Stockton, Camden

This article is about the neighborhood in Camden. For the municipality in Hunterdon County, New Jersey, see Stockton, New Jersey.

Stockton
Neighborhood of Camden
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Camden
City	Camden
Incorporated	February 23, 1859 (as township)
Incorporated	May 1, 1894 (as town)
Annexed	March 24, 1899
Area code(s)	856

Stockton is a neighborhood and former municipality in Camden, New Jersey, United States. It has a population of 6,479.^[1]

Stockton was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1859, from portions of Delaware Township (now Cherry Hill). Portions of the township were taken to form Merchantville on March 3, 1874 and Pennsauken Township on February 18, 1892. Based on the results of a referendum that passed on March 22, 1894, Stockton was reincorporated as a town as of May 1, 1894. On March 24, 1899, Stockton was annexed by the City of Camden.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ "Stockton neighborhood in Camden, New Jersey (NJ), 08105, 08109 subdivision profile - real estate, apartments, condos, homes, community, population, jobs, income, streets". City-data.com. Retrieved 2012-02-04.
↑ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 232. Accessed October 10, 2015.
↑ Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 270. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 10, 2015.

City of Camden

Neighborhoods	Bergen Square Beideman Centerville Central Business District Central Waterfront Cooper Grant Cooper Point Cramer Hill Dudley Fairview Gateway Lanning Square Liberty Park Marlton Morgan Village North Camden Parkside Pyne Point Rosedale Stockton Waterfront South Whitman Park

Education	Public high schools: Brimm Medical Arts High School Camden High School Creative Arts Morgan Village Academy MetEast High School Woodrow Wilson High School Private education: Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden Camden Catholic High School in Cherry Hill Higher education: Camden County College Coriell Institute for Medical Research Rowan University Rutgers University Rutgers School of Law–Camden University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey

Economy	Campbell Soup Company Cooper University Hospital Coriell Institute for Medical Research Delaware River Port Authority of Pennsylvania & New Jersey L-3 Communications Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center Port of Camden Susquehanna Bank

Points of interest	Camden Waterfront Adventure Aquarium Battleship New Jersey Museum and Memorial Camden Children's Garden Camden City Hall Campbell's Field Cooper Grant Historic District Cooper Street Historic District National Register of Historic Places Susquehanna Bank Center Tallest buildings Walt Whitman House

Public transportation	PATCO Speedline River Line RiverLink Ferry NJT bus routes 400-449 NJT bus routes 450-499 Walter Rand Transportation Center City Hall Ferry Avenue Glassboro–Camden Line (future) Camden-Philadelphia BRT (future)

Roads and bridges	Benjamin Franklin Bridge Admiral Wilson Boulevard (U.S. Route 30) Broadway (CR 551) Federal Street (CR 537) Haddon Avenue (CR 561) Market Street (CR 537 spur) Mount Ephraim Avenue (NJ Route 168) Interstate 76 Interstate 676

Coordinates: 39°56′39″N 75°04′38″W / 39.94417°N 75.077176°W / 39.94417; -75.077176

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