Camden County, New Jersey

Camden County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Its county seat is Camden.^[1] As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's ninth-most populous county,^[5][6] with a population of 523,485,^[3][7] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 9,828 (+1.9%) from the 2010 census count of 513,657,^[8] which in turn reflected an increase of 4,725 (0.9%) from the 508,932 counted in the 2000 census.^[9][10] The county is part of the South Jersey region of the state.

Camden County
County
Rutgers University–Camden in Camden, August 2007
Flag Seal
Location within the U.S. state of New Jersey
New Jersey's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°48′N 74°58′W / 39.80°N 74.96°W / 39.80; -74.96
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
Founded	March 13, 1844
Named for	Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden
Seat	Camden^[1]
Largest municipality	Cherry Hill (population) Winslow Township (area)
Government
• Commissioner Director	Louis Cappelli Jr. (D, term ends December 31, 2023)
Area ^[2]
• Total	227.42 sq mi (589.0 km^2)
• Land	221.36 sq mi (573.3 km^2)
• Water	6.06 sq mi (15.7 km^2)  2.7%
Population  (2020)^[3]
• Total	523,485
• Estimate  (2022)^[3]^[4]	524,907
• Density	2,364.9/sq mi (913.1/km^2)
Congressional district	1st
Website	www.camdencounty.com

Interactive map of Camden County, New Jersey

The most populous place was Cherry Hill with 74,553 residents in the 2020 census,^[7] and its geographically largest municipality is Winslow Township, which covers 58.19 square miles (150.7 km²).^[11] The county borders Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-most populous city, to its northwest.

The county was formed on March 13, 1844, from portions of Gloucester County.^[12] The county was named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, a British judge, civil libertarian, and defender of the American cause.^[13][14][15] Camden County is part of the Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington PA-NJ-DE-MD metropolitan statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley.^[16][17][18]

History

Etymology

Camden County is named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, who served as Lord Chancellor of Great Britain.

Geography and climate

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, as of the 2020 Census, the county had a total area of 227.42 square miles (589.0 km²), of which 221.36 square miles (573.3 km²) was land (97.3%) and 6.06 square miles (15.7 km²) was water (2.7%).^[2] Located in a coastal/alluvial plain, the county is uniformly flat and low-lying. The highest points are a survey benchmark near the Burlington County line at 219 feet (67 m) above sea level.^[19] The low point is sea level, along the Delaware River.

Climate and weather

Camden, New Jersey
Climate chart (explanation)
J F M A M J J A S O N D     3     40 26     2.8     44 28     3.8     53 34     3.6     64 44     3.7     74 54     3.4     83 64     4.4     87 69     3.5     85 68     3.8     78 60     3.2     67 48     3     56 39     3.6     45 30 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °F █ Precipitation totals in inches Source:The Weather Channel^[20]
Metric conversion J F M A M J J A S O N D     77     4 −3     70     7 −2     96     12 1     90     18 7     94     23 12     87     28 18     110     31 21     89     29 20     96     26 16     81     19 9     76     13 4     90     7 −1 █ Average max. and min. temperatures in °C █ Precipitation totals in mm

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Camden have ranged from a low of 26 °F (−3 °C) in January to a high of 87 °F (31 °C) in July, although a record low of −11 °F (−24 °C) was recorded in February 1934 and a record high of 106 °F (41 °C) was recorded in August 1918. Average monthly precipitation ranged from 2.75 inches (70 mm) in February to 4.35 inches (110 mm) in July.^[20] The county has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa). Average monthly temperatures in Chesilhurst range from 33.1 °F (0.6 °C) in January to 76.4 °F (24.7 °C) in July.^[21]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1850	25,422		—
1860	34,457		35.5%
1870	46,193		34.1%
1880	62,942		36.3%
1890	87,687		39.3%
1900	107,643		22.8%
1910	142,029		31.9%
1920	190,508		34.1%
1930	252,312		32.4%
1940	255,727		1.4%
1950	300,743		17.6%
1960	392,035		30.4%
1970	456,291		16.4%
1980	471,650		3.4%
1990	502,824		6.6%
2000	508,932		1.2%
2010	513,657		0.9%
2020	523,485		1.9%
2022 (est.)	524,907	^[3]^[4]	0.3%
Historical sources: 1790–1990^[22] 1970–2010^[11] 2000^[9] 2010^[8] 2020^[3]^[7]

