Merchantville is a borough in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough’s population was 3,821, reflecting an increase of 20 (+0.5%) from the 3,801 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 294 (−7.2%) from the 4,095 counted in the 1990 Census.

Merchantville was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 3, 1874, from portions of Delaware Township (now Cherry Hill Township) and Stockton Township.

While one source attributes the borough’s name to a family named Merchant,^[21] Francis F. Eastlack, in his History of Merchantville, tells the story of the four developers of Merchantville—Matthias Homer, John Louty, Samuel McFadden and Frederick Gerker—meeting and discussing names, when it was suggested “Gentlemen, as you are all merchants, why not call it Merchantville?”

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough had a total area of 0.600 square miles (1.553 km²), all of which was land.

The borough borders the Camden County municipalities of Cherry Hill Township and Pennsauken Township.

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 3,821 people, 1,574 households, and 966.4 families residing in the borough. The population density was 6,371.3 per square mile (2,460.0/km²). There were 1,688 housing units at an average density of 2,814.6 per square mile (1,086.7/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 76.58% (2,926) White, 13.01% (497) Black or African American, 0.37% (14) Native American, 2.28% (87) Asian, 0.05% (2) Pacific Islander, 4.42% (169) from other races, and 3.30% (126) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 11.62% (444) of the population.

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