South Jersey Totally Explained

Everything about South Jersey totally explained

ť This is about a region in the United States. For the island of Jersey, see Jersey.

South Jersey is a colloquial term, with no consensus definition, covering the southern portions of New Jersey between the lower Delaware River and the Atlantic Ocean.
New Jersey is sandwiched between two large cities: New York City in the northeast and Philadelphia in the southwest; Benjamin Franklin called her "a barrel tapped at both ends". South Jersey is the area within the Philadelphia sphere of influence, whereas North Jersey is the area within New York City's influence. The shoreline areas, in particular Atlantic City, have a distinct economy centered around tourism. South Jersey residents mostly have Philadelphia accents; some residents of the Pine Barrens have a unique southern style accent, commonly known as the Piney accent, named for the Pineys, rural residents of the Pine Barrens.

South Jersey counties

There are 8 counties that comprise South Jersey.

Standard of living

In 2005, Money magazine named Moorestown the "best place to live" [notfinancially] in the United States, although they stated that a number of adjacent municipalities (particularly Mount Laurel, Haddonfield, Medford, Marlton, and Cherry Hill) could have just as easily been given the distinction. New Jersey's population density, as well as the geographic limitations of such a populous state, make disparities between adjoining or neighboring towns readily evident. For example, Maple Shade, which abuts Moorestown, is a township of working class and mid to median income families.
By contrast, nearby Camden is known as a pocket of extreme poverty and crime. Lindenwold, Clementon, Mt. Holly and Pemberton and Atlantic City contain large segments of working class citizens. Crime and drug use are also growing problems in these communities.

Commercial centers and resorts

South Jersey's regional commercial centers include: Cherry Hill, Deptford Mall in Deptford Township, and Atlantic City with its resort casinos, boardwalk, shopping, and beaches.
Other South Jersey beach resorts include:

Avalon

Margate

Ventnor

Famous South Jerseyans

Mitch Albom, author

Malik Allen, NBA basketball player for the Chicago Bulls

Mike Bibby, basketball player

Mary Birdsong, actress

Dierks Bentley, country music musician

Dave Budd, former NBA player for the New York Knicks

Jeff Celentano, actor

Joanna Cassidy, actress

James Fenimore Cooper, author of Last of the Mohicans

Musa Cooper, dancer

Ron Dayne, running back for the Houston Texans of the NFL

Keith Elias, former running back for the New York Giants of the NFL

Linda Fiorentino, actress

Calista Flockhart, actress

Glenn Foley, former quarterback for the Seattle Seahawks and New York Jets of the NFL

Chris Ford, Former NBA basketball player and Coach for Celtics

Bruce S. Gordon, president, NAACP

Vernon Hill, businessman

Rodney Jerkins, rapper

Phil Ivey, poker player

Brian Joo, Korean American singer

Michael Landon, actor

Ali Larter, actress/model

Al Leiter, former pitcher for both the New York Mets and New York Yankees

Carl Lewis, track and field athlete, 9-time Olympic gold medalist

Michelle Malkin, political commentator

Eddie Money, musician

George Norcross III, political activist

Thomas Paine, author of Common Sense

Scott Patterson, actor

Piper Perabo, actress

Kelly Ripa, actress/talk show host

H. Browning Ross, two-time steeplechase Olympian

Michael Schoeffling, actor/wrestler

Scott Schoeneweis, pitcher for the New York Mets of the MLB

Patti Smith, purveyor of punk

Steven Spielberg, director/producer

Dave Thomas, founder of the famous Wendy's fast food chain

Paul Volcker, former Chairman of the Federal Reserve

Bruce Willis, actor

Walt Whitman, poet

Nicole Wood, Miss April 1993 Playboy Playmate

Norman Joseph Woodland, inventor of the bar code

Culture

A list of unique and notable South Jersey cultural icons and institutions include, but isn't limited, to:

Blueberry farms in Hammonton

Cape May Lighthouse

Casinos in Atlantic City

Clementon Amusement Park

Commerce Bank

Garden State Park

Hereford Inlet Lighthouse

"On the Way to Cape May"

Traffic circles

Washington Street Mall

Wawa_Food_Markets

Wheaton Village

USS New Jersey (BB-62) Further Information

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