Pleasantville, New Jersey Explained

Pleasantville, New Jersey
Settlement Type:City
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Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Atlantic
Government Type:City
Governing Body:City Council
Leader Title:Mayor
Leader Name:Judy M. Ward (D, term ends December 31, 2024)[1]
Leader Title1:Administrator
Leader Name1:Linda D. Peyton[2]
Leader Title2:Municipal clerk
Leader Name2:Davinna P. King-Ali[3]
Established Title:Incorporated
Established Date:January 10, 1889
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[4]
Area Total Km2:18.86
Area Land Km2:14.82
Area Water Km2:4.05
Area Total Sq Mi:7.28
Area Land Sq Mi:5.72
Area Water Sq Mi:1.56
Area Water Percent:21.46
Area Rank:238th of 565 in state
16th of 23 in county[5]
Population As Of:2020
Population Total:20629
Population Rank:133rd of 565 in state
5th of 23 in county[6]
Population Density Km2:auto
Population Density Sq Mi:3605.8
Population Density Rank:186th of 565 in state
3rd of 23 in county
Population Est:20613
Pop Est As Of:2023
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Elevation Footnotes:[7]
Elevation Ft:7
Coordinates Footnotes:[8]
Coordinates:39.3888°N -74.5143°W
Postal Code Type:ZIP Codes
Postal Code:08232[9] [10]
Area Code Type:Area code
Area Code:609[11]
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:3400159640[12] [13]
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Blank1 Info:0885356[14]

Pleasantville is a city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 20,629, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 380 (+1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 20,249, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,237 (+6.5%) from the 19,012 counted in the 2000 census.[15]

Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and 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.[16]

Pleasantville was originally incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on January 10, 1889, from portions of Egg Harbor Township, based on the results of a referendum held on December 15, 1888. Pleasantville was incorporated as a city on April 14, 1914, replacing Pleasantville borough, based on the results of a referendum held that same day.[17] the city was named by David Ingersoll for its surroundings.[18]

The city had the eighth-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.903% in 2020, compared to 2.560% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.[19]

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 7.28 square miles (18.86 km2), including 5.72 square miles (14.82 km2) of land and 1.56 square miles (4.05 km2) of water (21.46%).[5] Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Mount Pleasant, Risleyville and Smiths Landing.[20]

The city borders the Atlantic County municipalities of Absecon, Atlantic City, Egg Harbor Township, Northfield, and Ventnor City.[21] [22] [23]

Demographics

2020 census

Pleasantville city, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)!Pop 2010[24] !Pop 2020[25] !% 2010!% 2020
White alone (NH)2,3322,07511.52%10.06%
Black or African American alone (NH)8,6157,18642.55%34.83%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)48290.24%0.14%
Asian alone (NH)4804332.37%2.10%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)240.01%0.02%
Some Other Race alone (NH)741020.37%0.49%
Mixed Race or Multi-Racial (NH)3844841.90%2.35%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)8,31410,31641.06%50.01%
Total20,24920,629100.00%100.00%

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 20,249 people, 6,661 households, and 4,569 families in the city. The population density was . There were 7,219 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 24.33% (4,926) White, 45.94% (9,303) Black or African American, 0.83% (168) Native American, 2.42% (490) Asian, 0.03% (6) Pacific Islander, 22.00% (4,454) from other races, and 4.45% (902) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 41.06% (8,314) of the population.

Of the 6,661 households, 34.3% had children under the age of 18; 33.3% were married couples living together; 26.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 31.4% were non-families. Of all households, 25.0% were made up of individuals and 8.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.99 and the average family size was 3.53.

27.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 11.1% from 18 to 24, 27.1% from 25 to 44, 23.5% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33.0 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.2 males.

