Cherry Hill

As of the 2020 U.S. census, the township had a population of 74,553, compared to 71,045 in the 2010 census. The municipality was founded on February 25, 1844, in Gloucester County as Delaware Township from half of the area of Waterford Township. The name "Cherry Hill" was chosen by the township's citizens in a non-binding referendum in 1961 and was officially adopted on November 7, 1961. The township's population grew rapidly after World War II and continued to increase until the 1980s. Today, the municipality's population is stable, with new development generally occurring in pockets of custom luxury houses or through the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of commercial and industrial areas. With a 2020 population of 6,228,601, the Delaware Valley is the seventh largest metropolitan region in the nation as of 2020. Geographically, the city is part of the South Jersey region. With the decline of downtown Camden, it has become an edge city and one of the region's main commercial centers. Ash Triangle, Cherry Hill Mall, Golden Triangle (4,428), Ellisburg and Springdale (14,518) are unincorporated communities, localities, and census-designated places (CDPs) located within the township. Other uninc incorporated communities include Coffins Corner, Deer Park, Erlton, Greenbrier, Huttons Point, Oldtown, and Orchard Grove. Cherry Hill is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of Delaware Valley metropolitan statistical area.

History

Cherry Hill was a 19th-century farm on Kaighn Avenue (Route 38), owned by Abraham Browning. The farm property, named Cherry Hill because of the cherry trees growing on the property, later became the Cherry Hill Inn (now an AMC Theatres Cherry Hill 24 movie theater complex), and today's Cherry Hill Towers and Cherry Hill Estates housing developments. Cherry Hill Shopping Center (now known as Cherry Hill Mall) opened in 1961 opposite the old Cherry Hill Farm site, featuring 75 stores within a single enclosed space. At its territorial peak, Delaware Township included all of modern-day Cherry Hill Township, as well as the neighborhood of North Camden and the municipalities of Merchantville and Pennsauken (including Petty's Island in the Delaware River). The township's population grew rapidly after World War II and continued to increase until the 1980s. Today, the municipality's population is stable, with new development generally occurring in pockets of custom luxury houses or through the rehabilitation and adaptive reuse of commercial and industrial areas. The name Cherry Hill was chosen by the township's citizens in a non-binding referendum in 1961 and was officially adopted on November 7, 1961. When the township sought a new post office, another New Jersey municipality in Hunterdon County was using the name Delaware Township. The United States Postal Service insisted on a name change, suggesting "Deltown". Delaware Township mayors Christian Weber and John Gilmour pursued public write-in campaigns to select possible titles and chose Cherry Hill from suggestions including Chapel Hill, Cherry Valley and Delaware City.

Geography

Ashland (2010 population of 8,302), Barclay (4,428) and Springdale (14,518) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within the township. The township's eastern border with Burlington County is defined by the Pennsauken Creek. Cherry Hill has a humid subtropical climate, with mild winters however subject to changeable conditions. Summers are long, hot and humid. Precipitation is plentiful in all seasons. The area can feel effects from Atlantic tropical storms. The town is located on the banks of the Cooper River, which flows through the Maria Barnaby Greenwald Park. The river forms the southern border with Collingswood, Haddon Township, and Haddonfield Borough, parallel to the east-west Route 70. To the north, Cherry Hill borders Merchantville Borough and Pennsaurken Township, while Voorhees Township shares its southern border along County Route 544 (Evesham Road). Cherry Hill is home to the Cherry Hill Mall, a shopping mall with a 14,171 population. The mall is one of the largest malls in the state, with more than 1,000 stores and restaurants in the area. It is located in the New Jersey Turnpike Tunnel, which runs from New Jersey to New Jersey. The tunnel was built in the early 1900s as part of a rail link between New Jersey and New York. It was the first rail line to connect New Jersey with the East Coast.

Demographics

The Asian-American population in Cherry Hill is experiencing rapid growth, increasing by 25% from 7,661 in 2010 to 9,587 in the 2013-2017 American Community Survey. An extensive array of businesses owned by Korean Americans has emerged along Marlton Pike (Route 70) since 2010, with signage in Hangul ubiquitous along this stretch. The 2010 United States census counted 71,045 people, 26,882 households, and 19,301 families in the township. The racial makeup of the township was 84.67% White, 8.87% Asian, 4.46% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.03% Pacific Islander, and 1.16% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.64% (4,005) of the population. The median household income was $88,183 (with a margin of error of +/ $2,748) and the median family income was $105,786 (+/ $3,321). Males had a median income of $72,128 (+/ £2,699) versus $48,937 (+/£2,500) for females. About 3.0% of families and 4.2% of the town's population were below the poverty line, including 3.9% of those under age 18 and 5.9%. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.12. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.4 males.

