Buena

Also known as Buena, New Jersey, Buena, NJ

borough in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States

Key facts

Country: United States
State: New Jersey
County: Atlantic
Incorporated: September 1, 1948
Named after: Buena Vista Township / Battle of Buena Vista
Type: Borough
Body: Borough Council
Mayor: Joseph Baruffi ( R , term ends December 31, 2027)
Municipal clerk: Pamela Johnston (acting)
Total: 7.58 sq mi (19.62 km )
Land: 7.57 sq mi (19.61 km )
Water: 0 sq mi (0.00 km ) 0.01%
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Buena (/ˈbjuːnə/ BEW-nə) is a borough in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough, and all of Atlantic County, is part of South Jersey and the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.

As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 4,501, a decrease of 102 (−2.2%) from the 2010 census count of 4,603, which in turn reflected an increase of 730 (+18.8%) from the 3,873 counted in the 2000 census.