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $39,560 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,092) and the median family income was $48,873 (+/− $5,405). Males had a median income of $32,494 (+/− $4,209) versus $29,961 (+/− $2,187) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $18,527 (+/− $1,356). About 12.2% of families and 18.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 24.7% of those under age 18 and 32.3% of those age 65 or over.[26]

Economy

Portions of the city are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. Pleasantville was selected in 1994 as one of a group of 10 zones added to participate in the program and one of four of those chosen based on a competition.[27] In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the UEZ, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the % rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants.[28] Established in March 1995, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in March 2026.[29] By 2019, there had been 169 businesses that had been certified to participate in the city's UEZ program.[30]

Sports

In 1945, the Boston Red Sox held their spring training at Ansley Field in Pleasantville, rather than in Florida, due to travel restrictions related to World War II. The New York Yankees were based at Bader Field in Atlantic City and the two clubs played a series of eight exhibition games against each other with wartime restrictions in intercity travel in place.[31] [32]

Laoma Byrd's Gym, formally known as the South Jersey Athletic Club, operated professionally from the mid-1940s to 1960s. This gym, which was located on West Wright Street, became a tourist destination after it was adapted as a boxing gym by top amateurs and pro fighters. Many noted boxers had trained there, including Ezzard Charles, Jersey Joe Walcott, Sonny Liston, Johnny Bratton, Johnny Saxton, Ike Williams, Ernie Terrell, and numerous professional fighters from the local area.[33]

Parks and recreation

Portions of the Right-of-way of the Atlantic City and Shore Railroad, running for between Pleasantville and Somers Point have been repurposed as the Somers Point Bike Path.[34]

Government

Local government

Pleasantville operates under the City form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 15 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this traditional form of government.[35] The governing body is comprised of the Mayor and the seven-member City Council, all of whom are elected in partisan elections as part of the November general election. The Mayor is elected to a four-year term of office. The City Council includes one member elected at-large and six members elected from each of two wards to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with two seats up for election each year in a three-year cycle.[36] [37]

Augustus Harmon was appointed in November 2011 to fill the seat of his brother, Johnson Harmon, who died before the election in which he had won a fifth term of office.[38]

In September 2016, the City Council appointed Nolan Q. Allen to fill the Ward 1 seat expiring in December 2017 that had been held by Lincoln Green Sr. until his death the previous month.[39] Nolan served on an interim basis until the November 2016 general election, when he was chosen to serve the balance of the term.[40]

, the Mayor of the City of Pleasantville is Democrat Judy Ward, whose term of office ends December 31, 2024. Members of the City Council are Council President Ricky Cistrunk (D, 2023; Ward 1), James D. Barclay (D, 2025; Ward 1), Victor M. Carmona (D, 2025; Ward 2), Bertilio "Bert" Correa (D, 2024; Ward 2), Lawrence "Tony" Davenport (D, 2024; Ward 1), Joanne Famularo (D, 2023; Ward 2) and Carla Thomas (D, 2023; at-large).[41] [42] [43] [44] [45] [46] [47]

Federal, state, and county representation

Pleasantville is located in the 2nd Congressional District[48] and is part of New Jersey's 2nd state legislative district.[49] [50] [51]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 9,193 registered voters in Pleasantville City, of which 4,693 (51.0% vs. 30.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 534 (5.8% vs. 25.2%) were registered as Republicans and 3,965 (43.1% vs. 44.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party.[52] Among the city's 2010 Census population, 45.4% (vs. 58.8% in Atlantic County) were registered to vote, including 62.6% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 76.6% countywide).[52] [53]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 5,675 votes (92.4% vs. 57.9% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 450 votes (7.3% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with 23 votes (0.4% vs. 0.9%), among the 6,139 ballots cast by the city's 10,019 registered voters, for a turnout of 61.3% (vs. 65.8% in Atlantic County).[54] [55] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 5,945 votes (89.7% vs. 56.5% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 597 votes (9.0% vs. 41.6%) and other candidates with 22 votes (0.3% vs. 1.1%), among the 6,628 ballots cast by the city's 10,572 registered voters, for a turnout of 62.7% (vs. 68.1% in Atlantic County).[56] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 4,301 votes (80.9% vs. 52.0% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 900 votes (16.9% vs. 46.2%) and other candidates with 31 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 5,316 ballots cast by the city's 8,942 registered voters, for a turnout of 59.4% (vs. 69.8% in the whole county).[57]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 1,951 ballots cast (69.1% vs. 34.9% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 675 votes (23.9% vs. 60.0%) and other candidates with 32 votes (1.1% vs. 1.3%), among the 2,824 ballots cast by the city's 10,324 registered voters, yielding a 27.4% turnout (vs. 41.5% in the county).[58] [59] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 2,146 ballots cast (82.0% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 370 votes (14.1% vs. 47.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 45 votes (1.7% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 19 votes (0.7% vs. 1.2%), among the 2,617 ballots cast by the city's 9,844 registered voters, yielding a 26.6% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).[60]

