Editing Avalon, New Jersey

{{Short description|Borough in New Jersey, United States}}
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|name                     = Avalon, New Jersey
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|settlement_type          = [[Borough (New Jersey)|Borough]]
|nickname                 = 
|motto                    = "Cooler by a Mile"<ref>Kuperinsky, Amy. [http://www.nj.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/town_mottos_new_jersey_slogans.html "'The Jewel of the Meadowlands'?: N.J.'s best, worst and weirdest town slogans"], NJ Advance Media for [[NJ.com]], January 22, 2015. Accessed July 12, 2016. "Avalon, in Cape May County, is 'cooler by a mile' on its welcome signs, because the seaside community juts out into the Atlantic Ocean a mile further than other towns."</ref>

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|subdivision_name2        = {{flagicon image|}}[[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May]]
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|government_type          = [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)]]
|governing_body           = Borough Council
|leader_title             = [[Mayor]]
|leader_name              = John M. McCorristin ([[Republican Party (United States)|R]], term ends June 30, 2027)<ref name=ElectedOfficials/><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/dca/home/2023mayors.pdf 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory], [[New Jersey Department of Community Affairs]], updated February 8, 2023. Accessed July 17, 2023. As of date accessed, results of May 2023 election are not reflected.</ref>
|leader_title1            = [[City manager|Administrator]]
|leader_name1             = Scott J. Wahl<ref>[https://avalonboro.net/government/department-of-administration/avalon-administrator/ Administrator], Borough of Avalon. Accessed March 22, 2023.</ref>
|leader_title2            = [[Municipal clerk]]
|leader_name2             = C. Danielle Nollett<ref>[https://avalonboro.net/government/department-of-administration/avalon-borough-clerk/ Borough Clerk], Borough of Avalon. Accessed March 22, 2023.</ref>
|established_title        = Formed
|established_date         = 1723 as part of [[Middle Township, New Jersey|Middle Township]]
|established_title1       = [[Municipal corporation|Incorporated]]
|established_date1        = April 18, 1892
|named_for                = [[Avalon]] of [[King Arthur|Arthurian legend]]

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|postal_code              = 08202<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=avalon&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Avalon, NJ], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 3, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm ZIP Codes], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed August 20, 2013.</ref>
|area_codes                = [[Area code 609|609]] [[Telephone exchange|Exchanges]]: 263, 368, 967<ref>[http://www.area-codes.com/search.asp?frmNPA=&frmNXX=&frmState=NJ&frmCity=Avalon Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Avalon, NJ], Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 2, 2014.</ref>
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|website                  = {{URL|https://www.avalonboro.net/}}
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}}
[[File:AvalonBeach.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.3|One of Avalon's beaches on the New Jersey shore]]
'''Avalon''' is a [[Borough (New Jersey)|borough]] in [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], United States. It is located on [[Seven Mile Island]]. As of the [[2020 United States census]], the borough's population was 1,243,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 91 (−6.8%) from the [[2010 United States census|2010 census]] count of 1,334,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn declined by 809 (−37.8%) from the 2,143 counted in the [[2000 United States census|2000 census]].<ref>[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], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]], February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> The borough's population swells to as many as 45,000 during the summer.<ref>Kirby, David. [https://www.nytimes.com/2002/11/08/travel/havens-weekender-avalon-nj.html "Havens; Weekender | Avalon, N.J."], ''[[The New York Times]]'', November 8, 2002. Accessed February 10, 2023. "Indeed, Avalon's neighborly small-town atmosphere -- like a Mayberry by the sea -- is what has drawn generations of families to this century-old resort on the southern Jersey Shore. Though it swells to some 45,000 sun-seeking souls during the peak of summer, the town's year-round population is only about 2,140, and spring and fall are especially lovely times to be there, many residents say."</ref>

Geographically part of the [[South Jersey]] region, the community is one of the most affluent communities along the [[Jersey Shore]] and is home to some of the most expensive real estate on the [[East Coast of the United States|East Coast]]. In 2007, ''[[Forbes]]'' listed Avalon as the 65th most expensive ZIP Code in the United States.<ref>Staff. [https://www.forbes.com/2007/09/10/zip-expensive-hundred-forbeslife-cx_07zip_mw_0913realestate_slide_66.html?thisSpeed=15000 "In Pictures: Most Expensive ZIP Codes - 65. Avalon, N.J."], ''[[Forbes]]'', September 10, 2007. Accessed June 28, 2011.</ref> ''[[Washingtonian (magazine)|Washingtonian]]'' "named Avalon the 'chicest beach' in the mid-Atlantic, the place to see women in diamonds and designer swimwear."<ref>Raymond, Alexis. [http://www.baltimoresun.com/travel/beaches/bal-bab-avalon,1,4506034.story?ctrack=1&cset=true "Stone Harbor and Avalon, N.J.: These upscale communities are rich in beauty, tranquility and pleasure."], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', August 25, 2003. Accessed June 28, 2011.</ref> A small portion of Avalon is not on Seven Mile Island. The borough, and all of Cape May County, is part of the [[Ocean City, New Jersey|Ocean City]] [[metropolitan statistical area]], and is part of the [[Philadelphia]]-[[Wilmington, Delaware|Wilmington]]-[[Camden, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Pennsylvania|PA]]-NJ-[[Delaware|DE]]-[[Maryland|MD]] [[combined statistical area]], also known as the [[Delaware Valley|Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area]].<ref>[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], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 22, 2022.</ref>

