Stockton Township was a
township that existed in
Camden County,
New Jersey, United States, from 1859 until its dissolution in 1899. However, in th
1850 US Census Stockton Township is the given enumeration district.
Stockton Township was incorporated by an Act of the
New Jersey Legislature
The New Jersey Legislature is the legislative branch of the government of the U.S. state of New Jersey. In its current form, as defined by the New Jersey Constitution of 1947, the Legislature consists of two houses: the General Assembly and the ...
on February 23, 1859, from portions of
Delaware Township (now
Cherry Hill Township).
[Snyder, John P]
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 108. Accessed December 11, 2012.
On March 3, 1874, the
borough of
Merchantville
Merchantville is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2010 United States census, the borough's population was 3,821,[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 ...]
was established on February 18, 1892.
[
Stockton was reincorporated as a town on May 1, 1894, based on the results of a referendum held on March 22, 1894.][
On March 24, 1899, the remaining portion of Stockton was annexed by the City of ]Camden
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People
* Camden (surname), a surname of English origin
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, thereby forming "East Camden" and its constituent neighborhoods of Cramer Hill, Pavonia, Beideman, Stockton, etc. Stockton Township was dissolved.[
]
See also
* List of historical Camden County, New Jersey municipalities
References
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1859 establishments in New Jersey
1899 disestablishments in New Jersey
Former municipalities in Camden County, New Jersey
Former townships in New Jersey
Populated places established in 1859