Camden County is a

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located in the U.S. state of

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. As of the

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, the county's population was 523,485, an increase of 9,828 (1.9%) from the 2010 census, making it the state's 8th-largest county. Its

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is Camden.New Jersey County Map
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. Accessed July 10, 2017. The most populous place was Cherry Hill with 74,553 residents at the time of the 2020 Census, while Winslow Township covered , the largest total area of any municipality. The county was formed on March 13, 1844, from portions of Gloucester County.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''
, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 103. Accessed January 20, 2013. The county was named for Charles Pratt, 1st Earl Camden, a British judge, civil libertarian, and defender of the American cause. Camden County is part of the

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. The county is part of the

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region of the state.

Geography and climate

As of the 2010 census, the county had a total area of , including of land (97.3%) and of water (2.7%).Census 2010 U.S. Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Counties
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. Accessed May 12, 2015. Located in a coastal/

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, the county is uniformly flat and low-lying. The highest points are a survey benchmark near the

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line at above sea level. The low point is

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, along the

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Climate and weather

In recent years, average temperatures in the county seat of Camden have ranged from a low of in January to a high of in July, although a record low of was recorded in February 1934 and a record high of was recorded in August 1918. Average monthly precipitation ranged from in February to in July. The county has a

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(''Cfa''). Average monthly temperatures in Chesilhurst range from 33.1 °F in January to 76.4 °F in July

Demographics

Camden County has 37 municipalities of diverse sizes and populations. Nine are less than one square mile in area, and five have fewer than 2,000 residents (excluding Tavistock, New Jersey, Tavistock and Pine Valley which are golf courses with nominal populations). Over half of county residents live in five municipalities having populations over 30,000 (Camden, Cherry Hill, Gloucester Township, Winslow, Pennsauken).
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. Accessed November 23, 2020. The 2018

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estimated
,

. Accessed November 23, 2020. show 25 municipalities with poverty rates below the statewide average (10.5%). Nine municipalities had poverty rates higher than the county-wide estimate (12.6%): Camden, Woodlynne, New Jersey, Woodlynne, Chesilhurst, Lawnside, Bellmawr, Clementon, Blackwood, Brooklawn, and Lindenwold. Additionally, Cherry Hill and Voorhees are affluent areas with higher-poverty areas including

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and Ellisburg.

2020 Census

As of the

, the county had 523,485 people, 187,780 households, and 125,806 families. The

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was . There were 212,759 housing units at an average density of . The county's racial makeup was 56.0%

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, 19.3%

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, 0.47% Native American, 6.22% Asian, and 8.14% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 18.2% of the population. There were 187,780 households, of which 29.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.0% were

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living together, 25.3% had a female householder with no husband present, 9.2% had a male householder with no wife present and 29.4% were non-families. 38.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.30. About 22.5% of the county's population was under age 18, 8.1% was from age 18 to 24, 38.7% was from age 15 to 44, and 16.1% was age 65 or older. The median age was 38.7 years. The gender makeup of the city was 48.3% male and 51.7% female. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. The county's median household income was $73,672, and the median family income was $88,575. About 10.7% of the population were below the

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, including 17.4% of those under age 18 and 9.0% of those age 65 or over.

2010 Census

Economy

Based on data from the

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, Camden County had a

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(GDP) of $23.8 billion in 2018, which was ranked 11th in New Jersey and represented an increase of 2.5% from the previous year.

Government

County government

The county is governed by a

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comprised of seven members chosen

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in partisan elections for three-year terms on a staggered basis by the residents of the county, with either two or three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At a reorganization meeting held in January after each election, the newly constituted Board of Commissioners selects one of its members to serve as director and another as deputy director.About the Board of Commissioners
Camden County, New Jersey. Accessed March 14, 2022. In 2016, freeholders were paid $23,000 and the freeholder director was paid an annual salary of $24,000. , Camden County's Commissioners are Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli Jr. ( D, Collingswood, term as Commissioner ends December 31, 2023; term as Director ends 2022), Commissioner Deputy Director Edward T. McDonnell (D,

Pennsauken Township Pennsauken Township is a township in Camden County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was 37,074, reflecting an increase of 1,189 (+3.3%) from the 35,885 count ...