Avalon is known as a South Jersey seashore resort and has the motto "Cooler by a Mile" since it juts out into the [[Atlantic Ocean]] about a mile farther than other [[barrier islands]].<ref>[https://visitnj.org/city/avalon Avalon], Visit New Jersey. Accessed December 14, 2021. "Like a page out of Pleasantville, things are just nicer in the beach town of Avalon. The town’s slogan, 'Cooler by a Mile,' refers to its position one mile farther into the Atlantic than other barrier islands in the state, but you may feel like you’re a hundred miles away from the busier beach towns."</ref> Alternatively, the motto is because Avalon, at four miles long, is one mile longer than its neighboring town on the southern end of Seven Mile Island, Stone Harbor.{{citation needed|date=December 2021}} It was ranked the seventh-best beach in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.<ref>Urgo, Jacqueline L. [https://web.archive.org/web/20121012192118/http://articles.philly.com/2008-05-23/news/24990245_1_beach-erosion-safest-beach-towns "Triumph for South Jersey"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', May 23, 2008. Accessed October 29, 2015. "Neighboring Wildwood Crest came in second, followed by Ocean City, North Wildwood, Cape May, Asbury Park in Monmouth County, Avalon, Point Pleasant Beach in northern Ocean County, Beach Haven in southern Ocean County and Stone Harbor."</ref>

==History==
Around 14,000&nbsp;years ago, the [[barrier island]]s of [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May County]] formed, likely from [[spit (landform)|spit]]s and lines of [[dune]]s.<ref name="geo">Lucey, Carol S. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/county-series/Cape%20May_County.pdf Geology of Cape May County in Brief], [[New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection]], 1976. Accessed October 26, 2019.</ref> Originally a thriving juniper forest occupied by [[Lenape|Lenni Lenape]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native Americans]], the area was purchased by Aaron Leaming in December 1722 for 79 pounds. Known as Seven Mile Beach (which included present-day Avalon and [[Stone Harbor, New Jersey|Stone Harbor]]), it was owned and retained by the Leamings for approximately 100 years. Unconfirmed legends say that pirates buried their bounty on Seven Mile Island, and that [[Henry Hudson]] may have dropped anchor somewhere offshore. The island served as a cattle range and was also used for its plentiful timber. The Leamings eventually sold the land, and the island exchanged hands in a number of transactions afterwards. In April 1887, the Seven Mile Beach company was formed. As early as 1893, Avalon was advertised as a resort town. With this rapid development, homes and businesses were erected. The native [[juniper]] forest was graded and cut, and the sandy hills were leveled off, making the island mostly flat. Today it is extremely rare to see hills or native juniper in Avalon.

Avalon was incorporated as a borough by an act of the [[New Jersey Legislature]] on April 18, 1892, from portions of [[Middle Township, New Jersey|Middle Township]], based on the results of a referendum held two days earlier. The borough was reincorporated on March 6, 1896, and again on May 4, 1897. Another portion of Middle Township was annexed in 1910. On December 27, 1941, portions of Avalon were ceded to [[Stone Harbor, New Jersey|Stone Harbor]].<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [https://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 113. Accessed July 7, 2012.</ref> The borough is named for [[Avalon]] of [[King Arthur|Arthurian legend]].<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=7 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 27, 2015.</ref>

On January 4, 1890, the ''Commonwealth'', piloted by Captain W.S. Willets, sank. This 197-ton ship was en route from [[New York City]] to [[Philadelphia]] with a cargo of molasses, coffee, tobacco, tea, coconut oil, and camphor. Straying from its course in rough weather, the ''Commonwealth'' ran aground in Townsend's Inlet. The crew was rescued and most of the cargo was salvaged. However, after a week trapped in the sandy bottom of the inlet, the ship began to come apart in the waves. Some of the remaining cargo washed ashore and most of it was taken by the early residents of Avalon. The wreck, unable to be recovered, was sold to John Townshend on February 2.

[[File:AvalonPier.jpg|thumb|A plaque placed in July 2004, recognizing the “Site of the Avalon Pier 1929-1980”.]]
By the early 1900s, the Leaming Railroad bridge was constructed, allowing train connections into the town. This increased the traffic from nearby [[Philadelphia]], [[Pennsylvania]]. Around 1944 the West Jersey and Seashore railroad lines merged with the [[Reading Company|Reading Railroad]]. This effectively ended the era of travel by train to the island. A hurricane took several streets and Avalon now has a north end beginning at 7th street. In the mid-1950s the Wolfington Family of Philadelphia purchased and operated the Puritan Hotel later enlarged and renamed the Whitebriar Hotel on the beach block at 21st Street. The Whitebriar was managed for two seasons in the mid-1950s, one of the future 'great hosts' of several hotels in the Greater Philadelphia area, Robert C. Bennett. He was the son of another 'famous' hotelier, Claude H. Bennett of the Bellevue Stratford Hotel in Philadelphia. Currently the most widely used method of transportation to and from Avalon is by car or boat; however, buses run on a regular schedule all over the shore towns.

