Stockton, Camden

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Stockton
CountryFlag of the United States.svg  United States
StateFlag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Camden
City Camden
Incorporated February 23, 1859 (as township)
Incorporated May 1, 1894 (as town)
AnnexedMarch 24, 1899
Area code(s) 856

Stockton is a neighborhood and former municipality in Camden, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of 6,479. [1]

Stockton was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1859, from portions of Delaware Township (now Cherry Hill). Portions of the township were taken to form Merchantville on March 3, 1874, and Pennsauken Township on February 18, 1892. Based on the results of a referendum that passed on March 22, 1894, Stockton was reincorporated as a town as of May 1, 1894. On March 24, 1899, Stockton was annexed by the City of Camden. [2] [3]

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References

  1. "Stockton neighborhood in Camden, New Jersey (NJ), 08105, 08109 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets". City-data.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
  2. Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 232. Accessed October 10, 2015.
  3. Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 270. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 10, 2015.

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