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Merchantville is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 3,821,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 20 (+0.5%) from the 3,801 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 294 (-7.2%) from the 4,095 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed October 11, 2012.〕 Merchantville was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1874, from portions of Delaware Township (now Cherry Hill Township) and Stockton Township.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 107. Accessed October 11, 2012.〕 While one source attributes the borough's name to a family named Merchant,〔Gannett, Henry. (''The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States'' ), p. 20. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 5, 2015.〕 Francis F. Eastlack, in his ''History of Merchantville'', tells the story of the four developers of Merchantville—Matthias Homer, John Louty, Samuel McFadden and Frederick Gerker—meeting and discussing names, when it was suggested "Gentlemen, as you are all merchants, why not call it Merchantville?"〔Eastlack, Francis F. (''History of Merchantville, Camden County, N.J'' ), self published, 1899. Accessed September 5, 2015. "Matthias Homer, John Louty, Samuel McFadden and Frederick Gerker (four Philadelphia merchants) were the pioneers of Merchantville.... At a social meeting at the house of John Louty, the question of naming the new settlement was under discussion; when, after a number of striking names had been suggested to no purpose, Mrs. Louty entered and said. 'Gentlemen, as you are all merchants, why not call it Merchantville?'"〕 ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.600 square miles (1.553 km2), all of which was land.〔〔 The borough borders the Camden County municipalities of Cherry Hill Township and Pennsauken Township. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Merchantville, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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