Absecon Highlands is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022. in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is in the eastern part of the county, in southern Galloway Township.Boundary Changes - New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 7, 2024. "Absecon Highlands CDP ... New Entity... Located in Galloway township (25560), Atlantic County (001)." It is bordered to the south by the city of Absecon and to the east by Reeds Bay, a tidal water body the connects to the Atlantic Ocean through Broad Creek and Absecon Inlet. The CDP includes the neighborhoods of Absecon Highlands, Seaview Estates, Seaview Park, Conovertown, and Holly Brook. As of the 2020 census, Absecon Highlands had a population of 1,414.
U.S. Route 9 (New York Road) is the main road through the community; it leads north to the Garden State Parkway in Port Republic and south through Absecon to the Atlantic City Expressway in Pleasantville.
The community was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
Demographics
Absecon Highlands was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 census +Absecon Highlands CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)94166.55%Black or African American alone (NH)704.95%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)10.07%Asian alone (NH)1258.84%Pacific Islander alone (NH)10.07%Other Race alone (NH)40.28%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)735.16%Hispanic or Latino (any race)19914.07%Total1,414100.00%
Education The CDP is within two school districts: Galloway Township School District (elementary) and Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. - Text list The zoned high school for Galloway Township is Absegami High School, which is a part of the Greater Egg Harbor district.
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