Lanning Square, Camden
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| City | Camden |
| Area code | 856 |
Lanning Square is a neighborhood in Camden, New Jersey. It is named for Samuel Laning (1828–1830), the first mayor of Camden. According to the 2000 U.S. census, Lanning Square has a population of 3,989.[1][2] The neighborhood, sometimes known as Cooper-Lanning, or Cooper Plaza-Lanning Square, is home to Cooper University Hospital[3] and the Coriell Institute for Medical Research. A planned station called Cooper-Campbell for the proposed Glassboro–Camden Line light rail system would stop in the neighbourhood at Haddon Avenue and South 9th Street west of the North-South Freeway.[4]
