Wenonah, New Jersey

Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Wenonah is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,283,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of five people (+0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 2,278,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 39 (−1.7%) from the 2,317 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>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, 2023.</ref> It is located approximately Template:Convert south of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-most populous city.

Wenonah was established as a borough by the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1883, from portions of Deptford Township, based on the results of a referendum that was held two days earlier.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 141. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The borough was named for the mother of Hiawatha in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem The Song of Hiawatha.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 24, 2015.</ref><ref>Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 320. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed October 24, 2015.</ref>

It is a dry town where alcohol cannot be bought or sold legally.<ref>New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)</ref><ref>Giordano, Rita. "More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.</ref>

The borough had the 29th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.120% in 2020, compared to 3.212% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.<ref>"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.... 29. Wenonah Equalized tax rate in Wenonah Borough, Gloucester County, was 4.120 in 2020 Average equalized tax rate in Gloucester County: 3.212"</ref>

History

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The former Pennsylvania Railroad station in Wenonah in August 2022

Wenonah was founded in 1871 by Philadelphia businessmen as a country resort, drawn by its location along the Mantua Creek and on the West Jersey Railroad.<ref>Historical Overview: 1870 to 1968, Wenonah Environmental Commission. Accessed September 1, 2013.</ref> Over the next 40 years, numerous dams were installed to create recreational lakes. From 1902 until the Great Depression, Wenonah Military Academy, a private military school, trained cadets there.<ref>Reeves, Ira Louis. Military education in the United States, Free Press Printing Co., 1914, pp. 195-196. Accessed November 8, 2012.</ref><ref>Staff. "Wenonah: A bedroom community with a penchant for Longfellow", Courier-Post, October 19, 2006. Accessed November 8, 2012.</ref>

Throughout its history, Wenonah has been almost exclusively a residential area. Over 21% of the borough's land area is conservation land, which is protected by ordinance from development.<ref>Land Uses, Wenonah Environmental Commission. Accessed November 8, 2012. "Conservation Areas: A calculation was made of all the current Conservation areas, connecting Wetlands, Streams, Ponds and Lakes which amounted to 134.6416 acres (21.0706%)."</ref> There are more than Template:Convert of hiking trails are threaded around lakes and alongside waterways in these conserved areas.<ref>Wenonah Trail System, Wenonah Environmental Commission. Accessed November 8, 2012. "The WEC maintains over six miles of hiking trails in the borough, including 40 bridges."</ref>

The area was hit by a strong EF3 tornado on September 1, 2021, with winds of up to Template:Convert, produced by the remnants of Hurricane Ida.<ref>20210901's Storm Reports (20210901 1200 UTC - 20210902 1159 UTC), National Weather Service, September 1, 2021. Accessed January 21, 2022. "2227 UNK WENONAH GLOUCESTER NJ 3979 7515 Funnel Cloud Spotted And Damage Reported In Wenonah. Possibly Due To A Tornado. Time Estimated From Radar. (PHI)"</ref> More than 200 properties in Wenonah were damaged, the largest number of any municipality hit by the tornado.<ref>Gray, Matt. "Costs exceed $64M for mega tornado that ripped through N.J. county during Ida", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 29, 2021. Accessed January 21, 2022. "Dozens of homes were destroyed and nearly 100 more suffered major damage, according to figures compiled by the county. Wenonah reported the highest number of properties with some sort of damage at 204, while Harrison Township reported 155, Deptford Township reported 101, Mantua Township had 51 and Woodbury Heights reported 40."</ref>

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.01 square miles (2.62 km²), including 1.00 square miles (2.58 km²) of land and 0.02 square miles (0.04 km²) of water (1.58%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Wenonah borders Deptford Township and Mantua Township.<ref>Areas touching Wenonah. Accessed March 9, 2020.</ref><ref>Municipalities within Gloucester County, NJ, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref>

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 2,278 people, 829 households, and 649 families in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 860 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 96.27% (2,193) White, 0.92% (21) Black or African American, 0.13% (3) Native American, 1.05% (24) Asian, 0.04% (1) Pacific Islander, 0.22% (5) from other races, and 1.36% (31) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.36% (31) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 829 households, 33.9% had children under the age of 18; 66.3% were married couples living together; 9.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 21.7% were non-families. Of all households, 18.0% were made up of individuals and 6.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.13.<ref name=Census2010/>

