Cramer Hill is a

neighborhood A neighbourhood (British English, Irish English, Australian English and Canadian English) or neighborhood (American English; see spelling differences) is a geographically localised community within a larger city, town, suburb or rural area, ...

in the East Camden section of the City of

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. Cramer Hill (and the entire section of East Camden) was formed upon the annexation of Stockton town by the City of Camden on March 24, 1899. In the early days of East Camden, Cramer Hill was one of several constituent neighborhood names that included Pavonia, Beideman, Stockton, Rosedale, and Marlton. The Pavonia name has become obsolete; Beideman was once known as "North Cramer Hill". The boundaries of Cramer Hill are sometimes considered to be State Street to the south, the Pavonia Railroad Yard and railroad lines to the east, 36th Street (also the border with

Pennsauken Township Pennsauken Township is a township in Camden County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township's population was 37,074, reflecting an increase of 1,189 (+3.3%) from the 35,885 count ...

) to the north, and the

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to the west. Cramer Hill is located in the northeastern section of Camden. The primary road running through Cramer Hill is River Road, which runs southwest to northeast. River Road is a county road known as CR 543. According to the

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, the neighborhood has a population of 4,358. The 36th Street station of the River Line light rail system is located at the northern end of the neighborhood. The 35-acre Cramer Hill Nature Preserve opened in 2019 and is connected to

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by a bridge at 36th Street.

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*https://rpa.org/work/reports/my-east-camden-neighborhood-plan Neighborhoods in Camden, New Jersey {{CamdenCountyNJ-geo-stub