Runnemede, New Jersey
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Runnemede is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 8,324,[10][11] a decrease of 144 (−1.7%) from the 2010 census count of 8,468,[20][21] which in turn reflected a decline of 65 (−0.8%) from the 8,533 counted in the 2000 census.[22]
Runnemede, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39.853411°N 75.075502°W / 39.853411; -75.075502[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Camden |
European settlement | 1626[3] |
Incorporated | April 24, 1926 |
Named for | Runnymede, England |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Nick Kappatos (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[5][6] |
• Municipal clerk | Joyce Pinto[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 2.10 sq mi (5.45 km2) |
• Land | 2.05 sq mi (5.31 km2) |
• Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) 2.56% |
• Rank | 402nd of 565 in state 17th of 37 in county[1] |
Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,324 |
• Estimate | 8,338 |
• Rank | 285th of 565 in state 16th of 37 in county[13] |
• Density | 4,058.5/sq mi (1,567.0/km2) |
• Rank | 155th of 565 in state 19th of 37 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 312, 931, 933, 939[16] |
FIPS code | 3400765160[1][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885382[1][19] |
Website | www |
Runnemede was authorized to incorporate as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1926, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, and was then made independent based on the results of a referendum held on April 24, 1926. Acts enabling creation of the boroughs of Bellmawr, Mount Ephraim, and Lawnside were passed during the same two-day period.[23] The derivation of the borough's name is uncertain, though claims that it derives from a Native American term for "running water" have been refuted and connections to General George Meade or to "rum we need" for a nearby tavern are probably apocryphal.[24] Sources have cited the name as coming from Runnymede, England.[25]