This list of historical municipalities in Camden County, New Jersey includes cities, townships, and boroughs. It also includes the years they were formed as local administrative units, and years in which existing municipalities ceded land for the formation of new ones. Some municipalities listed have either been subsumed into other municipalities, or have changed their names.
Camden County was formed in 1844 from part of Gloucester County, containing the City of Camden along with Delaware, Gloucester, Newton, Union, Waterford, and Washington Townships. [1]
There are 37 current municipalities in Camden County, each marked with an * below: [2]
Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Camden. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county's population was 523,485, an increase of 9,828 (1.9%) from the 2010 census, in turn having increased by 4,725 (0.9%) from the 508,932 counted in the 2000 census.
Barrington is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 6,983, reflecting a decline of 101 (-1.4%) from the 7,084 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 310 (+4.6%) from the 6,774 counted in the 1990 Census.
Berlin is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 7,588, reflecting an increase of 1,439 (+23.4%) from the 6,149 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 477 (+8.4%) from the 5,672 counted in the 1990 Census.
Clementon is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 5,000, reflecting an increase of 14 (+0.3%) from the 4,986 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 615 (−11.0%) from the 5,601 counted in the 1990 Census.
Laurel Springs is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,908, reflecting a decline of 62 (−3.1%) from the 1,970 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 371 (−15.8%) from the 2,341 counted in the 1990 Census.
Merchantville is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 3,821, reflecting an increase of 20 (+0.5%) from the 3,801 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 294 (−7.2%) from the 4,095 counted in the 1990 Census.
Pennsauken Township is a township in Camden County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was 37,074, reflecting an increase of 1,189 (+3.3%) from the 35,885 counted in the 2010 census.
Pine Hill is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the borough had a population of 10,743, an increase of 510 from the 2010 census count of 10,233, which reflected a decline of 647 (−5.9%) from the 10,880 counted in the 2000 census.
Pine Valley was a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 12, reflecting a decline of 8 (-40.0%) from the 20 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1 (+5.3%) from the 19 counted in the 1990 Census. As of the 2010 Census Pine Valley was the second-smallest municipality by population in New Jersey, with just seven more residents than the five residing in Tavistock, also in Camden County.
Union Township is a now dissolved township which existed from 1831 to 1868 and was located in present-day Camden County, New Jersey.
Clementon Township is a now dissolved township in Camden County, New Jersey, which existed from 1903 until 1941. It was formed by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 24, 1903, from portions of Gloucester Township.
The Pennsauken Public Schools are a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Pennsauken Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
The Merchantville School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Merchantville, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.
Haddon Heights Junior/Senior High School, previously known as Haddon Heights High School (HHHS), is a six-year comprehensive public middle school / high school that serves students in seventh through twelfth grades from Haddon Heights, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Haddon Heights School District. The school also serves students from the neighboring communities of Barrington, Lawnside and Merchantville, who attend the high school for grades 9–12 as part of sending/receiving relationships.
Centre Township was a township that existed in Camden County, New Jersey from 1855 through 1926.
Newton Township was a township in New Jersey that existed initially within Gloucester County from its creation in 1695, and became part of Camden County when that county was formed in 1844, where it existed until its dissolution in 1871.
Stockton Township was a township that existed in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, from 1859 until its dissolution in 1899.
The members of the New Jersey Legislature are chosen from 40 electoral districts. Each district elects one Senator and two Assemblymen.
Stockton is a neighborhood and former municipality in Camden, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of 6,479.
The members of the New Jersey Legislature are chosen from 40 electoral districts. Each district elects one Senator and two Assemblymen.