25.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.9% from 18 to 24, 21.6% from 25 to 44, 33.7% from 45 to 64, and 12.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 103.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.0 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $103,403 (with a margin of error of +/− $8,030) and the median family income was $112,891 (+/− $12,345). Males had a median income of $78,417 (+/− $11,006) versus $64,205 (+/− $16,821) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $47,743 (+/− $6,172). About 1.1% of families and 1.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.4% of those under age 18 and none of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Wenonah borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 8, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

As of the 2000 census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,317 people, 844 households, and 652 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 860 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the borough was 97.546% White, 1.084% African American, 0.093% Native American, 0.65% Asian, and 0.652% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.731% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Wenonah borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 8, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Wenonah borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 8, 2012.</ref>

There were 844 households, out of which 35.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 66.4% were married couples living together, 8.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.7% were non-families. 19.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.13.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough, the population was spread out, with 25.9% under the age of 18, 5.1% from 18 to 24, 26.0% from 25 to 44, 29.1% from 45 to 64, and 13.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $71,625, and the median income for a family was $82,505. Males had a median income of $57,381 versus $37,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $34,116. About 2.0% of families and 2.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.8% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Government

Local government

Wenonah is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 of 564 municipalities statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 19.</ref> The borough form of government used by Wenonah is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>District Factor Groups (DFG) for School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed December 1, 2024.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

Template:As of, Wenonah's mayor is Democrat Jessica S. Doheny, whose term of office ends December 31, 2026. Members of the Wenonah Borough Council are Council President Jaclyn Graves (D, 2025), Jonathan Barbato (D, 2026) Daniel Cox (D, 2027), Anthony J. Fini (D, 2026), Jeanne Grigri (D, 2025) and Alex Pozza (I, 2027).<ref name=MayorandCouncil>Mayor and Borough Council information page, Borough of Wenonah. Accessed January 26, 2025. "The Borough of Wenonah is governed by a Mayor and six Borough Council Members. The Mayor is elected at large and serves a term of four years and until his successor shall have qualified.... The Borough Council consists of six Members, usually elected at large, and the Council Members serve a term of three years and until their successors shall have qualified. Their terms are arranged so that the terms of two Council Members shall expire at the end of each year."</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of Wenonah. Accessed January 26, 2025.</ref><ref name=GloucesterDirectory>Gloucester County 2024 Official Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2024>General Election November 5, 2024 Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2023>General Election November 7, 2023 Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey, November 20, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2022>General Election November 8, 2022 Summary Report Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey Clerk, November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

In May 2016, the borough council selected Daniel Cox to fill the vacant seat expiring in December 2018 that had been held by John F. Howard until his death the previous month.<ref>Council Minutes - Business Meeting May 26, 2016, Borough of Wenonah. Accessed July 6, 2016.</ref><ref>Staff. "Obituary: John Howard", South Jersey Times, April 27, 2016. Accessed July 6, 2016.</ref>

Federal, state, and county representation

Wenonah is located in the 1st Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 3rd state legislative district.<ref>Districts by Number for 2023-2031, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed September 18, 2023.</ref>

Politics

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,748 registered voters in Wenonah, of which 571 (32.7%) were registered as Democrats, 461 (26.4%) were registered as Republicans and 714 (40.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 2 voters registered as either Libertarians or Greens.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Gloucester, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 53.0% of the vote (727 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 45.1% (619 votes), and other candidates with 1.9% (26 votes), among the 1,383 ballots cast by the borough's 1,780 registered voters (11 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 77.7%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 53.3% of the vote (775 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain with 44.5% (647 votes) and other candidates with 1.3% (19 votes), among the 1,455 ballots cast by the borough's 1,786 registered voters, for a turnout of 81.5%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 49.8% of the vote (715 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush with 47.9% (688 votes) and other candidates with 1.4% (25 votes), among the 1,436 ballots cast by the borough's 1,769 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 81.2.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref>

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 61.1% of the vote (563 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 36.3% (334 votes), and other candidates with 2.6% (24 votes), among the 933 ballots cast by the borough's 1,748 registered voters (12 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 53.4%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 44.3% of the vote (469 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 41.2% (436 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 12.3% (130 votes) and other candidates with 0.8% (8 votes), among the 1,059 ballots cast by the borough's 1,775 registered voters, yielding a 59.7% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Gloucester County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 6, 2012.</ref>

