BARRINGTON, NEW JERSEY

'Barrington' is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,084.
Barrington was incorporated as a borough on March 27, 1917, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 17, 1917. Portions of the borough were taken on March 24, 1926, to form Lawnside."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 103.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

Commerce

Transportation

References

External links

Geography

Barrington is located at (39.870480, -75.052575).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.2 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.
Barrington borders Bellmawr, Haddon Heights, Haddonfield, Lawnside, Magnolia, Runnemede, and Tavistock.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,084 people, 3,028 households, and 1,831 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,698.8/km² (4,411.4/mi²). There were 3,164 housing units at an average density of 758.8/km² (1,970.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 91.61% White, 4.16% African American, 0.24% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 1.07% from other races, and 1.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.84% of the population.
There were 3,028 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were married couples living together, 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.5% were non-families. 33.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 15.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.34 and the average family size was 3.04.
In the borough the population was spread out with 21.1% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 21.4% from 45 to 64, and 17.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 91.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $45,148, and the median income for a family was $59,706. Males had a median income of $41,211 versus $31,927 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,434. About 0.4% of families and 1.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 0.8% of those under age 18 and 2.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Barrington is governed under the Borough form of municipal government by a mayor and a six-member Borough Council. the Mayor is directly elected by the voters and serves a four-year term of office. The members of the Borough Council serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.
The Mayor of the Borough of Barrington is John Rink. Members of the Borough Council are Council President Robert Klaus, Maureen Bergeron, Craig Cowling, Mike Dinella, Kirk Popiolek and Harry Vincent.^[1]

Federal, state and county representation

Barrington is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 5th Legislative District.^[2]

Education

The Barrington Public Schools serve public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. Students attend Avon Elementary until the fifth grade, where they transfer to Woodland School for grades 6 through 8.
For grades 9-12, public school students attend Haddon Heights High School, which serves Haddon Heights, and students from the neighboring communities of Barrington and Lawnside who attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Haddon Heights School District.

Commerce

Long-time home of the Edmund Scientific Corporation

Transportation

New Jersey Transit bus service is available to Philadelphia on the 403 route, with local service on the 451 and 455 routes.^[3]

References

1. Mayor and Council, Borough of Barrington. Accessed March 8, 2007.
2. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 54. Accessed August 30, 2006.
3. Camden County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed June 21, 2007.

External links

★ Barrington Borough web site

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Barrington Public Schools