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Cherry Hill is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United
States. In the United States 2000 Census, the township had a total
population of 69,965 and was the 13th-largest municipality in New Jersey
by population. As of 2006, the township had an estimated population of
71,586.

Cherry Hill is in the Delaware Valley coastal plain about five miles east
of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Cherry Hill is considered an edge city of
Philadelphia.[6]
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History

The area now known as Cherry Hill was originally settled by the
Lenni-Lenape Native Americans who coexisted peacefully with the first
settlers from England, Quaker followers of William Penn who arrived in the
late 1600s. The first settlement was a small cluster of homes named
Colestown, in the perimeters of what is now the Colestown Cemetery on the
corner of Route 41 (King’s Highway) and Church Road. The municipality was
founded on February 25, 1844, in Gloucester County as Delaware Township
from half of the area of Waterford Township, and became part of Camden
County at its creation some two weeks later on March 13, 1844.[8]

The township grew explosively after World War II, and continued to grow
until the 1980s. Today, the municipality’s population is stable with new
development generally occurring in pockets of custom luxury homes or
through the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of commercial and industrial
areas.

Origin of the name

The name Cherry Hill was chosen by the township’s citizens in a
non-binding referendum in 1961, and was officially adopted November 7,
1961.[8] Cherry Hill had been the name of Abraham Browning’s farm on
Kaighn Avenue (now called Route 38) opposite the site where the Cherry
Hill Mall would be built. The farm property was approximately what became
Eugene Mori’s Cherry Hill Inn, the RCA-Cherry Hill campus, and Cherry Hill
Estates; and is now an AMC-Loews movie theater complex.

Mori, the largest developer in the town from the 1940s to the ’60s, used
the Cherry Hill name on many of his properties, including the Cherry Hill
Inn, Cherry Hill Lodge (now a nursing home), Cherry Hill Apartments (now
renovated as the Cherry Hill Towers), and the Cherry Hill Estates housing
development, where all but two of the streets are named after thoroughbred
race courses. Thus, it has been suggested Mori had a vested interest in
getting the town named Cherry Hill.

The township also wanted its own post office, but another New Jersey town
already claimed the name Delaware, New Jersey. The postal service
suggested a name change, and Mayors Christian Weber and John Gilmour,
whose administrations came during the renaming decision, agreed.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total
area of 24.4 square miles (63.1 km²), of which, 24.2 square miles (62.8
km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.3 km²) of it (0.45%) is water.

Seven census-designated places or unincorporated areas are located within
the township: Ashland, Barclay-Kingston, Cherry Hill Mall,
Erlton-Ellisburg, Golden Triangle, Greentree and Springdale.

Cherry Hill’s eastern border with Burlington County is defined by the
Pennsauken Creek. The creek separates Cherry Hill from the communities of
Maple Shade Township, Evesham Township (or colloquially, ‘Marlton’), and
Mount Laurel Township.

The Cooper River forms the southern border with Haddon Township,
Haddonfield Borough, and Lawnside Borough, through the Maria Barnaby
Greenwald Park and parallel to the east-west Route 70.

To the north, Cherry Hill borders Merchantville Borough and Pennsauken
Township, while Voorhees Township shares its southern border along County
Route 544 (Evesham Road).

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When it comes to electrical projects, it is important to hire a professional electrician.  Electricity is not only dangerous to work with, it can also pose serious safety hazards if a job isn’t performed correctly.  At first, it may seem as if your do-it-yourself project was completed correctly, only to find several months (or weeks) later, that you have serious complications.  Overloaded circuits can cause problems and faulty wiring is a fire hazard.  Therefore, you should always contract the services of a licensed, qualified professional electric contractor to handle all of your electrical projects.

Economy

Subaru of America and TD Bank, N.A. have headquarters in Cherry Hill.]
Pinnacle Foods has one of two corporate offices in Cherry Hill.

Most adult citizens of Cherry Hill work elsewhere. As a “bedroom
community” within one hour’s commute to Philadelphia, Camden, Trenton, and
Princeton, Cherry Hill has a large college-educated population of doctors,
lawyers, engineers, teachers, nurses, pharmacists, and scientists. A
lesser number of individuals commute to Atlantic City.

Border

Cherry Hill borders Camden, New Jersey, arguably the most dangerous city
in the United States. In order to protect Cherry Hill citizens from the
rapists, murderers, and other felons who live in Camden, New Jersey and
commute to Cherry Hill to “work”, Cherry Hill is building a moat to
separate the two cities and to keep out the vermin.

Demographics
Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1930 5,734
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1940 5,811 1.3%
1950 10,358 78.2%
1960 31,522 204.3%
1970 64,395 104.3%
1980 68,785 6.8%
1990 69,348 0.8%
2000 69,965 0.9%
Est. 2006 71,586 [2] 2.3%
Population 1930 – 1990[13]

As of the census of 2000, there were 69,965 people, 26,227 households, and
19,407 families residing in the township. The population density was
2,884.9 people per square mile (1,114.0/km²). There were 27,074 housing
units at an average density of 1,116.4/sq mi (431.1/km²). The racial
makeup of the township was 84.67% White, 8.87% Asian, 4.46% African
American, 0.10% Native American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.70% from other
races, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race
were 2.54% of the population.

There were 26,227 households out of which 32.1% had children under the age
of 18 living with them, 62.8% were married couples living together, 8.3%
had a female householder with no husband present, and 26.0% were
non-families. 22.5% 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 2.61 and the average family size was 3.08.

In the township the population was spread out with 23.5% under the age of
18, 5.4% from 18 to 24, 26.4% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and
18.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42 years. For
every 100 females there were 91.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and
over, there were 87.2 males.

According to a 2006 estimate, the median income for a household in the
township was $83,143, and the median income for a family was $97,570.
Males had a median income of $62,577 versus $51,991 for females. The per
capita income for the township was $38,284. About 2.6% of families and
4.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.8% of
those under age 18 and 9.7% of those age 65 or over.[1]

Cherry Hill’s Department of Code Enforcement & Inspections is responsible
for ensuring all construction work in the Township complies with the
requirements of the New Jersey Uniform Construction Code. The department
also inspects for compliance and enforces the Township’s Property
Maintenance and other Zoning standards. Thier clerical staff and licensed
inspectors share the goal of granting your Certificate of Occupancy in the
most responsible, professional, and efficient manner possible.

Cherry Hill Township Building
820 Mercer St Ste 205
Cherry Hill, NJ 08002