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Haddon Township highlighted in Camden County

Haddon Township is a Township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 14,651.

Haddon Township uniquely has two separate exclaves, West Collingswood Heights and West Collingswood Extension. Haddon Township is a center for liquor stores, restaurants, and bars because neighboring boroughs of Audubon, Collingswood, Haddonfield and Haddon Heights prohibit the sale of alcohol.

Westmont, the downtown section of Haddon Township, has a PATCO Park and ride station.

History

In the 1700s, the daughter of John Haddon, Elizabeth Haddon Estaugh, came to the American colonies to oversee his large landholdings, which included areas now belonging to Haddon Township and Haddonfield.

The area known as Newton Township encompassed land that would later become part of the municipalities of Oaklyn, Audubon, Audubon Park, Collingswood, Gloucester City, Woodlynne, Camden, Haddon Heights and Haddonfield. Its first European settlers, Irishmen who settled in the area of Newton Creek in 1681, survived the American Revolutionary War and the incorporation of the City of Camden. In the 1860s, however, the area began to lose its cohesion. In 1865, the eastern portion the Newton Township eventually broke off and formed Haddon Township.

Saddlertown

In the late 1830s, a runaway slave, who had taken the surname Saddler to avoid detection by his former master, came to New Jersey from a Maryland plantation with his wife and two daughters. The man took a job with Cy Evans, a local Quaker farmer. After learning that he was opposed to slavery, the slave told his employer that he had fled slavery on a plantation. Evans gave the slave 50 acres to farm, and he was able to live there peacefully.

The area where Saddler settled became a predominantly black area known as Saddlertown, so named in honor of Saddler's generosity in inviting others to share in his gift; Saddlertown was a stop on the underground railroad. Today, the area has come to include members of other racial groups.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 7.3 km² (2.8 mi²). 7.0 km² (2.7 mi²) of it is land and 0.3 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (3.93%) is water.

Haddon Township borders Audubon, Audubon Park, Camden, Cherry Hill, Collingswood, Gloucester City, Haddonfield, Mount Ephraim, and Oaklyn.

Demographics

As of the census2 of 2000, there were 14,651 people, 6,207 households, and 3,891 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,102.9/km² (5,443.4/mi²). There were 6,423 housing units at an average density of 921.9/km² (2,386.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 95.42% White, 1.18% African American, 0.05% Native American, 2.01% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 0.56% from other races, and 0.74% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.54% of the population.

There were 6,207 households out of which 27.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 49.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 37.3% were non-families. 33.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 17.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.36 and the average family size was 3.05.

In the township the population was spread out with 22.6% under the age of 18, 5.8% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 20.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 88.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.4 males.

The median income for a household in the township was $51,076, and the median income for a family was $65,269. Males had a median income of $44,943 versus $32,967 for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,610. About 1.6% of families and 4.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.3% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Haddon Township is governed by a three-member, non-partisan commission under the Walsh Act.

Members of the Haddon Township Committee are[1]:

Federal, state and county representation

Haddon Township is part of the 1st Congressional District and part of New Jersey's 6th Legislative District[2].

For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 1st congressional district is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).[3][4] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).[5]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 6th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by James Beach (D, Voorhees Township) and in the General Assembly by Louis Greenwald (D, Voorhees Township) and Melinda Kane (D, Cherry Hill).[6] Template:NJ Governor

Camden County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members chosen at-large in partisan elections for three-year terms on a staggered basis by the residents of the county, with either two or three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At a reorganization meeting held in January after each election, the newly constituted Board of Commissioners selects one member to serve as Director and another as Deputy Director, each serving a one-year term in that role.[7] As of 2025, Camden County's Commissioners are: Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli Jr. (D, Collingswood, 2026),[8] Commissioner Deputy Director Edward T. McDonnell (D, Pennsauken Township, 2025),[9] Virginia Ruiz Betteridge (D, Runnemede, 2025),[10] Almar Dyer (D, Pennsauken Township, 2027),[11] Melinda Kane (D, Cherry Hill, 2027),[12] Jeffrey L. Nash (D, Winslow Township, 2027),[13] and Jonathan L. Young Sr. (D, Berlin Township, 2026).[14][7][15][16][17]

Camden County's constitutional officers are: Clerk Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill, 2029)[18][19] Sheriff Chuck Billingham (D, Gloucester City, 2027)[20][21] and Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer (D, Gloucester Township, 2025).[22][23][24]

Education

The Haddon Township School District serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The distr

  1. ^ Haddon Township Directory, accessed August 22, 2006
  2. ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 58, accessed August 30, 2006
  3. ^ Directory of Representatives: New Jersey, United States House of Representatives. Accessed January 3, 2019.
  4. ^ Full Biography, Congressman Donald Norcross. Accessed January 3, 2019. "Donald and his wife Andrea live in Camden City and are the proud parents of three grown children and grandparents of two."
  5. ^ States in the Senate: New Jersey, United States Senate. Accessed January 23, 2025. "Cory A. Booker (D) Hometown: Newark; Andy Kim (D) Hometown: Moorestown"
  6. ^ Legislative Roster for District 6, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 12, 2024.
  7. ^ a b About the Board of Commissioners, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  8. ^ Louis Cappelli, Jr., Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  9. ^ Edward T. McDonnell, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  10. ^ Virginia Betteridge, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  11. ^ Al Dyer, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023. As of date accessed, incorrect term dates are listed.
  12. ^ Melinda Kane, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023. As of date accessed, incorrect term dates are listed.
  13. ^ Jeffrey L. Nash, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  14. ^ Jonathan L. Young Sr., Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  15. ^ Official Election Results 2022 General Election November 8, 2022, Camden County, New Jersey, as of November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.
  16. ^ Official Election Results 2021 General Election November 2, 2021, Camden County, New Jersey, updated November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.
  17. ^ Official Election Results 2020 General Election November 3, 2020, Camden County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.
  18. ^ County Clerk Joseph Ripa, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  19. ^ Members List: Clerks, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  20. ^ Sheriff Gilbert "Whip" Wilson, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023. As of date accessed, incorrect term dates are listed.
  21. ^ Members List: Sheriffs, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  22. ^ Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  23. ^ Members List: Surrogates, Constitutional Officers Association of New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  24. ^ Your Government, Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2023.
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