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History · Hi-Nella

Hi-Nella was first counted by the census in 1930, and 26% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1891 on, and the census since 1930.

1930first census
0on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
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Quick answers

How Hi-Nella began

When was Hi-Nella founded?

1930

Hi-Nella first appears in the census in 1930.

First census: 160 in 19302020 census: 92796 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Hi-Nella’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18917 editions of the USGS map, 1891 to 1994. Watch Hi-Nella change.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,250 in 1980; 927 people lived here in 2020.Old housesHalf of Hi-Nella’s homes were built before 1964.
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Start Hi-Nella’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Hi-Nella’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
On the map

Hi-Nella on the map, 1891 to 1994

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

Hi-Nella on the 1891 USGS mapHi-Nella on the 1920 USGS mapHi-Nella on the 1943 USGS mapHi-Nella on the 1952 USGS mapHi-Nella on the 1967 USGS mapHi-Nella on the 1981 USGS mapHi-Nella 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 Hi-Nella.

People over time

Hi-Nella, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,40019401960198020002020Peak: 1,250

Peaked at 1,250 in 1980; 927 people lived here in 2020.

10 censuses, 1930–2020.

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

The story so far

Hi-Nella, in brief

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

Hi-Nella is a borough in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The borough is the state's ninth-smallest municipality. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 927, an increase of 57 (+6.6%) from the 2010 census count of 870, which in turn reflected a decline of 159 (−15.5%) from the 1,029 counted in the 2000 census. The Borough of Hi-Nella was created on April 23, 1929, from portions of Clementon Township, as one of seven municipalities created from the now-defunct township, and one of five new municipalities (joining Lindenwold, Pine Hill, Pine Valley and Somerdale) created on that same date. The borough's name is traditionally said to derive from a Nati…

Its first post office opened in 1930. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 870 to 927 (+7%).

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

By decade

Hi-Nella, decade by decade

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Today5 recent
Strip mall on CR 669, Hi-Nella, NJ, Nov. 20242024Strip mall on CR 669, Hi-Nella, NJ, Nov. 2024Entering Hi-Nella, NJ on CR 677 eb, Nov. 20242024Entering Hi-Nella, NJ on CR 677 eb, Nov. 2024Earl Schilling Memorial Field, Hi-Nella, NJ, Nov. 20242024Earl Schilling Memorial Field, Hi-Nella, NJ, Nov. 2024Hi-Nella, NJ southern entry, May 20222022Hi-Nella, NJ southern entry, May 2022Hi-Nella, NJ municipal complex, May 20222022Hi-Nella, NJ municipal complex, May 2022
Famous people

Famous people close to Hi-Nella

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

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Ali LarterAmerican actress and model · b. 1976
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Lauren CohanAmerican-British actress · b. 1982
Cristin MiliotiAmerican actress and singer · b. 1985
Mike BibbyAmerican basketball player and coach · b. 1978
Kelly RipaAmerican actress and talk show host · b. 1970
Tamika CatchingsAmerican Hall of Fame basketball player · b. 1979
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Stratford1 historic placeC−SomerdaleIts storyDGloucester Township7 historic placesA−

Questions about Hi-Nella’s history

What year was Hi-Nella founded?

The Hi-Nella post office opened in 1930, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (6), 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.