Education

Wenonah School District serves public school students in kindergarten through sixth grade at Wenonah Elementary School.<ref>Wenonah Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Wenonah School District, adopted July 28, 2009. Accessed January 26, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Kindergarten through six in the Wenonah School District. Composition: The Wenonah School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Wenonah."</ref><ref>2023-2024 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Wenonah School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Wenonah School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 163 students and 19.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 8.4:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Wenonah Boro School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> In the 2016–17 school year, Wenonah had the 37th smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 177 students.<ref>Guion, Payton. "These 43 N.J. school districts have fewer than 200 students", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, September 2017. Accessed January 30, 2020. "Based on data from the state Department of Education from the last school year and the Census Bureau, NJ Advance Media made a list of the smallest of the small school districts in the state, excluding charter schools and specialty institutions.... 37. Wenonah Borough; Enrollment: 177; Grades: K-6; County: Gloucester; Town population: 2,278"</ref>

For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students attend Gateway Regional High School, a regional public high school that also serves students from the boroughs of National Park, Westville and Woodbury Heights, as part of the Gateway Regional High School District.<ref>Gateway Regional High School, Gloucester County Chamber of Commerce. Accessed January 26, 2025. "Gateway Regional High School is a public school 7-12 grades for Westville, National Park, Wenonah and Woodbury Heights districts."</ref><ref>Shryock, Bob. "Plans are in the works for Gateway's 50th anniversary", Gloucester County Times, March 22, 2012, updated January 18, 2019. Accessed January 26, 2025. "The 50-year milestone is based on Gateway opening in the fall of 2014 when four sending districts (Woodbury Heights, Westville, National Park and Wenonah) split from Woodbury and sent seventh, eighth and ninth graders to the new school on Egg Harbor Road in Woodbury Heights."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 875 students and 82.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.<ref>School data for Gateway Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>

Students from across the county are eligible to apply to attend Gloucester County Institute of Technology, a four-year high school in Deptford Township that provides technical and vocational education. As a public school, students do not pay tuition to attend the school.<ref>Admissions, Gloucester County Institute of Technology. Accessed November 7, 2019. "There is no charge to attend. GCIT is a public school.... GCIT is the vocational-technical school for Gloucester County residents. You must live in Gloucester County to apply and attend."</ref>

Transportation

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County Route 553 northbound along Wenonah's eastern border

Roads and highways

Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality and Template:Convert by Gloucester County.<ref>Gloucester County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

County Route 553<ref>County Route 553 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated June 2012. Accessed February 27, 2023.</ref> and County Route 632<ref>Gloucester County Route 632 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated May 2011. Accessed February 27, 2023.</ref> are the main roadways serving Wenonah.<ref>Gloucester County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed February 27, 2023.</ref>

Public transportation

NJ Transit bus service between Sewell and Philadelphia is available on the 412 route.<ref>Gloucester County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 26, 2010. Accessed November 8, 2012.</ref><ref>Gloucester County's Transit Guide, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref>

The borough is the site of a planned stop on the Glassboro–Camden Line, an Template:Convert diesel multiple unit light rail system projected for completion in 2019.<ref name = facts2013>Glassboro-Camden Line Fact Sheet 2013, Delaware River Port Authority and PATCO. Accessed September 1, 2013. "The new line proposed under the Light Rail Alternative would traverse the communities of Glassboro, Pitman, Sewell, Mantua Township, Deptford Township, Wenonah, Woodbury Heights, Woodbury, Westville, Brooklawn, Gloucester City, and Camden."</ref> However, as of 2019, completion is not expected until 2025.<ref>Duhart, Bill. "18-mile light rail in South Jersey is coming, but not for another 6 years, at least", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, February 17, 2019. Accessed November 10, 2019. "The 18-mile commute time by light rail from Glassboro to Camden looks like it’s coming in now at just under six more years. That’s because a long-planned commuter rail project connecting a growing population hub in South Jersey with mass transit into Philadelphia still appears to be a few more years away, despite an old timeline that still says it’d be up and running in 2019."</ref>

Notable people

Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Wenonah include:

