Centre Township, New Jersey
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| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 2,192 |
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| 1910 | 3,200 | 46.0% | |
| 1920 | 4,004 | 25.1% | |
| source: [1] | |||
Centre Township was a township that existed in Camden County, New Jersey, United States, from 1855 through 1926.
Centre Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 6, 1855, from portions of the now-defunct Union Township:[2]
"Beginning in the middle of Great Timber Creek at the mouth of the southerly branch of Little Timber Creek; thence along the middle of Little Timber Creek to a point where the old King’s Highway crossed the same; thence northerly along the highway to the southwest corner of Cedar Grove Cemetery and corner of James H. Brick’s land; thence along said line and by the lands of Aaron H. Hurley, crossing the Mt. Ephraim Road to the corner of the lands of John Brick, deceased; thence along the lands of Brick and John C. Champion and John R. Brick to Newton Creek, on the line of Newton Township; thence eastwardly by Newton Creek, on the line of Union and Newton, until it strikes the line of the townships of Union and Delaware; thence up the same to Burrough’s Bridge; thence on the middle of the highway and on boundary line between the townships of Union and Gloucester to Clements Bridge, on the Great Timber Creek; thence down the middle of the said creek to the place of beginning."
Over the years, portions of Centre Township were taken to create several new municipalities:[2]
- Haddon Heights on March 2, 1904 (also portions of Haddon Township)
- Magnolia on April 14, 1915 (also portions of Clementon)
- Barrington on March 27, 1917
- Tavistock on February 16, 1921
- Brooklawn on March 11, 1924
- Bellmawr on March 23, 1926
- Mount Ephraim on March 23, 1926
- Runnemede on March 23, 1926
- Lawnside on March 24, 1926 (also portions of Barrington)
With the creation of Lawnside, Centre Township was officially dissolved.
[edit] References
- ^ Wm. C. Hunt, Chief Statistician for Population. "Fourteenth Census of The United States: 1920; Population: New Jersey; Number of inhabitants, by counties and minor civil divisions" (ZIP). U.S. Census Bureau. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553.zip. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ a b "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 104.
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Coordinates: 39°53′14″N 75°06′59″W / 39.887299°N 75.116283°W