Education

Students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade are educated by the Pleasantville Public Schools.[61] The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke[62] which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority.[63] [64]

As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,743 students and 316.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.8:1.[65] Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[66]) are Decatur Avenue Early Childhood Center[67] with NA students in grade PreK, Leeds Avenue School[68] with 567 students in grades PreK-5, North Main Street School[69] with 308 students in grades PreK-5, South Main Street School[70] with 478 students in grades PreK-5, Washington Avenue School[71] with 407 students in grades K-5, Pleasantville Middle School[72] with 847 students in grades 6-8 and Pleasantville High School[73] with 893 students in grades 9-12.[74] [75] [76] [77] Students from Absecon attend the district's high school for ninth through twelfth grades as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Absecon Public School District.[78] Absecon has sought to end its agreement with Pleasantville and send its students to Absegami High School under a new sending/receiving relationship with the Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District that Absecon argues would give its students a better education at a lower cost, without negatively impacting the demographics in Pleasantville High School. About 10% of Absecon's graduating students have been choosing to attend Pleasantville High School, for which the Absecon district has been paying $18,000 per student each year.[79]

City public school students are also eligible to attend the Atlantic County Institute of Technology in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township[80] or the Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts, located in Somers Point.[81]

On September 6, 2007, the FBI arrested five members of the Pleasantville school board as part of a federal corruption case that included several state lawmakers and other public officials. Included in the arrest sweep were Assemblymen Mims Hackett and Alfred E. Steele, and Passaic Mayor Samuel Rivera.[82] Indictments were filed against four sitting members of the Board of Education, charging that they had accepted bribes to steer insurance or roofing business from the district. Charged were Jayson Adams (accused of accepting $15,000 in bribes), James McCormick ($3,500), James Pressley ($32,200) and Rafael Velez ($4,000). Former board member Maurice 'Pete' Callaway, a member of the Pleasantville City Council, was accused of accepting $13,000 in bribes as part of the scheme.[83] [84]

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the city had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Atlantic County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and by the South Jersey Transportation Authority.[85]

Highways that pass through Pleasantville include U.S. Route 9,[86] U.S. Route 40,[87] U.S. Route 322, and the Atlantic City Expressway.[88]

Public transportation

NJ Transit offers bus service to Atlantic City, New Jersey and other intermediate stations on routes 502 (from Atlantic Cape Community College), 507 (from Ocean City), 508 (from Hamilton Mall), 509 (from Ocean City), 553 (limited; from Upper Deerfield Township), 554 (from Lindenwold station), and 559 (from Lakewood Township).[89] [90]

Beginning in 1907, the Atlantic City and Shore Railroad provided electric interurban service to Pleasantville on its Atlantic City–Ocean City line. The railroad discontinued operation in 1948.[34]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Pleasantville include:

