Wenonah, New Jersey | |
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 Stone House Inn, built c. 1773 | |
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 Map of Wenonah highlighted within Gloucester County. Inset: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey. | |
 Census Bureau map of Wenonah, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 39°47′31″N 75°08′54″W / 39.792001°N 75.148216°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County |  Gloucester |
| Incorporated | March 10, 1883 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Jessica S. Doheny (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4] |
| • Municipal clerk | Karen L. Sweeney[5] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.01 sq mi (2.62 km2) |
| • Land | 1.00 sq mi (2.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) 1.58% |
| • Rank | 498th of 565 in state 23rd of 24 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 69 ft (21 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 2,283 |
| • Estimate (2023)[10] | 2,309 |
| • Rank | 476th of 565 in state 23rd of 24 in county[11] |
| • Density | 2,293.0/sq mi (885.3/km2) |
| • Rank | 272nd of 565 in state 9th of 24 in county[11] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 856 Exchanges: 415, 464, 468[14] |
| FIPS code | 3401578110[1][15][16] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885434[1][17] |
| Website | www |
Wenonah is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 2,283,[9] an increase of five people (+0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 2,278,[18][19] which in turn reflected a decline of 39 (−1.7%) from the 2,317 counted in the 2000 census.[20] It is located approximately 10 miles (16 km) south of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-most populous city.
Wenonah was established as a borough by the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1883, from portions of Deptford Township, based on the results of a referendum that was held two days earlier.[21] The borough was named for the mother of Hiawatha in Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's poem The Song of Hiawatha.[22][23]
It is a dry town where alcohol cannot be bought or sold legally.[24][25]
The borough had the 29th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.120% in 2020, compared to 3.212% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.[26]
- ^ 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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MayorandCouncilwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
- ^ Departmental Directory, Borough of Wenonah. Accessed August 24, 2022.
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- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Borough of Wenonah, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
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- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Wenonah, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 8, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 1, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Wenonah, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 1, 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.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 141. Accessed May 30, 2024.
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 24, 2015.
- ^ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 320. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed October 24, 2015.
- ^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)
- ^ Giordano, Rita. "More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.
- ^ "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.... 29. Wenonah Equalized tax rate in Wenonah Borough, Gloucester County, was 4.120 in 2020 Average equalized tax rate in Gloucester County: 3.212"