, term as commissioner and as deputy director ends 2022), Almar Dyer (D, Pennsauken Township, 2024), Melinda Kane (D, Cherry Hill, 2024), Jeffrey L. Nash (D, Winslow Township, 2024), Carmen G. Rodriguez (D, Merchantville, 2022) and Jonathan L. Young Sr. (D, Berlin Township, 2023)Official Election Results 2020 General Election November 2, 2021
Camden County, New Jersey, updated November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.Official Election Results 2020 General Election November 3, 2020
Camden County, New Jersey, updated November 20, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.Official Election Results 2019 General Election November 5, 2019
Camden County, New Jersey, as of November 13, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020. In March 2019, Melinda Kane was appointed to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had been held by Bill Moen, who resigned from office to run for a seat in the

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. Kane served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term of office. Pursuant to Article VII Section II of the

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, each county in New Jersey is required to have three elected administrative officials known as "constitutional officers." These officers are the

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and County Surrogate (both elected for five-year terms of office) and the County Sheriff (elected for a three-year term). Camden County's constitutional officers, all elected directly by voters, are: Camden County's constitutional officers, all elected directly by voters, are County Clerk Joseph Ripa (D, Voorhees Township, 2024), Sheriff Gilbert "Whip" Wilson (D, Camden, 2024) and Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer (D, Gloucester Township, 2025). The

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is Grace C. MacAulay, who was sworn in on January 6, 2022. Camden County constitutes Vicinage 4 of the

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, which is seated at the Camden County Hall of Justice in Camden, with additional facilities at various locations in Cherry Hill. The Assignment Judge for the vicinage is Deborah Silverman Katz. As with most counties in the state, the court system in Camden County also includes municipal courts for each township, borough and city to handle traffic and other minor items. Law enforcement at the county level, in addition to a sheriff, includes the Camden County Police Department and the Camden County Prosecutor's Office. The Camden Police Department and the Camden County Park Police were absorbed into the newly formed Camden County Police Department in 2013.

Federal representatives

Camden County is entirely within the 1st congressional district.

State representatives

Politics

Camden County has long been a Democratic stronghold, and almost all of the county is in the 1st congressional district. The county usually votes overwhelmingly Democratic in national, state, and local elections. As of August 1, 2020, there were a total of 376,429 registered voters in Camden County, of whom 178,834 (47.5%) were registered as Democrats, 57,545 (15.3%) were registered as Republicans and 134,908 (35.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 5,142 (1.4%) voters registered to other parties. Among the county's 2010 Census population, 69.1% were registered to vote, including 75.6% of those ages 18 and over.Statewide Voter Registration Summary
,

Division of Elections, as of October 31, 2014. Accessed May 11, 2015. In the

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, Joe Biden won the county by 33.4%. In the

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carried the country by a 32.4% margin over

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, while Clinton won New Jersey by 14.1%. In the

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, Barack Obama carried the county by 37.2%, an increase over the margin he carried the county over

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in the

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. He won by 34.8% while having only won New Jersey by 15.5%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christe received 39.29% of the vote (52,337 votes) to incumbent Democratic Governor Jon Corzine's 54.93% (73,171 votes), while Independent Chris Daggett received 4.63% of the vote (6,166 votes). In the 2013 gubernatorial election Republican Governor Chris Christe received 54.8% of the vote (64,545 votes) to Democrat Barbara Buono's 43.7% (51,546 votes). In the 2017 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 37,113 (30.7%) of the vote, and Democrat Phil Murphy received 81,268 (67.2%) of the vote. In the 2021 gubernatorial election, Republican Jack Ciattarelli received 37.5% of the vote (56,016 ballots cast) to Democrat Phil Murphy's 61.7% (92,162 votes).

Municipalities

The 36 municipalities in Camden County and the 2010 census data for population, housing units, and area are:

Historical municipalities

Defunct municipalities in the county (with years of formation and dissolution listed in parentheses) include: * Centre Township (1855–1926) * Clementon Township (1903–1941) * Delaware Township (renamed as Cherry Hill) * Newton Township (1695–1871) * Stockton Township (1859–1899) * Union Township (1831–1868) * Pine Valley (1929-2022)

Education

Colleges and universities

Rutgers University-Camden is located in the

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/ waterfront district of Camden, and dates back to 1926 with the founding of the South Jersey Law School. Rutgers School of Law–Camden is one of two campuses of Rutgers Law School, the other being in Newark. The

Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine The Rowan-Virtua School of Osteopathic Medicine (also known as Rowan-Virtua SOM or SOM) is a public medical school located in Stratford, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Founded in 1976, Rowan-Virtua SOM is one of two medical schools associated ...

is located in Stratford and dates to 1976. It is the state's only osteopathic medical school and was South Jersey's first four-year college of medicine. The

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University Cooper Medical School of Rowan University (CMSRU) is a public medical school located in Camden, New Jersey. It was created as a partnership between Rowan University and Cooper University Hospital in 2009 by executive order of Governor Jon Corzi ...

is located in the downtown/university district of Camden. Established as a four-year medical school in 1975, the relationship with Rowan University was formed in 2008. Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences has a campus in Stratford which hosts its dental school and school of public health. Rowan University at Camden is located on Cooper Street in Camden and offers undergraduate and graduate degrees. Camden County College is a two-year public

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serving students from Camden County. The school has campuses in Blackwood, Camden and Cherry Hill, and was founded in 1967.

Primary and secondary education

The county has the following school districts: ;K-12: * Audubon School District * Camden City School District * Cherry Hill Public Schools * Collingswood Public Schools * Gloucester City Public Schools *

Haddon Heights School District The Haddon Heights School District is a comprehensive community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade from Haddon Heights, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2020–21 s ...

* Haddon Township School District * Haddonfield Public Schools * Lindenwold Public Schools * Pennsauken Public Schools * Pine Hill Schools * Winslow Township School District ;Secondary (9-12): * Black Horse Pike Regional School District * Camden County Technical Schools *

Eastern Camden County Regional High School District The Eastern Camden County Regional High School District is a limited-purpose, regional public school district for students in ninth through twelfth grades from Berlin Borough, Gibbsboro and Voorhees Township, three communities in Camden Coun ...

* Sterling High School ;Elementary (K-8, except as indicated): * Barrington Public Schools *

Bellmawr School District The Bellmawr School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Bellmawr, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, co ...

* Berlin Borough School District * Berlin Township Public Schools * Brooklawn Public School District * Chesilhurst Borough School District (K-6) * Clementon School District *

Gibbsboro School District The Gibbsboro School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Gibbsboro, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, ...

* Gloucester Township Public Schools * Laurel Springs School District (K-6) *

Lawnside School District The Lawnside School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Lawnside, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, co ...

* Magnolia School District * Merchantville School District *

Mount Ephraim Public Schools The Mount Ephraim Public Schools are a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Mount Ephraim, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2018–19 school year, the dis ...

Oaklyn Public School District Oaklyn Public School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through fifth grade from Oaklyn, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. Prior to the 2018–19 school year Oaklyn Public Scho ...

(K-5) * Runnemede Public School District * Somerdale School District * Stratford School District *

Voorhees Township Public Schools The Voorhees Township Public Schools is a comprehensive community public school district serving students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade from Voorhees Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2019–20 schoo ...

Waterford Township School District The Waterford Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade from Waterford Township, in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2018–19 school ye ...

(K-6) * Woodlynne School District

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operates area Catholic schools.

Arts and culture

Fine and performing arts

The Ritz Theater in Haddon Township, constructed in 1927 and listed on the

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, hosts theater performances and film festivals. Symphony in C was established as The Haddonfield Symphony in 1952 and is based on the campus of Rutgers University-Camden.

Perkins Center for the Arts Perkins Center for the Arts is a regional arts center serving southern New Jersey and beyond since 1977. Perkins operates from a 1910 historic Tudor home and carriage building in Moorestown, New Jersey (Burlington County), as well as a former pri ...

has locations in Moorestown and Collingswood. The Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood, recognized on the

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's list of "150 Best Buildings and Places" in New Jersey, hosts national music and theater performances.

Wineries, breweries, cideries and distilleries

* Amalthea Cellars (located in the West Atco portion of Winslow Township) * Devil's Creek Brewery ( Collingswood) * Tonewood Brewing (

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) * Flying Fish Brewing (headquartered in Somerdale) * Sharrott Winery (located in the

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section of Winslow Township) * Armageddon Brewing ( Somerdale)

National protected area

* Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River (part)

Writers and poets

*Poet

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lived in Camden County. * Matthew Quick's novel '' The Silver Linings Playbook'' is set in Collingswood and Voorhees Township, although the screen adaptation is set in

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. *Poet Nick Virgilio was born in Camden and returned to Camden in 1958.

