Audubon Park, New Jersey

Audubon Park, New Jersey
Borough
Aerial view of suburban Audubon Park, New Jersey
Aerial view of suburban Audubon Park, New Jersey
Official seal of Audubon Park, New Jersey
Logo
Motto: 
We live somewhere special[1]
Location of Audubon Park in Camden County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Camden County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
Location of Audubon Park in Camden County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Camden County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left).
Census Bureau map of Audubon Park, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Audubon Park, New Jersey
Audubon Park is located in Camden County, New Jersey
Audubon Park
Audubon Park
Location in Camden County
Audubon Park is located in New Jersey
Audubon Park
Audubon Park
Location in New Jersey
Audubon Park is located in the United States
Audubon Park
Audubon Park
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°53′49″N 75°05′20″W / 39.896837°N 75.088819°W / 39.896837; -75.088819[2][3]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCamden
IncorporatedOctober 28, 1947
Named forJohn James Audubon
Government
[7]
 • TypeBorough
 • BodyBorough Council
 • MayorLawrence E. "Larry" Pennock (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[4][5]
 • Municipal clerkDawn Pennock[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
 • Land0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  10.59%
 • Rank561st of 565 in state
37th of 37 in county[2]
Elevation
[9]
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020)[10]
 • Total991
 • Estimate 
(2023)[11]
990
 • Rank533rd of 565 in state
34th of 37 in county[12]
 • Density6,587.9/sq mi (2,543.6/km2)
  • Rank77th of 565 in state
4th of 37 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08106[13][14]
Area codes856 exchanges: 233, 337, 619, 916, 962[15]
FIPS code3400702230[2][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0885145[2][18]
Websitewww.audubonparknj.org

Audubon Park is a borough in Camden County, in the southern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 991,[10] a decrease of 32 (−3.1%) from the 2010 census count of 1,023,[19][20] which in turn had reflected a decline of 79 (−7.2%) from the 1,102 counted at the 2000 census.[21] The borough is the fifth-smallest municipality in the state by area.[22]

Audubon Park was incorporated as a borough on July 3, 1947, from portions of Audubon Borough, based upon the results of a referendum held on October 28, 1947, making it the newest municipality in Camden County.[23] Audubon Park is a dry town where alcohol is not permitted to be sold by law.[24][25]

Audubon Park had the third-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 6.311% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in Camden County and a statewide average of 2.279%.[26]

  1. ^ Home Page, Borough of Audubon Park. Accessed September 21, 2015.
  2. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Mayor was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Clerk's Office, Borough of Audubon Park. Accessed April 20, 2024.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Audubon Park, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 4, 2013.
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  11. ^ Cite error: The named reference PopEst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Audubon Park, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 3, 2012.
  14. ^ ZIP Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed December 26, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Audubon, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed December 26, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  21. ^ 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, 2022.
  22. ^ Astudillo, Carla. "The 10 tiniest towns in New Jersey (they're really small)", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 1, 2016, updated May 16, 2019. Accessed March 5, 2020. "We used square mile data from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to rank the ten municipalities with the smallest area size.... 5. Audubon Park Similar to Winfield Township, Audubon Park was also established as a World War II era housing project. The community was built in Audubon Borough as a 500 federal housing unit project for workers of the New York Shipbuilding Corporation in nearby Camden."
  23. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 103. Accessed October 3, 2012.
  24. ^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)
  25. ^ Giordano, Rita. "More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.
  26. ^ "Here are the 30 N.J. towns with the highest property tax rates", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 15, 2021. Accessed January 19, 2022. "The average equalized tax rate in New Jersey was 2.279 in 2020, according to data from the Department of Community Affairs. Here is the list of 30 New Jersey towns with the highest property tax rates.... 3. Audubon Park Equalized tax rate in Audubon Park Borough, Camden County, was 6.311 in 2020 Average equalized tax rate in Camden County: 3.470"