Tag: Oaklyn
Oaklyn is a Borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough population was 4,038.
Oaklyn was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 13, 1905, from portions of Haddon Township.
Oaklyn is located at 39°54′05″N 75°04′47″W / 39.901291°N 75.079827°W / 39.901291; -75.079827 (39.901291,-75.079827). According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.694 square miles (1.796 km), of which, 0.628 square miles (1.626 km) of it is land and 0.066 square miles (0.170 km) of it (9.48%) is water.
Oaklyn was once dense forest land which was inhabited by Lenape Native Americans. In 1681, a group of Quakers seeking religious freedom sailed from Ireland to Fenwick’s Colony at Salem, New Jersey where they spent the winter. In 1682, they sailed up the Delaware River and settled on Newton Creek. William Bates, their leader, purchased 250 acres (1.0 km) on the south side of Newton Creek…
