Cramer Hill is a
neighborhood
A neighbourhood (Commonwealth English) or neighborhood (American English) is a geographically localized community within a larger town, city, suburb or rural area, sometimes consisting of a single street and the buildings lining it. Neigh ...
in the East Camden section of the City of
Camden,
New Jersey
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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) to the north, and the
Delaware River
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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
2000 U.S. Census, the neighborhood has a population of 4,358.
The
36th Street station of the
River Line
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light rail
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system is located at the northern end of the neighborhood.
The Cramer Hill Nature Preserve opened in 2019 and is connected to
Petty Island by a bridge at 36th Street.
[https://eu.courierpostonline.com/picture-gallery/news/2021/05/25/camdens-new-cramer-hill-waterfront-park/7438512002/ ]
References
External links
*https://rpa.org/work/reports/my-east-camden-neighborhood-plan
Neighborhoods in Camden, New Jersey
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