Hi-Nella, New Jersey
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.
Hi-Nella, New Jersey | |
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Hi-Nella Municipal Complex | |
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Hi-Nella highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Hi-Nella, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 39.836516°N 75.021965°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | April 23, 1929 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Michael J. Segeren (D, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Phyllis Twisler |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2) |
| • Land | 0.22 sq mi (0.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.00% |
| • Rank | 558th of 565 in state 35th of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 62 ft (19 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 927 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 925 |
| • Rank | 535th of 565 in state 35th of 37 in county |
| • Density | 4,165.1/sq mi (1,608.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 150th of 565 in state 18th of 37 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08083 – Somerdale |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3400732220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885256 |
| Website | www |
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 Native American term meaning "high rolling knoll" or "high ground", though it may have been named for Nella, the wife of Lucious Parker, who developed Hi-Nella Estates in the late 1920s.
The Star-Ledger included Hi-Nella in its 2010 series of articles covering "Towns that Shouldn't Exist", citing the borough's small area, population and staff, along with its use of a double-wide trailer as a municipal building. Mayor Meredith Dobbs told The Star-Ledger that efforts to force the borough to consolidate with its neighbors would be "declared dead on arrival".
The borough had the fifth-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 5.306% in 2020, compared to 3.470% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.