In films

*'' The Last Broadcast'' was partially filmed in the Pine Barrens. *''

Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle ''Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle'' (released in some international markets as ''Harold & Kumar Get the Munchies'') is a 2004 American buddy stoner comedy film directed by Danny Leiner, written by Jon Hurwitz and Hayden Schlossberg, and starr ...

'' is partially set in Cherry Hill. *Camden was the setting for several scenes in '' 12 Monkeys''.

Transportation

Roads and highways

Camden County hosts numerous county, state, U.S., and Interstates. , the county had a total of of roadways, of which are maintained by the municipality, by Camden County and by the

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, by the Delaware River Port Authority, by the

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and by the South Jersey Transportation Authority. Major county roads that pass through include County Road 534, County Road 536, County Road 537, County Road 543, County Road 544, County Road 551 and County Road 561. State routes that pass through are Route 38, Route 41, Route 42 (the North-South Freeway), Route 47 (only in Brooklawn), Route 70, Route 73, Route 90 (the

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), Route 143 (only in Winslow), Route 154 (only in Cherry Hill) and Route 168. U.S. Routes that traverse are U.S. Route 30 and U.S. Route 130. The interstates that pass through are Interstate 76 (part of the North-South Freeway and the

Walt Whitman Bridge The Walt Whitman Bridge is a single-level suspension bridge spanning the Delaware River from Philadelphia in the west to Gloucester City in Camden County, New Jersey in the east. The bridge is named after the poet Walt Whitman, who resided ...

), Interstate 295 and Interstate 676 (part of the North-South Freeway and the

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(which is multiplexed with US 30)). Other limited access roads that pass through are the Atlantic City Expressway and the

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. There are five ACE interchanges that are within the county borders: Exits 44 (at NJ 42), 41 (at Berlin-Cross Keys Road / CR 689), 38 (at Williamstown-New Freedom Road / CR 536 Spur),Exit 33
, Atlantic City Expressway. Accessed October 3, 2013. 33 (connecting to NJ 73) and 31 (at NJ 73). The only turnpike interchange that is in the county is Exit 3 at the border of Runnemede and Bellmawr.

Public transportation

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has stations along the Atlantic City Line in Pennsauken, Cherry Hill, Lindenwold and Atco in Waterford Township, connecting Philadelphia to

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along the former Pennsylvania-Reading Seashore Lines main line. The River Line is a diesel

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light-rail system operated for NJ Transit by the Southern New Jersey Rail Group on a former

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line from Trenton. Most stations in the county are in the Camden, including the Walter Rand Transportation Center, except for the 36th Street,

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and Pennsauken–Route 73 station located in

. The

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, owned by the Delaware River Port Authority, runs a rapid transit line across the

from Philadelphia through Camden to the PRSL main right-of-way between

Haddonfield :''Not the fictional Illinois town from the Halloween film series.'' Haddonfield is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a total population of 11,593,

and its eastern terminus in Lindenwold. Suburban station stops include Woodcrest, Westmont and Collingswood. NJ Transit provides commuter and long-distance bus service from many locations in the county to

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, with additional service to

. Extensive local service is offered within the county, including routes to Camden and area train and light rail stations.Camden County Bus / Tail Connections

, backed up by the

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as of may 22, 2009. Accessed May 13, 2015.

References

External links

Official website

Camden County Historic Photos, Part I
( Audubon, New Jersey to

)
Camden County Historic Photos, Part II
(

Cherry Hill, New Jersey Cherry Hill is a township within Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a population of 74,553, which reflected an increase of 3,508 (+4.94%) from the 71,045 counted in the 2010 census.< ...

Haddon Township, New Jersey Haddon Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 15,407, an increase of 700 (+4.8%) from the 2010 census count of 14,707, in turn reflecting an increase of 56 (+ ...

)
Camden County Historic Photos, Part III
(

Haddonfield, New Jersey :''Not the fictional Illinois town from the Halloween film series.'' Haddonfield is a borough located in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough had a total population of 11,593,

to Pennsauken Township, New Jersey)
Camden County Historic Photos, Part IV
( Pine Hill, New Jersey to

Woodlynne, New Jersey Woodlynne 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 2,902, a decrease of 76 (−2.6%) from the 2010 census count of 2,978, which in turn reflected an incr ...

)
Camden County Historical Society
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