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Lindenwold is a Borough located in Camden County , New Jersey . As of the United States 2000 Census , the borough had a total population of 17,414. The Borough of Lindenwold was created on April 23 , 1929 , from Clementon Township , one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five new municipalities (including Hi-Nella Borough , Pine Hill Borough , Pine Valley Borough and Somerdale Borough ) created on that same date. GEOGRAPHY Lindenwold is located at 39°49'6" North, 74°59'27" West (39.818464, -74.990746). According to the United States Census Bureau , the borough has a total area of 10.3 Km&2 (4.0 Mi&2 ). 10.2 km&2 (3.9 mi&2) of it is land and 0.1 km&2 (0.04 mi&2) of it is water. The total area is 0.76% water. Lindenwold borders Berlin Borough , Berlin Township , Clementon Borough , Gibbsboro , Gloucester Township , Laurel Springs , Pine Hill , Somerdale , Stratford , and Voorhees . TRANSPORTATION Lindenwold Station is home to the eastern terminus and main operations facility for the PATCO Hi-Speedline. It is also a stop on New Jersey Transit 's Atlantic City Line . DEMOGRAPHICS As of the Census of 2000, there were 17,414 people, 7,465 households, and 4,299 families residing in the borough. The Population Density was 1,706.5/km&2 (4,415.5/mi&2). There were 8,244 housing units at an average density of 807.9/km&2 (2,090.3/mi&2). The racial makeup of the borough was 61.42% White , 28.22% African American , 0.48% Native American , 3.53% Asian , 0.06% Pacific Islander , 3.24% from Other Races , and 3.06% from two or more races. 7.56% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 7,465 households out of which 29.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 35.0% were Married Couples living together, 16.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 42.4% were non-families. 34.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.32 and the average family size was 3.00. In the borough the population was spread out with 23.6% under the age of 18, 10.4% from 18 to 24, 36.2% from 25 to 44, 20.9% from 45 to 64, and 8.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 33 years. For every 100 females there were 91.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males. The median income for a household in the borough was $36,080, and the median income for a family was $40,931. Males had a median income of $34,990 versus $26,514 for females. The Per Capita Income for the borough was $18,659. 11.8% of the population and 11.3% of families were below the Poverty Line . 15.1% of those under the age of 18 and 5.1% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line. GOVERNMENT The Mayor of Lindenwold Borough is Frank DeLucca Jr. Members of the Lindenwold Borough Council are Council President Richard Roach, Kenneth Balmer, Marie Burrows, Wayne Hans, Cheryle Randolph-Sharpe and Joseph Strippoli. Federal, state and county representation Lindenwold is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 4th Legislative District. EXTERNAL LINKS |
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