Clementon, New Jersey
Clementon, New Jersey | |
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Hell Cat at Clementon Park and Splash World within the borough | |
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Location of Clementon in Camden County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Camden County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (left). | |
Census Bureau map showing location of Clementon within Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County in New Jersey. | |
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| Coordinates: 39°48′10″N 74°59′02″W / 39.802681°N 74.983763°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | March 17, 1925 |
| Named after | Samuel Clement |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough (New Jersey) |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Thomas J. Weaver (D, term ends December 31, 2027) |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Jenai Johnson |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.95 sq mi (5.05 km2) |
| • Land | 1.89 sq mi (4.90 km2) |
| • Water | 0.058 sq mi (0.15 km2) 2.97% |
| • Rank | 416th of 565 in state 18th of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 72 ft (22 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 5,338 |
• Estimate (2023) | 5,465 |
| • Rank | 367th of 565 in state 23rd of 37 in county |
| • Density | 2,819.9/sq mi (1,088.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 231st of 565 in state 26th of 37 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08021 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3400713420 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885186 |
| Website | www |
Clementon is a borough in Camden County, in the southern portion of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 5,338, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 338 (+6.8%) from the 2010 census count of 5,000, which in turn had reflected an increase of 14 (+0.3%) from the 4,986 counted at the 2000 census.
The borough had the 27th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.179% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.