Editing Camden, New Jersey (section)

==Geography and architecture==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city had a total area of 10.34 square miles (26.78&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 8.92 square miles (23.10&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 1.42 square miles (3.68&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (13.75%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1>[https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 29, 2014.</ref>

Camden borders [[Collingswood, New Jersey|Collingswood]], [[Gloucester City, New Jersey|Gloucester City]], [[Oaklyn, New Jersey|Oaklyn]], [[Pennsauken Township, New Jersey|Pennsauken Township]] and [[Woodlynne, New Jersey|Woodlynne]] in Camden County, as well as [[Philadelphia]] across the [[Delaware River]] in [[Pennsylvania]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1010591/touches.html Areas touching Camden], MapIt. Accessed March 22, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.dvrpc.org/Mapping/Maps/pdf/Camden_MCDs.pdf Municipalities within Camden County, NJ], [[Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission]]. Accessed March 22, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref> Just offshore of Camden is [[Pettys Island]], which is part of Pennsauken Township. The [[Cooper River (New Jersey)|Cooper River]] (popular for boating) flows through Camden, and Newton Creek forms Camden's southern boundary with Gloucester City.

===Neighborhoods===
Camden contains more than 20 generally recognized neighborhoods:<ref name="Locality Search" />

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* Ablett Village
* Bergen Square
* [[Beideman, Camden|Beideman]]
* Broadway
* Centerville
* Center City/Downtown Camden/Central Business District
* [[Camden Waterfront|Central Waterfront]]
* Cooper
* [[Cooper Grant, Camden|Cooper Grant]]
* [[Cooper Point, Camden|Cooper Point]]
* [[Cramer Hill, Camden|Cramer Hill]]
* Dudley
* East Camden
* [[Fairview, Camden|Fairview]]
* [[Gateway, Camden|Gateway]]
* Kaighn Point
* [[Lanning Square, Camden|Lanning Square]]
* Liberty Park
* Marlton
* Morgan Village
* [[North Camden]]
* [[Parkside, Camden|Parkside]]
* Pavonia
* [[North Camden|Pyne Point]]
* Rosedale
* [[South Camden]]/[[Waterfront South]]
* [[Stockton, Camden|Stockton]]
* [[Whitman Park, Camden|Walt Whitman Park]]
* [[Fairview, Camden|Yorkship]]
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=== Waterfront ===
{{main|Camden Waterfront}}
{{See also|Redevelopment of Camden, New Jersey}}[[File:Camden waterfront skyline.jpg|thumb|The Camden waterfront seen from across the [[Delaware River]] in [[Philadelphia]] in 2005]]
Historically, the Waterfront has always been a foundational part and major hub of the city. It was home to the New York Shipbuilding Company Shipyards until 1968. Since the 1990s, the Waterfront began a beacon of revitalization for the city. The city's waterfront, along the Delaware River is highlighted by its three main attractions, the [[USS New Jersey (BB-62)|USS ''New Jersey'']], the [[Freedom Mortgage Pavilion]], and the [[Adventure Aquarium]].<ref name="Attractions" /> The waterfront is also the headquarters for [[Catapult Learning]], the [[Philadelphia 76ers Training Complex]], [[American Water Works|American Water]]. Camden has two generally recognized neighborhoods located on the [[Delaware River]] waterfront, Central and South. Other attractions at the Waterfront are the Wiggins Park Riverstage and Marina, One Port Center, The Victor Lofts, the [[Walt Whitman House]],<ref name="NEWS01 2009">[http://www.courierpostonline.com/apps/pbcs.dll/gallery?Avis=BZ&Dato=20091127&Kategori=NEWS01&Lopenr=911270805&Ref=PH "Camden's Historic Walt Whitman House"]. Portal to gallery of photographs (20) related to the [[Walt Whitman House]]. ''[[Courier-Post]]''. Undated. Accessed December 25, 2009.</ref> the Walt Whitman Cultural Arts Center, the Rutgers–Camden Center for the Arts, the [[Camden Children's Garden]], Cooper's Poynt Park (former site of [[Riverfront State Prison]]).

