Audubon Park, New Jersey
| Audubon Park, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| Borough | |
| Borough of Audubon Park | |
| Motto: We live somewhere special | |
 Audubon Park highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Audubon Park, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°53′49″N 75°05′20″W / 39.896837°N 75.088819°WCoordinates: 39°53′49″N 75°05′20″W / 39.896837°N 75.088819°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | October 28, 1947 |
| Named for | John James Audubon |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Lawrence E. "Larry" Pennock (D, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Clerk | Dawn Pennock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.155 sq mi (0.402 km2) |
| • Land | 0.145 sq mi (0.376 km2) |
| • Water | 0.010 sq mi (0.026 km2) 6.37% |
| Area rank | 562nd of 566 in state 37th of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 1,023 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 1,011 |
| • Rank | 534th of 566 in state 34th of 37 in county |
| • Density | 7,046.7/sq mi (2,720.7/km2) |
| • Density rank | 59th of 566 in state 4th of 37 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08106 |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 233, 337, 619, 916, 962 |
| FIPS code | 3400702230 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885145 |
| Website | www |
Audubon Park is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,023, reflecting a decline of 79 (-7.2%) from the 1,102 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 48 (-4.2%) from the 1,150 counted in the 1990 Census.
Audubon Park was incorporated as a borough on July 3, 1947, from portions of Audubon Borough, based on the results of a referendum held on October 28, 1947, making it the most recently created municipality in Camden County. Audubon Park is a dry town where alcohol cannot be sold.
Audubon Park was established as a community within Audubon in 1941 with the construction of 500 housing units for employees of New York Shipbuilding in Camden, New Jersey. It is named for naturalist John James Audubon. This was the first of eight projects undertaken by the Mutual Ownership Defense Housing Division of the Federal Works Agency under the leadership of Colonel Lawrence Westbrook. Residents of Audubon, seeking to rid itself of the development's Democratic voters and its public school students, pushed for and passed a referendum to form Audubon Park in 1947. The Audubon Mutual Housing Corporation owns and administers all property in the borough and in turn is responsible for renting homes to residents.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Audubon Park borough had a total area of 0.155 square miles (0.402 km2), including 0.145 square miles (0.376 km2) of land and 0.010 square miles (0.026 km2) of water (6.37%).
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