==Geography==
[[File:Avalon NJ beach looking north at 78th Street.jpeg|thumb|right|Avalon beach at 78th Street]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the borough had a total area of 5.06 square miles (13.09&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 4.27 square miles (11.06&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.79 square miles (2.04&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (15.53%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Peermont.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The borough borders the Cape May County municipalities of [[Dennis Township, New Jersey|Dennis Township]], [[Middle Township, New Jersey|Middle Township]], [[Sea Isle City, New Jersey|Sea Isle City]] and [[Stone Harbor, New Jersey|Stone Harbor]], as well as the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/837895/touches.html Areas touching Avalon], MapIt. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/cape-may/ Cape May County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200226193503/http://chnj.njpn.org/cape-may/ |date=February 26, 2020 }}, Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1900= 93
|1910= 230
|1920= 197
|1930= 343
|1940= 313
|1950= 428
|1960= 695
|1970= 1283
|1980= 2162
|1990= 1809
|2000= 2143
|2010= 1334
|2020= 1243
| estimate=1218
| estyear=2023
| estref=<ref name=PopEst>[https://www2.census.gov/programs-surveys/popest/tables/2020-2023/mcds/totals/SUB-MCD-EST2023-POP-34.xlsx Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Minor Civil Divisions in New Jersey: April 1, 2020 to July 1, 2022], [[United States Census Bureau]], released May 2024. Accessed May 16, 2024.</ref>
|footnote=Population sources:<small><br>1900–2000<ref>Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popcap_04.htm Population Data for Cape May County Municipalities, 1810 - 2000], WestJersey.org, January 6, 2011. Accessed October 16, 2012.</ref> 1900–1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed August 20, 2013.</ref><br>1900–1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA336 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 336. Accessed July 7, 2012.</ref> 1910–1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA715 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 715. Accessed July 7, 2012.</ref><br>1940–2000<ref>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf#page=27 Table 6: New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1940 - 2000], Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, August 2001. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1/><br>2010<ref name=Census2010>[https://archive.today/20200212100850/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/0600000US3400902320 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Avalon borough, Cape May County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 7, 2012.</ref><ref name=LWD2010>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_cap/avalon1.pdf Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Avalon borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120430010107/http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2010/dp/dp1_cap/avalon1.pdf |date=2012-04-30 }}, [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed July 7, 2012.</ref> 2020<ref name=LWD2020>[https://www.nj.gov/labor/labormarketinformation/assets/PDFs/census/2020/2020%20pl94%20Tables/2020_Mun/MCD%200_All.pdf Total Population: Census 2010 - Census 2020 New Jersey Municipalities], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref></small>
}}

===2010 census===

The [[2010 United States census]] counted 1,334 people, 692 households, and 416 families in the borough. The [[population density]] was {{convert|321.3|/sqmi}}. There were 5,434 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1308.8|/sqmi}}. The racial makeup was 98.05% (1,308) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 0.30% (4) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.30% (4) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.22% (3) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.15% (2) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 0.97% (13) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 2.17% (29) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 692 households, 9.2% had children under the age of 18; 54.6% were married couples living together; 4.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 39.9% were non-families. Of all households, 36.0% were made up of individuals and 21.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.93 and the average family size was 2.45.<ref name=Census2010/>

8.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 3.7% from 18 to 24, 11.8% from 25 to 44, 35.0% from 45 to 64, and 40.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 61.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.5 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 [[American Community Survey]] showed that (in 2010 [[inflation adjustment|inflation-adjusted]] dollars) [[median household income]] was $88,527 (with a margin of error of +/− $20,202) and the median family income was $135,781 (+/− $32,487). Males had a median income of $162,125 (+/− $69,973) versus $46,397 (+/− $17,278) for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $99,655 (+/− $18,059). About 1.6% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 3.1% of those under age 18 and 1.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>[https://archive.today/20200212083133/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/ACS/10_5YR/DP03/0600000US3400902320 DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Avalon borough, Cape May County, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 21, 2012.</ref>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States census]],<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,143 people, 1,045 households, and 668 families residing in the borough. The population density was {{convert|508.4|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. There were 5,281 housing units at an average density of {{convert|1,252.9|/sqmi|/km2|sp=us|adj=off}}. The racial makeup of the borough was 98.69% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.14% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.56% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.05% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.05% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 0.51% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.56% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603402320.pdf Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Avalon borough] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140812063701/http://censtats.census.gov/data/NJ/1603402320.pdf |date=2014-08-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 3, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>[https://archive.today/20200212102816/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3402320 DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Avalon borough, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 5, 2012.</ref>

There were 1,045 households, out of which 12.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 56.7% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 5.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 36.0% were non-families. 33.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 17.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.05 and the average family size was 2.56.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the borough the population was spread out, with 14.1% under the age of 18, 2.9% from 18 to 24, 16.3% from 25 to 44, 33.9% from 45 to 64, and 32.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 56 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.0 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the borough was $59,196, and the median income for a family was $72,750. Males had a median income of $60,227 versus $39,886 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the borough was $50,016. About 2.2% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 9.6% of those under age 18 and 0.1% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

==Government==

===Local government===
The Borough of Avalon is governed within the [[Faulkner Act]], formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the [[Faulkner Act (mayor–council)|Mayor-Council]] system of municipal government. The borough is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government.<ref>[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''] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230601184216/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/inventory_of_municipal_forms_of_government_in_new_jersey.pdf |date=June 1, 2023 }}, [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of the [[mayor]] and the five-member borough council. Members of the borough council are elected in [[non-partisan democracy|non-partisan]] elections to four-year terms on a staggered basis, with either two seats (and the mayoral seat) or three seats coming up for election in odd-numbered years as part of the May municipal election.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 8.</ref><ref>[https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230604040836/https://njdatabook.rutgers.edu/sites/njdatabook.rutgers.edu/files/documents/forms_of_municipal_government_in_new_jersey_9220.pdf#page=10 |date=June 4, 2023 }}, p. 10. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