===Port===
{{Main|Port of Camden}}
On the [[Delaware River]], with access to the [[Atlantic Ocean]], the [[Port of Camden]] handles [[Break bulk cargo|break bulk]], [[bulk cargo]], as well as some containers. Terminals fall under the auspices of the [[South Jersey Port Corporation]] as well as private operators such as Holt Logistics/[[Holtec International]]. The port receives hundreds of ships moving international and domestic cargo annually and is one of the USA's largest shipping centers for wood products, cocoa and perishables.<ref>[http://www.southjerseyport.com/ Port History], South Jersey Port Corporation. Accessed July 3, 2011.</ref>

===Housing===
The most common type of home in Camden is [[Terraced house|rowhouse]], similar to those in the neighboring city of Philadelphia. [[Saint Josephs Carpenter Society|Saint Josephs Carpenter Society (SJCS)]] is a non profit that has rehabilitated 500 homes throughout the city.

Camden contains the United States' first federally funded [[planned community]] for working class residents, [[Yorkship Village]] (now called Fairview).<ref name=":0">Staff. [https://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courierpostonline/access/1840214841.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+06%2C+2001&author=&pub=Courier+Post&desc=Fairview+begins+new+experiment&pqatl=google "Fairview begins new experiment"] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105161729/http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courierpostonline/access/1840214841.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Dec+06,+2001&author=&pub=Courier+Post&desc=Fairview+begins+new+experiment&pqatl=google|date=November 5, 2012}}, ''[[Courier-Post]]'', December 6, 2001. Accessed February 17, 2011. "This village-like neighborhood at the southern edge of Camden was America's first planned community for the working class."</ref> The village was designed by [[Electus Darwin Litchfield]], who was influenced by the [[garden city movement|"garden city"]] developments popular in England at the time.<ref>[http://yorkship.home.comcast.net/yorkshipplan.htm "A Place Called Yorkship — Electus Litchfield's Plan"] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060629104110/http://yorkship.home.comcast.net/yorkshipplan.htm|date=June 29, 2006}}. Accessed June 23, 2006.</ref>

In 2013, Cherokee Investment Partners had a plan to redevelop north Camden with 5,000 new homes and a shopping center on {{convert|450|acre|km2}}. Cherokee dropped their plans in the face of local opposition and the slumping real estate market.<ref>{{cite news |last=Lune |first=Jack |title=$1.1B Redevelopment Targets Camden, N.J., One of Nation's Poorest Cities |url=http://www.siteselection.com/ssinsider/snapshot/sf040105.htm |access-date=December 12, 2013 |newspaper=Site Selection}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last=Merritt |first=Athena D. |date=March 30, 2009 |title=Constructive Ideas in Camden |url=http://www.bizjournals.com/philadelphia/stories/2009/03/30/focus1.html |access-date=December 12, 2013 |newspaper=Philadelphia Business Journal}}</ref><ref>Katz, Matt. {{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20131212034503/http://articles.philly.com/2010-09-28/news/24979701_1_eminent-domain-indictment-federal-investigation "Feds: Bryant took bribes to gentrify Camden"]}}, ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', September 28, 2010. Accessed April 5, 2016.</ref> They are among several companies receiving [[New Jersey Economic Development Authority]] (EDA) tax incentives to relocate jobs in the city.<ref name="The Star-Ledger2">{{cite web |date=December 15, 2014 |title=Camden-bound companies set to receive $630&nbsp;million in state tax breaks |url=http://www.nj.com/south/index.ssf/2014/12/camden-bound_companies_set_to_receive_630_million_in_state_tax_breaks.html |work=The Star-Ledger}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Chris Christie's Latest Camden Giveaways Deserve as Much Skepticism as the 76ers Deal |url=http://nextcity.org/daily/entry/camden-businesses-tax-incentives-chris-christie-76ers-subaru-lockheed |work=nextcity.org}}</ref><ref>Nurin, Tara. [https://whyy.org/articles/top-10-taxpayer-subsidized-projects-planned-for-camden/ "Top 10 taxpayer subsidized projects planned for Camden"], [[WHYY-FM|WHYY]], October 6, 2015. Accessed January 9, 2018.</ref>

===Climate===
Camden has a [[humid subtropical climate]] (''Cfa'' in the [[Köppen climate classification]]) with hot summers and cool to cold winters.

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