Economy

Cherry Hill is an edge city within a half-hour commute to Philadelphia or Camden, and within an hour to Trenton or Princeton, New Jersey. The township is the headquarters of TD Bank, N.A., whose $350 billion in deposits in 2021 made it the eighth-largest U.S. bank by deposits. Melitta USA has its coffee roasting plant in the township. The Courier-Post, the fifth-largest New Jersey-based newspaper, is published in Cherry Hill. Cherry Hill Mall, a principal shopping center in the Philadelphia metropolitan area, was the first enclosed shopping mall in the eastern United States, opening in October 1961. Chick's Deli is a deli best known for hoagies and cheesesteaks, notable for having a single retail location, which is in CherryHill. Subaru of America's headquarters was also located in the Township until 2018. The city is home to the New Jersey State Museum, which has a collection of more than 2,000 pieces of art, including works of art from around the world. The town is also home to a number of museums, including the National Museum of American History, the National Gallery of Art, and the Museum of Fine Arts, both in New Jersey, as well as the Philadelphia Museum of Ice and Science, which also has a museum of art in Philadelphia, Philadelphia, and New York, New York and Washington, D.C., among others. The mayor of Cherry Hill is Julian Zelizer, a former mayor of Philadelphia.

In popular culture

"Cherry Hill Park", a 1969 hit song by Billy Joe Royal, takes its title from Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The 86th episode of the crime drama Criminal Minds, "A Shade of Gray", which aired on April 22, 2009, was set in Cherry Hill. The Latin Casino was a nightclub that showcased popular entertainers from the time it relocated to Cherry Hill in 1960 until it was demolished in the early 1980s. Singer Jackie Wilson suffered a heart attack at the club in 1975. In the movie Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle, Cherry Hill is the location of the White Castle franchise Harold and Kumar ultimately visit. There are, in fact, no White Castle locations in CherryHill. The movie's representation of Cherry Hill accurately reflects the dense, suburban nature of the town or its proximity to Philadelphia. Rather, it depicts Cherry Hill as rural farmland. In The Freshman, Clark Kellogg (Matthew Broderick) is sent to cherry Hill to deliver a Komodo dragon. The town is featured in the film's ending, where it is revealed that the dragon is in fact a real person, not a fictional creation of the movie's writers. It is also the setting for the movie "The Godfather: Part II", in which the character of The Godfather is a New Jersey native who moves to the U.S. to live with his family. The character of the godfather is played by Matthew Broderik, who is also a native New Jersey resident.

Community

Cherry Hill was the home of four of the five members of the Fort Dix 5. Rabbi Fred Neulander was convicted of paying two men to carry out a "hit" on his wife Carol in 1994. Springdale Farms is Cherry Hill's only working farm on both sides of Springdale Road south of Route 70, receiving massive property tax breaks as it is zoned agricultural. Cherry Hill is home to the National and New Jersey registers of historic places, including Barclay Farm House, a farm house constructed in 1816 and listed on the national and state registers ofhistoric places, as well as the Old Orchard Neighborhood, which was built in the early 1800s. It is located in the Old orchard neighborhood, which is known as the "Old Orchard" neighborhood of Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and is known for its apple orchards, which date back to the mid-1600s. The town is also home to Springdale Farm, a working farm, which dates back to 1816, and was built on the site of a 17th-century farm house. The farm house is on the National Register of Historic Places, along with Springdale Manor, a home built in 1815. It was built by the descendants of the original owners of the Springdale farm, who moved to Cherry Hill in the late 19th century. It's located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which runs through Cherry Hill and into the city of Trenton, and has a population of about 3,000.