With the merger of Pine Valley into Pine Hill in January 2022, Camden County has 36 municipalities of diverse sizes and populations. Nine are less than one square mile in area, and five have fewer than 2,000 residents (excluding Tavistock which is a golf course community with nominal populations). In 2020, a majority of county residents live in five municipalities having populations over 30,000: Cherry Hill (74,553), Camden (71,791), Gloucester Township (66,034), Winslow (39,097) and Pennsauken (37,034).^[7]

The 2018 American Community Survey estimated^[23] show 25 municipalities with poverty rates below the statewide average (10.5%). Nine municipalities had poverty rates higher than the county-wide estimate (12.6%): Camden, Woodlynne, Chesilhurst, Lawnside, Bellmawr, Clementon, Blackwood, Brooklawn, and Lindenwold. Additionally, Cherry Hill and Voorhees are affluent areas with higher-poverty areas including Echelon and Ellisburg.

2020 census

As of the 2020 U.S. census, the county had 523,485 people, 187,780 households, and 125,806 families. The population density was 2,365.9 inhabitants per square mile (913.5/km²). There were 212,759 housing units at an average density of 961.5 per square mile (371.2/km²). The county's racial makeup was 56.0% White, 19.3% African American, 0.47% Native American, 6.22% Asian, and 8.14% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 18.2% of the population.

There were 187,780 households, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were married couples living together, 25.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.2% had a male householder with no wife present and 29.4% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.30.

About 22.5% of the county's population was under age 18, 8.1% was from age 18 to 24, 38.7% was from age 15 to 44, and 16.1% was age 65 or older. The median age was 38.7 years. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males.

The county's median household income was $73,672, and the median family income was $88,575. About 10.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.^[24]

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 513,657 people, 190,980 households, and 129,866 families in the county. The population density was 2,321.5 inhabitants per square mile (896.3/km²). There were 204,943 housing units at an average density of 926.2 per square mile (357.6/km²). The racial makeup was 65.29% (335,389) White, 19.55% (100,441) Black or African American, 0.31% (1,608) Native American, 5.11% (26,257) Asian, 0.03% (165) Pacific Islander, 7.08% (36,354) from other races, and 2.62% (13,443) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.24% (73,124) of the population.^[8]

Of the 190,980 households, 31.1% had children under the age of 18; 46.3% were married couples living together; 16.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 32% were non-families. Of all households, 26.3% were made up of individuals and 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.65 and the average family size was 3.22.^[8]

24.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 9% from 18 to 24, 26.6% from 25 to 44, 27.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 89.7 males.^[8]

Economy

The Bureau of Economic Analysis calculated that the county's gross domestic product was $23.3 billion in 2021, which was ranked 11th in the state and was a 6.5% increase from the prior year.^[25]

Government

County government

The county is governed by the Camden County Board of County Commissioners comprised of seven members chosen at-large in partisan elections for three-year terms on a staggered basis by the residents of the county, with either two or three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At a reorganization meeting held in January after each election, the newly constituted Board of Commissioners selects one of its members to serve as director and another as deputy director.^[26] In 2016, freeholders were paid $23,000 and the freeholder director was paid an annual salary of $24,000.^[27]

As of 2024^[update], Camden County's Commissioners are (with terms for director and deputy director ending every December 31st):^{[26][28][29][30]}

Commissioner	Party, Residence, Term
Director Louis Cappelli Jr.	D, Collingswood, 2026^[31]
Deputy Director Edward T. McDonnell	D, Pennsauken Township, 2025^[32]
Virginia Ruiz Betteridge	D, Runnemede, 2025^[33]
Almar Dyer	D, Pennsauken Township, 2024^[34]
Melinda Kane	D, Cherry Hill, 2024^[35]
Jeffrey L. Nash	D, Winslow Township, 2024^[36]
Jonathan L. Young Sr.	D, Berlin Township, 2026^[37]

Pursuant to Article VII Section II of the New Jersey State Constitution, each county in New Jersey is required to have three elected administrative officials known as "constitutional officers." These officers are the County Clerk and County Surrogate (both elected for five-year terms of office) and the County Sheriff (elected for a three-year term).^[38] Camden County's constitutional officers, all elected directly by voters, are:^[39]

