Map of Lawnside borough

Lawnside is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Lawnside was developed in 1840 and incorporated in 1926 as the first independent, self-governing black municipality north of the Mason–Dixon line. The United Parcel Service has a large depot in the borough. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough’s population was 2,955, an increase of 10 (+0.3%) from the 2010 census count of 2,945, which in turn reflected an increase of 253 (+9.4%) from the 2,692 counted in the 2000 census.

In 2021, the borough had the 25th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.213% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.

Lawnside borough overview:
Name:	Lawnside borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	New Jersey
County:	Camden County
Incorporated:	April 20, 1926
Elevation:	85 ft (26 m)
Total Area:	1.43 sq mi (3.70 km²)
Land Area:	1.43 sq mi (3.70 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0.00%
Total Population:	2,955
Population Density:	2,065.8/sq mi (797.6/km²)
ZIP code:	08045
Area code:	856 exchanges: 310, 546, 547, 573, 672
FIPS code:	3439420
GNISfeature ID:	0885274
Website:	www.lawnside.net

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History

The land that was developed as Lawnside was purchased in 1840 by abolitionists for a community for freed and escaped slaves, as well as other African Americans.

Earlier known as “Snow Hill” and “Free Haven”, the borough was named for the train station constructed by the Reading Railroad along the Atlantic City Railroad in 1907.

On April 20, 1926, an “Official Special Election” was held in the Borough of Lawnside. Just one month earlier, on March 24, 1926, Governor of New Jersey A. Harry Moore signed into law New Jersey General Assembly Bill 561, dissolving Centre Township, of which Lawnside was a part, and incorporating the Borough of Lawnside, which also included portions of the borough of Barrington. With its first election, Lawnside became the first independent self-governing African American community north of the Mason–Dixon line.