Burlington Township, New Jersey
Burlington Township, New Jersey | |
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The Crimson King Norway maple tree on County Route 541 in Burlington Township | |
| Nickname: "Acres of Opportunity" | |
Location of Burlington Township in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Burlington Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Burlington County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°03′38″N 74°50′09″W / 40.060631°N 74.835891°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named after | Bridlington, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | E.L. "Pete" Green (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Jodi M. Botlinger |
| • Municipal clerk | Mary E. Field |
| Area | |
• Total | 14.02 sq mi (36.32 km2) |
| • Land | 13.45 sq mi (34.83 km2) |
| • Water | 0.58 sq mi (1.49 km2) 4.10% |
| • Rank | 178th of 565 in state 17th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 23,983 |
• Estimate (2023) | 24,108 |
| • Rank | 111th of 565 in state 6th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 1,779.7/sq mi (687.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 309th of 565 in state 18th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08016 |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400508950 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882102 |
| Website | www |
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Burlington Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia and is part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 23,983, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 1,389 (+6.1%) from the 2010 census count of 22,594, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,300 (+11.3%) from the 20,294 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.