Clementon

History

Around 1800, Jonathon Haines built a glass factory in what is now Clementon, situated on a large hill across the street from the modern day Clementon Park. Large amounts of dirt, gravel and marl from the large hill the glass works were situated on were removed for use at a planned new post office in 1961. Sometime around 1811, Samuel Clement of Haddonfield purchased the glass works and named them the Gloucester Glass works, and named the small settlement around the plant as Clementon village. Haines remained as a superintendent and at some point repurchased the works from Clement. The Borough of Clementon was created on February 13, 1925, from Clementon Township, one of nine municipalities created from the now-defunct township, based on the results of a referendum held on March 17, 1925.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 1.95 square miles (5.05 km2), including 1.89 square miles (4.90 km2) of land and 0.06 square miles (0.15 km2) of water (2.97%). and ultimately demolished in 2007. Rowands Pond Wildlife Management Area, covering , is located in Clementon. Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Brownsville and Gordon Lake. Clementon borders Berlin Borough, Lindenwold, Pine Hill and Pine Valley.

Race & ethnicity

Most-observed species

• American Robin

  Turdus migratorius Linnaeus, 1766 · Aves
  30,100
• Northern Cardinal

  Cardinalis cardinalis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  29,410
• Mourning Dove

  Zenaida macroura (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  23,197
• Blue Jay

  Cyanocitta cristata (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  22,173
• Carolina Wren

  Thryothorus ludovicianus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  21,925
• European Starling

  Sturnus vulgaris Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  21,452
• House Sparrow

  Passer domesticus (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  21,297
• Canada Goose (canadensis Group)

  Branta canadensis (Linnaeus, 1758) · Aves
  20,253

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2020-09-09
  3 km WSW of Marlboro, New Jersey
• M 4.1 — 2017-11-30
  3 km NNE of Little Creek, Delaware
• M 2.64 — 2015-01-25
  4 km ESE of Downingtown, Pennsylvania
• M 2.78 — 2009-07-01
  3 km ESE of Pennsville, New Jersey
• M 3.1 — 2003-08-26
  4 km NNW of Milford, New Jersey