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Runnemede is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 8,468,〔〔〔 reflecting a decline of 65 (-0.8%) from the 8,533 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 509 (-5.6%) from the 9,042 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.〕 Runnemede was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 23, 1926, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 24, 1926. The boroughs of Bellmawr, Mount Ephraim and Lawnside were simultaneously created during the same two-day period.〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 108. Accessed October 11, 2012.〕 The derivation of the borough's name is uncertain, though claims that it derives from a Native American term for "Running Water" have been refuted and connections to General George Meade or to "rum we need" for a nearby tavern are probably apocryphal.〔Riordan, Kevin. ("Runnemede: Name cloaked in mystery" ), ''Courier-Post'', October 18, 2006. Accessed September 27, 2015. "When the a railway extension was proposed in 1877, the name "Mapleville" appeared on a survey showing the location of what is now Runnemede. But by the railroad's completion to present-day Blackwood in 1893, the name for the station in town was Runnemede. 'There are no definitive answers,' Leap writes."〕 Sources have cited the name as coming from Runnymede, England.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 27, 2015.〕 ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 2.115 square miles (5.477 km2), including 2.057 square miles (5.327 km2) of land and 0.058 square miles (0.150 km2) of water (2.74%).〔〔 Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Glendora.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 The borough borders Barrington, Bellmawr, Gloucester Township, and Magnolia. Runnemede also borders Deptford in Gloucester County. 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「Runnemede, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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