Lawnside, New Jersey
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Lawnside is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Lawnside was developed in 1840 and incorporated in 1926 as the first independent, self-governing Black municipality north of the Mason–Dixon line. The United Parcel Service has a large depot in the borough. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,955,[10] an increase of 10 (+0.3%) from the 2010 census count of 2,945,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 253 (+9.4%) from the 2,692 counted in the 2000 census.[21]
Lawnside, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39.867308°N 75.028903°W / 39.867308; -75.028903[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Camden |
Incorporated | April 20, 1926 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Mary Ann Wardlow (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Angelique Rankins[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Marsharee Wright (acting)[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.43 sq mi (3.70 km2) |
• Land | 1.43 sq mi (3.70 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.00% |
• Rank | 459th of 565 in state 25th of 37 in county[1] |
Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,955 |
• Estimate (2022)[11] | 3,289 |
• Rank | 451st of 565 in state 28th of 37 in county[12] |
• Density | 2,065.8/sq mi (797.6/km2) |
• Rank | 289th of 565 in state 30th of 37 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 310, 546, 547, 573, 672[15] |
FIPS code | 3400739420[1][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885274[1][18] |
Website | www |
In 2021, the borough had the 25th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.213% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.[22]