Chesilhurst, New Jersey
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Chesilhurst is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,536,[9] a decrease of 98 (−6.0%) from the 2010 census count of 1,634,[17][18] which in turn reflected an increase of 114 (+7.5%) from the 1,520 counted in the 2000 census.[19]
Chesilhurst, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39.729795°N 74.880531°W / 39.729795; -74.880531[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Camden |
Incorporated | November 26, 1887 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Jamila A. Odom-Garnett Bremmer (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Gloria Rose[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 1.72 sq mi (4.45 km2) |
• Land | 1.72 sq mi (4.44 km2) |
• Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.12% |
• Rank | 430th of 565 in state 20th of 37 in county[1] |
Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,536 |
• Estimate (2023)[10] | 1,546 |
• Rank | 510th of 565 in state 33rd of 37 in county[11] |
• Density | 895.4/sq mi (345.7/km2) |
• Rank | 395th of 565 in state 33rd of 37 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 08089[12] |
Area code | 856[13] |
FIPS code | 3400712550[1][14][15] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885183[1][16] |
Website | www |
Chesilhurst was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 26, 1887, from portions of Waterford Township and Winslow Township, based on the results of a referendum held on October 18, 1887.[20]
New Jersey Monthly magazine ranked Chesilhurst the worst town in the state in its 2008 rankings of "Best Places to Live" in New Jersey (placing at # 566 of 566).[21]