Editing Laurel Lake, New Jersey

{{Short description|Populated place in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US}}
{{Use American English|date=June 2023}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2023}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name            = Laurel Lake, New Jersey
| settlement_type          = [[Census-designated place]]

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| image_map                = Cumberland County New Jersey Incorporated and Unincorporated areas Laurel Lake Highlighted.svg
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| map_caption              = Map of Laurel Lake highlighted within Cumberland County. Right: Location of Cumberland County in New Jersey.
| pushpin_map              = USA New Jersey Cumberland County#USA New Jersey#USA
| pushpin_label            = Laurel lake
| pushpin_map_caption      = Location in [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]]##Location in [[New Jersey]]##Location in the United States
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| coordinates              = {{coord|39.326293|-75.03062|region:US_type:city|display=inline,title}}
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| subdivision_type1        = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1        = {{flag|New Jersey}}
| subdivision_type2        = [[List of counties in New Jersey|County]]
| subdivision_name2        = [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland]]
| subdivision_type3        = [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]]
| subdivision_name3        = [[Commercial Township, New Jersey|Commercial]]
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| unit_pref                = Imperial
| area_footnotes           = <ref name="TigerWebMapServer">{{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='34'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 11, 2022}}</ref>
| area_total_km2           = 4.82
| area_total_sq_mi         = 1.86
| area_land_km2            = 4.50
| area_land_sq_mi          = 1.74
| area_water_km2           = 0.32
| area_water_sq_mi         = 0.12
| area_water_percent       = 6.61
| elevation_footnotes      = <ref>{{Gnis|2390038|Laurel Lake Census Designated Place}}, [[Geographic Names Information System]]. Accessed November 2, 2012.</ref>
| elevation_m              = 18
| elevation_ft             = 59

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| population_footnotes     = <ref name=Census2020>[https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3439120 Census Data Explorer: Laurel Lake CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed June 15, 2023.</ref>
| population_total         = 2861
| population_as_of         = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_density_km2   = 635.58
| population_density_sq_mi = 1646.14

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| timezone                 = [[Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
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| postal_code_type         = [[ZIP Code]]
| postal_code              = 08332 - [[Millville, New Jersey|Millville]]<ref>[http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=laurel%20lake&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Laurel Lake, NJ], [[United States Postal Service]]. Accessed November 2, 2012.</ref>
| area_code                = [[Area code 856|856]]
| blank_name               = [[Federal Information Processing Standards|FIPS code]]
| blank_info               = {{FIPS|34|39120}}<ref name=CensusArea>[http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt Gazetteer of New Jersey Places], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 21, 2016.</ref><ref name="GR2">[https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref><ref>[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.</ref>
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| blank1_info              = 02390038<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR3">[http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names], [[United States Geological Survey]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>
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'''Laurel Lake''' is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP)<ref>[https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> located within [[Commercial Township, New Jersey|Commercial Township]], in [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]], in the [[U.S. state]] of [[New Jersey]].<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed October 18, 2012.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed April 19, 2015.</ref> It is part of the [[Vineland, New Jersey|Vineland]]-[[Millville, New Jersey|Millville]]-[[Bridgeton, New Jersey|Bridgeton]] [[Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area]] for statistical purposes. As of the [[2010 United States Census]], the CDP's population was 2,989.<ref name=Census2010>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3439120 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Laurel Lake CDP, New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 2, 2012.</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the CDP had a total area of {{convert|1.863|mi2|km2}}, including {{convert|1.740|mi2|km2}} of land and {{convert|0.123|mi2|km2}} of water (6.61%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|2000= 2929
|2010= 2989
|2020= 2861
|footnote=Population sources:<br>2000<ref name=Census2000/> 2010<ref name=Census2010/> 2020<ref name=Census2020/>
}}

===2010 census===
The [[2010 United States census]] counted 2,989 people, 1,091 households, and 754 families in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|1717.3|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|people&nbsp;|people|}}. There were 1,230 housing units at an average density of {{convert|706.7|/mi2|/km2|disp=preunit|units&nbsp;|units|}}. The racial makeup was 90.10% (2,693) [[White (U.S. census)|White]], 3.71% (111) [[Black (U.S. census)|Black or African American]], 0.33% (10) [[Native American (U.S. census)|Native American]], 0.54% (16) [[Asian (U.S. census)|Asian]], 0.00% (0) [[Pacific Islander (U.S. census)|Pacific Islander]], 1.74% (52) from [[Race and ethnicity in the United States census#Race|other races]], and 3.58% (107) from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. census)|Hispanic or Latino]] of any race were 6.52% (195) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 1,091 households, 32.3% had children under the age of 18; 39.0% were married couples living together; 18.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 30.9% were non-families. Of all households, 23.6% were made up of individuals and 8.3% 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 3.15.<ref name=Census2010/>

26.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 28.0% from 25 to 44, 26.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 99.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.7 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

===2000 census===
As of the [[2000 United States Census]]<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,929 people, 1,078 households, and 767 families living in the CDP. The [[population density]] was {{convert|642.6|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|people|people|abbr=on}}. There were 1,240 housing units at an average density of {{convert|272.0|/km2|/mi2|disp=preunit|units|units|abbr=on}}. The racial makeup of the CDP was 95.05% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 1.74% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.41% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.14% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.03% [[Pacific Islander (U.S. Census)|Pacific Islander]], 0.82% from [[Race (United States Census)|other races]], and 1.81% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 4.30% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3439120 DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Laurel Lake CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212094043/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/00_SF1/DP1/1600000US3439120 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed November 2, 2012.</ref>

There were 1,078 households, out of which 37.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.3% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 16.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.8% were non-families. 22.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 3.13.<ref name=Census2000/>

In the CDP the population was spread out, with 28.8% under the age of 18, 10.1% from 18 to 24, 30.5% from 25 to 44, 19.7% from 45 to 64, and 10.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 32 years. For every 100 females, there were 98.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.<ref name=Census2000/>

The median income for a household in the CDP was $32,041, and the median income for a family was $32,432. Males had a median income of $33,299 versus $21,048 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the CDP was $12,965. About 15.7% of families and 17.8% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 22.8% of those under age 18 and 19.6% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/>

==References==
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{{Cumberland County, New Jersey}}

[[Category:Census-designated places in Cumberland County, New Jersey]]
[[Category:Census-designated places in New Jersey]]
[[Category:Commercial Township, New Jersey]]