Absecon Highlands, New Jersey

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Absecon Highlands, New Jersey
Census-designated place
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Absecon Highlands
Location in Atlantic County
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Absecon Highlands
Location in New Jersey
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Absecon Highlands
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°26′33″N74°28′40″W / 39.44250°N 74.47778°W / 39.44250; -74.47778
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Atlantic
Township Galloway
Area
[1]
 • Total2.44 sq mi (6.31 km2)
 • Land1.95 sq mi (5.06 km2)
 • Water0.48 sq mi (1.25 km2)
Elevation
3 ft (0.9 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total1,414
 • Density723.64/sq mi (279.46/km2)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
08205 (Absecon)
Area code 609
FIPS code 34-00160 [2]
GNIS feature ID2804146 [3]

Absecon Highlands is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [4] in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is in the eastern part of the county, in southern Galloway Township. [5] It is bordered to the south by the city of Absecon and to the east by Reeds Bay, a tidal water body the connects to the Atlantic Ocean through Broad Creek and Absecon Inlet. The CDP includes the neighborhoods of Absecon Highlands, Seaview Estates, Seaview Park, Conovertown, and Holly Brook. [6]

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U.S. Route 9 (New York Road) is the main road through the community; it leads north 7 miles (11 km) to the Garden State Parkway in Port Republic and south through Absecon 4 miles (6 km) to the Atlantic City Expressway in Pleasantville.

The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census. [3] [5]

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 1,414—
U.S. Decennial Census [7]
2020 [8]

2020 census

Absecon Highlands CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020 [8] % 2020
White alone (NH)94166.55%
Black or African American alone (NH)704.95%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)10.07%
Asian alone (NH)1258.84%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)10.07%
Other Race alone (NH)40.28%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)735.16%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)19914.07%
Total1,414100.00%

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved September 20, 2022.
  2. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  3. 1 2 "Absecon Highlands Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  4. ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  5. 1 2 Boundary Changes - New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 7, 2024. "Absecon Highlands CDP ... New Entity... Located in Galloway township (25560), Atlantic County (001)."
  6. ↑ "Absecon Highlands Census Designated Place". ACME Mapper. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
  7. ↑ "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
  8. 1 2 "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) - Absecon Highlands CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau .


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