External links

Notes and References

  1. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory
  2. https://www.pleasantville-nj.org/page.asp?var_incl=administrator.html City Administrator
  3. https://www.pleasantville-nj.org/page.asp?var_incl=clerk.html City Clerk
  4. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  5. https://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2019_Gazetteer/2019_gaz_cousubs_34.txt 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places
  6. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/dmograph/est/mcd/density.xlsx Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021
  7. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 11, 2013.
  8. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
  9. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=pleasantville&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Pleasantville, NJ
  10. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
  11. http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCounty=Atlantic&frmCity=Pleasantville Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Pleasantville, NJ
  12. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  13. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  14. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  15. https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2010/2010data/table7cm.xls Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010
  16. https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/metro-micro/reference-maps/2020/state-maps/34_NewJersey_2020.pdf New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties
  17. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 70. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  18. Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 20, 2015.
  19. https://www.nj.com/politics/2021/03/here-are-the-30-nj-towns-with-the-highest-property-tax-rates.html "Here are the 30 N.J. towns with the highest property tax rates"
  20. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
  21. https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/720156/touches.html Areas touching Pleasantville
  22. https://www.atlanticcountynj.gov/government/county-government/board-of-county-commissioners/atlantic-county-district-map Atlantic County District Map
  23. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries
  24. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2010: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pleasantville city, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
  25. Web site: P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Pleasantville city, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
  26. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400159640 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Pleasantville city, Atlantic County, New Jersey
  27. https://www.state.nj.us/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/tax_q&a_052709.pdf Urban Enterprise Zone Tax Questions and Answers
  28. https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/about/ Urban Enterprise Zone Program
  29. https://www.nj.gov/dca/affiliates/uez/publications/pdf/ZONE%20EXPIRATION%20DATES%20-%202018.pdf Urban Enterprise Zones Effective and Expiration Dates
  30. http://www.pleasantville-nj.org/business/ Economic & Industrial Development
  31. Book: The ESPN Baseball Encyclopedia. 2007. Sterling Publishing. 978-1-4027-4771-7. 1789.
  32. LeConey, Bill. "War games: When the Yankees, Red Sox trained in AC, Pleasantville", The Press of Atlantic City, March 23, 2017. Accessed November 19, 2019. "A year later, he worked out with both the Yankees and the Boston Red Sox, who held spring training just down the road at Ansley Field in Pleasantville, next to the high school.... The two bitter rivals, brought so close together by the war, saw a lot of each other in the spring of 1945.... The Red Sox had settled on Pleasantville partly through the efforts of Larned, who was chairman of the property committee in charge of renovations at Ansley Field."
  33. Weinberg, David. "A Pleasantville woman ran one of the top boxing gyms on the East Coast", The Press of Atlantic City, March 18, 2019. Accessed November 19, 2019. "Byrd, who died at 98 in 2002, hosted some of the best boxers in the world while running the gym, officially called the South Jersey Athletic Club, on Wright Street in Pleasantville from the 1940s to the '60s. International Boxing Hall of Fame members Ezzard Charles, Joe Frazier, Joe Louis, Bob Montgomery and Jersey Joe Walcott trained there, along with other top fighters such as Wesley Mouzon, Ernie Terrell and Gil Turner."
  34. Klenk, Steffen. "On The Move: History of South Jersey Railroads", Shore Local, March 29, 2018. Accessed March 21, 2023. "The six-mile long Somers Point Bike Path, a six-mile long trail that stretches between Somers Point and Pleasantville, runs along the former Atlantic City and Shore Railroad. This railroad, also known as the Shore Fast Line, operated from 1907 until 1948 and provided service between Atlantic City and Ocean City."
  35. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey
  36. 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University.
  37. https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=4 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"
  38. Stetser, Laura. "Augustus Harmon takes over brother's council seat", Shore News Today, November 8, 2011. Accessed November 19, 2013. "City Council appointed Augustus Harmon Monday, Nov. 7 to fill the unexpired term of his late brother Johnson Harmon, who died amid a re-election campaign for a fifth term and won the election by 96 percent of the vote."
