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History · Brooklawn

Brooklawn dates to 1924, and 60% of its homes were built before 1940

More historic than 38% of U.S. towns. What drives it

Below: maps from 1891 on and the census since 1930.

1924founded
0on the National Register
60%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Brooklawn began

When was Brooklawn founded?

1924

Brooklawn dates its founding to 1924 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1930.

First census: 1,753 in 19302020 census: 1,815102 years

How historic is Brooklawn?

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More historic than 38% of U.S. towns, on its age, its old homes and the National Register.

What drives the grade ↓
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year.
History grade

What drives Brooklawn’s History grade

On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Brooklawn is more historic than 38% of U.S. towns. Its share of homes from before 1940 holds the grade up; its age pulls it down.

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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Brooklawn’s overall grade.
Founding era1924, from Wikidata: founded 1900–1944, an older era than 9% of U.S. townsDHomes built before 194059.6% of homes (±16.3) · typical NJ town 14.7% · U.S. 8.4%A+National RegisterNo listings counted · typical NJ town 3.7 per 10,000 · U.S. 2.4C−
All U.S. towns we grade (21,289)Ahead of 38%
NewerOlder

New Jersey towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New Jersey town has 3.7 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Brooklawn’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (12% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.

How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D− to B. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±16.3 points). Two sources give 1924.

Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →

What stands out about Brooklawn’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Brooklawn are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18916 editions of the USGS map, 1891 to 1994. Watch Brooklawn change.Old housesHalf of Brooklawn’s homes were built before 1938.Boom and bustPeaked at 2,870 in 1970; 1,815 people lived here in 2020.
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Start Brooklawn’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Brooklawn’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
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On the map

Brooklawn on the map, 1891 to 1994

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Brooklawn. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Brooklawn on the 1891 USGS mapBrooklawn on the 1920 USGS mapBrooklawn on the 1949 USGS mapBrooklawn on the 1967 USGS mapBrooklawn on the 1984 USGS mapBrooklawn on the 1994 USGS map1891Philadelphia sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Brooklawn.

The story so far

Brooklawn, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Brooklawn yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Brooklawn is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,815, a decrease of 140 (−7.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,955, which in turn reflected a decline of 399 (-16.9%) from the 2,354 counted in the 2000 census. Brooklawn was incorporated as a borough on March 11, 1924, from portions of the now-defunct Centre Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 5, 1924. The borough was reincorporated on March 23, 1926. The borough's name is derived from its location and setting.

Brooklawn was established in 1924. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 1,955 to 1,815 (-7%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Brooklawn, 1891 to 1970

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1891On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  3. 20th century
  4. 1924
    FoundingBrooklawn is established
  5. 1970CensusPopulation peaks at 2,870
By decade

Brooklawn, decade by decade

Today5 recent
Maude Avenue, Noreg Place, Christiana Street park, Brooklawn, NJ, Feb. 20252025Maude Avenue, Noreg Place, Christiana Street park, Br…Brooklawn, NJ memorials, Feb. 20252025Brooklawn, NJ memorials, Feb. 2025Brooklawn, NJ borough hall and school, Feb. 20252025Brooklawn, NJ borough hall and school, Feb. 2025911 Mem of DV2011911 Mem of DVCensus Bureau map of2008Census Bureau map ofMap
People over time

Brooklawn, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,00019401960198020002020Peak: 2,870

Peaked at 2,870 in 1970; 1,815 people lived here in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Brooklawn’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Brooklawn

Nobody well known was born in Brooklawn itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Kellyanne ConwaySenior Counselor to the President of the United… · b. 1967
Phil ZimmermannCreator of Pretty Good Privacy · b. 1954
Roscoe Lee BrowneAmerican actor and director · b. 1922
Jordan BurroughsAmerican wrestler · b. 1988
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George KnappAmerican television journalist, radio talk host · b. 1952
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Deborah RemingtonAmerican painter · b. 1930
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Gloucester City1 historic placeAWestvilleIts storyB+BellmawrIts storyC−

Questions about Brooklawn’s history

What year was Brooklawn founded?

In 1924, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. the census of 1930 counted 1,753 people here.

How does Brooklawn rank for history?

Brooklawn is more historic than 38% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.

How old are the homes in Brooklawn?

60% of Brooklawn’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±16.3 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1938.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

From Wikimedia Commons (5), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.