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Collingswood is a Borough that is located in Camden County, New Jersey, United States.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.9 square miles (5.0 km²), of which, 1.8 square miles (4.7 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (4.69%) is water.

Population factor

According to the Census that was held in the year 2000, “there were 14,326 people, 6,263 households and 3,463 families residing in the borough. The population density was 7,835.2 people per square mile (3,022.6/km²). There were 6,866 housing units at an average density of 3,755.2/sq mi (1,448.6/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 86.47% White, 6.67% African American, 0.34% Native American, 2.76% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 2.42% from other races and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race was 5.67% of the population.

There were 6,263 households out of which 25.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 38.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 44.7% were non-families. 36.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.27 and the average family size was 3.05.”

Events

Scottish Rite Auditorium is the most famous venue of the borough.

Famous Personalities

• B. J. Averell

• Ted Brown

• Victoria Budinger

• William T. Cahill

• Michael Corbett

• Stink Fisher

• Michael Landon

• Bob Lassiter