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Woodlynne is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 2,796.

Woodlynne was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 19, 1901, from portions of Haddon Township.^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Geography 3 Demographics 4 Government 4.1 Local government 4.2 Federal, state and county representation 5 Education 6 References 7 External links

Woodlynne Amusement Park, which encompassed Woodlynne Lake (no longer in existence), operated between the years 1895 and 1914 in the area that now comprises the town of Woodlynne. The roller coaster that once stood in Woodlynne Amusement Park now resides in Clementon Amusement Park and Splash World Waterpark in Clementon, New Jersey, United States. Homes built over the old lake tend to flood in the basements during heavy rainstorms.

Woodlynne is located at 39°54′59″N, 75°5′43″W (39.916446, -75.095404)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²). 0.6 km² (0.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.1 km² (0.04 mi²) of it (8.70%) is water.

Woodlynne borders the Borough of Collingswood and the City of Camden.

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	2,878		–
1940	2,861		-0.6%
1950	2,776		-3.0%
1960	3,128		12.7%
1970	3,101		-0.9%
1980	2,578		-16.9%
1990	2,547		-1.2%
2000	2,796		9.8%
Est. 2005	2,745	[2]	-1.8%
Population 1930 - 1990[3]

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 2,796 people, 912 households, and 684 families residing in the borough. The population density was 4,907.0/km² (12,939.4/mi²). There were 1,012 housing units at an average density of 1,776.1/km² (4,683.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 48.43% White, 22.71% African American, 0.57% Native American, 12.27% Asian, 11.59% from other races, and 4.43% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 20.60% of the population.

There were 912 households out of which 42.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 42.1% were married couples living together, 25.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.0% were non-families. 20.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.52.

In the borough the population was spread out with 32.4% under the age of 18, 8.7% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 18.8% from 45 to 64, and 8.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31 years. For every 100 females there were 95.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $39,138, and the median income for a family was $39,669. Males had a median income of $33,520 versus $26,885 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $14,757. About 11.7% of families and 13.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.5% of those under age 18 and 6.2% of those age 65 or over.

The Mayor of Woodlynne Borough is Jeraldo Fuentes. Members of the Woodlynne Borough Council are Stanley Amado, Sharon Earley, Maria Espinosa-Collazo and Teofilo Espinosa.^[4]

Woodlynne is in the First Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 5th Legislative District.^[5]

New Jersey's First Congressional District, covering portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, is represented by Rob Andrews (D, Haddon Heights). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 5th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Wayne R. Bryant (D, Camden) and in the Assembly by Nilsa Cruz-Perez (D, Camden) and Joseph J. Roberts (D, Brooklawn). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Camden County is governed by a seven-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Camden County's Freeholders are: Louis Cappelli, Jr (Freeholder Director), Edward McDonnell (Freeholder Deputy Director), Riletta L. Cream, Jeffrey L. Nash, Joseph Ripa, Carmen Rodriguez, and Rodney Greco.

The Woodlynne School District serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Woodlynne Elementary School.

High school students in grades 9-12 from Woodlynne attend Collingswood High School in neighboring Collingswood, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Collingswood Public Schools.

• Borough website
• Woodlynne School District
• Woodlynne School District's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the Woodlynne School District
• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 39.916446° -75.095404°
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Cities	Camden | Gloucester
Townships	Berlin | Cherry Hill | Gloucester | Haddon | Pennsauken | Voorhees | Waterford | Winslow
CDPs and other communities	Ashland | Barclay-Kingston | Blackwood | Cherry Hill Mall | Echelon | Erial | Erlton-Ellisburg | Glendora | Golden Triangle | Greentree | Sicklerville | Springdale