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Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey

Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Township
Township of Cherry Hill
Barclay Farm House, Cherry Hill.
Barclay Farm House, Cherry Hill.
Official seal of Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Seal
Motto: You couldn't pick a better place
Location of Cherry Hill in Camden County.
Location of Cherry Hill in Camden County.
Census Bureau map of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Cherry Hill, New Jersey.
Coordinates: 39°54′17″N 74°59′49″W / 39.904611°N 74.997°W / 39.904611; -74.997Coordinates: 39°54′17″N 74°59′49″W / 39.904611°N 74.997°W / 39.904611; -74.997
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Camden
Incorporated February 28, 1844, as Delaware Township
Renamed November 7, 1961, to Cherry Hill Township
Named for Cherry Hill farm
Government
 • Type Faulkner Act Mayor-Council
 • Body Township Council
 • Mayor Charles M. "Chuck" Cahn (D, term ends December 31, 2019)
 • Clerk Nancy Saffos
Area
 • Total 24.244 sq mi (62.792 km2)
 • Land 24.097 sq mi (62.410 km2)
 • Water 0.147 sq mi (0.382 km2)  0.61%
Area rank 113th of 566 in state
3rd of 37 in county
Elevation 39 ft (12 m)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 71,045
 • Estimate (2015) 71,340
 • Rank 14th of 566 in state
2nd of 37 in county
 • Density 2,948.3/sq mi (1,138.3/km2)
 • Density rank 217th of 566 in state
24th of 37 in county
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes 08002, 08003, 08034
Area code(s) 856
FIPS code 3400712280
GNIS feature ID 0882155
Website www.cherryhill-nj.com

Cherry Hill is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a population of 71,045, reflecting an increase of 1,080 (+1.5%) from the 69,965 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 617 (+0.9%) from the 69,348 counted in the 1990 Census. As of 2010, the township was the state's 15th most-populous municipality and the second-largest in Camden County (behind the city of Camden, the county seat), after having been the state's 13th most-populous municipality as of the 2000 Census.

Cherry Hill is situated in the Delaware Valley coastal plain, approximately 8 miles (13 km) southeast of Philadelphia. Cherry Hill is considered an edge city of Philadelphia.

The area now known as Cherry Hill was originally settled by the Lenni-Lenape Native Americans who had their land taken from them by the first settlers from England, namely Quaker followers of William Penn who arrived in the late 17th century. The first settlement was a small cluster of homes named Colestown, in the perimeters of what is now the Colestown Cemetery on the corner of Route 41 (King's Highway) and Church Road. The municipality was founded on February 25, 1844, in Gloucester County as Delaware Township from half of the area of Waterford Township, and became part of Camden County at its creation some two weeks later on March 13, 1844. Portions of the township were taken to form (February 23, 1859) and Merchantville (March 3, 1874). At its territorial peak, Delaware Township included all of modern-day Cherry Hill Township, as well as the neighborhood of North Camden and the municipalities Merchantville and Pennsauken (including Petty's Island in the Delaware River).


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