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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Predicate Object
instanceOf borough
areaCode 856
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
countrySubdivision State of New Jersey NERFINISHED
county Camden County NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
hasSettlementType borough
hasTransportationAccess New Jersey Turnpike vicinity
U.S. Route 30 NERFINISHED
hasZIPCodeType standard ZIP Code
historicalSignificance one of the first self-governing African American communities in the northern United States
isInRegion Mid-Atlantic United States NERFINISHED
Northeastern United States NERFINISHED
isPartOfMetropolitanArea Philadelphia metropolitan area NERFINISHED
knownFor African American history
historic free Black community
locatedIn Camden County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
locatedInAdministrativeTerritory New Jersey NERFINISHED
locatedInTimeZone Eastern Time Zone
locatedNear Philadelphia, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
partOf Camden County, New Jersey NERFINISHED
postalCode 08045
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: 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 adjacentTo Lawnside, New Jersey
subject surface form: Delaware Township, New Jersey