Collingswood
History
Quakers settled near Newton Creek in the late 17th Century, establishing what was known as the Newton Colony and eventually Newton Township. Much of what is now Collingswood was a farm owned by members of the Collings family during the 18th and 19th Centuries. The 1820s-era house of the Collings family, known as the Collings- Knight house, still stands at the corner of Browning Road and Collings Avenue, shadowed by the Heights of Collingswood apartments. Collingswood incorporated as a separate borough in 1888, leaving Haddon Township. That same year, Edward Collings Knight, a wealthy philanthropist from Philadelphia, donated the land that became Knight Park. Knight was a descendant of the Collings family for whom the borough is named.
Collingswood has several historic homes, including the Stokes-Lees mansion, located in the 600 block of Lees Avenue, which dates back to the 18th Century, making it one of the oldest houses in Camden County.
Excerpt from twp.pennsauken.nj.us
Current Facts
As of the 2000 census:
Population: 14,326
Households: 6,232
Families: 3,463
Median Income for a household: $43,175
Median Income for a family: $57,987
Per capita income: $24,358
Median Age: 37 years
Racial Makeup:
86.47% White
2.76% Asian
6.67% African American
5.67% Hispanic or Latino
.34% Native American
.02% Pacific Islander
Education
The Collingswood Public Schools serve students in prekindergarten through twelfth grade.
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