Back لوريل سبرينغز (نيوجيرسي) Arabic Laurel Springs AST Laurel Springs Catalan Лорел-Спрингс (Нью-Джерси) CE Laurel Springs (lungsod) CEB Laurel Springs, New Jersey Welsh Laurel Springs Spanish Laurel Springs (New Jersey) Basque لاورل اسپرینگز، نیوجرسی Persian Laurel Springs (New Jersey) French
Laurel Springs, New Jersey | |
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 Laurel Springs highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County in the State of New Jersey. | |
 Census Bureau map of Laurel Springs, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 39°49′14″N 75°00′20″W / 39.820543°N 75.005445°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | April 2, 1913 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Thomas A. Barbera (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Administrator | Kenneth J. Cheeseman[5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Dawn T. Amadio[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.46 sq mi (1.19 km2) |
| • Land | 0.45 sq mi (1.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.01 sq mi (0.02 km2) 2.17% |
| • Rank | 549th of 565 in state 33rd of 37 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 1,978 |
• Estimate (2023)[10] | 1,984 |
| • Rank | 485th of 565 in state 31st of 37 in county[11] |
| • Density | 4,381.5/sq mi (1,691.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 141st of 565 in state 17th of 37 in county[11] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 609 and 856[14] |
| FIPS code | 3400739210[1][15][16] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885272[1][17] |
| Website | www |
Laurel Springs 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 1,978,[9] an increase of 70 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,908,[18][19] which in turn reflected a decline of 62 (−3.1%) from the 1,970 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
Laurel Springs was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 2, 1913, from portions of Clementon Township, based on the results of a referendum held on May 1, 1913.[21] The borough was named for its therapeutic springs situated in laurel groves.[22][23]
In 2021, the borough had the 11th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.803% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.[24]
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- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Laurel Springs, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 7, 2013.
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- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Laurel Springs, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 6, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 28, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Laurel Springs, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 28, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 107. Accessed May 29, 2024.
- ^ Heavens, Alan J. "Town By Town: A big year for a small Camden County town", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 1, 2013. Accessed September 2, 2015.
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 2, 2015.
- ^ "Here are the 30 N.J. towns with the highest property tax rates", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 15, 2021. Accessed January 19, 2022. "The average equalized tax rate in New Jersey was 2.279 in 2020, according to data from the Department of Community Affairs. Here is the list of 30 New Jersey towns with the highest property tax rates.... 11. Laurel Springs Equalized tax rate in Laurel Springs Borough, Camden County, was 4.803 in 2020 Average equalized tax rate in Camden County: 3.470"