Pine Valley, New Jersey

Pine Valley is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 12,[7][8][9] reflecting a decline of 8 (-40.0%) from the 20 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1 (+5.3%) from the 19 counted in the 1990 Census.[17] As of the 2010 Census Pine Valley was the second-smallest municipality by population in New Jersey, with just seven more residents than the five residing in Tavistock, also in Camden County.[11]

Pine Valley, New Jersey
Borough
Borough of Pine Valley
Pine Valley highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Pine Valley, New Jersey
Pine Valley
Location in Camden County
Pine Valley
Location in New Jersey
Pine Valley
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39.78721°N 74.975558°W / 39.78721; -74.975558[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCamden
IncorporatedApril 23, 1929
Government
 • TypeWalsh Act
 • BodyBoard of Commissioners
 • MayorMichael B. Kennedy (term ends May 15, 2022)[4][5]
 • AdministratorRobert W. Mather[4]
 • Municipal clerkDawn T. Amadio[4]
Area
 • Total0.996 sq mi (2.580 km2)
 • Land0.981 sq mi (2.541 km2)
 • Water0.015 sq mi (0.039 km2)  1.52%
Area rank499th of 566 in state
27th of 37 in county[1]
Elevation157 ft (48 m)
Population
 • Total12
 • Estimate 
(2019)[10]
11
 • Rank565th of 566 in state
36th of 37 in county[11]
 • Density12.2/sq mi (4.7/km2)
 • Density rank564th of 566 in state
37th of 37 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08021[12]
Area code(s)856[13]
FIPS code3400758920[1][14][15]
GNIS feature ID0885353[1][16]
Websitenone

Pine Valley encompasses Pine Valley Golf Club, which regularly ranks highly on Golf Digest's list of America's 100 greatest courses.

The Borough of Pine Valley was created on April 23, 1929, from Clementon Township, one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five new municipalities (including Hi-Nella Borough, Lindenwold Borough, Pine Hill Borough and Somerdale Borough) created on that same date.[18]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.996 square miles (2.580 km2), including 0.981 square miles (2.541 km2) of land and 0.015 square miles (0.039 km2) of water (1.52%).[1][2]

The borough borders the Camden County municipalities of Clementon Borough and Pine Hill.[19][20][21]

Demographics
Historical population
CensusPop.%±
193040—
194027−32.5%
19503944.4%
196020−48.7%
19702315.0%
1980230.0%
199019−17.4%
2000205.3%
201012−40.0%
Est. 201911[10][22]−8.3%
Population sources:
1930-2000[23] 1930[24] 1930-1990[25]
2000[26][27] 2010[7][8][9]

Census 2010

The 2010 United States Census counted 12 people, 4 households, and 4.000 families in the borough. The population density was 12.2 per square mile (4.7/km2). There were 22 housing units at an average density of 22.4 per square mile (8.6/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 83.33% (10) White, 0.00% (0) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 0.00% (0) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 16.67% (2) from other races, and 0.00% (0) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 16.67% (2) of the population.[7]

The 4 households accounted 50.0% with children under the age of 18 living with them; 75.0% were married couples living together; 0.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 0.0% were non-families. Of all households, 0.0% were made up of individuals, and 0.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.00 and the average family size was 3.00.[7]

In the borough, the population age was spread out with 16.7% under the age of 18, 16.7% from 18 to 24, 33.3% from 25 to 44, 33.3% from 45 to 64, and 0.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 300.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 233.3 males.[7]

As of the 2010 Census, the borough had the second smallest population in the state, ahead of only Tavistock, which had a population of five.[28]

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States Census[14] there were 20 people, 8 households, and 7 families residing in the borough. The population density was 21.0 people per square mile (8.1/km2). There were 21 housing units at an average density of 22.1 per square mile (8.5/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 100.00% White.[26][27]

As of the 2000 Census, the borough was one of four municipalities with fewer than 50 residents among the 566 in the state, and its population of 20 was behind only Teterboro, where census officials counted 18 residents.[29]

There were eight households out of which 25.0% had children under the age of eighteen living with them, 87.5% were married couples living together, and 12.5% were non-families. 12.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.50 and the average family size was 2.71.[26][27]

In the borough the population was spread out, with 25.0% under the age of 18, 20.0% from 25 to 44, 15.0% from 45 to 64, and 40.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 58 years. For every 100 females, there were 150.0 males. For every 100 women age 18 and over, there were 114.3 men.[26][27]

The median income for a household in the borough was $31,875, and the median income for a family was $65,625. Men had a median income of $36,250 versus $52,500 for women. The per capita income for the borough was $23,981. None of the population and none of the families were below the poverty line.[26][27]

