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History · Moorestown-Lenola

27% of Moorestown-Lenola’s homes were built before 1940

6 places in town are on the National Register. Below: maps from 1888 on and the census since 1970.

6on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Moorestown-Lenola’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 Moorestown-Lenola are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18887 editions of the USGS map, 1888 to 1995. Watch Moorestown-Lenola change.Landmarks on the Register6 places on the National Register.Old housesHalf of Moorestown-Lenola’s homes were built before 1960.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Moorestown-Lenola’s history is told.

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On the map

Moorestown-Lenola on the map, 1888 to 1995

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

Moorestown-Lenola on the 1888 USGS mapMoorestown-Lenola on the 1894 USGS mapMoorestown-Lenola on the 1942 USGS mapMoorestown-Lenola on the 1953 USGS mapMoorestown-Lenola on the 1966 USGS mapMoorestown-Lenola on the 1981 USGS mapMoorestown-Lenola on the 1995 USGS map1888Mount Holly 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 Moorestown-Lenola.

On the National Register

6 historic places in Moorestown-Lenola

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

places listed
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National Historic Landmarks
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historic buildings protected
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each building in a district counts

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

The story so far

Moorestown-Lenola, in brief

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

Moorestown-Lenola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Moorestown Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, Moorestown-Lenola had a population of 14,240.

Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 14,217 in 2010, 14,240 in 2020.

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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People over time

Moorestown-Lenola, census by census

02,0004,0006,0008,00010,00012,00014,000198020002020Peak: 14,240

Between 13,242 and 14,240 people in every census since 1970.

6 censuses, 1970–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Moorestown-Lenola

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

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Ali LarterAmerican actress and model · b. 1976
Christina GrimmieAmerican singer · b. 1994
Alice PaulAmerican suffragist, feminist, and activist · b. 1885
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Lauren CohanAmerican-British actress · b. 1982
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Carli LloydAmerican soccer player · b. 1982
Cristin MiliotiAmerican actress and singer · b. 1985
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Moorestown Township8 historic placesA+Maple Shade Township1 historic placeB+

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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 U.S. Geological Survey historical maps and U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.