Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Township in Camden County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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For the unincorporated census-designated place within Cherry Hill Township, see Cherry Hill Mall, New Jersey.
Cherry Hill is a township within Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As a suburb of Philadelphia the township is part of South Jersey and the Delaware Valley region.[18] Cherry Hill Township grew during the mid-20th century suburbanization, becoming one of the Delaware Valley's main commercial centers, including the Cherry Hill Mall.[19][20] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 74,553.[10][11]
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Cherry Hill, New Jersey | |
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Motto: "You couldn't pick a better place"[1] | |
Coordinates: 39.904611°N 74.997°W / 39.904611; -74.997[2][3] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Camden |
Incorporated | February 28, 1844, as Delaware Township |
Renamed | November 7, 1961, to Cherry Hill Township |
Named for | Cherry Hill farm |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act Mayor-Council |
• Body | Township Council |
• Mayor | David Fleisher (D, term ends December 31, 2027)[5][6] |
• Administrator | Erin Knoedler[7] |
• Municipal clerk | Patti Chacker[8] |
Area | |
• Total | 24.20 sq mi (62.67 km2) |
• Land | 24.07 sq mi (62.35 km2) |
• Water | 0.12 sq mi (0.32 km2) 0.51% |
• Rank | 114th of 565 in state 3rd of 37 in county[2] |
Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 74,553 |
• Estimate | 76,723 |
• Rank | 12th of 565 in state 1st of 37 in county[13] |
• Density | 3,097.1/sq mi (1,195.8/km2) |
• Rank | 213th of 565 in state 24th of 37 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (EDT) |
ZIP Codes | 08002–08003, 08034[14] |
Area code | 856 |
FIPS code | 3400712280[2][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882155[2][17] |
Website | www |
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