Pennsauken Township, New Jersey
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Pennsauken Township is a township in Camden County, in the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area in the U.S. state of New Jersey, and it is located outside of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, which it borders directly on the Delaware River. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 37,074,[9][10] an increase of 1,189 (+3.3%) from the 2010 census count of 35,885,[19][20] which in turn increased by 148 (+0.4%) from the 35,737 counted in the 2000 census.[21]
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Pennsauken Township, New Jersey | |
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Motto(s): A Great Place to Grow, Dream and Prosper! | |
Coordinates: 39.968392°N 75.057942°W / 39.968392; -75.057942[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Camden |
Incorporated | February 18, 1892 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Vince Martinez (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Tim Killion[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Pam Scott-Forman [7] |
Area | |
• Total | 12.13 sq mi (31.41 km2) |
• Land | 10.48 sq mi (27.14 km2) |
• Water | 1.65 sq mi (4.27 km2) 13.59% |
• Rank | 189th of 565 in state 5th of 37 in county[1] |
Elevation | 89 ft (27 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 37,074 |
• Estimate | 37,139 |
• Rank | 66th of 565 in state 5th of 37 in county[12] |
• Density | 3,537.9/sq mi (1,366.0/km2) |
• Rank | 190th of 565 in state 23rd of 37 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Codes | |
Area code[15] | 856 |
FIPS code | 3400757660[1][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882157[1][18] |
Website | www |
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The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state.