Buena Vista Township, New Jersey

Buena Vista Township, New Jersey
Township
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Official seal of Buena Vista Township, New Jersey
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Motto: 
"44 miles of opportunity"
Location of Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in black (right).
Location of Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County highlighted in yellow (left). Inset map: Location of Atlantic County in New Jersey highlighted in black (right).
Census Bureau map of Buena Vista, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Buena Vista, New Jersey
Buena Vista Township is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Buena Vista Township
Buena Vista Township
Location in Atlantic County
Buena Vista Township is located in New Jersey
Buena Vista Township
Buena Vista Township
Location in New Jersey
Buena Vista Township is located in the United States
Buena Vista Township
Buena Vista Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°30′47″N 74°52′48″W / 39.513087°N 74.880028°W / 39.513087; -74.880028[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
IncorporatedMarch 5, 1867
Named forBattle of Buena Vista
Government
[6]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorWilliam Ruggieri (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3]
 • AdministratorLisa A. Tilton[4]
 • Municipal clerkLisa A. Tilton[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total41.58 sq mi (107.69 km2)
 • Land41.08 sq mi (106.39 km2)
 • Water0.50 sq mi (1.30 km2)  1.20%
 • Rank49th of 565 in state
6th of 23 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
82 ft (25 m)
Population
 (2020)[8][9]
 • Total7,033
 • Estimate 
(2023)[8][10]
7,090
 • Rank318th of 565 in state
12th of 23 in county[11]
 • Density171.2/sq mi (66.1/km2)
  • Rank514th of 565 in state
19th of 23 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08310 – Buena[12][13]
Area codes609, 856[14]
FIPS code3400108710[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0882048[1][17]
Websitebuenavistanj.com

Buena Vista Township (/ˌbjuːnə ˈvɪstə/ BYOO-nuh-VISS-tuh[18][19]) is a township located in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[20]

As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,033,[8] a decrease of 537 (−7.1%) from the 2010 census count of 7,570,[21][22] which in turn reflected an increase of 134 (+1.8%) from the 7,436 counted in the 2000 census.[23]

Buena Vista was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 5, 1867, from portions of Hamilton Township. Portions of the township were taken on May 23, 1906, to create Folsom, and on September 1, 1948, to create Buena Borough.[24] The name comes from the 1847 Battle of Buena Vista of the Mexican–American War.[25][26]

The township is headquarters for Troop A of the New Jersey State Police, which covers more than 2,000 square miles (5,200 km2) and 1.7 million residents.[27]

Mint

On April 26, 2004, the Buena Vista Township Committee voted to temporarily rename the community of Richland, a section of Buena Vista Township. For the first half of the month of May, Richland became Mojito, New Jersey, named after the Cuban rum drink. Bacardi had offered to give the township $5,000 for recreation projects in exchange for a sign placed on U.S. Route 40 commemorating the new name. Richland was chosen because it is home to the family-run Dalponte Farms, a major east coast supplier of mint, an essential ingredient of the mojito.[28]

  1. ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  4. ^ Township Administration, Buena Vista Township. Accessed April 18, 2023.
  5. ^ Clerk's Office, Buena Vista Township. Accessed April 18, 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Buena Vista, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  11. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  12. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Buena, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed May 15, 2012.
  13. ^ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 2, 2013.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Buena, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 2, 2013.
  15. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Staff. "Answer Guy", The Press of Atlantic City, November 30, 2008. Accessed July 1, 2011. "My husband and I moved to New Jersey from North Carolina a few years ago. I assumed that Buena was pronounced 'bwayna,' but we learned that people here pronounce it 'byoona.' Why is that?"
  19. ^ Unusual Buena Vista, Buena Vista Township. Accessed February 12, 2015. "As a shoobie, I always pronounced it 'BWAY-nah.' It wasn't until I moved here in the mid 1990s that I learned that to the locals, it is 'BYOU-nah.'"
  20. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  21. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  22. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  23. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  24. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 68. Accessed May 15, 2012.
  25. ^ Chiarello, Chuck. "A Brief History and Overview of Buena Vista Township", Buena Vista Township, last updated November 2012. Accessed February 12, 2015. "The name Buena Vista, which means 'good vision', was originally introduced to this area after the Mexican War by George B. Cake, a hotel owner, in 1848."
  26. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.
  27. ^ Troop A Road Stations, New Jersey State Police. Accessed November 10, 2016. "Troop A serves the southern geographical portion of the state from the Delaware River to the Atlantic Ocean, covering 2,104 square miles, with a population of over 1.7 million people. Troop A, with its headquarters located in Beuna Vista Township, consists of eight stations."
  28. ^ "Mix Town, Rum, Mint, $5K And Stir", CBS News, May 5, 2004. Accessed July 1, 2011.