• B.C. Camplight (born 1979, as Brian Christinzio), singer-songwriter<ref>DeLuca, Dan. "BC Camplight: Back in Philly with a new album and outlook", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 7, 2015. Accessed October 8, 2020. "Christinzio grew up in nearby Wenonah, and, for now, he's hunkered down in Gloucester County."</ref>
• Michael Capuzzo (born 1957), author of Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence and four-time Pulitzer Prize nominee<ref>Strauss, Robert. "Worth Noting; Good Thing He Got His Licks In", The New York Times, November 4, 2001. Accessed October 31, 2012. "Michael Capuzzo of Wenonah had a tremendous run this summer with his book, Close to Shore: A True Story of Terror in an Age of Innocence, (Broadway, $24.95) a detailed account of shark attacks at the Jersey shore in 1916."</ref>
• Ethel A. Grosscup (1891–1949), physical educator and child health consultant<ref>"New Jersey Girl Appointed Instructor in School in Spain", Evening Public Ledger, September 1, 1915. Accessed January 18, 2024. "At 23 years of age, Miss Ethel A. Grosscup, of Wenonah, N. J., has received appointment to the chair of English at the International Institute for Girls In Spain."</ref>
• Edward Everett Grosscup (1860–1933), chairman of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee from 1911 to 1919 and Treasurer of the State of New Jersey from 1913 to 1915<ref>Scannell, John James. Scannell's New Jersey's First Citizens and State Guide: Biographies of the Notable Living Men and Women of New Jersey with informing glimpses into the State's History, Affairs, Officialism and Institutions 1919-1920 (Volume II), p. 198. J. J. Scannell, 1919. Accessed November 30, 2013. "Edward E. Grosscup - Wenonah - Real Estate. Born in Bridgeton, August 2, 1860; son of Charles C. and Anna D. Grosscup."</ref>
• Carl Hausman (born 1953), journalist, educator and commentator, who is the author of Lies We Live By<ref>Biography, CarlHausman.com. Accessed May 24, 2018.</ref>
• Michael Pellegrino (born 2001), soccer player for the University of Notre Dame who played for Bethlehem Steel FC<ref>Michael Pellegrino, Notre Dame Fighting Irish men's soccer. Accessed September 25, 2019. "Hometown: Wenonah, NJ"</ref>
• Isaac Pursell (1853–1910), architect<ref>National Register of Historic Places Registration Form for Memorial Presbyterian Church, National Park Service. Accessed October 24, 2015. "The plans were prepared by Mr. Isaac Pursell, architect, a resident of Wenonah and a Presbyterian Elder."</ref>
• Grover C. Richman Jr. (1911–1983), lawyer who served as United States Attorney for the District of New Jersey from 1951 to 1953 and New Jersey Attorney General from 1954 to 1958<ref>Waggoner, Walter H. "Grover C. Richman; Served In New Jersey As Attorney General", The New York Times, May 7, 1983. Accessed October 24, 2015. "Mr. Richman was born in Wenonah, N.J., and graduated from Amherst College and the University of Pennsylvania Law School."</ref>
• Joseph C. Salema, New Jersey Governor James Florio's former chief of staff who resigned in the spring of 1993 amid accusations of accepting payments in a pay to play scandal<ref>via Associated Press. "Former Top Florio Aide Sentenced To Year's Confinement", The Press of Atlantic City, August 15, 1995. Accessed November 8, 2012. "U.S. District Judge Sonia Sotomayor in Manhattan sentenced Joseph C. Salema, 47, of Wenonah, N.J., after watching him sob through an apology in which he vowed to try to help society 'whatever my sentence.'"</ref>
• Joe Solecki (born 1993), professional mixed martial artist competing for the Ultimate Fighting Championship<ref>"BJJ Athletes – Joe Solecki Biography Interview", BJJ Tribes, August 18, 2020. Accessed February 28, 2023. "Joe Solecki is a BJJ black belt and professional MMA fighter in the UFC. He resides in Wilmington, NC but originally hails from Wenonah, NJ and has been training BJJ since the age of 6 years old."</ref>
• Steve Squyres (born 1957), astronomer and principal investigator of the Mars Exploration Rover Mission<ref>Riordan, Kevin "Mars mission's lead scientist saw stars long ago", The Courier-Post, January 20, 2004. Accessed October 31, 2012.</ref>
• Tim Squyres (born 1959), film editor of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Hulk, Life of Pi and Syriana, among others<ref>Shryock, Bob. "South Jersey native nominated for Oscar for 'Life of Pi'", South Jersey Times, January 12, 2013. Accessed October 24, 2015. "Former Wenonah resident Tim Squyres, who has edited 11 of director Ang Lee's 12 films, has been nominated for an Oscar for his work on Lee's acclaimed fantasy adventure Life of Pi."</ref>
• Bob Steuber (1921–1996), NFL football player who was elected to the College Football Hall of Fame in 1971<ref>Template:College Football HoF

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External links

• Official Wenonah website