year high school in Deptford Township that provides technical and vocational education. As a public school, students do not pay tuition to attend the school.
Transportation
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Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the borough had a total of 15.42 miles (24.82 km) of roadways, of which 13.63 miles (21.94 km) were maintained by the municipality and 1.79 miles (2.88 km) by Gloucester County.
County Route 553 and County Route 632 are the main roadways serving Wenonah.
Public transportation
NJ Transit bus service between Sewell and Philadelphia is available on the 412 route.
The borough is the site of a planned stop on the Glassboro–Camden Line, an 18-mile (28.97 km) diesel multiple unit light rail system projected for completion in 2019. However, as of 2019, completion is not expected until 2025.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Wenonah include:
- B.C. Camplight (born 1979, as Brian Christinzio), singer-songwriter
- Michael Capuzzo (born 1957), author of Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence and four-time Pulitzer Prize nominee
- Ethel A. Grosscup (1891–1949), physical educator and child health consultant
- Edward Everett Grosscup (1860–1933), chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee from 1911 to 1919 and Treasurer of the State of New Jersey from 1913 to 1915
- Carl Hausman (born 1953), journalist, educator and commentator, who is the author of Lies We Live By
- Michael Pellegrino (born 2001), soccer player for the University of Notre Dame who played for Bethlehem Steel FC
- Isaac Pursell (1853–1910), architect
- Grover C. Richman Jr. (1911–1983), lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1951 to 1953 and New Jersey Attorney General from 1954 to 1958
- Joseph C. Salema, New Jersey Governor James Florio's former chief of staff who resigned in the spring of 1993 amid accusations of accepting payments in a pay to play scandal
- Joe Solecki (born 1993), professional mixed martial artist competing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship
- Steve Squyres (born 1957), astronomer and principal investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission
- Tim Squyres (born 1959), film editor of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hulk, Life of Pi and Syriana, among others
- Bob Steuber (1921–1996), NFL football player who was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971
See also
In Spanish: Wenonah (Nueva Jersey) para niños
