Map of Merchantville borough

Merchantville 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 3,820, a decrease of one person from the 2010 census count of 3,821, which in turn reflected an increase of 20 (+0.5%) from the 3,801 counted in the 2000 census.

The borough had the 22nd-highest property tax rate in New Jersey in 2020, with an equalized rate of 4.367% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.

Merchantville borough overview:
Name:	Merchantville borough
LSAD Code:	21
LSAD Description:	borough (suffix)
State:	New Jersey
County:	Camden County
Incorporated:	March 3, 1874
Elevation:	82 ft (25 m)
Total Area:	0.59 sq mi (1.54 km²)
Land Area:	0.59 sq mi (1.54 km²)
Water Area:	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km²) 0.00%
Total Population:	3,820
Population Density:	6,437.0/sq mi (2,485.3/km²)
ZIP code:	08109
Area code:	856
FIPS code:	3445510
GNISfeature ID:	0885297
Website:	www.merchantvillenj.gov

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History

Merchantville was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1874, from portions of Delaware Township (now Cherry Hill) and the now-defunct Stockton Township.

While one source attributes the borough’s name to a family named Merchant, Francis F. Eastlack, in his History of Merchantville, tells the story of the four developers of Merchantville—Matthias Homer, John Louty, Samuel McFadden and Frederick Gerker—meeting and discussing names, when it was suggested “Gentlemen, as you are all merchants, why not call it Merchantville?”