Hi-Nella, New Jersey | |
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 Hi-Nella Municipal Complex | |
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 Hi-Nella highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
 Census Bureau map of Hi-Nella, New Jersey | |
  Hi-Nella Location in Camden County  Hi-Nella Location in New Jersey  Hi-Nella Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′11″N 75°01′19″W / 39.836516°N 75.021965°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Michael J. Segeren (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4] |
| • Municipal clerk | Phyllis Twisler[5] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2) |
| • Land | 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.00% |
| • Rank | 558th of 565 in state 35th of 37 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 927 |
| • Estimate (2023)[10] | 928 |
| • Rank | 535th of 565 in state 35th of 37 in county[11] |
| • Density | 4,165.1/sq mi (1,608.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 150th of 565 in state 18th of 37 in county[11] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 856[13] |
| FIPS code | 3400732220[1][14][15] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885256[1][16] |
| Website | www |
Hi-Nella is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is the state's ninth-smallest municipality.[17] As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 927,[9] an increase of 57 (+6.6%) from the 2010 census count of 870,[18][19] which in turn reflected a decline of 159 (−15.5%) from the 1,029 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
The Borough of Hi-Nella was created on April 23, 1929, from portions of Clementon Township, as one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five new municipalities (joining Lindenwold, Pine Hill, Pine Valley and Somerdale) created on that same date.[21] The borough's name is traditionally said to derive from a Native American term meaning "high rolling knoll"[22] or "high ground", though it may have been named for Nella, the wife of Lucious Parker, who developed Hi-Nella Estates in the late 1920s.[23]
The Star-Ledger included Hi-Nella in its 2010 series of articles covering "Towns that Shouldn't Exist", citing the borough's small area, population and staff, along with its use of a double-wide trailer as a municipal building. Mayor Meredith Dobbs told The Star-Ledger that efforts to force the borough to consolidate with its neighbors would be "declared dead on arrival".[24]
The borough had the fifth-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 5.306% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.[25]
- ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Hi-Nella, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
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- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Hi-Nella, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 5, 2012.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Hi-Nella, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 15, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Astudillo, Carla. "The 10 tiniest towns in New Jersey (they're really small)", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, November 1, 2016, updated May 16, 2019. Accessed March 5, 2020. "We used square mile data from the New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection to rank the ten municipalities with the smallest area size.... 9. Hi-Nella A town with only about 127 homes, Hi-Nella is located about 30 miles southeast of Camden and has only about 870 residents."
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- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 107. Accessed May 28, 2024.
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 1, 2015.
- ^ Sokolic, William H. "For Camden County, A 'Mayberry RFD' Of Its Own In Hi-nella, There's The Gentle Feel Of A Small Town. 'We're As Big As We Want To Get,' Says The Mayor.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, November 1, 1992. Accessed September 1, 2015. "Parker called his project Hi-Nella Estates, a name shrouded in mystery. Parker's wife's name was Nella, Cunningham said, which may explain the name for the community, which grew up to be Hi-Nella. Others say the name comes from a Lenni Lenape word for high ground."
- ^ Donohue, Brian. "Towns that shouldn't exist Part 2: Borough of Hi-Nella", The Star-Ledger, December 15, 2010. Accessed October 15, 2013.
- ^ "Here are the 30 N.J. towns with the highest property tax rates", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, March 15, 2021. Accessed January 19, 2022. "The average equalized tax rate in New Jersey was 2.279 in 2020, according to data from the Department of Community Affairs. Here is the list of 30 New Jersey towns with the highest property tax rates.... 5. Hi-nella Equalized tax rate in Hi-nella Borough, Camden County, was 5.306 in 2020"