Beverly, New Jersey
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Beverly is a city in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 2,499,<ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 78 (−3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 2,577,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn had reflected a decline of 84 (−3.2%) from the 2,661 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> The city and all of Burlington County constitute a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.<ref>Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref>
Beverly was originally incorporated as a borough on March 5, 1850, within Willingboro Township. Beverly was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 13, 1857, replacing Beverly borough, based on the results of a referendum held that day.<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. 93. Accessed June 13, 2012.</ref> Beverly Township, formed in 1859, co-existed alongside Beverly City and was renamed as Delanco Township in 1926.<ref name=Story/> The borough was named for Beverley, England.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 27, 2015.</ref>
The city had the 15th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.550% in 2020, compared to 2.676% 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.... 15. Beverly Equalized tax rate in Beverly City, Burlington County, was 4.550 in 2020 Average equalized tax rate in Burlington County: 2.676"</ref>
Geography
[edit]According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 0.76 square miles (1.96 km2), including 0.54 square miles (1.40 km2) of land and 0.21 square miles (0.56 km2) of water (28.16%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />
Beverly borders Delanco Township and Edgewater Park in Burlington County; and Bensalem Township across the Delaware River in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.<ref>Areas touching Beverly, MapIt. Accessed March 19, 2020.</ref><ref>Municipalities within Burlington County, NJ, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Accessed March 19, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>
Demographics
[edit]2010 census
[edit]The 2010 United States census counted 2,577 people, 1,002 households, and 671 families in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,086 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 61.66% (1,589) White, 29.88% (770) Black or African American, 0.16% (4) Native American, 0.78% (20) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 2.68% (69) from other races, and 4.85% (125) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.16% (236) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>
Of the 1,002 households, 28.4% had children under the age of 18; 38.3% were married couples living together; 23.3% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.0% were non-families. Of all households, 26.4% were made up of individuals and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.57 and the average family size was 3.10.<ref name=Census2010/>
23.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.5% from 18 to 24, 25.9% from 25 to 44, 30.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.9 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.5 males.<ref name=Census2010/>
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $51,964 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,191) and the median family income was $61,058 (+/− $8,725). Males had a median income of $47,738 (+/− $9,129) and females $40,833 (+/− $13,858). The per capita income was $30,364 (+/− $4,953). About 14.1% of families and 15.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 31.6% of those under age 18 and 12.5% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Beverly city, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 13, 2012.</ref>
2000 census
[edit]At the 2000 United States census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 2,661 people, 960 households and 694 families residing in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 1,042 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the city was 64.67% White, 28.75% African American, 0.11% Native American, 0.90% Asian, 1.43% from other races, and 4.13% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.58% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Beverly city, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 8, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Beverly city, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 8, 2013.</ref>
There were 960 households, of which 33.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.6% were married couples living together, 22.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.7% were non-families. 21.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.23.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
28.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 29.8% from 25 to 44, 21.2% from 45 to 64, and 11.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.3 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
The median household income was $45,054 and the median family income was $49,519. Males had a median income of $35,954 and females $23,836. The per capita income was $17,760. About 8.5% of families and 11.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.9% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>
Government
[edit]Local government
[edit]Beverly is governed under the City form of New Jersey municipal government. The city is one of 15 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this traditional form of government.<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 an elected mayor and a five-member elected city council who are chosen at-large on a partisan basis to serve four-year terms of office as part of the November general election, with either two or three seats coming up for election in odd-numbered years. Responsibilities of the governing body include all executive and legislative functions.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 38.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 4. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>
Template:As of, the Mayor of the City of Beverly is Democrat Randy H. Miller Sr., whose term of office ends December 31, 2027. Members of the Beverly Common Council are Council President Robert H. Bancroft (D, 2025), Council President Pro-Tem Bernardine Williams (D, 2027), Riccardo D. Dale (D, 2025), Robert E. Lowden Jr. (D, 2025) and Kelsey Snively (D, 2027).<ref name=Council>Members of the Beverly City Common Council, City of Beverly. Accessed April 18, 2024.</ref><ref>2023 Municipal Data Sheet, City of Beverly. Accessed April 18, 2024.</ref><ref name=Burlington2023>2023 General Election November 7, 2023 Official Results, Burlington County, New Jersey, updated November 30, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Burlington2021>November 2, 2021 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results, Burlington County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref>