  39. Staff. "Councilman sworn in to fill Lincoln Green's term", The Current of Pleasantville & Absecon, September 23, 2016. Accessed May 15, 2017. "Nolan Allen was sworn in Sept. 7 to City Council to fill the seat of 1st ward City Councilman Lincoln Green, who died Aug. 25 after a long illness.Allen, 26, of Pleasantville filled the unexpired three-year-term that began in January."
  40. http://atlanticcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2016-Atlantic-County-General-Election-Results1.pdf General Election Results - November 8, 2016
  41. https://www.pleasantville-nj.org/government/mayor-council.asp Mayor and Council
  42. https://www.pleasantville-nj.org/pdf/2023BudgetIntroduction.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet
  43. https://www.atlantic-county.org/county-government/municipalities.asp#pleasantville Municipal Government
  44. https://www.atlanticcountyclerk.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-General-Election-Results-Amended-v.1.pdf 2022 General Election Results - Amended
  45. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/111509/web.278093/#/summary General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results - Excluding Write-In's/Handcount
  46. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/107166/web.264614/#/summary Including Vote by Mail/Provisionals (Excluding Write-In's) Official Results - PDF (Including Write-Ins) November 3, 2020
  47. https://results.enr.clarityelections.com/NJ/Atlantic/99000/web/#/summary General Election Results - November 5, 2019
  48. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report
  49. https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
  50. https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf 2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government
  51. https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#2 Districts by Number for 2011-2020
  52. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-atlantic-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Atlantic
  53. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTP7.ST16?slice=GEO~0400000US34 GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey
  54. http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-presidential-atlantic.pdf Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Atlantic County
  55. http://njelections.org/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-atlantic.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Atlantic County
  56. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-atlantic.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Atlantic County
  57. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_atlantic_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Atlantic County
  58. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-atlantic.pdf 2013 Governor: Atlantic County
  59. http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-atlantic.pdf Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5, 2013 General Election Results : Atlantic County
  60. http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-atlantic.pdf 2009 Governor: Atlantic County
  61. https://www.straussesmay.com/seportal/Public/DistrictPolicy.aspx?policyid=0110&id=f19938d57d4c4632a7436e3bb6e7c3e1 Pleasantville Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification
  62. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo#History What We Do: History
  63. https://www.njsda.gov/About/WhatWeDo What We Do
  64. https://www.njsda.gov/Content/FactSheets/31_SDA_Districts.pdf SDA Districts
  65. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3413200&DistrictID=3413200 District information for Pleasantville Public School District
  66. https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3413200 School Data for the Pleasantville Public Schools
  67. https://www.pps-nj.us/pps/Schools/Early%20Childhood%20Education/ Decatur Avenue Early childhood Center
  68. https://www.pps-nj.us/pps/Schools/Leeds%20Avenue%20School/ Leeds Avenue School
  69. https://www.pps-nj.us/pps/Schools/North%20Main%20Street%20School/ North Main Street School
  70. https://www.pps-nj.us/pps/Schools/South%20Main%20Street%20School/ South Main Street School
  71. https://www.pps-nj.us/pps/Schools/Washington%20Avenue%20School/ Washington Avenue School
  72. https://www.pps-nj.us/pps/Schools/Middle%20School/ Pleasantville Middle School
  73. https://www.pps-nj.us/pps/Schools/High%20School/ Pleasantville High School
  74. https://www.pps-nj.us/pps/Schools/ Schools
  75. https://www.atlantic-county.org/documents/education/Directory22-23.pdf#page=50 2022-2023 Public School Directory
  76. https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/01/4180 School Performance Reports for the Pleasantville Public School District
  77. https://homeroom6.doe.state.nj.us/directory/school/districtid/4180 New Jersey School Directory for the Pleasantville Public Schools
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  79. Lowe, Claire. "Judge to hear Absecon schools request to leave Pleasantville, attorney says", The Press of Atlantic City, February 25, 2020. Accessed June 11, 2020 . "The Absecon School District will appear before a judge in July to argue why it should be allowed to leave its sending and receiving relationship with the Pleasantville School District.... The K-8 district submitted its request to the state Department of Education in August to sever its decades-old agreement with Pleasantville, citing the cost and quality of education there. The petition calls for students from Absecon to instead attend Absegami High School in neighboring Galloway Township."