Sports

Muhammad Ali purchased a house at 1121 Winding Drive in Cherry Hill's Voken Tract in 1971, living there with his family until 1974. In 1973-1974, the Cherry Hill Arena hosted a WHA hockey team, the New Jersey Knights. From 1964 to 1971, the Jersey Devils (unrelated to the present NHL New Jersey Devils) played at the Arena. The Arena was built in the 1960s and 1970s as part of the Newark Liberty International Airport. It is located on the former site of Newark Airport's Newark Airport, which is now the Newark International Airport, and was once the site of the New York World Trade Center. It was also the home of the Eastern Hockey League's Jersey Devils, who played in the EHL between 1964 and 1971. The Jersey Devils are unrelated to the NHL's New JerseyDevils, who play in the NHL today. The arena was also home to the New England Patriots and New York Yankees. It has been named after Muhammad Ali, who lived in the area from 1971 to 1974, when he moved to New Jersey. The house is still owned by Ali's son, Muhammad Ali Jr., and his wife, Zainab Ali, as well as other members of the Ali family. The Ali family lived there until 1974 when they moved to a new home in New Jersey City, New York City, and later moved back to Cherry Hill. The home is still in use as a private residence, and is known as "The Ali House".

Parks and recreation

Cherry Hill has 51 public parks, plus three parks owned by Camden County. Most parks have playground equipment, basketball courts, tennis courts, walking paths, and athletic fields. Merchantville Country Club is a private 9-hole country club in Cherry Hill established in 1892. Woodcrest Country Club, a private 18-hole golf course, was founded in 1929 as a 9- hole course. It was sold at a bankruptcy auction in spring 2013, and is now a private club as of 2020. A two-mile avenue of continuous rows of cherry blossoms was conceived by a group of residents who wanted to unify the townspeople of Cherry Hill to participate in a community-wide celebration of the diverse community. This effort started in 1972 and cherry trees are still being planted every year by the Cherry Hill Fire Department and community volunteers. The Cherry Hill Arts Center serves the community for art classes, seminars, and concerts produced by the cherry Hill Recreation Department. It is located on Chapel Avenue between Haddonfield Road and Kings Highway. The center was opened in 1995 and is a historic landmark in the town. It has a theater, a bowling alley, a pool, and a fitness center. It also has a bowling center, a swimming pool, a tennis court, a baseball field, a basketball court, and several other sports fields. The town is home to the New Jersey State Museum, which is located in a former mill building. The state museum is open to the public for tours and events.

Emergency services

The Cherry Hill Police Department (CHPD) is the third-largest police department in the tri-county area, employing more than 130 sworn officers as well as 21 civilians. The department's TRT (Tactical Response Team) responds to requests for the service of high risk warrants, the resolving of barricaded and/or hostage situations, and dealing with suicidal individuals. CHPD's Community Policing Unit provides many services for residents including child fingerprinting, neighborhood watches, and drug & alcohol awareness seminars. On December 1, 2016, the department was awarded with an Insurance Services Office (ISO) Class 1 designation, a classification held by 130 of the 30,000 fire departments in the United States, and only three in New Jersey. The Fire Chief is Chris Callan Sr. The only hospital in Cherry Hill is Jefferson Cherry Hill Hospital, an extension of Philadelphia's Jefferson Health, located on Chapel Avenue. Residents also have access to nearby Virtua Hospitals in Voorhees Township, Marlton and Berlin, and Our Lady of Lourdes Medical Center in Camden. The Cherry Hill Fire Department is a career department consisting of four engines (1 engine, 2 Squrts, 1 Squad Company), two ladders, one rescue, one technical rescue unit, one haz-mat unit, and one foam tender, and other specialized equipment. It also has two volunteer units, the cherry Hill Fire Police and the Special Services Unit ("Rehab 13"), which provides on scene support.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey = 9.5. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 10. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Cherry Hill = 3.9 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of individuals with a median age of 43.7 age the population grows by 1.64% in Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 3,097.1 residents per square mile of area (1,195.8/km²). There are average 2.53 people per household in the 27,482 households with an average household income of $82,782 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 7.10% of the available work force and has dropped -5.58% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 21.74%. The number of physicians in Cherry Hill per 100,000 population = 327.6.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Cherry Hill = 44.9 inches and the annual snowfall = 15.1 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 114. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 205. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 23.9 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 43, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Cherry Hill, Camden County, New Jersey which are owned by the occupant = 79.91%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 39 years with median home cost = $235,420 and home appreciation of -2.94%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $29.76 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $8,121 per student. There are 13.1 students for each teacher in the school, 716 students for each Librarian and 421 students for each Counselor. 5.72% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 27.15% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 19.04% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).