Lanning Square, Camden

Populated place in Camden County, New Jersey, US

Neighborhood of Camden in New Jersey, United States
Lanning Square
Neighborhood of Camden
Row houses in Lanning Square
Row houses in Lanning Square
CountryUnited States
StateNew Jersey
CountyCamden
CityCamden
Area code856

Lanning Square is a neighborhood in Camden, New Jersey. It is named for Samuel Laning (1828–1830), the first mayor of Camden. According to the 2000 U.S. Census, Lanning Square has a population of 3,989.[1][2] The neighborhood, sometimes known as Cooper-Lanning, or Cooper Plaza-Lanning Square, is home to Cooper University Hospital[3] and the Coriell Institute for Medical Research. A planned station called Cooper-Campbell for the proposed Glassboro–Camden Line light rail system would stop in the neighbourhood at Haddon Avenue and South 9th Street west of the North-South Freeway.[4]

References

  1. ^ "Lanning Square". Camconnect.org. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Cooper Plaza and Lanning Square Neighborhoods". www.livecamden.org. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Lindsay, Milton (August 15, 2012). "Delivering Camden from the Brink – Next City". Nextcity.org. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Stations" (PDF). www.glassborocamdenline.com. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

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