Title	Representative
County Clerk	Joseph Ripa (D, Voorhees Township, 2024),^[40]^[41]
Sheriff	Gilbert "Whip" Wilson (D, Camden, 2024),^[42]^[43]
Surrogate	Michelle Gentek-Mayer (D, Gloucester Township, 2025).^[44]^[45]^[46]

The County Prosecutor is Grace C. MacAulay, who was sworn into office in January 2022.^[47] Camden County constitutes Vicinage 4 of the New Jersey Superior Court, which is seated at the Camden County Hall of Justice in Camden, with additional facilities at various locations in Cherry Hill. The Assignment Judge for the vicinage is Deborah Silverman Katz.^[48] As with most counties in the state, the court system in Camden County also includes municipal courts for each township, borough and city to handle traffic and other minor items. Law enforcement at the county level, in addition to a sheriff, includes the Camden County Police Department and the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. The Camden Police Department and the Camden County Park Police were absorbed into the newly formed Camden County Police Department in 2013.^[49]

In March 2019, Melinda Kane was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had been held by Bill Moen, who resigned from office to run for a seat in the New Jersey General Assembly.^[50] Kane served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term of office. No Republican has been elected to countywide office since 1991.^[51]

Federal representatives

Camden County is entirely within the 1st congressional district.^[52] For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 1st congressional district is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).^[53][54]

State representatives

The 36 municipalities of Camden County are part of three legislative districts.

District	Senator^[55]	Assembly^[55]	Municipalities
4th	Paul D. Moriarty (D)	Dan Hutchinson (D) Cody Miller (D)	Chesilhurst, Gloucester Township, Waterford and Winslow. The remainder of this district covers portions of Gloucester County and Atlantic County.
5th	Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D)	Bill Moen (D) William Spearman (D)	Audubon, Barrington, Bellmawr, Brooklawn, Camden, Collinswood, Gloucester City, Haddon Heights, Merchantville, Mount Ephraim, Pennsauken, Runnemede and Woodlynne. The remainder of this district covers portions of Gloucester County.
6th	James Beach (D)	Louis Greenwald (D) Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D)	Audubon Park, Berlin Township, Cherry Hill, Clementon, Gibbsboro, Haddon Township, Haddonfield Borough, Hi-Nella Borough, Laurel Springs, Lawnside, Lindenwold, Magnolia, Oaklyn Borough, Pine Hill, Somerdale Borough, Stratford Borough, Tavistock Borough and Voorhees Township. The remainder of this district covers portions of Burlington County.

Politics

United States presidential election results for Camden County, New Jersey^[56]

Year	Republican		Democratic		Third party
	No.	%	No.	%	No.	%
2020	86,207	32.46%	175,065	65.91%	4,327	1.63%
2016	72,631	31.71%	146,717	64.06%	9,699	4.23%
2012	69,476	30.75%	153,682	68.02%	2,791	1.24%
2008	73,819	31.23%	159,259	67.37%	3,304	1.40%
2004	81,427	36.86%	137,765	62.36%	1,741	0.79%
2000	62,464	31.73%	127,166	64.60%	7,231	3.67%
1996	52,791	27.83%	114,962	60.59%	21,970	11.58%
1992	67,205	31.87%	104,915	49.75%	38,766	18.38%
1988	100,072	51.98%	90,704	47.12%	1,739	0.90%
1984	109,749	54.63%	90,233	44.92%	904	0.45%
1980	87,939	47.07%	80,033	42.84%	18,836	10.08%
1976	82,801	42.33%	108,854	55.65%	3,956	2.02%
1972	111,935	58.85%	75,202	39.54%	3,070	1.61%
1968	77,642	41.10%	87,347	46.24%	23,898	12.65%
1964	60,844	32.75%	124,620	67.09%	297	0.16%
1960	84,066	45.07%	102,083	54.73%	366	0.20%
1956	85,067	52.85%	75,152	46.69%	734	0.46%
1952	72,335	46.81%	81,444	52.70%	762	0.49%
1948	51,977	42.91%	66,388	54.81%	2,767	2.28%
1944	42,197	32.87%	85,691	66.76%	469	0.37%
1940	43,480	33.73%	84,837	65.81%	602	0.47%
1936	35,874	28.99%	86,300	69.74%	1,568	1.27%
1932	55,856	50.85%	48,825	44.45%	5,166	4.70%
1928	75,517	69.78%	32,151	29.71%	560	0.52%
1924	48,154	66.31%	17,577	24.20%	6,891	9.49%
1920	40,771	65.67%	17,893	28.82%	3,423	5.51%
1916	18,318	54.17%	14,010	41.43%	1,489	4.40%
1912	7,911	26.81%	10,812	36.64%	10,788	36.56%
1908	19,000	61.32%	10,469	33.79%	1,517	4.90%
1904	18,225	63.37%	9,423	32.76%	1,112	3.87%
1900	16,156	66.53%	7,270	29.94%	859	3.54%
1896	16,395	69.64%	6,380	27.10%	767	3.26%

