List of historical Camden County, New Jersey municipalities
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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.
Camden County was formed in 1844 from part of Gloucester County, containing the City of Camden along with Delaware, Gloucester, Newton, Union, Waterford, and Washington Townships.
There are 37 current municipalities in Camden County, each marked with an * below:
Cities
Camden* (1844) City became the county seat.
1899: Camden annexed Stockton Town.
Gloucester City* (1868)
Townships
Berlin Township* (1910)
Centre Township (formed in 1855 from part of Union Township)
Cherry Hill Township* (renamed in 1961)
Clementon Township (1903) Township formed.
1913: Township ceded land for formation of Laurel Springs.
1925: Borough of Clementon formed from Clementon Township.
1929: Borough of Pine Hill incorporated from Clementon Township.
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