Haddon Township, New Jersey
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Haddon Township is a township in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 15,407,[8][9] an increase of 700 (+4.8%) from the 2010 census count of 14,707,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 56 (+0.4%) from the 14,651 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
Haddon Township, New Jersey | |
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Motto: Where community thrives | |
Coordinates: 39.906°N 75.063°W / 39.906; -75.063[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Camden |
Earliest European settlement | 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, 2027)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Dawn M. Pennock[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.82 sq mi (7.30 km2) |
• Land | 2.69 sq mi (6.97 km2) |
• Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.33 km2) 4.54% |
• Rank | 352nd of 565 in state 14th of 37 in county[1] |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 15,407 |
• Estimate | 15,461 |
• Rank | 170th of 565 in state 8th of 37 in county[11] |
• Density | 5,723.3/sq mi (2,209.8/km2) |
• Rank | 97th of 565 in state 8th of 37 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code | 856[14] |
FIPS code | 3400728740[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882156[1][17] |
Website | www |
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).[21] The township was named for early settler Elizabeth Haddon.[22]
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.[23]