Lanning Square, Camden Explained

Lanning Square
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name:United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Name1:New Jersey
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Camden
Subdivision Type3:City
Subdivision Name3:Camden
Area Code:856

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]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Lanning Square . Camconnect.org . 2012-02-04.
  2. Web site: Cooper Plaza and Lanning Square Neighborhoods . www.livecamden.org . 2014-06-29.
  3. Web site: Lindsay . Milton . Delivering Camden from the Brink – Next City . Nextcity.org . 2012-08-15 . 2014-06-29.
  4. News: Stations . www.glassborocamdenline.com . 2014-06-06.