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See How Fast Cherry Hill's Population Is Growing
The U.S. Census Bureau last week released data from the 2020 census, showing how populations have changed in cities throughout the country.
CHERRY HILL, NJ — Cherry Hill is on the rise with more people moving into town, according to newly released 2020 census data.
The U.S. Census Bureau on Thursday released new statistics that illustrate population changes for the nation, states and communities down to the block level.
The data, which shows an increase in the population of the nation's metro areas compared to a decade ago, also shows population changes in smaller cities. The data represents where people were living as of April 1, 2020.
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Cherry Hill's population in 2010 was 71,045 and increased to 74,553 in 2020. That is an increase of 3,508 residents or 4.94 percent.
See how Cherry Hill compares to other Camden County towns that are growing based on the number of residents added, according to the census data:
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- Lindenwold (+4,028)
- Cherry Hill (+3,508)
- Voorhees (+1,938)
- Gloucester Township (+1,400)
- Pennsauken (+1,189)
- Haddonfield (+957)
- Haddon Township (+700)
- Berlin Township (+510)
- Pine Hill (+510)
- Somerdale (+415)
- Winslow Township (+408)
- Clementon (+338)
- Collingswood (+260)
- Bellamwr (+124)
- Barrington (+92)
- Laurel Springs (+70)
- Hi-Nella (+57)
- Gloucester City (+28)
- Haddon Heights (+22)
- Magnolia (+11)
- Lawnside (+10)
- Pine Valley (+9)
- Tavistock (+4)
Here are the Camden County towns ranked by percentage growth:
- Tavistock (+80 percent)
- Pine Valley (+75 percent)
- Lindenwold (+22.87 percent)
- Berlin Township (+9.52 percent)
- Haddonfield (+8.25 percent)
- Somerdale (+8.06 percent)
- Clementon (+6.76 percent)
- Voorhees (+6.65 percent)
- Hi-Nella (+6.55 percent)
- Pine Hill (+4.98 percent)
- Cherry Hill (+4.94 percent)
- Haddon Township (+4.76 percent)
- Laurel Springs (+3.67 percent)
- Pennsauken Township (+3.31 percent)
- Gloucester Township (+2.17 percent)
- Collingswood (+1.87 percent)
- Barrington (+1.32 percent)
- Bellmawr (+1.07 percent)
- Winslow Township (+1.03 percent)
- Lawnside (+0.34 percent)
- Haddon Heights (+0.29 percent)
- Magnolia (+0.25 percent)
- Gloucester City (+0.24 percent)
Here are the towns that lost population in the decade between 2010 and 2020:
- Audubon (-112; -1.27 percent)
- Audubon Park (-32; -3.13 percent)
- Berlin Borough (-99; -1.3 percent)
- Brooklawn (-140; -7.16 percent)
- Camden (-5,553; -7.18 percent)
- Chesilhurst (-98; -6 percent)
- Gibbsboro (-85; -3.74 percent)
- Merchantville (-1; -0.03 percent)
- Mount Ephraim (-25; -0.53 percent)
- Oaklyn (-108; -2.67 percent)
- Runnemede (-144; -1.7 percent)
- Stratford (-59;-0.84 percent)
- Waterford (-228; -2.14 percent)
- Woodlynne (-76; -2.55 percent)
Read more about the 2020 U.S. Census results.
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