Place:Runnemede, Camden, New Jersey, United States

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NameRunnemede
Alt namesMarlborosource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34006029
New Hopesource: USGS, GNIS Digital Gazetteer (1994) GNIS34006029
TypeBorough
Coordinates39.852°N 75.076°W
Located inCamden, New Jersey, United States
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Runnemede is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,468,[1][2][3] reflecting a decline of 65 (−0.8%) from the 8,533 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 509 (−5.6%) from the 9,042 counted in the 1990 Census.

Runnemede was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1926, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 24, 1926. The boroughs of Bellmawr, Mount Ephraim and Lawnside were simultaneously created during the same two-day period. The derivation of the borough's name is uncertain, though claims that it derives from a Native American term for "running water" have been refuted and connections to General George Meade or to "rum we need" for a nearby tavern are probably apocryphal. Sources have cited the name as coming from Runnymede, England.

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