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Ellisburg is an
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and
census-designated place A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only. CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) located within Cherry Hill Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of
New Jersey New Jersey is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York; on the east, southeast, and south by the Atlantic Ocean; on the west by the Delaware ...
. As of the
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, the CDP's population was 8,168.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Ellisburg CDP, New Jersey
,
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. Accessed October 15, 2012.
The area had been part of the combined Erlton-Ellisburg CDP, which was discontinued after the 2000 census.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)
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, August 2012. Accessed October 15, 2012. "Deleted CDPs:... Erlton-Ellisburg CDP (part taken to form Ellisburg CDP)"


History

Named for the prominent Ellis family who settled the area,History
Cherry Hill Township. Accessed June 20, 2023.
the area that came to be known as Ellisburg was first the site of a blacksmith and tavern, which soon brought private homes to the area. A stagecoach that stopped at the tavern further helped development. The initial location of Ellisburg was the crossroads of Cooper's Creek Road (now Route 70) and Haddonfield-Moorestown Road (King's Highway).


Geography

According to the
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, the CDP had a total area of 0.905 square miles (2.344 km2), all of which was land.US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
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. Accessed September 4, 2014.


Demographics


2010 Census

The
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counted 4,413 people, 1,898 households, and 1,080 families in the CDP. The
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was . There were 1,976 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 78.36% (3,458)
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, 6.23% (275) Black or African American, 0.07% (3) Native American, 11.67% (515)
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, 0.00% (0)
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, 2.29% (101) from other races, and 1.38% (61) from two or more races.
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of any race were 6.62% (292) of the population. Of the 1,898 households, 21.8% had children under the age of 18; 43.8% were married couples living together; 9.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 43.1% were non-families. Of all households, 39.2% were made up of individuals and 22.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.26 and the average family size was 3.09. 18.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 23.4% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 45.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 84.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 81.5 males.


References

{{Authority control Census-designated places in Camden County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Neighborhoods in Cherry Hill, New Jersey