Profile for Collingswood, New Jersey, NJ

Quaker settlement

Crime: The number of violent crimes recorded by the FBI in 2003 was 43. The number of murders and homicides was 0. The violent crime rate was 3 per 1,000 people.

Local festivals include:

• Music Festival - Sept. 20-22, 2007
• Collingswood Book Festival - Oct. 1-6, 2007

Support for libraries: Local government funding for the local library system, in fiscal years 2001-2002, was above the national average. (See library links below.)

Gays & lesbians
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16% of Collingswood residents report German ancestry, and 20% report Irish. For more info on local ancestry groups, see the Collingswood ancestry & family history guide.

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At the time of the 2000 census, the per capita income in Collingswood was $24,358, compared with $21,587 nationally.

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30% of Collingswood residents age 25 and older have a bachelor's or advanced college degree.

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Collingswood festival dates:

• Music Festival - Sept. 20-22, 2007
• Collingswood Book Festival - Oct. 1-6, 2007

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

Collingswood festival web sites:

• Collingswood Book Festival

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Historic districts in Collingswood include Collingswood Commercial Historic District, Collingswood Residential Historic District ... View historic districts

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Median rent in Collingswood, at the time of the 2000 Census, was $637.   Monthly homeowner costs, for people with mortgages, were $1,139.

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Camden County supported John Kerry in the 2004 presidential election. For more information, see our Collingswood political report.

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Collingswood restaurants taking online reservations include Villa Barone ... View restaurants

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The average commute time for Collingswood workers is 26 minutes, compared with 26 minutes nationwide.

A total of 3 fatal motor vehicle accidents occurred in Collingswood between 2001 and 2003, according to reports gathered by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

This is a rate of 2.1 fatal crashes per 10,000 population, which was lower than the national norm.

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