Pine Hill, New Jersey
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Pine Hill is a Borough
Borough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....

 in Camden County
Camden County, New Jersey
-Demographics:As of the 2010 Census the population of Camden County was 60.28% Non-Hispanic white, 18.45% Non-Hispanic black, 1.12% Hispanic blacks, 0.17% Non-Hispanic Native American, 0.15% Hispanic Native Americans, 5.07% Non-Hispanic Asian, and 0.14% non-Hispanics reporting some other race...

, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...

, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a total population
Population
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 of 10,233.

The Borough of Pine Hill was created on April 23, 1929, from Clementon Township
Clementon Township, New Jersey
Clementon Township is a now dissolved township in Camden County, New Jersey, which existed from 1903 until 1941.Clementon Township was formed by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 24, 1903 from portions of Gloucester Township....

, one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five new municipalities (including Hi-Nella Borough
Hi-Nella, New Jersey
Hi-Nella is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 870.The Borough of Hi-Nella was created on April 23, 1929, from Clementon Township, one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five...

, Lindenwold Borough
Lindenwold, New Jersey
Lindenwold is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 17,613.The Borough of Lindenwold was created on April 23, 1929, from Clementon Township, one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of...

, Pine Valley Borough
Pine Valley, New Jersey
Pine Valley is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 12, making it the second smallest municipality by population in New Jersey, with just seven more residents than the 5 residing in Tavistock, also in Camden...

 and Somerdale Borough
Somerdale, New Jersey
Somerdale is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 5,192.The Borough of Somerdale was created on April 23, 1929, from Clementon Township, one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of...

) created on that same date.

Geography

Pine Hill is located at 39.785014°N 74.985523°W (39.785014, -74.985523).

According to the United States Census Bureau
United States Census Bureau
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, the borough has a total area of 4 square miles (10.4 km²), of which, 3.9 square miles (10.1 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square mile (0.1035995244 km²) of it is water
Water
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. The total area is 0.76% water.

Pine Hill borders Berlin Borough
Berlin, New Jersey
Berlin is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 7,588.Berlin was incorporated as a borough on March 29, 1927, from portions of Berlin Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 26,...

, Clementon Borough
Clementon, New Jersey
Clementon is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,000.Around 1800, Jonathon Haines built a glass factory in what is now present day Clementon, situated on a large hill across the street from the modern day Clementon...

, Gloucester Township
Gloucester Township, New Jersey
Gloucester Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a total population of 64,634...

, Lindenwold
Lindenwold, New Jersey
Lindenwold is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 17,613.The Borough of Lindenwold was created on April 23, 1929, from Clementon Township, one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of...

, Pine Valley
Pine Valley, New Jersey
Pine Valley is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the borough population was 12, making it the second smallest municipality by population in New Jersey, with just seven more residents than the 5 residing in Tavistock, also in Camden...

, Winslow
Winslow Township, New Jersey
As of the census of 2010, there were 39,599 people, 13,567 households, and 9,662 families residing in the township. The population density was 599.9 people per square mile . There were 12,413 housing units at an average density of 215.1 per square mile...

.

Demographics

As of the census
Census
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of 2000, there were 10,880 people, 4,214 households, and 2,743 families residing in the borough. The population density
Population density
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 was 2,768.4 people per square mile (1,068.9/km2). There were 4,444 housing units at an average density of 1,130.8 per square mile (436.6/km2). The racial makeup of the borough was 76.79% White, 18.35% African American, 0.28% Native American, 1.41% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 1.21% from other races
Race (United States Census)
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, and 1.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.64% of the population.

There were 4,214 households out of which 35.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.9% were married couples
Marriage
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 living together, 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.9% were non-families. 27.8% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.18.

In the borough the population was spread out with 27.2% under the age of 18, 9.2% from 18 to 24, 34.9% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 8.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 90.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $42,035, and the median income for a family was $50,040. Males had a median income of $36,277 versus $29,826 for females. The per capita income
Per capita income
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 for the borough was $18,613. About 5.9% of families and 7.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.9% of those under age 18 and 6.7% of those age 65 or over.

Local government

Pine Hill is governed under the Borough
Borough (New Jersey)
A borough in the context of New Jersey local government refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government....

 form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council made up of six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.

The Mayor
Mayor
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 of Pine Hill Borough is Fred Costantino, whose term of office ends December 31, 2012. Members of the Pine Hill Borough Council are Council President Christopher Green (2012), Leslie H. Gallagher, Sr. (2011), Tom Knott (2012), Ruth McCullen (2011), Stephen Shultz (2013) and Charles Warrington (2013).

Federal, state and county representation

Pine Hill is in the 1st Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 6th state legislative district. The borough was relocated to the 8th state legislative district by the New Jersey Apportionment Commission
New Jersey Apportionment Commission
The New Jersey Apportionment Commission is a constitutionally-created ten-member commission responsible for apportioning the forty districts of the New Jersey Legislature. The commission is convened after each decennial U.S. Census, and the districts are to be in use for the legislative elections...

 based on the results of the 2010 Census. The new district is in effect for the June 2011 primary and the November 2011 general election, with the state senator and assembly members elected taking office in the new district as of January 2012.




Education

The Pine Hill Schools
Pine Hill Schools
The Pine Hill Schools are a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pine Hill, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States....

 serve public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics
National Center for Education Statistics
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 are two preK-5 elementary schools —
Dr. Albert Bean School (368 students) and
John H. Glenn School (416 students) —
Pine Hill Middle School for grades 6-8 (358 students) and
Overbrook High School for grades 9-12 (830 students). The high school serves students from the communities of Berlin Township
Berlin Township, New Jersey
Berlin Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township population was 5,357.Berlin was incorporated as a township on April 11, 1910, from portions of Waterford Township...

 and Clementon
Clementon, New Jersey
Clementon is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 5,000.Around 1800, Jonathon Haines built a glass factory in what is now present day Clementon, situated on a large hill across the street from the modern day Clementon...

 as part of sending/receiving relationship
Sending/receiving relationship
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s.

Transportation

New Jersey Transit
New Jersey Transit
The New Jersey Transit Corporation is a statewide public transportation system serving the United States state of New Jersey, and New York, Orange, and Rockland counties in New York State...

 bus service to Philadelphia is available on the 403 route.

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