{{As of|2023|7}}, Avalon's mayor is John M. McCorristin, whose term of office ends on June 30, 2027. Members of the borough council are Council President James T. McDermott Jr. (2025), Council Vice President Maura H. "Mari" Coskey (2025), Greg "Chet" Johnson (2025; appointed to serve an unexpired term), Barbara L. Juzaitis (2027) and Samuel D. Wierman (2027).<ref name=ElectedOfficials>[https://avalonboro.net/government/departments/elected-officials/ Elected Officials], Borough of Avalon. Accessed July 17, 2023.</ref><ref>[https://avalonboro.net/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/0501_introbud_.pdf 2023 Municipal Data Sheet], Borough of Avalon. Accessed June 9, 2023.</ref><ref name=CapeMayOfficials>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2023-All-Elected-Officials-INTERNET-July.pdf 2023 County & Municipal Elected Officials Cape May County, NJ -- July 2023], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], August 3, 2023. Accessed August 23, 2023.</ref><ref name=CapeMay2023Municipal>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/1.-Statement-of-Vote.Final_.pdf Cape May County Statement of Vote 2023 Cape May County Municipal Election], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], updated May 17, 2023. Accessed Jul 17, 2023.</ref><ref name=CapeMay2021Municipal>[https://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/2021-Municipal-Statement-of-Vote-Book-Final-web.pdf Statement of Vote 2021 Cape May County Municipal Election], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], updated May 18, 2021. Accessed April 28, 2022.</ref>

In July 2023, the borough council appointed Chet Johnson to fill the council seat expiring in June 2025 that had been held by John McCorristin until he stepped down to take office as mayor.<ref>Conti, Vince. [https://www.capemaycountyherald.com/news/government/avalon-appoints-new-council-member-to-vacant-seat/article_5de8471a-226e-11ee-9556-53ae1d7d687d.html "Avalon Appoints New Council Member to Vacant Seat"], ''[[Cape May County Herald]]'', July 13, 2023. Accessed July 17, 2023. "Avalon Borough Council moved to fill a vacancy in its membership, July 12, by authorizing the appointment of Planning and Zoning Board Chair Greg 'Chet' Johnson to the seat vacated by John McCorristin."</ref>

In July 2015, William G. Burns Jr., was appointed to fill the vacant seat expiring 2017 of David Ellenberg, who resigned from office earlier that month.<ref>[http://avalonboro.net/william-burns-appointed-to-avalon-borough-council/ William Burns Appointed to Avalon Borough Council], Borough of Avalon. Accessed August 8, 2015. "The Avalon Borough Council voted unanimously to appoint Bill Burns to a vacant seat on Council during its meeting on Wednesday, July 22nd.... Burns will serve the vacant seat formerly held by David Ellenberg until the November 3, 2015 general election."</ref>

Mayor Pagliughi and Councilmembers Covington and Dean ran unopposed in the May 2011 municipal election.<ref>Barlow, Bill. [http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/2010-04-07-20-18-16/middle-township-news/10406-team-avalon-running-unopposed-.html "'Team Avalon' running unopposed: Three seek fresh terms after long service"] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120528103328/http://www.shorenewstoday.com/snt/news/index.php/2010-04-07-20-18-16/middle-township-news/10406-team-avalon-running-unopposed-.html |date=May 28, 2012 }}, ''Shore News Today'', March 30, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2011. "Mayor Martin Pagliughi, Council President Dick Dean and Avalon Councilman Chuck Covington are set to run for reelection together as 'Team Avalon' in the May 10 municipal election. That means everyone on the ballot will be on the same team. According to Avalon spokesman Scott Wahl, no one else turned in petitions to appear on the ballot. If re-elected, as seems quite likely, this July Pagliughi will start his 20th year as Avalon's mayor, which he ran for after a four-year term on council."</ref><ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=AC&p_theme=ac&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=137289277974C938&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Avalon, Sea Isle, Wildwood hold municipal elections Tuesday"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', May 10, 2011. Accessed December 4, 2011. "Avalon, Sea Isle City and Wildwood will hold nonpartisan municipal elections today from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m. In Avalon, Mayor Martin L. Pagliughi and Councilmen Charles P. Covington and Richard E. Dean are running unopposed."</ref> With 245 of 1,330 registered voters participating (turnout of 18.42%) all three candidates were re-elected.<ref>[http://www.capemaycountyvotes.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/05/2011-Municipal-Summary.pdf 2011 Municipal Election May 10, 2011Summary Report Cape May County Official Results], [[Cape May County, New Jersey]], May 19, 2011. Accessed October 29, 2016.</ref>

In the May 2013 election, incumbents Ellenberg and Hudanich were re-elected, as newcomer John McCorristin won the seat that had previously been held by Joseph Tipping who didn't run for another term of office.<ref>Procida, Lee. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/breaking/avalon-sea-isle-city-each-elect-incumbents-newcomer-in-unopposed/article_a1bcf15e-d104-5563-9a72-a4b2464a1dc3.html "Avalon, Sea Isle City each elect 2 incumbents, 1 newcomer in unopposed elections"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', May 15, 2013. Accessed August 20, 2013. "In Avalon, incumbents David B. Ellenberg and Nancy Hudanich won re-election to four-year terms, while John McCorristin won a seat on Borough Council... In Avalon, Councilman Joseph Tipping chose not to run for re-election because of health reasons."</ref>

===Federal, state, and county representation===
Avalon is located in the 2nd Congressional district<ref name=PCR2012>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/2011-legislative-districts/towns-districts.pdf Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District], [[New Jersey Department of State]]. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>[https://uploads-ssl.webflow.com/5bae63366fd2b2e5b9f87e5e/5d30f0a94a82c66427e564d2_2019_CitizensGuide.pdf ''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#1 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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===Politics===
As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,307 registered voters in Avalon, of which 206 (15.8%) were registered as [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democrats]], 676 (51.7%) were registered as [[Republican Party (United States)|Republicans]] and 425 (32.5%) were registered as [[Unaffiliated (New Jersey)|Unaffiliated]]. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2011-capemay-co-summary-report.pdf Voter Registration Summary - Cape May], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed October 16, 2012.</ref>

