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39°56′22″N 75°07′05″W / 39.939474°N 75.118051°W / 39.939474; -75.118051
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Lanning Square
Row houses in Lanning Square
Row houses in Lanning Square
CountryUnited States
State New Jersey
County Camden
City 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]

References

  1. ^ "Lanning Square". Camconnect.org. Retrieved February 4, 2012.
  2. ^ "Cooper Plaza and Lanning Square Neighborhoods". www.livecamden.org. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  3. ^ Lindsay, Milton (August 15, 2012). "Delivering Camden from the Brink – Next City". Nextcity.org. Retrieved June 29, 2014.
  4. ^ "Stations" (PDF). www.glassborocamdenline.com. Retrieved June 6, 2014.

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39°56′22″N 75°07′05″W / 39.939474°N 75.118051°W / 39.939474; -75.118051