Stockton is a

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and former municipality in Camden,

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, United States. It has a population of 6,479. Stockton was incorporated as a

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by an act of the

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on February 23, 1859, from portions of Delaware Township (now Cherry Hill). Portions of the township were taken to form Merchantville on March 3, 1874, and Pennsauken Township on February 18, 1892. Based on the results of a referendum that passed on March 22, 1894, Stockton was reincorporated as a

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as of May 1, 1894. On March 24, 1899, Stockton was annexed by the City of Camden.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 232. Accessed October 10, 2015.Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren
''Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period''
p. 270. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 10, 2015.

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1858 establishments in New Jersey 1899 disestablishments in New Jersey Former townships in New Jersey Former towns in New Jersey Neighborhoods in Camden, New Jersey {{CamdenCountyNJ-geo-stub