Echelon is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Voorhees Township in Camden County, in the

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. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 10,743.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Echelon CDP, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed October 15, 2012. The

Voorhees Town Center Voorhees Town Center (formerly Echelon Mall) is a regional shopping mall and a residential area located in Voorhees Township, New Jersey. It was built in 1970 and named after Echelon Airfield which was located where the mall stands today. The E ...

(formerly known as Echelon Mall) is located in Echelon. The mall offers of shopping, with

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as the only

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as of 2017, as well as the Voorhees Township municipal offices.Walsh, Jim
"After sale, what's next for Voorhees mall?"
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'', October 28, 2015. Accessed July 21, 2016. "Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust, which has owned the site for 12 years, said it has sold the former Echelon Mall for $13.4 million.... Now at 730,000 square feet, it's anchored by Voorhees' township offices, as well as more traditional Macy's and Boscov's stores."

Geography

According to the

, Echelon had a total area of , including is land and is water (0.85%).US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990

. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 10,743 people, 4,943 households, and 2,378 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 5,469 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 63.86% (6,860)

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, 12.02% (1,291) Black or African American, 0.24% (26) Native American, 19.49% (2,094) Asian, 0.06% (6)

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, 1.34% (144) from other races, and 3.00% (322) from two or more races.

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of any race were 4.43% (476) of the population. Of the 4,943 households, 22.4% had children under the age of 18; 36.3% were married couples living together; 8.8% had a female householder with no husband present and 51.9% were non-families. Of all households, 43.9% were made up of individuals and 15.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.10 and the average family size was 3.04. 18.6% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.8% from 18 to 24, 32.1% from 25 to 44, 24.5% from 45 to 64, and 17.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 85.7 males.

2000 census

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 10,440 people, 4,886 households, and 2,345 families living in the CDP. The

was . There were 5,322 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 73.54%

, 10.12%

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, 0.18% Native American, 13.27% Asian, 0.02%

, 0.80% from other races, and 2.06% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 3.04% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Echelon CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed October 15, 2012. There were 4,886 households, out of which 22.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 36.8% were

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living together, 8.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 52.0% were non-families. 43.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.09 and the average family size was 3.01. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 19.8% under the age of 18, 8.1% from 18 to 24, 38.0% from 25 to 44, 20.2% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $49,410, and the median income for a family was $63,962. Males had a median income of $46,934 versus $36,556 for females. The

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for the CDP was $26,850. About 4.9% of families and 8.3% of the population were below the

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, including 6.9% of those under age 18 and 13.2% of those age 65 or over.

References

{{Camden County, New Jersey Census-designated places in Camden County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Voorhees Township, New Jersey