Glendora is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Gloucester Township, in Camden County,

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, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 4,750.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Glendora CDP, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed October 15, 2012.

Geography

According to the

, the CDP had a total area of 1.062 square miles (2.751 km²), including 1.040 square miles (2.695 km²) of land and 0.022 square miles (0.056 km²) of water (2.04%).Gazetteer of New Jersey Places

. Accessed July 21, 2016.US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990

. Accessed September 4, 2014. It is home to the unusual Cookie Jar House, constructed in the 1940s and described as "One of N.J.'s oddest homes".

Demographics

Census 2010

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States Census there were 4,907 people, 1,944 households, and 1,294 families living in the CDP. The

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was 1,770.7/km² (4,596.2/mi²). There were 1,997 housing units at an average density of 720.6/km² (1,870.5/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 97.55%

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, 0.51%

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, 0.16% Native American, 0.33% Asian, 0.02%

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, 0.43% from other races, and 1.00% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Glendora CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed October 15, 2012. There were 1,944 households, out of which 26.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.9% were

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living together, 10.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.4% were non-families. 29.8% of all households were made up of individuals, and 19.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.52 and the average family size was 3.17. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 21.5% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 28.5% from 25 to 44, 22.4% from 45 to 64, and 20.3% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 88.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 82.6 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $42,801, and the median income for a family was $51,989. Males had a median income of $39,389 versus $29,334 for females. The

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for the CDP was $21,089. About 3.4% of families and 6.4% of the population were below the

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, including 6.0% of those under age 18 and 11.5% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Glendora include: * A. Raymond Randolph (born 1943),

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on the

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who was appointed to the court in 1990.Oral History Project - Arthur Raymond Randolph
Historical Society of the District of Columbia Circuit. Accessed October 1, 2015. "Mr. Prettyman: And where did you grow up? You were born in Riverside. Did you stay there during your childhood? Judge Randolph: No, we never lived in Riverside. We lived in a town called Palmyra, New Jersey, for a while, which is where my grandmother and my great-uncle lived, and then moved in 1950 to what was then a very small rural town called Glendora."

References

{{Authority control Census-designated places in Camden County, New Jersey Gloucester Township, New Jersey