Lawnside, New Jersey
E786673
Lawnside, New Jersey is a historically significant borough known as one of the first self-governing African American communities in the northern United States.
Statements (45)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Delaware Township, New Jersey