Camden County has long been a Democratic stronghold, and almost all of the county is in the 1st congressional district. The county usually votes overwhelmingly Democratic in national, state, and local elections. As of August 1, 2020, there were a total of 376,429 registered voters in Camden County, of whom 178,834 (47.5%) were registered as Democrats, 57,545 (15.3%) were registered as Republicans and 134,908 (35.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 5,142 (1.4%) voters registered to other parties.^[57] Among the county's 2010 Census population, 69.1% were registered to vote, including 75.6% of those ages 18 and over.^[58][59]

In the 2020 United States presidential election, Joe Biden won the county by 33.4%. In the 2016 United States presidential election, Hillary Clinton carried the county by a 32.4% margin over Donald Trump, winning New Jersey by 14.1%. In the 2012 United States presidential election, Barack Obama carried the county by 37.2%, an increase over the margin he carried the county over John McCain in the 2008 United States presidential election. He won by 34.8% while having only won New Jersey by 15.5%.^[60]

In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 39.29% of the vote (52,337 votes) to incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine's 54.93% (73,171 votes), while Independent Chris Daggett received 4.63% of the vote (6,166 votes). In the 2013 gubernatorial election Republican Governor Chris Christie received 54.8% of the vote (64,545 votes) to Democrat Barbara Buono's 43.7% (51,546 votes). In the 2017 gubernatorial election, Republican Kim Guadagno received 37,113 (30.7%) of the vote, and Democrat Phil Murphy received 81,268 (67.2%) of the vote. In the 2021 gubernatorial election, Republican Jack Ciattarelli received 37.5% of the vote (56,016 ballots cast) to Democrat Phil Murphy's 61.7% (92,162 votes).

Gubernatorial election results

Year	Republican	Democratic
2021	46.1% 71,772	61.7% 92,162
2017	37.5% 56,016	67.2% 81,268
2013	54.8% 64,545	43.7% 51,546
2009	39.3% 52,337	54.9% 73,171
2005	35.4% 40,079	60.4% 76,955
2001	33.1% 40,063	64.5% 78,169
1997	35.7% 51,643	56.7% 82,028
1993	34.8%	62.3%
1989	27.5% 41,007	71.5% 106,836
1985	60.9% 70,374	38.0% 43,960
1981	30.2% 46,100	68.7% 104,222
1977	30.6% 40,608	65.8% 87,334
1973	24.2% 34,630	65.6% 85,091

Municipalities

The 36 municipalities in Camden County and the 2010 census data for population, housing units, and area are:^[62]

