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5th Legislative District (New Jersey)
New Jersey's 5th Legislative District is one of 40 in the New Jersey Legislature. As of the 2011 apportionment, the district covers the Camden County municipalities of Audubon, Audubon Park, Barrington, Bellmawr, Brooklawn, Camden, Gloucester City, Haddon Heights, Lawnside, Magnolia, Mount Ephraim, Runnemede and Woodlynne; and the Gloucester County municipalities of Deptford Township, Harrison Township, Mantua Township, Wenonah, Westville and Woodbury. Demographic characteristics As of the 2020 United States census, the district had a population of 221,612, of whom 168,945 (76.2%) were of voting age. The racial makeup of the district was 119,934 (54.1%) White, 45,434 (20.5%) African American, 1,208 (0.5%) Native American, 6,686 (3.0%) Asian, 87 (0.0%) Pacific Islander, 29,335 (13.2%) from some other race, and 18,928 (8.5%) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 51,605 (23.0%) of the population. The district had 163,507 registered voter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nilsa Cruz-Perez
Nilsa Cruz-Perez (born January 21, 1961) is an American Democratic Party politician who was sworn into office to represent the 5th Legislative District in the New Jersey Senate on December 15, 2014, to fill the vacant seat of Donald Norcross. She had previously served in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1995 to 2010 and is the first Latina woman to serve in the Assembly. Early life Cruz-Perez born on January 21, 1961, in Bayamón, Puerto Rico. She attended the University of Puerto Rico earning a degree in political science, Big Bend Community College Army Quartermaster School and the Temple University Overseas Division. Cruz-Perez served in the United States Army from 1981 to 1987, attaining the rank of sergeant. Cruz-Perez works as a part-time community development specialist for the Camden County Improvement Authority. Formerly a resident of Camden, she now resides in Barrington. New Jersey Assembly Cruz-Perez was selected in February 1995 to fill the vacancy create ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lawnside, New Jersey
Lawnside is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 2,945,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Lawnside borough, Camden County, New Jersey , . Accessed October 7, 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
African American (U
African Americans (also referred to as Black Americans and Afro-Americans) are an ethnic group consisting of Americans with partial or total ancestry from sub-Saharan Africa. The term "African American" generally denotes descendants of enslaved Africans who are from the United States. While some Black immigrants or their children may also come to identify as African-American, the majority of first generation immigrants do not, preferring to identify with their nation of origin. African Americans constitute the second largest racial group in the U.S. after White Americans, as well as the third largest ethnic group after Hispanic and Latino Americans. Most African Americans are descendants of enslaved people within the boundaries of the present United States. On average, African Americans are of West/Central African with some European descent; some also have Native American and other ancestry. According to U.S. Census Bureau data, African immigrants generally do not se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
White (U
White is the lightest color and is achromatic (having no hue). It is the color of objects such as snow, chalk, and milk, and is the opposite of black. White objects fully reflect and scatter all the visible wavelengths of light. White on television and computer screens is created by a mixture of red, blue, and green light. The color white can be given with white pigments, especially titanium dioxide. In ancient Egypt and ancient Rome, priestesses wore white as a symbol of purity, and Romans wore white togas as symbols of citizenship. In the Middle Ages and Renaissance a white unicorn symbolized chastity, and a white lamb sacrifice and purity. It was the royal color of the kings of France, and of the monarchist movement that opposed the Bolsheviks during the Russian Civil War (1917–1922). Greek and Roman temples were faced with white marble, and beginning in the 18th century, with the advent of neoclassical architecture, white became the most common color of new ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodbury, New Jersey
Woodbury is the county seat of Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the South Jersey region of the state.New Jersey County Map , . Accessed July 10, 2017. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the city's population was 10,174,DP-1 - P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westville, New Jersey
Westville is a Borough (New Jersey), borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, 2010 U.S. census, the borough's population was 4,288,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Westville borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey , United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 8, 2012.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wenonah, New Jersey
Wenonah is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the borough's population was 2,283, an increase of 5 from the 2010 census enumeration of 2,278,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Wenonah borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey , . Accessed November 8, 2012. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mantua Township, New Jersey
Mantua Township (pronounced man-CHEW-uh) is a township in Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 15,235, an increase of 18 (+0.1%) from the 2010 census count of 15,217, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,000 (+7.0%) from the 14,217 counted in the 2000 census. Mantua Township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1853 from portions of Greenwich Township. Portions of the township were taken to form East Greenwich Township (February 10, 1881) and Pitman (May 24, 1905).Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 139. Accessed October 28, 2012. The township is named after Mantua, Italy or for a Mantua sub-tribe of the Lenape Native Americans. Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 16.09 square miles (41.67 km2), inc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harrison Township, New Jersey
Harrison Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 12,417, reflecting an increase of 3,629 (+41.3%) from the 8,788 counted in the 2000 census. Harrison Township was originally formed as Spicer Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1844, from portions of Greenwich Township and Woolwich Township. That name lasted for less than a year, with Harrison Township adopted as of April 1, 1845.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 139. Accessed October 26, 2012. The township was named for President William Henry Harrison. Since the institution of Prohibition, Harrison had been a dry township, where alcohol could not be sold. The township's voters passed a referendum in 2009 permitting alcohol by consumption (in a restaurant). A second referendum was passed by the vote ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Deptford Township, New Jersey
Deptford Township (pronounced DEP-ford) is a Township (New Jersey), township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, 2010 U.S. census, the township's population was 30,561, reflecting an increase of 3,798 (+14.2%) from the 26,763 counted in the 2000 United States census, 2000 census. Deptford Township was formed June 1, 1695 and was known initially as Bethlehem. It was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of the state's initial group of 104 townships formed under its new Township Act of 1798, Township Act. Over the centuries, portions of the township were taken to create Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey, Washington Township (February 17, 1836), Woodbury, New Jersey, Woodbury Borough (March 27, 1854; now Woodbury City), West Deptford Township, New Jersey, West Deptford Township (March 1, 1871), Wenonah, New Jersey, Wenonah ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gloucester County, New Jersey
Gloucester County () is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 302,294. Gloucester County is located approximately southeast of Philadelphia and northwest of Atlantic City. It is part of the Camden, New Jersey metropolitan division of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington metropolitan statistical area and the Delaware Valley combined statistical area. The county is part of South Jersey and is the only county in New Jersey to border both Pennsylvania and Delaware. History Etymology The county is named after the city and county of Gloucester in England. History Gloucester County's county seat is Woodbury, which was founded in 1683 and is the county's oldest municipality. National Park in Gloucester County was the site of the American Revolutionary War's Battle of Red Bank, where Fort Mercer once stood. It is now the site of Red Bank Battlefield Park. The remains of the Royal Navy's were laid in Red Bank un ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Woodlynne, New Jersey
Woodlynne 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 2,902, a decrease of 76 (−2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 2,978, which in turn reflected an increase of 182 (+6.5%) from the 2,796 counted in the 2000 census. The borough is the state's eighth-smallest municipality. Established on the site of a defunct amusement park, Woodlynne is less than one-third the size of Six Flags Great Adventure and Safari. Woodlynne was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1901, from portions of Haddon Township.Snyder, John P''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 109. Accessed October 13, 2012. In 1906, the City of Camden made an unsuccessful attempt to annex Woodlynne. Woodlynne had the highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 7.384% in 2020, compared t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
