Audubon Park, New Jersey
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Audubon Park 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 991,[10] a decrease of 32 (−3.1%) from the 2010 census count of 1,023,[19][20] which in turn reflected a decline of 79 (−7.2%) from the 1,102 counted in the 2000 census.[21] The borough is the fifth-smallest municipality in the state by area.[22]
Audubon Park, New Jersey | |
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Motto: We live somewhere special[1] | |
Coordinates: 39.896837°N 75.088819°W / 39.896837; -75.088819[2][3] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Camden |
Incorporated | October 28, 1947 |
Named for | John James Audubon |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Lawrence E. "Larry" Pennock (R, term ends December 31, 2026)[5][6] |
• Municipal clerk | Dawn Pennock[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) |
• Land | 0.15 sq mi (0.39 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) 10.59% |
• Rank | 561st of 565 in state 37th of 37 in county[2] |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 991 |
• Estimate (2023)[11] | 990 |
• Rank | 533rd of 565 in state 34th of 37 in county[12] |
• Density | 6,587.9/sq mi (2,543.6/km2) |
• Rank | 77th of 565 in state 4th of 37 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area codes | 856 exchanges: 233, 337, 619, 916, 962[15] |
FIPS code | 3400702230[2][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885145[2][18] |
Website | www |
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 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]