Haddon Township, New Jersey
| Haddon Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Haddon | |
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| Motto: Where community thrives | |
 Haddon Township highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County in New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Haddon Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°54′22″N 75°03′47″W / 39.906216°N 75.062951°WCoordinates: 39°54′22″N 75°03′47″W / 39.906216°N 75.062951°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Camden |
| Settled | 1681 |
| Incorporated | February 23, 1865 |
| Named for | Elizabeth Haddon |
| Government | |
| • Type | Walsh Act |
| • Body | Board of Commissioners |
| • Mayor | Randall W. "Randy" Teague (term ends May 15, 2019) |
| • Clerk | Dawn M. Pennock |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.791 sq mi (7.231 km2) |
| • Land | 2.687 sq mi (6.960 km2) |
| • Water | 0.104 sq mi (0.271 km2) 3.74% |
| Area rank | 353rd of 566 in state 14th of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 14,707 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 14,543 |
| • Rank | 171st of 566 in state 8th of 37 in county |
| • Density | 5,472.6/sq mi (2,113.0/km2) |
| • Density rank | 97th of 566 in state 8th of 37 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP codes | 08104, 08107, 08108 |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3400728740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882156 |
| Website | www |
Haddon Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 14,707, reflecting an increase of 56 (+0.4%) from the 14,651 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 186 (-1.3%) from the 14,837 counted in the 1990 Census.
Under the terms of an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1865, Haddon Township was incorporated from portions of Newton Township. The following communities were subsequently created from the Haddon Township: Haddonfield (April 6, 1875), Collingswood (May 22, 1888), Woodlynne (March 19, 1901), Haddon Heights (March 2, 1904), Audubon (March 13, 1905) and Oaklyn (also March 13, 1905). The township was named for early settler Elizabeth Haddon.
Haddon Township allows the sale of alcohol, and has several bars and restaurants which serve alcoholic beverages, unlike the neighboring boroughs of Collingswood, Haddonfield and Haddon Heights which prohibit the sale of alcohol.
In 1701, Elizabeth Haddon Estaugh, the daughter of John Haddon, arrived in the American colonies to oversee his large landholdings, which included areas that are now Collingswood, Haddon Township, and Haddonfield. Contemporary Newton Township included land that later became part of Audubon, Audubon Park, Camden, Collingswood, Gloucester City, Haddon Heights, Haddonfield, Oaklyn, and Woodlynne. Its first European settlers were Irish who settled in the area of Newton Creek in 1681.
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