Government

Local government

Pine Valley operates under the Walsh Act commission form of New Jersey municipal government. Three non-partisan commissioners are elected at-large to four-year terms of office. Each commissioner is assigned a specific department to head in addition to their legislative functions.[3] Pine Valley has been governed under the Walsh Act, by a three-member commission, since 1942.[30][31]

As of 2020, the members of the Pine Valley Board of Commissioners are Mayor Michael B. Kennedy, Kendra L. Clark and Debra M. Kennedy all serving terms of office ending May 17, 2022.[32] The three commissioners ran unopposed in the 2018 May municipal election.[33][34]

The three incumbents—Jane Bromley and husband-and-wife Michael B. Kennedy and Deborah Kennedy—were re-elected in May 2014 to four-year terms of office in an election held entirely by mail to minimize the costs associated with establishing a polling place for the borough's 14 voters.[35]

Federal, state and county representation

Pine Valley is located in the 1st Congressional District[36] and is part of New Jersey's 8th state legislative district.[8][37][38] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Pine Valley had been in the 6th state legislative district.[39]

For the 116th United States Congress, New Jersey's First Congressional District is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).[40][41] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2021)[42] and Bob Menendez (Paramus, term ends 2025).[43][44]

For the 2018–2019 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 8th Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Dawn Marie Addiego (R, Evesham Township) and in the General Assembly by Joe Howarth (R, Evesham Township) and Ryan Peters (R, Hainesport Township).[45][46]

Camden County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose seven members chosen at-large in partisan elections to three-year terms office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year.[47] As of 2018, Camden County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Louis Cappelli Jr. (D, Collingswood, term as freeholder ends December 31, 2020; term as director ends 2018),[48] Freeholder Deputy Director Edward T. McDonnell (D, Pennsauken Township, term as freeholder ends 2019; term as deputy director ends 2018),[49] Susan Shin Angulo (D, Cherry Hill, 2018),[50] William F. Moen Jr. (D, Camden, 2018),[51] Jeffrey L. Nash (D, Cherry Hill, 2018),[52] Carmen Rodriguez (D, Merchantville, 2019)[53] and Jonathan L. Young Sr. (D, Berlin Township, 2020).[54][47]

Camden County's constitutional officers, all elected directly by voters, are County clerk Joseph Ripa (Voorhees Township, 2019),[55][56] Sheriff Gilbert "Whip" Wilson (Camden, 2018)[57][58] and Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer (Gloucester Township, 2020).[59][60][61] The Camden County Prosecutor is Mary Eva Colalillo.[62][63]

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of fifteen registered voters in Pine Valley, of which three (20.0%) were registered as Democrats, ten (66.7%) as Republicans and two (13.3%) as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[64]

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 84.6% of the vote (eleven cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 15.4% (two votes), and other candidates receiving no votes, among the thirteen ballots cast by the borough's thirteen registered voters, for a turnout of 100.0%.[65][66] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 91.7% of the vote (11 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama, who received around 8.3% (1 vote), with 12 ballots cast among the borough's 14 registered voters, for a turnout of 85.7%.[67] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 100.0% of the vote (eleven ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry, who received none, with eleven ballots cast among the borough's twelve registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 91.7.[68]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 100.0% of the vote (nine cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono and other candidates who received no votes, among the nine ballots cast by the borough's thirteen registered voters, for a turnout of 69.2%.[69][70] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 72.7% of the vote (8 ballots cast), ahead of both Independent Chris Daggett with 18.2% (two votes) and Democrat Jon Corzine with no votes, with eleven ballots cast among the borough's fourteen registered voters, yielding a 78.6% turnout.[71]

Education

Pine Valley is a non-operating school district.[72] Public school students from Pine Valley attend the Haddonfield Public Schools for pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade as part of a sending/receiving relationship, together with students from Haddonfield and Tavistock.[3] As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,749 students and 215.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.8:1.[73] Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[74]) are Central Elementary School[75] with 419 students in grades K-5, Elizabeth Haddon Elementary School[76] with 367 students in grades K-5, J. Fithian Tatem Elementary School[77] with 422 students in grades PreK-5, Haddonfield Middle School[78] with 659 students in grades 6-8 and Haddonfield Memorial High School[79] with 869 students in grades 9-12.[80][81]

Transportation
Entrance to Pine Valley

All roads in Pine Valley are privately maintained by the golf course. There is only one public entrance, via Atlantic Avenue from neighboring Pine Hill.

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