Pennsauken, New Jersey
| Pennsauken Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Pennsauken | |
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| Motto: A Great Place to Grow, Dream and Prosper! | |
 Pennsauken Township highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Pennsauken Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°58′06″N 75°03′29″W / 39.968392°N 75.057942°WCoordinates: 39°58′06″N 75°03′29″W / 39.968392°N 75.057942°W | |
| Country |
 United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | February 18, 1892 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | John Kneib (D, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Administrator | Ed Grochowski |
| • Clerk | Gene Padalino |
| Area | |
| • Total | 12.082 sq mi (31.291 km2) |
| • Land | 10.435 sq mi (27.027 km2) |
| • Water | 1.647 sq mi (4.264 km2) 13.63% |
| Area rank | 192nd of 566 in state 5th of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 89 ft (27 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 35,885 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 35,628 |
| • Rank | 65th of 566 in state 5th of 37 in county |
| • Density | 3,438.9/sq mi (1,327.8/km2) |
| • Density rank | 187th of 566 in state 23rd of 37 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC−5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC−4) |
| ZIP codes | 08109-08110 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3400757660 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882157 |
| Website | www |
Pennsauken Township is a township in Camden County, in the US state of New Jersey, and a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 35,885, reflecting an increase of 148 (+0.4%) from the 35,737 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 999 (+2.9%) from the 34,738 counted in the 1990 Census.
Pennsauken Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 18, 1892, from portions of the now-defunct .
The exact origin of the name Pennsauken is unclear, but it probably derives from the language of the Lenni Lenape people (a Native American group which once occupied the area) from "Pindasenauken", the Lenape language term for "tobacco pouch". Alternatively, the "Penn" in the township's name refers to William Penn, while "sauk" is a water inlet or outlet.
Pennsauken was home to America's first drive-in movie theater, created in 1933 with the opening of the Camden Drive-In in Pennsauken. It featured the comedy Wives Beware, released in the theaters as Two White Arms.
For 50 years, the township was the home to the Pennsauken Mart, a large multi-vendor indoor market, which was closed in January 2006 to make way for a sports arena/conference complex. Most of the vendors moved to the Grand Market Place in Willingboro Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 12.082 square miles (31.291 km2), including 10.435 square miles (27.027 km2) of land and 1.647 square miles (4.264 km2) of water (13.63%).
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