The history of Audubon Park goes back to the beginning of the second World War. The town was called Audubon Village and was part of the borough of Audubon. Workers for the New York Shipbuilding Corp, located in Camden, NJ needed housing for their families.

The United States government built housing for the shipyard families. There are 499 units. Newspaper accounts may be seen in the borough office on C Road.

The Government was going to sell the property and the residents here at that time decided it would be to their best interest to purchase it themselves. As a result, Audubon Park was incorporated as a borough on July 3, 1947, from that portion of Audubon Borough, based on the results of a referendum held on October 28, 1947, making it the most recently created municipality in Camden County.

There is a Mayor and a Borough Council type of government. Our Mayor at the moment is Lawrence Pennock, a long time resident of Audubon Park.

There is a Board of Trustees who have a Manager and staff who run the daily operations of the borough. We have a top notch Maintenance Dept, who take care of the electric and water in our town and major and some minor problems the dwellings may incur. They also maintain all the land that is not part of the dwellings. The contract holder is responsible for maintaining the property where they live.

We had a police department until last year when it was decided it would be a saving if we contracted the Borough of Audubon to protect our town. They are doing a very good job. We have a public Library which is part of the Camden County library system. We have an all volunteer Fire Department. Our children in the early years of Audubon Village went to the grade schools in Audubon. As the number of children grew, we built a school for K to 8th grade. Teachers were hired. Then the child population dwindled and it was not feasible to keep the school open. Most of our children now go to the Audubon school system again. The school building is now leased to Tippie Toes Day Care Center. See their page listed on the Menu

If anyone has more information about our history, please let us know at audubonparknj@comcast.net