Luis Crespo was appointed by the council in December 2012 to fill the vacant seat of Scott Perkins.<ref>O'Sullivan, Jeannie. "City Council appointment draws controversy in Beverly", Burlington County Times, December 27, 2012. Accessed June 16, 2017. "A City Council member who lost his next term in the contested Democratic primary election in June will still be on dais in January. Council President Luis Crespo was appointed Thursday night to fill the seat vacated by Brian Perkins, who has resigned with three years left on his term."</ref> In the November 2013 general election, Republican Mark Schwedes defeated Crespo to win the remaining two years of the unexpired term.<ref>November 5, 2013 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results, Burlington County, New Jersey, December 18, 2013. Accessed February 14, 2015.</ref>
Federal, state and county representation
[edit]Beverly is located in the 3rd 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 7th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011–2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>
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Politics
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In March 2011, there were 1,543 registered voters in Beverly City, of whom 608 (39.4% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 262 (17.0% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 673 (43.6% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref name=VoterRegistration>Voter Registration Summary – Burlington, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> Among the city's 2010 Census population, 59.9% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 77.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 – State – County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref>
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 797 votes here (68.6% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 330 votes (28.4% vs. 40.2%) and other candidates with 14 votes (1.2% vs. 1.0%), among the 1,161 ballots cast by the city's 1,642 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.7% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County).<ref>Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Burlington County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Burlington County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 850 votes here (68.6% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 365 votes (29.5% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 13 votes (1.0% vs. 1.0%), among the 1,239 ballots cast by the city's 1,559 registered voters, for a turnout of 79.5% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County).<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 655 votes here (60.0% vs. 52.9% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 398 votes (36.4% vs. 46.0%) and other candidates with 24 votes (2.2% vs. 0.8%), among the 1,092 ballots cast by the city's 1,442 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.7% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref>
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 395 votes here (54.6% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 300 votes (41.5% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 12 votes (1.7% vs. 1.2%), among the 723 ballots cast by the city's 1,625 registered voters, yielding a 44.5% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county).<ref>2013 Governor: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5, 2013 General Election Results : Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 422 ballots cast (52.7% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 306 votes (38.2% vs. 47.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 47 votes (5.9% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 12 votes (1.5% vs. 1.2%), among the 801 ballots cast by the city's 1,590 registered voters, yielding a 50.4% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).<ref>2009 Governor: Burlington County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref>
Education
[edit]The Beverly City Schools serve students in public school for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade at Beverly City School.<ref>Beverly City Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Beverly City Schools. Accessed February 26, 2024. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Beverly City School District. Composition: The Beverly City School District comprises all the area within the municipal boundaries of the City of Beverly."</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Beverly City 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 353 students and 36.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 9.8:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Beverly City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
For ninth through twelfth grades, students in public school from Beverly and Riverton attend Palmyra High School in Palmyra, as part of sending/receiving relationships with the Palmyra Public Schools.<ref>Administration Template:Webarchive, Palmyra Public Schools. Accessed January 11, 20174. "Palmyra Public Schools offers a wide range of educational programs for the residents of Palmyra, Beverly City, and Riverton, New Jersey. These programs include a preschool handicapped program at Delaware Avenue Elementary School, a K-6 elementary program at Charles Street Elementary School, and a 7–12 program at Palmyra High School."</ref><ref>High School Sending Districts, Burlington County Library System, backed up by the Internet Archive as of September 27, 2009. Accessed January 11, 2017.</ref> As of the 2022–23 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 388 students and 34.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.3:1.<ref>School data for Palmyra High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>
Students from Beverly, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton.<ref>Why Choose BCIT?, Burlington County Institute of Technology. Accessed November 20, 2013.</ref>
Transportation
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Roads and highways
[edit]Template:As of, the city had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality and Template:Convert by Burlington County.<ref>Burlington County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed November 20, 2013.</ref>
County Route 543 is the most prominent roadway in Beverly.
