Lawnside, New Jersey

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Lawnside, New Jersey is a historically significant borough known as one of the first self-governing African American communities in the northern United States.

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Lawnside, New Jersey canonical 8

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Predicate Object
instanceOf borough
areaCode 856
continent North America
country United States
countrySubdivision State of New Jersey
county Camden County
demographicsCharacteristic historically majority African American population
FIPSCode 34xxx (Camden County borough code series)
GNISFeatureClass populated place
governmentType borough form of New Jersey municipal government
hasClimate humid subtropical climate
hasCulturalHeritage African American churches and civic organizations
hasDaylightSavingTime true
hasFeature local churches
residential neighborhoods
small commercial areas
hasHistoricalRole center of free Black life in southern New Jersey
destination for formerly enslaved people and free Blacks
hasJurisdiction Lawnside Police Department
hasLandUse local commercial
primarily residential
hasLocalGovernment Mayor–council system
hasMajorEthnoHistoricalIdentity African American community
hasOfficialLanguage English
hasPublicEducationLevel elementary and middle school within borough
hasSchoolDistrict Lawnside School District
hasSettlementType borough
hasTransportationAccess New Jersey Turnpike vicinity
U.S. Route 30
hasZIPCodeType standard ZIP Code
historicalSignificance one of the first self-governing African American communities in the northern United States
isInRegion Mid-Atlantic United States
linked to: Mid-Atlantic states

Northeastern United States
isPartOfMetropolitanArea Philadelphia metropolitan area
knownFor African American history
historic free Black community
locatedIn Camden County, New Jersey
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory New Jersey
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
linked to: Philadelphia
partOf Camden County, New Jersey
postalCode 08045
state New Jersey
timeZone America/New_York
usesHighSchoolDistrict regional high school district in Camden County

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Camden County, New Jersey containsBorough Lawnside, New Jersey
Delaware Township, New Jersey adjacentTo Lawnside, New Jersey
subject linked to: Delaware Township
White Horse Pike passesThrough Lawnside, New Jersey
Barrington, New Jersey adjacentTo Lawnside, New Jersey
subject linked to: Barrington
U.S. Route 30 in New Jersey passesThrough Lawnside, New Jersey
Voorhees Township, New Jersey borders Lawnside, New Jersey
Magnolia, New Jersey borderedBy Lawnside, New Jersey
Haddon Heights High School servesMunicipality Lawnside, New Jersey