Lawnside, New Jersey
| Lawnside, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Lawnside | |
Mount Peace Cemetery and Funeral Directing Company Cemetery
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 Lawnside highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Lawnside, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°52′02″N 75°01′44″W / 39.867196°N 75.028807°WCoordinates: 39°52′02″N 75°01′44″W / 39.867196°N 75.028807°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | April 20, 1926 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Mary Ann Wardlow (term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Administrator | Angelique Rankins |
| • Clerk | Jacqui Wilcox |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.408 sq mi (3.647 km2) |
| • Land | 1.408 sq mi (3.647 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) 0.00% |
| Area rank | 460th of 566 in state 25th of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 2,945 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 2,919 |
| • Rank | 455th of 566 in state 29th of 37 in county |
| • Density | 2,091.5/sq mi (807.5/km2) |
| • Density rank | 287th of 566 in state 30th of 37 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08045 |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 310, 546, 547, 573, 672 |
| FIPS code | 3400739420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885274 |
| Website | www |
Lawnside is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 2,945, reflecting an increase of 253 (+9.4%) from the 2,692 counted in the 2000 Census. In the previous decade, the population of the small community had declined by 149 (-5.2%) from the 2,841 counted in the 1990 Census.
Lawnside was developed and incorporated as the first independent, self-governing black municipality north of the Mason-Dixon Line in 1840. The United Parcel Service has a large depot in the borough.
The land that was developed as Lawnside was purchased in 1840 by abolitionists for a community for freed and escaped slaves, as well as other African Americans.
Earlier known as "Snow Hill" and "Free Haven", the borough was named for the train station constructed by the Reading Railroad along the Atlantic City Railroad in 1907.
On April 20, 1926, an "Official Special Election" was held in the Borough of Lawnside. Just one month earlier, on March 24, 1926, Governor of New Jersey A. Harry Moore signed into law New Jersey General Assembly Bill 561, dissolving Centre Township, of which Lawnside was a part, and incorporating the Borough of Lawnside, which also included portions of the borough of Barrington. With its first election, Lawnside became the first independent self-governing African American community north of the Mason-Dixon line.
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