Woodlynne, New Jersey
Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Woodlynne, New Jersey?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Woodlynne is a borough in Camden County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey, and a suburb located 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,902,[9] a decrease of 76 (−2.6%) from the 2,978 recorded at the 2010 census,[17][18] which in turn reflected an increase of 182 (+6.5%) from the 2,796 counted in the 2000 census.[19] The borough is the state's eighth-smallest municipality.[9] Established on the site of a defunct amusement park, the entire borough of Woodlynne is less than one-third the size of Six Flags Great Adventure and Safari.[20]
Woodlynne, New Jersey | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 39.916478°N 75.095549°W / 39.916478; -75.095549[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Camden |
Settled | 1681 |
Incorporated | March 19, 1901 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Joseph Chukwueke (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Luis Pastoriza[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.23 sq mi (0.58 km2) |
• Land | 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2) |
• Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 3.04% |
• Rank | 558th of 565 in state 35th of 37 in county[1] |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,902 |
• Estimate (2022)[10] | 2,899 |
• Rank | 452nd of 565 in state 29th of 37 in county[11] |
• Density | 13,338.4/sq mi (5,150.0/km2) |
• Rank | 21st of 565 in state 1st of 37 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 08107[12] |
Area code | 856[13] |
FIPS code | 3400782450[1][14][15] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885450[1][16] |
Website | www |
Woodlynne was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1901, from portions of Haddon Township.[21][22] In 1906, the City of Camden made an unsuccessful attempt to annex Woodlynne.[23]
Woodlynne had the highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 7.384% in 2020, compared to a statewide average of 2.279% and 3.470% in Camden County.[24] As of the 2010 census, Woodlynne was also home to the highest percentage of Vietnamese residents in New Jersey, at 6.9%.[25]