In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012 presidential election]], Republican [[Mitt Romney]] received 66.5% of the vote (622 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barack Obama]] with 32.9% (308 votes), and other candidates with 0.6% (6 votes), among the 943 ballots cast by the borough's 1,331 registered voters (7 ballots were [[Spoilt vote|spoiled]]), for a turnout of 70.8%.<ref name=2012Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-cape-may.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Cape May County |date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-ballotscast-capemay.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 6, 2012 - General Election Results - Cape May County|date=March 15, 2013 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008 presidential election]], Republican [[John McCain]] received 62.4% of the vote (663 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama, who received 35.7% (379 votes), with 1,063 ballots cast among the borough's 1,325 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.2%.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-cape-may.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Cape May County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed October 16, 2012.</ref> In the [[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004 presidential election]], Republican [[George W. Bush]] received 66.1% of the vote (766 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat [[John Kerry]], who received around 32.6% (377 votes), with 1,158 ballots cast among the borough's 1,419 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 81.6.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_capemay_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Cape May County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed October 16, 2012.</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="float:right; font-size:95%;"
|+ Presidential elections results
|- bgcolor=lightgrey
! Year
![[Republican Party (United States)|Republican]]
![[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]]
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[2024 United States presidential election in New Jersey|2024]]<ref name="2024Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2024/2024-official-general-results-president-capemay.pdf|title=Presidential November 5, 2024 General Election Results Cape May County|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''52.2%''' ''451''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|45.7% ''395''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2020|2020]]<ref name="2020Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2020/2020-official-general-results-president-capemay.pdf|title=Presidential November 3, 2020 General Election Results Cape May County|access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''58.0%''' ''547''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|41.2% ''388''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2016|2016]]<ref name="2016Elections">{{cite web |url=https://www.nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/2016/2016-gen-elect-presidential-results-cape-may.pdf|title=Presidential General Election Results – November 8, 2016 – Cape May County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections|access-date=December 31, 2017}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''59.0%''' ''511''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|37.5% ''325''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2012|2012]]<ref name="2012Election">{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-results/2012-presidential-cape-may.pdf |title=Presidential General Election Results - November 6, 2012 - Cape May County|publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=January 13, 2025}}</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.5%''' ''622''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.9% ''308''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2008|2008]]<ref name="state.nj.us">[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2008-gen-elect-presidential-results-cape-may.pdf 2008 Presidential General Election Results: Cape May County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 13, 2025.</ref>'''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''62.4%''' ''663''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|35.7% ''379''
|-
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''[[United States presidential election in New Jersey, 2004|2004]]'''<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/election-results/2004-presidential_capemay_co_2004.pdf 2004 Presidential Election: Cape May County], [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 13, 2025.</ref>
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Republican}}|'''66.1%''' ''766''
| style="text-align:center;" {{Party shading/Democratic}}|32.6% ''377''
|}

In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2013|2013 gubernatorial election]], Republican [[Chris Christie]] received 84.0% of the vote (589 cast), ahead of Democrat [[Barbara Buono]] with 15.3% (107 votes), and other candidates with 0.7% (5 votes), among the 710 ballots cast by the borough's 1,279 registered voters (9 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 55.5%.<ref name=2013Elections>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-results-governor-cape-may.pdf |title=Governor - Cape May County |date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>{{cite web |url=http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2013-results/2013-general-election-ballotscast-capemay.pdf |title=Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast - November 5, 2013 - General Election Results - Cape May County|date=January 29, 2014 |publisher=New Jersey Department of Elections |access-date=December 24, 2014}}</ref> In the [[New Jersey gubernatorial election, 2009|2009 gubernatorial election]], Republican Chris Christie received 64.7% of the vote (547 ballots cast), ahead of both Democrat [[Jon Corzine]] with 29.0% (245 votes) and Independent [[Chris Daggett]] with 5.0% (42 votes), with 845 ballots cast among the borough's 1,357 registered voters, yielding a 62.3% turnout.<ref>[http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-cape-may.pdf 2009 Governor: Cape May County] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121017225450/http://www.njelections.org/election-results/2009-governor_results-cape-may.pdf |date=2012-10-17 }}, [[New Jersey Department of State]] Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed October 16, 2012.</ref>

==Education==
[[File:Avalon Free Public Library and Elementary School.jpg|thumb|[[Avalon School District|Avalon Elementary School]] and Avalon Free Public Library]]
[[Avalon School District]] is a public school district that serves students in public school for first through eighth grade.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/selectreport/2022-2023/09/0170 School Performance Reports for the Avalon School District], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed February 26, 2024.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of one school, had an enrollment of 83 students and 12.2 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 6.8:1.<ref name=NCES>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3401110&DistrictID=3401110 District information for Avalon School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref> In the 2016–17 school year, Avalon had the smallest enrollment of any school district in the state, with 43 students.<ref>Guion, Payton. [https://www.nj.com/education/2017/09/njs_smallest_school_districts.html "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.... 1. Avalon Borough; Enrollment: 43; Grades: 5-8; County: Cape May"</ref>

