Margate City, New Jersey
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Map of Margate City in Atlantic County |
Margate City is a
Walsh Act city in
Atlantic County,
New Jersey on the
Atlantic Ocean shore of
Absecon Island. As of the
United States 2000 Census, the city population was 8,193. Margate City is the home of
Lucy the Elephant, a large wooden elephant 65 ft (19.7 m) tall.
Marven Gardens, of
Monopoly fame, is also located there.
Margate City is located at (39.329416, -74.506613).
According to the
United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 4.1
km² (1.6
mi²). 3.7 km² (1.4 mi²) of it is land and 0.5 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (11.39%) is water.
As of the
census of 2000, there were 8,193 people, 3,984 households, and 2,302 families residing in the city. The
population density was 2,243.5/km² (5,825.4/mi²). There were 7,006 housing units at an average density of 1,918.5/km² (4,981.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the city was 95.73%
White, 0.87%
African American, 0.02%
Native American, 1.56%
Asian, 0.07%
Pacific Islander, 0.92% from
other races, and 0.83% from two or more races.
Hispanic or
Latino of any race were 2.71% of the population.
There were 3,984 households out of which 16.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.9% were
married couples living together, 8.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.2% were non-families. 36.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.06 and the average family size was 2.67.
In the city the population was spread out with 15.4% under the age of 18, 4.5% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 28.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 50 years. For every 100 females there were 89.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.6 males.
The median income for a household in the city was $45,876, and the median income for a family was $63,917. Males had a median income of $48,152 versus $31,025 for females. The
per capita income for the city was $33,566. About 7.0% of families and 7.3% of the population were below the
poverty line, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 5.4% of those age 65 or over.
See also: other
Margates
Local government
Margate has adopted the
Walsh Act commission form of city government. There are 3 commission seats, which are elected during a non-partisan at-large election. Each commission seat is for a 4-year concurrent term. The Mayor is then selected from among the three elected Commissioners by a vote between them and assigned to the office by resolution
[About Margate City: City Government, accessed June 16, 2006].
Members of the Margate City Commission are:
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Vaughan M. Reale -
Mayor and
Commissioner of Revenue and Finance*
Sigmund Rimm -
Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property*
John Swift -
Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public SafetyFederal, state and county representation
Margate City is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 2nd Legislative District.
For Kindergarten through eighth grade, students attend the
Margate City Schools, together with students from
Longport Borough, who attend as part of a
sending / receiving relationship. Schools in the district (with 2003-04 NCES enrollment data) are
Union Avenue Elementary School with 185 students in grades K - 2,
William H. Ross III Intermediate with 199 students in grades 3 - 5 and
Eugene A. Tighe Middle School with 203 students in grades 6 - 8.
Students in grades 9-12, along with those from
Brigantine,
Longport and
Ventnor City, attend
Atlantic City High School in neighboring
Atlantic City, as part of a
sending / receiving relationship with the
Atlantic City School District.
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Margate City official website*
Official site for Lucy the Elephant*
Margate City Schools*
National center for Education Statistics (NCES) data for the Margate City Schools*
Atlantic City High School
