Blackwood, New Jersey
| Blackwood, New Jersey | |
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| Census-designated place | |
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 Map of Blackwood CDP in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County within New Jersey. |
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| Coordinates: 39°47′57″N 75°03′47″W / 39.799065°N 75.063111°WCoordinates: 39°47′57″N 75°03′47″W / 39.799065°N 75.063111°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Camden |
| Township | Gloucester |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.235 sq mi (3.199 km2) |
| • Land | 1.226 sq mi (3.176 km2) |
| • Water | 0.009 sq mi (0.023 km2) 0.72% |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 4,545 |
| • Density | 3,706.4/sq mi (1,431.0/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08012 |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3406040 |
| GNIS feature ID | 02389213 |
 "At Blackwoodtown, N.J.", 1851, courtesy of Library of Congress
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Blackwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 4,545. It is located 10 miles (16 km) from the city of Camden and 14.6 miles (23.5 km) away from Philadelphia.
Blackwood is the home of the main campus of Camden County College, in addition to other campus locations in Camden and Cherry Hill. Blackwood is also home to Camden County College's radio station WDBK.
Blackwood, originally known as Blackwoodtown, was settled about 1750 by John Blackwood in an area then known as "head of Timber Creek." Blackwood was a fuller who immigrated from Scotland and established mills in Blackwoodtown. The area was a crossroads village along the Black Horse Pike well into the nineteenth century, that served as a local government and transportation center by the 1830s, when Uriah Norcross established a stage coach line between Camden and Woodbury with a stop at a tavern in Blackwoodtown. The arrival of the Camden County Railroad in 1891 led to further development.
Blackwood Lake operated as a summer resort from 1891 until 1932.
The Blackwood Historic District (roughly covering the area along Church Street from East Railroad Avenue to Indiana Avenue, Black Horse Pike, and Central Avenue) and Solomon Wesley United Methodist Church are listed in the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places.
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