Profile for Somers Point, New Jersey, NJ

Somers Point is on Great Egg Harbor Bay

Former and merged names include:
· Somers Plantation

19th-century shipbuilding center

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 33. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 2.8 per 1,000 people.

Filming location for:
· 1983 movie, "Eddie and the Cruisers"

Coffee: National and regional coffee companies with outlets here include Starbucks

Local festivals include:

• Bayfest - April 28, 2007

Historic sites and museums: Somers Mansion

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14% of Somers Point residents report German ancestry, and 24% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Somers Point ancestry & family history guide.

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• Atlantic County Ancestry forum
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• Ancestry.com - NJ data
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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Somers Point was $22,229, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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20% of Somers Point residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Somers Point festival dates:

• Bayfest - April 28, 2007

Dates often change. Check with local tourism officials to be sure.

Somers Point festival web sites:

• Bayfest

• ePodunk festival listings
• New Jersey county fairs
• New Jersey festivals (New Jersey tourism department)
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Historic districts in Somers Point include Bay Front Historic District ... View historic districts

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• Post history questions in Atlantic County genealogy forum

Median rent in Somers Point, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $604.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,204.

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Libraries in Somers Point include Somers Point Branch Library ... View libraries

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Newspapers in Somers Point include Northfield-Linwood-Somers Point Current

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Atlantic County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Somers Point political report.

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Somers Point restaurants taking online reservations include Mac's Seafood Steaks, Tucker's Steak & Seafood House ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Somers Point workers is 22 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

Hotels in Somers Point include Econo Lodge Somers Point, Residence Inn.

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