Burlington Township, New Jersey facts for kids
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Burlington Township, New Jersey
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The Crimson King Norway maple tree on County Route 541 in Burlington Township
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| Nickname(s):
"Acres of Opportunity"
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Location of Burlington Township in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
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Census Bureau map of Burlington Township, New Jersey
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 Burlington Township, New Jersey
Location in Burlington County, New Jersey
Burlington Township, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Burlington Township, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  New Jersey |
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| County | Burlington | |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 | |
| Named for | Bridlington, England | |
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| • Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) | |
| • Body | Township Council | |
| 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% | |
| Area rank | 178th of 565 in state 17th of 40 in county |
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| Elevation | 26 ft (8 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 23,983 | |
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24,108 | |
| • Rank | 111th of 565 in state 6th of 40 in county |
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| • Density | 1,779.7/sq mi (687.1/km2) | |
| • Density rank | 309th of 565 in state 18th of 40 in county |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) | |
| ZIP Code |
08016
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| Area code(s) | 609 | |
| FIPS code | 3400508950 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882102 | |
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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.
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History
Burlington was formed as a towne by the West Jersey proprietors and was interrelated to Burlington City during its early days. It was incorporated on February 21, 1798 by the Township Act of 1798, enacted by the New Jersey Legislature, as one of the initial group of 104 townships incorporated in New Jersey. Burlington City was reincorporated within the township as of March 14, 1851, at which time a portion of the township was annexed to the city. The township's name is a corruption of the English town of Bridlington.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Burlington township had a total area of 14.02 square miles (36.32 km2), including 13.45 square miles (34.83 km2) of land and 0.58 square miles (1.49 km2) of water (4.10%). Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Deacons, Fountain Woods, Springside and Stevens.
The township borders Burlington City, Edgewater Park, Florence Township, Springfield Township, Westampton Township and Willingboro Township in Burlington County; and both Bristol and Bristol Township across the Delaware River in Pennsylvania.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1800 | 2,009 | — | |
| 1810 | 2,419 | 20.4% | |
| 1820 | 2,758 | 14.0% | |
| 1830 | 2,670 | −3.2% | |
| 1840 | 3,434 | 28.6% | |
| 1850 | 863 | * | −74.9% |
| 1860 | 876 | 1.5% | |
| 1870 | 1,025 | 17.0% | |
| 1880 | 1,147 | 11.9% | |
| 1890 | 958 | −16.5% | |
| 1900 | 1,061 | 10.8% | |
| 1910 | 1,220 | 15.0% | |
| 1920 | 1,520 | 24.6% | |
| 1930 | 2,587 | 70.2% | |
| 1940 | 2,520 | −2.6% | |
| 1950 | 3,441 | 36.5% | |
| 1960 | 6,291 | 82.8% | |
| 1970 | 10,621 | 68.8% | |
| 1980 | 11,527 | 8.5% | |
| 1990 | 12,454 | 8.0% | |
| 2000 | 20,294 | 63.0% | |
| 2010 | 22,594 | 11.3% | |
| 2020 | 23,983 | 6.1% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 24,108 | 6.7% | |
| Population sources: 1800–2000 1800–1920 1840 1850 1870 1880–1890 1890–1910 1910–1930 1940–2000 2000 2010 2020 * = Lost territory in previous decade |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 22,594 people, 7,797 households, and 5,746 families in the township. The population density was 1,684.2 per square mile (650.3/km2). There were 8,105 housing units at an average density of 604.2 per square mile (233.3/km2). The racial makeup was 59.00% (13,331) White, 27.98% (6,322) Black or African American, 0.15% (35) Native American, 7.04% (1,590) Asian, 0.04% (9) Pacific Islander, 2.41% (544) from other races, and 3.38% (763) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 7.05% (1,593) of the population.
Of the 7,797 households, 39.1% had children under the age of 18; 57.2% were married couples living together; 12.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 26.3% were non-families. Of all households, 21.6% were made up of individuals and 7.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.81 and the average family size was 3.32.
