Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey

Mansfield Township, New Jersey
Interchange of Interstate 95/New Jersey Turnpike and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Extension in Mansfield Township
Location of Mansfield Township in Burlington County, New Jersey (right) and of Burlington County in New Jersey (left)
Census Bureau map of Mansfield Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
Mansfield Township
Location in Burlington County
Mansfield Township
Location in New Jersey
Mansfield Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°05′15″N 74°42′44″W / 40.087416°N 74.712259°W / 40.087416; -74.712259
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Burlington
FormedNovember 6, 1688
Royal charterMay 9, 1770
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Named afterMansfield, England
Government
  TypeTownship
  BodyTownship Committee
  MayorMarcial Mojena (R, term ends December 31, 2024)
  Municipal clerkAshley Jolly
Area
  Total
21.89 sq mi (56.69 km2)
  Land21.73 sq mi (56.29 km2)
  Water0.16 sq mi (0.40 km2)  0.71%
  Rank128th of 565 in state
13th of 40 in county
Elevation
66 ft (20 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
8,897
  Estimate 
(2023)
8,991
  Rank266th of 565 in state
20th of 40 in county
  Density409.4/sq mi (158.1/km2)
   Rank456th of 565 in state
31st of 40 in county
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08022 – Columbus
Area code609
FIPS code340053290
GNIS feature ID0882108
Websitewww.mansfieldtwp.com

Mansfield Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,897, an increase of 353 (+4.1%) from the 2010 census count of 8,544, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,454 (+67.9%) from the 5,090 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.