Camden County, New Jersey

Founding: 1844
Parent county: Gloucester

Namesake: The city of Camden
Seat: Camden (1844–)

Land area: 221 square miles

Population (2020): 523,485

Population (historic): 25,442 (1850); 46,193 (1870); 87,687 (1890); 142,029 (1910); 252,312 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1850–2020

Subdivisions: Two cities; 27 boroughs; 11 CDPs; eight townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 37,944 (18.4%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.3%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 27.4%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.2%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 3.6%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,917
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,656
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.7 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 1,035
Average farm size (1920): 38.1 acres
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Camden

Namesake: Charles Pratt, English politician

Founding: 1773 (platting); 1828 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 71,791

Population (historic): 3,371 (1840); 14,358 (1860); 41,659 (1880); 75,935 (1900); 118,700 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1840–1930; 1940s; 1980s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,884 (37.5%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. John Hinchman House (c. 1699). 1019 North Park Avenue. Centre.
2. Joseph Cooper House (1828). 209 Barclay Lane. Delaware. Federal.
3. Samuel Coles House (1743). 1743 Old Cuthbert Road. Delaware.
4. Colestown Cemetery Gatehouse (1858). 100 North Kings Highway. Delaware. Italianate.
5. Gabreil Daveis Tavern (1756). 500 3rd Avenue. Gloucester.
6. Isaac Tomlinson House (c. 1844). 834 Blackwood–Clementon Road. Gloucester.
7. Ephraim Tomlinson House (1844). 710 West Laurel Road. Gloucester. Greek Revival.
8. Richard Collings House (1824–1827). 500 Collings Avenue. Haddon. Federal.
9. Burrough House (c. 1710/1793). 9201 Burrough–Dover Lane. Pennsauken.
10. Griffith Morgan House (c. 1693). 234 Griffith Morgan Lane. Pennsauken.

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