List of historical Camden County, New Jersey municipalities

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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.

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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]

Cities

1899: Camden annexed Stockton Town. [1]

Townships

1913: Township ceded land for formation of Laurel Springs. [4]
1925: Borough of Clementon formed from Clementon Township. [1]
1929: Borough of Pine Hill incorporated from Clementon Township. [5]
1941: Clementon Township was dissolved
1859: Township ceded land for formation of Stockton. [1]
1845: Township ceded land for formation of Winslow. [1]
1903: Township ceded land for formation of Clementon. [1]
1871: Newton Township was dissolved
1874: Township ceded land for formation of the borough of Merchantville. [8]
1892: Township ceded land for formation of Pennsauken. [1]
1894: Stockton Township dissolved to form Stockton Town. [1]
1899: Stockton Town was dissolved, annexed into Camden City
1871: Washington Township was ceded to Gloucester County

Boroughs

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Histories and Origins of New Jersey and its Counties
  2. Camden County: County History Archived 2007-05-06 at the Wayback Machine
  3. "Map - City of Camden, New Jersey, from 1935".
  4. LaurelSprings-NJ.com: News Archived 2007-07-20 at the Wayback Machine
  5. Borough of Pine Hill New Jersey fs
  6. Cherry Hill Township Archived 2010-05-05 at the Wayback Machine
  7. Pennsauken Township History Archived 2007-09-25 at the Wayback Machine
  8. 1 2 Merchantville Archived 2007-05-15 at the Wayback Machine