Mount Laurel, New Jersey
Mount Laurel, New Jersey | |
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Laurel Acres Park in Mount Laurel | |
Location of Burlington County in New Jersey (left) and of Mount Laurel in Burlington County (right) | |
Census Bureau map of Mount Laurel, New Jersey | |
Location of Mount Laurel in Burlington County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°56′56″N 74°54′01″W / 39.948992°N 74.900247°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 7, 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Nikitas Moustakas (D) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Stephen Steglik |
| • Township Council | Silvia Catalan-Culnan Kareem Pritchett Fozia Janjua |
| • Township Manager/Clerk | Meredith Riculfy |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.99 sq mi (56.95 km2) |
| • Land | 21.72 sq mi (56.26 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.69 km2) 1.21% |
| • Rank | 124th of 565 in state 12th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 44,633 |
• Estimate (2024) | 47,211 |
| • Rank | 49th of 565 in state 2nd of 40 in county |
| • Density | 2,054.5/sq mi (793.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 291st of 565 in state 15th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08054 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3400549020 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882093 |
| Website | www |
Mount Laurel is a township in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 44,633, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,769 (+6.6%) from the 2010 census count of 41,864, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,643 (+4.1%) from the 40,221 counted in the 2000 census. It is the home of NFL Films.
In 2020, Mount Laurel was ranked 16th in Money magazine's list of the 50 best places to live in the United States, citing a kid-friendly environment, affordable housing, and easy access to Philadelphia and the Jersey Shore.