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Blackwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, Blackwood’s population was 4,545. It is located 10 miles (16 km) from the city of Camden and 14.6 miles (23.5 km) away from Philadelphia in the South Jersey region of the state.

Blackwood is the home of the main campus of Camden County College. Blackwood is home to Camden County College’s radio station WDBK, which has been broadcasting on 91.5 FM since 1977.

Blackwood CDP overview:
Name:	Blackwood CDP
LSAD Code:	57
LSAD Description:	CDP (suffix)
State:	New Jersey
County:	Camden County
Elevation:	46 ft (14 m)
Total Area:	1.23 sq mi (3.20 km²)
Land Area:	1.22 sq mi (3.16 km²)
Water Area:	0.01 sq mi (0.04 km²) 0.72%
Total Population:	4,622
Population Density:	3,788.52/sq mi (1,462.76/km²)
ZIP code:	08012
Area code:	856
FIPS code:	3406040
GNISfeature ID:	02389213

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History

Blackwood, originally known as Blackwoodtown, was settled about 1750 by John Blackwood in an area then known as “head of Timber Creek.” Blackwood was a fuller who immigrated from Scotland and established mills in Blackwoodtown. The area was a crossroads village along the Black Horse Pike well into the nineteenth century, that served as a local government and transportation center by the 1830s, when Uriah Norcross established a stage coach line between Camden and Woodbury with a stop at a tavern in Blackwoodtown. The arrival of the Camden County Railroad in 1891 led to further development.

Blackwood Lake operated as a summer resort from 1891 until 1932.

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Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Blackwood had a total area of 1.235 square miles (3.199 km), including 1.226 square miles (3.176 km) of land and 0.009 square miles (0.023 km) of water (0.72%). Bodies of water include Blackwood Lake and Farrows Run stream.