Collingswood
| Collingswood, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Collingswood | |
Collingswood Commercial Historic District
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| Motto: It's Where You Want To Be | |
 Location of Collingswood within Camden County: Inset: Location of Camden County within the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Collingswood, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°54′55″N 75°04′42″W / 39.915275°N 75.078392°WCoordinates: 39°54′55″N 75°04′42″W / 39.915275°N 75.078392°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Camden |
| Settled | 1682 |
| Incorporated | May 22, 1888 |
| Named for | Collings family |
| Government | |
| • Type | Walsh Act |
| • Body | Board of Commissioners |
| • Mayor | M. James "Jim" Maley Jr. (term ends May 15, 2017) |
| • Administrator | Keith Hastings |
| • Clerk | Holly Mannel |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.923 sq mi (4.980 km2) |
| • Land | 1.823 sq mi (4.721 km2) |
| • Water | 0.100 sq mi (0.259 km2) 5.19% |
| Area rank | 418th of 566 in state 19th of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2010 Census ) | |
| • Total | 13,926 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 14,000 |
| • Rank | 177th of 566 in state 9th of 37 in county |
| • Density | 7,639.4/sq mi (2,949.6/km2) |
| • Density rank | 51st of 566 in state 3rd of 37 in county |
| Time zone | EST (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08107-08108 |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3400714260 |
| GNIS feature ID | 885191 |
| Website | www |
Collingswood is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 13,926, reflecting a decline of 400 (-2.8%) from the 14,326 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 963 (-6.3%) from the 15,289 counted in the 1990 Census.
Since 1873, owing in part to its Quaker history, Collingswood was founded as a dry town where alcohol cannot be sold, however restaurant patrons are permitted to bring their own wine and beer to consume. In July 2015, the town introduced an ordinance that will allow craft breweries to operate in the town but not serve food. The ordinance is expected to be passed in August 2015. Under the terms of a limited license, Devil's Creek Brewery opened a tasting room in May 2016 where beers made by the microbrewery are available for sale to the public. A state ordinance also allows select restaurants to serve wine produced by New Jersey vineyards.
Quakers settled along Newton Creek and Cooper River in the late 17th Century, establishing what was known as the Newton Colony and eventually Newton Township. Much of what is now Collingswood was a farm owned by members of the Collings family during the 18th and 19th Centuries. Later a section of Haddon Township, Collingswood was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 22, 1888, based on the results of a referendum held that same day. That same year, town resident Edward Collings Knight, a wealthy philanthropist, donated the land that became Knight Park. Knight was a descendant of the Collings family for whom the borough is named.
Collingswood has several historic homes including the 1820s-era house of the Collings family, known as the Collings-Knight homestead, which stands at the corner of Browning Road and Collings Avenue, shadowed by the Heights of Collingswood apartments. The Stokes-Lees mansion located in the 600 block of Lees Avenue dates back to 1707, making it one of the oldest houses in Camden County. Sections of Harleigh Cemetery, the location of poet Walt Whitman's tomb are in Collingswood, as is the mailing address for the Camden County Historical Society.
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