Fence Supplier in Folsom, NJ

About Folsom, NJ

Folsom is a borough in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.As of the 2020 United States census, the borough’s population was 1,811, a decrease of 74 (−3.9%) from the 2010 census count of 1,885, which in turn reflected a decline of 87 (−4.4%) from the 1,972 counted in the 2000 census.Folsom was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 23, 1906, from portions of Buena Vista Township. The borough was named for Frances Folsom, wife of President Grover Cleveland.New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Folsom as its 19th best place to live in its 2008 rankings of the “Best Places To Live” in New Jersey. == Geography == According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 8.51 square miles (22.04 km2), including 8.26 square miles (21.40 km2) of land and 0.25 square miles (0.63 km2) of water (2.88%).Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Penny Pot.Folsom borders the municipalities of Buena Vista Township, Hamilton Township, and Hammonton in Atlantic County; Winslow Township in Camden County; and Monroe Township in Gloucester County.The borough is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, a protected natural area of unique ecology covering 1,100,000 acres (450,000 ha), that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation’s first National Reserve. All of the borough is included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Atlantic County, along with areas in Burlington, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Ocean counties. == Demographics == === 2010 census === The 2010 United States census counted 1,885 people, 688 households, and 526 families in the borough. The population density was 229.8 per square mile (88.7/km2). There were 717 housing units at an average density of 87.4 per square mile (33.7/km2). The racial makeup was 90.93% (1,714) White, 4.19% (79) Black or African American, 0.16% (3) Native American, 0.85% (16) Asian, 0.16% (3) Pacific Islander, 1.86% (35) from other races, and 1.86% (35) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.74% (127) of the population.Of the 688 households, 28.2% had children under the age of 18; 60.5% were married couples living together; 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.5% were non-families.