HADDON HEIGHTS, NEW JERSEY

'Haddon Heights' is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 7,547.
Haddon Heights was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 2, 1904, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township and parts of Haddon Township."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 107.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

Transportation

Notable residents

References

External links

Geography

Haddon Heights is located at (39.878863, -75.065570).
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 4.0 km² (1.6 mi²), all land.
Haddon Heights borders Audubon, Barrington, Bellmawr, Haddonfield, and Mount Ephraim.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 7,547 people, 3,039 households, and 2,039 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,879.9/km² (4,855.5/mi²). There were 3,136 housing units at an average density of 781.2/km² (2,017.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 97.97% White, 0.40% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.65% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.27% from other races, and 0.57% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.05% of the population.
There were 3,039 households out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.4% were married couples living together, 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 32.9% were non-families. 28.5% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.48 and the average family size was 3.09.
In the borough the population was spread out with 24.1% under the age of 18, 5.3% from 18 to 24, 28.2% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 18.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 89.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.3 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $58,424, and the median income for a family was $73,460. Males had a median income of $51,572 versus $35,208 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $28,198. About 1.0% of families and 2.8% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.3% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Since it became a Borough, Haddon Heights has been governed by a Mayor and six Council members who are chosen through partisan elections held each November. The mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. Members of the Borough Council serve three-years terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year. The mayor is the chief executive officer and the six Council members handle legislative functions. A full-time Borough Clerk assists the Mayor and Council and coordinates the operations of government departments.
The Reorganization Meeting of the governing body is held on the first Saturday in January. At this meeting, the newly elected Council members take the oath of office and a Council President, who serves as Acting Mayor when the Mayor is absent, is elected by the Council. Appointments for the coming year are announced by the Mayor and confirmed by the Council when required by law.^[1]
The Mayor of Haddon Heights is Beth Ann Haven. She is a member of the Mayors Against Illegal Guns Coalition^[2].
Members of the Haddon Heights Borough Council are Barbara Cortese (2007), Ken Hamburger (2007), Trish Shields (2009), Gordon E. Shopp (2008), Lee T. Wentz (2009) and Donald Witzig (2008).^[3]

Federal, state and county representation

Haddon Heights is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 5th Legislative District.^[4]

Education

The Haddon Heights School District serves public school students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district are three K-6 elementary schools
(Atlantic Avenue Elementary School,
Glenview School and
Seventh Avenue School) and
Haddon Heights High School [1] (grades 7-12), which serves Haddon Heights, and students from the neighboring communities of Barrington and Lawnside who attend the high school for grades 9-12 as part of sending/receiving relationships.

Transportation

New Jersey Transit local bus service to Philadelphia is provided on the 400 and 403 routes, with local service available on the 455 and 457 routes.^[5]

Notable residents

★ Rob Andrews, Congressman.^[6]

★ Patrick T. Harker - Dean of the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania.^[7]

★ Herb Kelleher - Founder/Chairman and former CEO of Southwest Airlines was raised in Haddon Heights and attended Haddon Heights High School.^[8]

★ Billy Lange, head men's basketball coach at the United States Naval Academy started his coaching career at Bishop Eustace in 1995-96.^[9]

★ Steven Spielberg - The film director and producer lived in Haddon Heights in the early 1950s.^[10] (Though other sources show Haddonfield).^[11]

★ Eric Stokes (1930-1999) Composer at the University of Minnesota. Was born and raised in Haddon Heights. His compositions that were published were in the 1980s. He was commissioned by performing groups around the world.

References

1. Haddon Heights Borough Government, Borough of Haddon Heights. Accessed April 4, 2006.
2. Mayors Against Illegal Guns: Coalition Members
3. Haddon Heights Mayor and Council, Borough of Haddon Heights. Accessed March 8, 2007.
4. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 58. Accessed August 30, 2006.
5. Camden County Bus/Rail Connections, New Jersey Transit. Accessed June 21, 2007.
6. Biography of Robert E. Andrews, accessed April 29, 2007. "The Andrews family lives in Haddon Heights. He does not keep an apartment in Washington, D.C. but instead commutes each day by train to be closer to his family and constituents."
7. Meet the Dean, ''Wharton Alumni Magazine'', Spring 2000. "Harker is a resident of Haddon Heights, N.J., where he lives with his wife, Emily - a Wharton alumna who he met at Penn - and their three children."
8. Herb Kelleher on the Record, Part 1, ''Business Week'' by Mark Morrison, December 22, 2003. "In Part 1 of this edited interview, Kelleher retraces his steps from 'his childhood in Haddon Heights, N.J.', to his move with his wife to Texas, where he gained entrepreneur Rollin King as a client, and the two drew up a plan on the proverbial napkin for an airline connecting Dallas, San Antonio, and Houston."
9. Billy Lange profile, CSTV. Accessed July 17, 2007. "A native of Haddon Heights, N.J., Lange played basketball at Bishop Eustace (N.J.) High School for his father, Bill Lange Sr., and at Rowan College before moving into the coaching ranks in 1995."
10. Spielberg's family values, ''USA Today'' by Anthony Breznican, June 23, 2005. "I first became aware of the sky when my father pointed out the Perseid meteor shower to me when I was about 6 years old, living in Haddon Heights, N.J.,"
11. Steven Spielberg: Timeline, CNN.com, accessed February 27, 2007. "The Spielberg family moves to Haddonfield, New Jersey."

External links

★ Haddon Heights Borough website

★ Haddon Heights School District Website

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Haddon Heights School District

★ Haddon Heights Public Library Website

★ Haddon Heights Historical Society

★ Haddon Heights Home Owner Website