Municipality (with map key)	Map key	Mun. type	Pop.	Housing units	Total area	Water area	Land Area	Pop. density	Housing density	School district	Communities^[63]
Audubon	9	borough	8,819	3,779	1.50	0.02	1.49	5,925.7	2,539.2	Audubon
Audubon Park	6	borough	1,023	499	0.16	0.01	0.15	7,046.7	3,437.3	Audubon (S/R)
Barrington	16	borough	6,983	3,158	1.61	0.00	1.61	4,346.0	1,965.4	Haddon Heights (9-12) (S/R) Barrington (K-8)
Bellmawr	12	borough	11,583	4,883	3.11	0.13	2.98	3,887.7	1,638.9	Black Horse Pike (9-12) Bellmawr (PK-8)
Berlin	28	borough	7,588	2,949	3.60	0.01	3.59	2,114.9	821.9	E. Camden County (9-12) Berlin Borough (PK-8)
Berlin Township	32	township	5,357	2,069	3.24	0.01	3.23	1,657.5	640.2	Pine Hill (9-12) (S/R) Berlin Township (PK-8)	West Berlin
Brooklawn	11	borough	1,955	806	0.52	0.03	0.49	3,974.6	1,638.6	Gloucester City (9-12) (S/R) Brooklawn (PK-8)
Camden	2	city	77,344	28,358	10.34	1.42	8.92	8,669.6	3,178.7	Camden
Cherry Hill	35	township	71,045	28,452	24.24	0.15	24.10	2,948.3	1,180.7	Cherry Hill	Ashland CDP (8,302) Barclay CDP (4,428) Cherry Hill Mall CDP (14,171) Ellisburg CDP (4,413) Golden Triangle CDP (4,145) Greentree CDP (11,367) Kingston Estates CDP (5,685) Springdale CDP (14,518) Woodcrest
Chesilhurst	29	borough	1,634	621	1.72	0.00	1.72	951.2	361.5	Winslow Township (S/R)
Clementon	25	borough	5,000	2,235	1.97	0.06	1.91	2,612.0	1,167.6	Pine Hill (9-12) (S/R) Clementon (PK-8)
Collingswood	3	borough	13,926	6,822	1.92	0.10	1.82	7,639.4	3,742.3	Collingswood
Gibbsboro	24	borough	2,274	809	2.22	0.04	2.18	1,041.9	370.7	E. Camden County (9-12) Gibbsboro (K-8)
Gloucester City	5	city	11,456	4,712	2.78	0.46	2.32	4,937.8	2,031.0	Gloucester City
Gloucester Township	33	township	64,634	24,711	23.26	0.28	22.98	2,812.2	1,075.2	Black Horse Pike (9-12) Gloucester Township (K-8)	Blackwood CDP (4,545) Blenheim Chews Landing Sicklerville Glendora CDP (4,750) Grenloch
Haddon Township	36	township	14,707	6,477	2.79	0.10	2.69	5,472.6	2,410.1	Haddon Township
Haddonfield	8	borough	11,593	4,634	2.87	0.05	2.82	4,104.9	1,640.8	Haddonfield
Haddon Heights	13	borough	7,473	3,159	1.57	0.01	1.57	4,764.1	2,013.9	Haddon Heights
Hi-Nella	20	borough	870	420	0.23	0.00	0.23	3,773.3	1,821.6	Sterling (9-12) (S/R) Stratford (PK-8) (S/R)
Laurel Springs	22	borough	1,908	771	0.47	0.01	0.46	4,163.7	1,682.5	Sterling (9-12) (S/R) Stratford (7-8) (S/R) Laurel Springs (K-6)
Lawnside	15	borough	2,945	1,174	1.41	0.00	1.41	2,091.5	833.7	Haddon Heights (9-12) (S/R) Lawnside (K-8)
Lindenwold	23	borough	17,613	8,251	3.95	0.06	3.89	4,525.1	2,119.8	Lindenwold
Magnolia	18	borough	4,341	1,850	0.97	0.00	0.97	4,485.3	1,911.5	Sterling (9-12) Magnolia (PK-8)
Merchantville	1	borough	3,821	1,688	0.60	0.00	0.60	6,371.3	2,814.6	Haddon Heights (9-12) (S/R) Merchantville (PK-8)
Mount Ephraim	10	borough	4,676	2,010	0.90	0.02	0.88	5,307.9	2,281.6	Audubon (9-12) (S/R) Mount Ephraim (PK-8)
Oaklyn	7	borough	4,038	1,847	0.69	0.07	0.63	6,432.9	2,942.4	Collingswood (6-12) (S/R) Oaklyn (K-5)
Pennsauken Township	27	township	35,885	13,275	12.08	1.65	10.44	3,438.9	1,272.2	Pennsauken
Pine Hill	26	borough	10,233	4,357	3.91	0.04	3.87	2,643.4	1,125.5	Pine Hill
Runnemede	17	borough	8,468	3,548	2.11	0.06	2.06	4,117.2	1,725.1	Black Horse Pike (9-12) Runnemede (PK-8)
Somerdale	19	borough	5,151	2,158	1.39	0.00	1.39	3,714.0	1,556.0	Sterling (9-12) Somerdale (PK-8)
Stratford	21	borough	7,040	2,761	1.55	0.00	1.55	4,547.0	1,783.3	Sterling (9-12) Stratford (PK-8)
Tavistock	14	borough	5	3	0.26	0.00	0.25	19.7	11.8	Haddonfield (S/R)
Voorhees Township	34	township	29,131	12,260	11.64	0.15	11.49	2,534.9	1,066.8	E. Camden County (9-12) Voorhees (K-8)	Echelon CDP (10,743) Kirkwood Kresson Osage
Waterford Township	31	township	10,649	3,839	36.27	0.23	36.04	295.5	106.5	Hammonton (7-12) (S/R) Waterford Township (PK-6)	Atco
Winslow Township	30	township	39,499	14,560	58.19	0.85	57.34	688.8	253.9	Winslow Township	Sicklerville Tansboro Waterford Works West Atco
Woodlynne	4	borough	2,978	1,016	0.23	0.01	0.22	13,600.4	4,640.0	Collingswood (9-12) (S/R) Woodlynne (K-5)
Camden County		county	513,657	204,943	227.29	6.03	221.26	2,321.5	926.2

