Runnemede, New Jersey
Runnemede, New Jersey | |
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Street in Runnemede, October 2018 | |
Runnemede highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Runnemede, New Jersey. | |
Location in Camden County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°51′12″N 75°04′32″W / 39.853411°N 75.075502°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| European settlement | 1626 |
| Incorporated | April 24, 1926 |
| Named after | Runnymede, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Nick Kappatos (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Municipal clerk | Joyce Pinto |
| Area | |
• Total | 2.10 sq mi (5.45 km2) |
| • Land | 2.05 sq mi (5.31 km2) |
| • Water | 0.05 sq mi (0.14 km2) 2.56% |
| • Rank | 402nd of 565 in state 17th of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 8,324 |
• Estimate (2023) | 8,338 |
| • Rank | 285th of 565 in state 16th of 37 in county |
| • Density | 4,058.5/sq mi (1,567.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 155th of 565 in state 19th of 37 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08078 |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 312, 931, 933, 939 |
| FIPS code | 3400765160 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885382 |
| Website | www |
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Runnemede 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 8,324, a decrease of 144 (−1.7%) from the 2010 census count of 8,468, which in turn reflected a decline of 65 (−0.8%) from the 8,533 counted in the 2000 census.
Runnemede was authorized to incorporate as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1926, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, and was then made independent based on the results of a referendum held on April 24, 1926. Acts enabling creation of the boroughs of Bellmawr, Mount Ephraim, and Lawnside were passed during the same two-day period. The derivation of the borough's name is uncertain, though claims that it derives from a Native American term for "running water" have been refuted and connections to General George Meade or to "rum we need" for a nearby tavern are probably apocryphal. Sources have cited the name as coming from Runnymede, England.