Brooklawn, New Jersey
Brooklawn, New Jersey | |
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Alice Costello School and borough hall | |
Location of Brooklawn in Camden County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Camden County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Brooklawn, New Jersey | |
Location in Camden County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°52′46″N 75°07′13″W / 39.87935°N 75.120396°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | March 11, 1924 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Jerry Granstrom (D, unexpired term ending December 31, 2026) |
| • Municipal clerk | Ryan Giles |
| Area | |
• Total | 0.53 sq mi (1.37 km2) |
| • Land | 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2) 7.74% |
| • Rank | 546th of 565 in state 32nd of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 1,815 |
• Estimate (2023) | 1,813 |
| • Rank | 493rd of 565 in state 32nd of 37 in county |
| • Density | 3,715.7/sq mi (1,434.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 179th of 565 in state 22nd of 37 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08030 |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 456, 742, 931, 933 |
| FIPS code | 3400708170 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885172 |
| Website | brooklawn-nj |
Brooklawn 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 1,815, a decrease of 140 (−7.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,955, which in turn reflected a decline of 399 (-16.9%) from the 2,354 counted in the 2000 census.
Brooklawn was incorporated as a borough on March 11, 1924, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 5, 1924. The borough was reincorporated on March 23, 1926. The borough's name is derived from its location and setting.