Historical municipalities

Defunct municipalities in the county (with years of formation and dissolution listed in parentheses) include:^[12]

• Centre Township (1855–1926)
• Clementon Township (1903–1941)
• Delaware Township (renamed as Cherry Hill)
• Newton Township (1695–1871)
• Stockton Township (1859–1899)
• Union Township (1831–1868)
• Pine Valley (1929-2022)^[64]

Education

Colleges and universities

Rutgers University-Camden is located in the downtown/waterfront district of Camden, and dates back to 1926 with the founding of the South Jersey Law School.^[65][66]

Rutgers School of Law–Camden is one of two campuses of Rutgers Law School, the other being in Newark.^[67]

The Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine is located in Stratford and dates to 1976. It is the state's only osteopathic medical school and was South Jersey's first four-year college of medicine.^[68]

The Cooper Medical School of Rowan University is located in the downtown/university district of Camden. Established as a four-year medical school in 1975, the relationship with Rowan University was formed in 2008.^[69]

Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences has a campus in Stratford which hosts its dental school and school of public health.^[70]

Rowan University at Camden is located on Cooper Street in Camden and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees.^[71]

Camden County College is a two-year public community college serving students from Camden County. The school has campuses in Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill, and was founded in 1967.^[72]

Primary and secondary education

The county has the following school districts:^[73][74][75]

K-12

• Audubon School District
• Camden City School District
• Cherry Hill Public Schools
• Collingswood Public Schools
• Gloucester City Public Schools
• Haddon Heights School District
• Haddon Township School District
• Haddonfield Public Schools
• Lindenwold Public Schools
• Pennsauken Public Schools
• Pine Hill Schools
• Winslow Township School District

Secondary (9-12)

• Black Horse Pike Regional School District
• Camden County Technical Schools
• Eastern Camden County Regional High School District
• Sterling High School

Elementary (K-8, except as indicated)

• Barrington Public Schools
• Bellmawr School District
• Berlin Borough School District
• Berlin Township Public Schools
• Brooklawn Public School District
• Chesilhurst Borough School District (K-6)
• Clementon School District
• Gibbsboro School District
• Gloucester Township Public Schools
• Laurel Springs School District (K-6)
• Lawnside School District
• Magnolia School District
• Merchantville School District
• Mount Ephraim Public Schools
• Oaklyn Public School District (K-5)
• Runnemede Public School District
• Somerdale School District
• Stratford School District
• Voorhees Township Public Schools
• Waterford Township School District (K-6)
• Woodlynne School District

Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden operates area Catholic schools.

Arts and culture

Fine and performing arts

The Ritz Theater in Haddon Township, constructed in 1927 and listed on the National Register of Historic Places, hosts theater performances and film festivals.^[76]

Symphony in C was established as The Haddonfield Symphony in 1952 and is based on the campus of Rutgers University-Camden.^[77]

Perkins Center for the Arts has locations in Moorestown and Collingswood.^[78]

The Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood, recognized on the American Institute of Architects's list of "150 Best Buildings and Places" in New Jersey, hosts national music and theater performances.^[79]

Wineries, breweries, cideries and distilleries

• Amalthea Cellars (located in the West Atco portion of Winslow Township)
• Devil's Creek Brewery (Collingswood)
• Tonewood Brewing (Oaklyn)
• Flying Fish Brewing (headquartered in Somerdale)
• Sharrott Winery (located in the Blue Anchor section of Winslow Township)
• Armageddon Brewing (Somerdale)

