List of historical Camden County, New Jersey municipalities

This list of historical municipalities in Camden County, New Jersey includes cities, townships, and boroughs. It also includes the years they were formed as local administrative units, and years in which existing municipalities ceded land for the formation of new ones. Some municipalities listed have either been subsumed into other municipalities, or have changed their names.

There are 37 current municipalities in Camden County and are marked with an * below. [ [http://www.camdencounty.com/facts/municipalities.html Camden County: County History ] ]

Cities

*Camden* (1844) City became the county seat. [http://www.roangelo.net/valente/camden.html] :Camden (1899) Annexed Stockton Town. [http://njcensuslookup.homestead.com/CountyOrigins.html CountyOrigins ] ]
*Gloucester City* (1868)

Townships

*Berlin Township* (1910)
*Centre Township (1855)
*Cherry Hill Township* (renamed in 1961)
*Clementon Township (1903) Township formed.:Clementon Township (1913) Township ceded land for formation of Laurel Springs. [ [http://www.laurelsprings-nj.com/news.php?extend.3 LaurelSprings-NJ.com: News ] ] :Clementon Township (1925) Borough of Clementon formed from Clementon Township.:Clementon Township (1929) Borough of Pine Hill incorporated from Clementon Township. [ [http://www.pinehillboronj.com/ Borough of Pine Hill New Jersey fs ] ] :Clementon Township (dissolved in 1941)
*Delaware Township (1844) Township was incorporated. [ [http://www.cherryhill-nj.com/about/default.asp Cherry Hill Township ] ] :Delaware Township (1859) Township ceded land for formation of Stockton.
*Gloucester Township* (1844):Gloucester Township (1845) Township ceded land for formation of Winslow.:Gloucester Township (1903) Township ceded land for formation of Clementon.
*Haddon Township* (1865)
*Monroe Township (1859 - ceded to Gloucester County upon founding)
*Newton Township (1844):Newton Township (dissolved in 1871)
*Pennsuaken Township* (1892) Township formed. [ [http://www.twp.pennsauken.nj.us/about-pennsauken_history.cfm Pennsauken Township History ] ]
*Stockton Township (1859) Township was incorporated..:Stockton Township (1874) Township ceded land for formation of the borough of Merchantville. [http://www.merchantville.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=17&Itemid=41 Merchantville] ] :Stockton Township (1892) Township ceded land for formation of Pennsauken. :Stockton Township (dissolved in 1894) formed Stockton Town from remaining lands of Stockton Township.:Stockton Town (dissolved in 1899, Annexed into Camden City)
*Union Township (1844)
*Voorhees Township* (1899)
*Washington Township (1844):Washington Township (ceded to Gloucester County in 1871)
*Waterford Township* (1844)
*Winslow Township* (1845)

Boroughs

*Audubon Borough] * (1905)
*Audubon Park Borough* (1947)
*Barrington Borough* (1917)
*Bellmawr Borough* (1926)
*Berlin Borough* (1927)
*Brooklawn Borough* (1924)
*Chesilhurst Borough* (1887)
*Clementon Borough* (1925)
*Collingswood Borough* (1888)
*Gibbsboro Borough* (1924)
*Haddonfield Borough* (1875)
*Haddon Heights Borough* (1904)
*Hi-Nella Borough* (1929)
*Laurel Springs Borough* (1913)
*Lawnside Borough* (1926)
*Lindenwold Borough* (1929)
*Magnolia Borough* (1915)
*Merchantville Borough* (1874) Borough formed from lands ceded by Stockton Township.
*Mount Ephraim Borough* (1926)
*Oaklyn Borough* (1905)
*Pine Hill Borough* (1929)
*Pine Valley Borough* (1929)
*Somerdale Borough* (1929)
*Stratford Borough* (1925)
*Tavistock Borough* (1921)
*Woodlynne Borough* (1901)

References