Medford, New Jersey
Medford, New Jersey | |
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Downtown Medford at CR 541 and Union Street, August 2016 | |
Location of Medford in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Medford Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Burlington County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°51′51″N 74°49′21″W / 39.864269°N 74.822471°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 1, 1847 |
| Named after | Medford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act Council-Manager |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Charles "Chuck" Watson (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Manager | Katherine Burger |
| • Municipal clerk | Katherine Burger |
| Area | |
• Total | 39.81 sq mi (103.10 km2) |
| • Land | 38.80 sq mi (100.49 km2) |
| • Water | 1.01 sq mi (2.61 km2) 2.53% |
| • Rank | 56th of 565 in state 8th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 24,497 |
• Estimate (2023) | 25,000 |
| • Rank | 107th of 565 in state 5th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 631.4/sq mi (243.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 425th of 565 in state 27th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08055 |
| Area code | 609 exchanges: 654, 714, 953 |
| FIPS code | 3400545120 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882083 |
| Website | www |
Medford 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 24,497, an increase of 1,464 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 23,033, which in turn reflected an increase of 780 (+3.5%) from the 22,253 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.
Medford was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1847, from portions of Evesham Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. Portions of the township were taken to form Shamong Township (February 19, 1852), Lumberton (March 14, 1860), and Medford Lakes (May 17, 1939). The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state.