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  87. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000040__-.pdf#page=20 U.S. Route 40 Straight Line Diagram
  88. https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/pdf/00000446__-.pdf#page=2 Atlantic City Expressway Straight Line Diagram
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  91. McGarry, Michael. "Pleasantville grad Nia Ali overcame adversity to make Olympic team", The Press of Atlantic City, July 30, 2016. Accessed August 10, 2016. "The 2006 Pleasantville High School graduate will compete in the 100-meter hurdles when the Olympics begin in Rio de Janeiro on Friday.... Ali moved to Pleasantville for her senior year of high school."
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  93. Sims, Gayle Ronan. "Horse-diver Sonora Webster Carver, 99", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 24, 2003. Accessed December 3, 2007. "Sonora Webster Carver, 99, the first woman to dive off Atlantic City's Steel Pier while riding a horse - a stunt she continued for 11 years after she was blinded during a performance - died Sunday at Our Lady's Residence in Pleasantville, N.J."
  94. https://www.nga.org/cms/home/governors/past-governors-bios/page_new_jersey/col2-content/main-content-list/title_edge_walter.html New Jersey Governor Walter Evans Edge
  95. Kuntz, John. "Josh Cribbs consistently keeps Browns in position - to win", The Plain Dealer, November 20, 2007, updated March 28, 2019. Accessed June 11, 2020. "'How else are they using him,' Dino Hall asked about Josh Cribbs.... 'He was phenomenal,' Hall said Monday from his home in Pleasantville, N.J."
  96. Panaccio, Tim. "Gene Hart, Longtime Voice Of Flyers, Dies", The Philadelphia Inquirer, July 15, 1999. Accessed November 19, 2013. "Mr. Hart went to Pleasantville High School in South Jersey, where he was all-state in baseball and also lettered in football."
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  98. Norment, Lynn. "Rodney Jerkins: music maestro on a mission.", Ebony, June 1, 2002. Accessed December 19, 2007. "Jerkins is pop music's newest and youngest hit-making wiz. At age 24, the Pleasantville, N.J., native is a fascinating coming-of-age success story and stands out among hundreds of rags-to-riches tales."
  99. Kassel, Matthew. "A Kennedy takes on a Trump convert in South Jersey congressional race; Former public school teacher Amy Kennedy hopes to unseat Rep. Jeff Van Drew in a swing district", Jewish Insider, April 27, 2020. Accessed July 10, 2020. "Amy Kennedy grew up a stone’s throw away from Atlantic City, in the South Jersey shore towns of Pleasantville and Absecon."
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  102. https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-gastonia-gazette-betty-burke-of-plea/148094324/ "Students Take Part In Belmont Festival"
  103. McGarry, Mike. "Osun Osunniyi's next chapter is first round of the NCAA Tournament: Must Win", The Press of Atlantic City, March 18, 2021. Accessed March 18, 2021. "Osunniyi didn’t event start playing basketball until he moved from Pleasantville to Somers Point in eighth grade."
  104. Schwachter, Jeff. "A Musical Homecoming for Ralph Peterson; From Pleasantville to Blakey to Berklee and beyond, Ralph Peterson's life in jazz comes full circle with new album and Father's Day concert in Atlantic City.", Atlantic City Weekly, June 13, 2012. Accessed November 19, 2013. "Peterson grew up in Pleasantville and graduated from Pleasantville High School. He then went to Rutgers University in New Brunswick, graduating in 1984, and 'studying with a lot of big [music] people there,' including Kenny Barron and Michael Carvin."
  105. Omowale, J. Nadir. "Uniquely Blue Raspberry; This New Jersey native moved to Detroit to launch her solo career", BLAC Detroit, September 23, 2011. Accessed November 19, 2013. "Born to a musical family in Pleasantville, N.J., near Atlantic City, she came of age listening to the sounds of Marvin Gaye, Stevie Wonder, James Brown and Terrell."
  106. Ockershausen, Janice Iacona. "Monique Samuels – Real Housewives of Potomac and Not for Lazy Moms", Our Town with Andy Ockershausen, May 7, 2019. Accessed May 11, 2022. "Andy Ockershausen: Monique you’re so unique and I use that word and you’re not from Washington D.C. I found out in your resume you’re from Pleasantville New Jersey. M Samuels: Yeah."
  107. Web site: Sheppard . Elena . May 30, 2018 . This aspiring comedian got famous by making people laugh in six seconds . April 22, 2023 . Yahoo! Life. At 20, the kid from Pleasantville, N.J., who became famous by making funny videos in his childhood bedroom, chased those dreams all the way to Los Angeles..
  108. Post, Michelle Brunetti. "Comic book fan and Pleasantville High School graduate helps make action figures at Hasbro", The Press of Atlantic City, January 29, 2011. Accessed September 21, 2015. "David Vonner, 38, grew up in Atlantic City's Pitney Village and graduated in 1990 from Pleasantville High School, where he was a talented artist, comic book fan and a bit of a class clown."
  109. Tyler, Raymond. "Song of Thanks(giving); Plus Eliana Torres, the Jersey Rhythm Devils, Mental Projections and more.", Atlantic City Weekly, October 5, 2011. Accessed June 2, 2017. "There's a special presentation to the Greater Atlantic City Comic Con! guest of honor David Vonner. Vonner is a Pleasantville native who is a toy designer for Marvel's Hasbro Line."

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