Evesham Township, New Jersey

Evesham Township, New Jersey
Thomas Hollinshead House in Marlton
Location of Evesham Township in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (lower left).
Census Bureau map of Evesham Township, New Jersey
Evesham Township
Location in Burlington County
Evesham Township
Location in New Jersey
Evesham Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°51′24″N 74°54′03″W / 39.856677°N 74.90081°W / 39.856677; -74.90081
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Burlington
FormedNovember 6, 1688
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Named afterEvesham, Worcestershire or
settler Thomas Eves
Government
  TypeFaulkner Act (council–manager)
  BodyTownship Council
  MayorJaclyn Veasy (D, term ends December 31, 2026)
  ManagerWalt Miller
  Municipal clerkRebecca Andrews
Area
  Total
29.59 sq mi (76.62 km2)
  Land29.16 sq mi (75.51 km2)
  Water0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2)  1.45%
  Rank91st of 565 in state
9th of 40 in county
Elevation
59 ft (18 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
46,826
  Estimate 
(2024)
49,050
  Rank44th of 565 in state
1st of 40 in county
  Density1,606.1/sq mi (620.1/km2)
   Rank328th of 565 in state
19th of 40 in county
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08053 – Marlton
Area code856 exchanges: 396, 424, 489, 596, 751, 797, 810, 874, 983, 985, 988
FIPS code34-22110
GNIS ID882082
Websiteevesham-nj.org

Evesham Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-most populous city. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 46,826, an increase of 1,288 (+2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 45,538, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,263 (+7.7%) from the 42,275 counted in the 2000 census. Colloquially, the area is referred to as Marlton, the name of a community within the township.

The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state and, along with all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.