Starting with the 2011–12 school year, in an agreement with the [[Stone Harbor School District]], public school students in grades K–4 from both communities attend school in Stone Harbor while all students in grades 5–8 attend school in Avalon, at Avalon Elementary School.<ref>[https://rc.doe.state.nj.us/report.aspx?type=school&lang=english&county=09&district=0170&school=010&SY=1617&schoolyear=2016-2017 Avalon Elementary School 2016-17 School Report Card], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed March 15, 2018. "Full-Time 3 and 4 year old programs, accepting tuition students, send-receive relationship with Stone Harbor School District (K-4), Avalon School District (PK, 5-8)"</ref>

Students in public school for [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s attend [[Middle Township High School]] in [[Cape May Court House, New Jersey|Cape May Court House]], as part of a [[sending/receiving relationship]] with the [[Middle Township Public Schools]], together with students from [[Dennis Township, New Jersey|Dennis Township]], [[Stone Harbor, New Jersey|Stone Harbor]] and [[Woodbine, New Jersey|Woodbine]].<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/education/pr/1415/narrative/09/3130/050.html Middle Township High School 2015 School Report Card], [[New Jersey Department of Education]]. Accessed May 30, 2016. "Middle Township High School is a four-year, accredited, comprehensive high school situated in central Cape May County. The school serves the communities of Middle Township, Dennis Township, Avalon, Stone Harbor, and Woodbine Borough."</ref><ref>[http://www.middletwp.k12.nj.us/ Home page], Middle Township Public Schools. Accessed May 30, 2016. "The high school is a four-year comprehensive public high school that serves students in [[ninth grade|ninth]] through [[twelfth grade]]s. In addition to students from Middle Township, students from Avalon, Dennis Township, Stone Harbor and Woodbine attend the high school as part of sending/receiving relationships."</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 790 students and 65.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 12.2:1.<ref>[https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_detail.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3410020&ID=341002001732 School data for Middle Township High School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
Students are also eligible to attend [[Cape May County Technical High School]] in the Cape May Court House area, which serves students from the entire county in its comprehensive and vocational programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents.<ref>[https://www.capemaytech.com/faq.html Frequently Asked Questions], [[Cape May County Technical High School]]. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All residents of Cape May County are eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School.... The Cape May County Technical High School is a public school so there is no cost to residents of Cape May County."</ref><ref>[https://www.capemaytech.com/hs-admissions.html Technical High School Admissions], [[Cape May County Technical High School]]. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All students who are residents of Cape May County may apply to the Technical High School."</ref> Special needs students may be referred to [[Cape May County Special Services School District]] in the Cape May Court House area.

The [[Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden]] operates Bishop McHugh Regional School, a Catholic [[K–8 school]], in [[Ocean View, New Jersey|Ocean View]], [[Dennis Township, New Jersey|Dennis Township]],<ref>{{cite web|last=Leach|first=Ben|url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/bishop-mchugh-regional-catholic-school-in-ocean-view-opens-doors-to-kindergartners-pre-k-students/article_af9943c8-b613-11df-8993-001cc4c03286.html|title=Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School in Ocean View opens doors to kindergartners, pre-K students|newspaper=[[Press of Atlantic City]]|date=2010-09-10|access-date=2020-09-14|quote=Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School in the Ocean View section of Dennis Township}}</ref> which has a [[Cape May Courthouse]] postal address.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://dennistwp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DennisTownshipZoningMapApril2013-min.pdf|title=Zoning Map|publisher=[[Dennis Township, New Jersey|Dennis Township]]|access-date=2020-09-14}} - [https://www.bishopmchugh.com Compare to the address]: "2221 Rt. 9 North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210"</ref> It is the parish school of Avalon/Stone Harbor Catholic Church and three other churches.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bishopmchugh.com/about_us/welcome_to_bishop_mc_hugh|title=About|publisher=Bishop McHugh Regional School|access-date=2020-09-14}}</ref>

==Transportation==

===Roads and highways===
[[File:2018-10-04 17 23 36 View north along Cape May County Route 619 (Ocean Drive) at 29th Street in Avalon, Cape May County, New Jersey.jpg|thumb|right|[[County Route 619 (Cape May County, New Jersey)|County Route 619]] in Avalon]]
{{As of|2010|5}}, the borough had a total of {{convert|41.61|mi}} of roadways, of which {{convert|36.19|mi}} were maintained by the municipality and {{convert|5.42|mi}} by Cape May County.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/transportation/refdata/sldiag/mileage_Cape%20May.pdf Cape May County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction]{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]], May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

No Interstate, U.S., state or major county highways serve Avalon. The most significant roads are minor county routes, such as [[County Route 601 (Cape May County, New Jersey)|County Route 601]] (Avalon Boulevard), which connects the [[Garden State Parkway]] and [[U.S. Route 9 in New Jersey|U.S. Route 9]] to the oceanfront, and [[County Route 619 (Cape May County, New Jersey)|County Route 619]], which follows [[Ocean Drive (New Jersey)|Ocean Drive]].

===Public transportation===
There is also a seasonal trolley service that runs through the seven-mile-long island. Avalon also has multiple [[NJ Transit]] bus stops, and is served by the [[315 (New Jersey bus)|315]] to and from Philadelphia and the [[319 (New Jersey bus)|319]] that provides service to and from the [[Port Authority Bus Terminal]] in [[Midtown Manhattan]].<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20090522212315/http://www.njtransit.com/sf/sf_servlet.srv?hdnPageAction=BusRoutesCapemayCountyTo Cape May County bus routes], [[NJ Transit]], backed up by the [[Internet Archive]] as of May 22, 2009. Accessed June 30, 2011.</ref><ref>[http://www.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 South Jersey Transit Guide] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180929093448/http://www2.driveless.com/pdfs/SJTG_PDF.pdf#page=3 |date=2018-09-29 }}, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed September 2, 2014.</ref>

==Climate==
According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Avalon has a [[Humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'').	
	