26.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 25.6% from 25 to 44, 28.5% from 45 to 64, and 12.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.1 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $83,291 (with a margin of error of +/− $4,419) and the median family income was $101,967 (+/− $6,626). Males had a median income of $60,587 (+/− $3,161) versus $50,078 (+/− $3,792) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $32,122 (+/− $1,352). About 3.0% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.2% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.
Economy
Burlington Coat Factory has its headquarters in the township, having relocated from Burlington City in 1988.
The Marketplace at Burlington, formerly an indoor mall known as the Burlington Center Mall, offered a gross leasable area of 670,000 square feet (62,000 m2), with plans to convert to an open-air format with 1,500,000 square feet (140,000 m2) of leasable space. The mall closed its doors on January 8, 2018, though Sears remained while the rest of the mall was closed because it owned a section of mall property. Sears closed on September 2, 2018. It has since been torn down and distribution warehouses have replaced it.
The township's businesses and shopping destinations cause the daytime population to rise to as much as 35,000, a jump of 50% from the resident population of almost 23,000.
Education
Public school students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade are educated in the Burlington Township School District, under superintendent Mary Ann Bell. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 3,625 students and 328.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1. Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are B. Bernice Young Elementary School with 763 students in Pre-K to 1st grade, Fountain Woods Elementary School with 789 students in grades 2-5, Burlington Township Middle School at Springside with 843 students in grades 6-8 and Burlington Township High School with 1,187 students in grades 9-12.
Burlington Township School District received notice in 2009 after a video posted on YouTube by a parent without school approval showed more than a dozen children at B. Bernice Young Elementary School singing a song praising President Barack Obama, which Conservative groups cited as a means of indoctrinating students to support the President. At the conclusion of the song, the children pump their fists and chant "hip, hip, hooray!" The song had been performed in conjunction with Black History Month activities and when the author of the book I Am Barack Obama visited the school the next month
Students from Burlington Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township.
Sports
In 2017, the 10U Cal Ripken baseball team from Burlington Township represented the Mid-Atlantic Region in the 10U Cal Ripken World Series, held in Hammond, Indiana.
Transportation
Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 100.69 miles (162.04 km) of roadways, of which 78.65 miles (126.57 km) were maintained by the municipality, 15.03 miles (24.19 km) by Burlington County and 5.36 miles (8.63 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 1.65 miles (2.66 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
The New Jersey Turnpike, including the Pennsylvania Extension (Interstate 95) and the Delaware River Bridge, pass through the township for 0.8 miles (1.3 km) from the river to Florence Township. While there is no turnpike interchange within the township's borders, it is accessible in neighboring Florence Township (at Exit 6A on the Pennsylvania Extension) and Westampton Township (at Interchange 5, which is signed for Burlington-Mount Holly).
Other roads that pass through Burlington Township include U.S. Route 130, Interstate 295, and County Road 541.
Public transportation
NJ Transit provides bus service in the city between Trenton and Philadelphia on the 409 route and between Burlington and Camden on the 413 and 419 routes.
The NJ Transit River Line light rail system provides transportation between the Trenton Transit Center in Trenton and the Walter Rand Transportation Center (and other stations) in Camden, with stops in Burlington City at Burlington South and Burlington Towne Centre, but not in Burlington Township itself.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Burlington Township include:
- Kevin Baggett (born 1966), head coach of the Rider University men's basketball team
- Breland (born 1995), country singer/songwriter
- Thomas P. Foy (1951–2004), member of the New Jersey General Assembly and New Jersey Senate whose start in politics was on the Burlington Township Council
- Peter Hill (1767–1820), former slave who was the first African American clockmaker
- Ka'dar Hollman (born 1994), American football cornerback who has played in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers
- Sybilla Righton Masters (c. 1676–1720), inventor who was the first person residing in the American colonies to be given an English patent, which was issued in 1715 in her husband's name, as women were not allowed to have their own patents
- Balvir Singh, politician who serves on the Burlington County Board of County Commissioners, elected in 2017 as the first Asian-American to win a countywide election in the county and the first Sikh-American to win a countywide election in New Jersey
- Rod Streater (born 1988), wide receiver who played in the NFL for the Cleveland Browns
- Bryan Warrick (born 1959), former professional basketball player who played five seasons in the NBA
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Burlington (Nueva Jersey) para niños