Public transportation
[edit]The Beverly/Edgewater Park station<ref>Beverly/Edgewater Park station, NJ Transit. Accessed January 24, 2025.</ref> provides service between the Trenton Transit Center in Trenton and the Walter Rand Transportation Center (and other stops) in Camden on NJ Transit's River Line light rail system.<ref>River LINE System Map, NJ Transit. Accessed January 24, 2025.</ref>
NJ Transit provides bus service on route 419 between Burlington and Camden.<ref>Burlington County Bus/Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 28, 2010. Accessed November 20, 2013.</ref><ref>South Jersey Transit Guide Template:Webarchive, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed November 20, 2013.</ref>
BurLink bus service is offered on the B1 route (between Beverly and Pemberton) and on the B2 route (between Beverly and Westampton).<ref>BurLINK Bus System, Cross County Connection. Accessed October 16, 2019.</ref>
Points of interest
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- Beverly National Cemetery was created in 1863 with the purchase of a single acre of land and was expanded five times from 1936 to 1951, before being added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1997.<ref>Beverly National Cemetery, United States Department of Veterans Affairs. Accessed June 13, 2012.</ref>
- St. Stephen's Episcopal Church, consecrated by the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey in 1837, was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1999.<ref>Registration Form for St. Stephens Episcopal Church, National Park Service. Accessed November 17, 2016.</ref> The church, which celebrated its 175th anniversary in 2012, had its tower and steeple renovated at a cost of $450,000 raised from parish members and local organizations.<ref>O'Sullivan, Jeannie. "Beverly church rings in 175th year" Template:Webarchive, Burlington County Times, March 26, 2012. Accessed June 13, 2012.</ref>
Notable people
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- Grace Alekhine (1876–1956), artist and chess master<ref>Waszut-Barrett, Wendy Rae. "Tales from a Scenic Artist and Scholar. Part 284 – Grace Wishaar, Scenic Art in Seattle", DryPigment.net, December 21, 2017. Accessed July 21, 2020. "Grace Norton Wishaar was born October 26, 1876, in Beverly, New Jersey."</ref>
- Eleanor Bisbee (1893–1956), journalist, Universalist minister, philosopher and college professor<ref>Bisbee (Eleanor) papers, Online Archive of California. Accessed March 2, 2025. "July 22, 1893 Born, Beverly, New Jersey"</ref>
- Sam Calderone (1926–2006), Major League Baseball catcher who played for three seasons<ref>Mason, Joe. "Calderone more than just a hero to family, neighbors", Burlington County Times, December 1, 2006. Accessed June 13, 2012. "Born in Beverly and a lifelong area resident, Sam Calderone was an accomplished golfer and football player during his days at Burlington City High School, but his passion was baseball."</ref>
- John Lowden Knight (1915–2001), professor, university administrator, and a Methodist theologian<ref>Staff. Who's who in the Midwest, p. 477. A.N. Marquis, 1960. Accessed June 13, 2012. "Knight, John Lowden, clergyman; b. Beverly, NJ, Nov. 2, 1915"</ref>
- A. Merritt (1884–1943), author best known for his fantasy works<ref>Merritt, Abraham; Levy, Michael M. The Moon Pool, p. 303. Wesleyan University Press, 2004. Template:ISBN. "Abraham Grace Merritt was born on January 20, 1884, in Beverly, New Jersey, a small town outside of Philadelphia."</ref>
- Barney Schultz (1926–2015), pitcher who played in the Major Leagues for the St. Louis Cardinals, Detroit Tigers, and Chicago Cubs<ref>Barney Schultz profile, Baseball-Reference.com. Accessed June 25, 2007.</ref><ref>Staff. "Schultz Is Cardinal Hero With Three Innings of Effective Relief Pitching; Mound Job Caps 20 Years' Effort; Schultz, Who Has Played on 20 Teams in 13 Leagues, Is Praised by Keane", The New York Times, October 8, 1964. Accessed June 13, 2012. "Applied to the career of George Warren (Barney) Schultz, the 38-year-old relief pitcher, it is both simply descriptive and the moral of the story.... He was born in Beverly, N. J., which is in the Philadelphia area, and still lives there with his wife and four children."</ref>
- James F. Scott (1942–2020), physicist and research director at the Cavendish Laboratory<ref>Auciello, Orlando; and Katiyar, Ram S. "In Remembrance: James F. Scott (1942–2020)", University of Cambridge, June 2020. Accessed July 2, 2020. "James (Jim) F. Scott was born in Beverly, N.J., on May 4, 1942."</ref>