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| precipitation colour = green	
| Jan precipitation inch  = 	3.40
| Feb precipitation inch  = 	2.97
| Mar precipitation inch  = 	4.40
| Apr precipitation inch  = 	3.50
| May precipitation inch  = 	3.45
| Jun precipitation inch  = 	3.62
| Jul precipitation inch  = 	4.21
| Aug precipitation inch  = 	4.45
| Sep precipitation inch  = 	3.77
| Oct precipitation inch  = 	4.27
| Nov precipitation inch  = 	3.34
| Dec precipitation inch  = 	4.24
| year precipitation inch = 	45.63
| Jan snow inch  = 	6.0
| Feb snow inch  = 	4.0
| Mar snow inch  = 	2.1
| Apr snow inch  = 	0.1
| May snow inch  = 	0.0
| Jun snow inch  = 	0.0
| Jul snow inch  = 	0.0
| Aug snow inch  = 	0.0
| Sep snow inch  = 	0.0
| Oct snow inch  = 	0.0
| Nov snow inch  = 	0.0
| Dec snow inch  = 	2.0
| year snow inch = 	14.2
| Jan dew point F =	25.7
| Feb dew point F =	26.5
| Mar dew point F =	31.9
| Apr dew point F =	41.1
| May dew point F =	52.1
| Jun dew point F =	62.1
| Jul dew point F =	67.2
| Aug dew point F =	66.7
| Sep dew point F =	61.0
| Oct dew point F =	49.9
| Nov dew point F =	38.8
| Dec dew point F =	31.4
| year dew point F =	46.3
| source = PRISM<ref name=PRISM>{{cite web |url=http://prism.oregonstate.edu/explorer/|title=PRISM|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref>	
| source 2 = NOHRSC (Snow, 2008/2009 - 2022/2023 normals)<ref name=NOHRSC>{{cite web |url=https://www.nohrsc.noaa.gov/snowfall/|title=NOHRSC|access-date=July 19, 2023}}</ref>}}

===The Nor'easter of 1962===
In March 1962, a major [[Nor'easter]], the [[Ash Wednesday Storm of 1962]], tore through the [[East Coast of the United States|U.S. East Coast]] causing massive ocean swells. Much of Avalon suffered very serious flooding and major coastline loss.<ref>[https://www.visitnjshore.com/avalon/history/ History of Avalon], VisitNJShore.com. Accessed October 29, 2016.</ref><ref>[http://www.avalonspast.com/doRemember/45YearsAgo.aspx Avalon Residents Recall 1962 Storm]. Accessed April 11, 2007. {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070430031511/http://www.avalonspast.com/doRemember/45YearsAgo.aspx |date=April 30, 2007 }}</ref> Much of the island was under water for four to five days, with damage to homes dependent on the foundation construction of the home and location on the island.

[[File:AvalonRocks.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Rocks were erected where 8th Street meets Townsend's Inlet to hold back the ocean.]]

===Protection efforts against storms===
While there have been many strong storms since 1962, extensive rock jetty construction on Townsends Inlet (as recent as Summer 2006) has mostly succeeded in protecting the inlet-side homes. However, beaches and property facing the ocean at 8th through 12th Streets have struggled to prevent further loss of this barrier island through various anti-erosion schemes, including extending the 8th Street rock jetty, the installation of an artificial reef and the [[beach nourishment|beach replenishment]]. So far, there has been no more "shrinkage" of the island at this location, but at a very high monetary cost. Several times, in 2015, the causeway leading north from Avalon to Townsends Inlet has been closed by flooding during stormy weather.

==Ecology==
According to the [[A. W. Kuchler]] U.S. [[potential natural vegetation]] types, Avalon would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern [[Cordgrass]] (''73'') with a dominant vegetation form of [[Coastal]] [[Prairie]] (''20'').<ref name="Conservation Biology Institute">[https://databasin.org/datasets/1c7a301c8e6843f2b4fe63fdb3a9fe39 U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)], Data Basin. Accessed March 18, 2020.</ref>

==Notable people==
{{Category see also|People from Avalon, New Jersey}}
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Avalon include:

* [[Geno Auriemma]] (born 1954), head coach of the [[Connecticut Huskies women's basketball|University of Connecticut Huskies women's basketball team]]<ref>Elliott, Rich. [http://www.stamfordadvocate.com/news/article/Hoop-recruit-spikes-UConn-231599.php "Hoop recruit spikes UConn"], ''[[News-Times (Danbury)|News-Times]]'', August 26, 2008. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Auriemma, his wife, Kathy, and Ernie and Joanie Delle Donne had dinner several times this summer at the Jersey Shore to discuss the situation. Auriemma owns a house in Avalon, N.J. The Delle Donnes own a house in nearby Stone Harbor."</ref><ref>Giuca, Linda. [http://www.courant.com/features/food/hc-cookies04-auriemma,0,3311617.story "Celebrity Cookie Countdown: Geno Auriemma"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121009052731/http://www.courant.com/features/food/hc-cookies04-auriemma,0,3311617.story |date=October 9, 2012 }}, ''[[Hartford Courant]]''. Accessed March 1, 2011. "The Auriemmas spent Thanksgiving at their home in Avalon, N.J., close to the Philadelphia area where the couple's respective families live."</ref>
* [[Neil Hartman]], Comcast Sportsnet personality<ref>[http://www.aedgonline.com/about-us/our-team/neil-hartman Neil Hartman] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141216234008/http://www.aedgonline.com/about-us/our-team/neil-hartman |date=2014-12-16 }}, Alternative Energy Development Group. Accessed August 23, 2015. "He resides in Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey with his wife and two children. He also owns a home in Avalon, New Jersey."</ref>
* [[Paul Holmgren]] (born 1955), former General Manager of the [[Philadelphia Flyers]] and current president<ref>Staff. [http://aol.sportingnews.com/nhl/story/2011-09-06/bike-crash-bloodies-philadelphia-flyers-gm-paul-holmgren "Bike crash bloodies Philadelphia Flyers GM Paul Holmgren"], ''[[Sporting News]]'', September 6, 2011. Accessed October 16, 2012. "Holmgren owns a home in Avalon and is a Somerset, N.J., resident, according to The Press of Atlantic City."</ref><ref>Staff. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/local/flyers/flyers-gm-holmgren-injured-in-bike-crash-in-avalon/article_1af561cc-d82f-11e0-9759-001cc4c03286.html "Flyers GM Holmgren injured in bike crash in Avalon"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', September 6, 2011. Accessed October 16, 2012. "Holmgren, who owns a home in Avalon, has been the team's general manager since 2006. He also played for the Flyers from 1976-83 and coached the team from 1988-92."</ref>
* [[Tim Kerr]] (born 1960), [[Winger (ice hockey)|right winger]] who played in the NHL for the [[Philadelphia Flyers]]<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB32EAF3A0C19E6&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "For A Radio Pair, Bad Reception \ Monkey Boy And An Intern Were Turned Away From The Arena. And So Was Their Stanley Cup."], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', June 4, 1997. Accessed November 20, 2008. "'It's great to be back,' said Kerr, 37, who lives in Avalon."</ref><ref>Lulgjuraj, Susan. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/news/top_three/article_f53db206-66e5-11df-ae77-001cc4c03286.html "Many Philadelphia Flyers past and present call Cape May County home"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', May 24, 2010. Accessed March 1, 2011. "Tim Kerr has a huge presence in the Avalon and Stone Harbor area. The three-time All-Star played in Philadelphia for 11 seasons from 1980 to 1991 and holds Philadelphia's team record for the most 50-goal seasons with four. He owns Tim Kerr's Powerplay Realty on Dune Drive, which sells and rents homes in the Avalon and Stone Harbor area. For several years, Kerr also has run a charity run that bears his name. Kerr splits time between his homes in Avalon and Moorestown, Burlington County, said Tim Kerr Realty sales associate Ann Delaney."</ref>
* [[Ed McMahon]] (1923–2009), television show host<ref>Staff. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/life/ed-mcmahon-dies-at-age/article_00aab990-5916-5d9c-af07-df7d4a4f0243.html "Ed McMahon dies at age 86; He had many connections to N.J. shore"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', June 24, 2009. Accessed October 29, 2016. "A Marine pilot in World War II and Korea, McMahon married in Atlantic City and got his start in show business working on television in Philadelphia. During that time he purchased a summer home in Avalon and he and his family were frequent visitors."</ref>
* [[Joe Paterno]] (1926–2012), Penn State football head coach<ref>McLane, Jeff. [http://www.philly.com/philly/sports/20080719_Paterno_eager_for_football.html?text=reg&c=y "Paterno eager for football"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', July 19, 2008. Accessed August 6, 2008. "Perhaps Paterno's eagerness to attend the event has grown in the last month, one spent partly at his beach house in Avalon, N.J."</ref>
* [[Michael W. Rice]] (born 1945), CEO/Chairman of [[Utz Quality Foods]]<ref>Strauss, Robert. [https://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/01/nyregion/zoning-big-money-big-plans-equal-big-headaches.html "Zoning; Big Money, Big Plans Equal Big Headaches"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', October 1, 2006. Accessed October 26, 2019. "The Rices -- his grandparents started the Utz company nearly 100 years ago -- bought the property of just over an acre on the high dunes in 2000 for $3.5 million and tore down a late-1940s cottage. They applied for permits from the State Department of Environmental Protection and from Avalon to build an approximately 20,000-square-foot house but were refused, and eventually compromised with the current plans for a house with 40 rooms and 15 bathrooms."</ref>
* [[Ed Stefanski]], former General Manager of the [[Philadelphia 76ers]]<ref>Mazda, Jason. [http://www.pressofatlanticcity.com/sports/article_ad21122d-d5e7-5265-9318-4bb90da7bd21.html "NBA's No. 2 overall pick Evan Turner brings 76ers buzz to beach"], ''[[The Press of Atlantic City]]'', August 1, 2010. Accessed October 16, 2012. "'I'm a sports fan in general, and this is my third year coming to this thing,' said Philadelphia Flyers general manager Paul Holmgren, who, like Stefanski, owns a home in Avalon."</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
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* [https://avalonboro.net/ Avalon Borough website]
* [https://a.avalonstoneharborschools.org/ Avalon Elementary School]
* {{NJReportCard|09|0170|0|Avalon Elementary School}}
* [https://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3401110 School Data for the Avalon Elementary School], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]
* [http://www.7miletimes.com/ Seven Mile Publishing]
* [https://www.visitavalonnj.com/ Avalon Chamber of Commerce]
* [https://www.facebook.com/pages/category/Public---Government-Service/Avalon-New-Jersey-The-Official-Page-of-the-Borough-of-Avalon-125693695195/ Avalon Borough Facebook Page]

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