Laurel Springs, New Jersey
Laurel Springs, New Jersey  | |
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Downtown area of Laurel Springs  | |
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  | |
Location in Camden County Location in New Jersey  | |
| Coordinates: 39°49′14″N 75°00′20″W / 39.820543°N 75.005445°W | |
| 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) | 
| • Administrator | Kenneth J. Cheeseman | 
| • Municipal clerk | Dawn T. Amadio | 
| 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  | 
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) | 
| Population  (2020)  | |
 • Total  | 1,978 | 
 • Estimate  (2023)  | 1,984 | 
| • Rank | 485th of 565 in state 31st of 37 in county  | 
| • Density | 4,381.5/sq mi (1,691.7/km2) | 
| • Rank | 141st of 565 in state 17th of 37 in county  | 
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) | 
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) | 
| ZIP Code | 08021 – Clementon  | 
| Area code(s) | 609 and 856 | 
| FIPS code | 3400739210 | 
| GNIS feature ID | 0885272 | 
| 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, an increase of 70 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,908, which in turn reflected a decline of 62 (−3.1%) from the 1,970 counted in the 2000 census.
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. The borough was named for its therapeutic springs situated in laurel groves.
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%.