National protected area

• Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River (part)

Writers and poets

• Poet Walt Whitman lived in Camden County.
• Matthew Quick's novel The Silver Linings Playbook is set in Collingswood and Voorhees Township, although the screen adaptation is set in Pennsylvania.^[80]
• Poet Nick Virgilio was born in Camden and returned to Camden in 1958.^[81]

In films

• The Last Broadcast was partially filmed in the Pine Barrens.^{[citation needed]}
• Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle is partially set in Cherry Hill.^[82]
• Camden was the setting for several scenes in 12 Monkeys.

Transportation

Roads and highways

Camden County hosts numerous county, state, U.S., and Interstates. As of October 2015^[update], the county had a total of 2,045.06 miles (3,291.21 km) of roadways, of which 1,535.22 miles (2,470.70 km) are maintained by the municipality, 377.65 miles (607.77 km) by Camden County and 104.41 miles (168.03 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, 5.11 miles (8.22 km) by the Delaware River Port Authority, 9.07 miles (14.60 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority and 13.60 miles (21.89 km) by the South Jersey Transportation Authority.^[83]

Major county roads that pass through include County Road 534, County Road 536, County Road 537, County Road 543, County Road 544, County Road 551 and County Road 561.

State routes that pass through are Route 38, Route 41, Route 42 (the North-South Freeway), Route 47 (only in Brooklawn), Route 70, Route 73, Route 90 (the Betsy Ross Bridge), Route 143 (only in Winslow), Route 154 (only in Cherry Hill) and Route 168.

U.S. Routes that traverse are U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 130. The interstates that pass through are Interstate 76 (part of the North-South Freeway and the Walt Whitman Bridge), Interstate 295 and Interstate 676 (part of the North-South Freeway and the Ben Franklin Bridge (which is multiplexed with US 30)).

Other limited access roads that pass through are the Atlantic City Expressway and the New Jersey Turnpike. There are five ACE interchanges that are within the county borders: Exits 44 (at NJ 42),^[84] 41 (at Berlin-Cross Keys Road / CR 689),^[85] 38 (at Williamstown-New Freedom Road / CR 536 Spur),^[86] 33 (connecting to NJ 73)^[86] and 31 (at NJ 73).^[87][88] The only turnpike interchange that is in the county is Exit 3 at the border of Runnemede and Bellmawr.^[89]

Public transportation

NJ Transit has stations along the Atlantic City Line in Pennsauken, Cherry Hill, Lindenwold and Atco in Waterford Township, connecting Philadelphia to Atlantic City along the former Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines main line.^[90]

The River Line is a diesel tram-train light-rail system operated for NJ Transit by the Southern New Jersey Rail Group on a former Pennsylvania Railroad line from Trenton. Most stations in the county are in the Camden, including the Walter Rand Transportation Center, except for the 36th Street, Pennsauken Transit Center and Pennsauken–Route 73 station located in Pennsauken Township.^[91]

The PATCO Speedline, owned by the Delaware River Port Authority, runs a rapid transit line across the Ben Franklin Bridge from Philadelphia through Camden to the PRSL main right-of-way between Haddonfield and its eastern terminus in Lindenwold. Suburban station stops include Woodcrest, Westmont and Collingswood.^[92]

NJ Transit provides commuter and long-distance bus service from many locations in the county to Philadelphia, with additional service to Atlantic City. Extensive local service is offered within the county, including routes to Camden and area train and light rail stations.^[93]

See also

•   Philadelphia portal
•   New Jersey portal
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Camden County, New Jersey

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Further reading

• History of Camden County in the Great War, 1917–1918 Camden, NJ: Publicity and Historical Committee, 1919.

External links

 

Wikimedia Commons has media related to Camden County, New Jersey.

 

Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Camden County (New Jersey).

• Camden County Historic Photos, Part I (Audubon, New Jersey to Camden, New Jersey)
• Camden County Historic Photos, Part II (Cherry Hill, New Jersey to Haddon Township, New Jersey)
• Camden County Historic Photos, Part III (Haddonfield, New Jersey to Pennsauken Township, New Jersey)
• Camden County Historic Photos, Part IV (Pine Hill, New Jersey to Woodlynne, New Jersey)
• Camden County Historical Society