Bordentown Township, New Jersey
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Bordentown 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 11,791,[10][11] an increase of 424 (+3.7%) from the 2010 census count of 11,367,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,987 (+35.6%) from the 8,380 counted in the 2000 census.[22] The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[23]
Bordentown Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.12732°N 74.755339°W / 40.12732; -74.755339[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Burlington |
Incorporated | March 8, 1852 |
Named for | Joseph Borden |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Eugene M. Fuzy (D, term ends December 31, 2024)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Michael P. Theokas[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Maria Carrington[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 9.28 sq mi (24.02 km2) |
• Land | 8.66 sq mi (22.44 km2) |
• Water | 0.61 sq mi (1.58 km2) 6.59% |
• Rank | 216th of 565 in state 21st of 40 in county[1] |
Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 11,791 |
• Estimate | 12,038 |
• Rank | 214th of 565 in state 13th of 40 in county[13] |
• Density | 1,361.1/sq mi (525.5/km2) |
• Rank | 350th of 565 in state 21st of 40 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 609[16] |
FIPS code | 3400506700[1][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882110[1][19] |
Website | www |
Bordentown was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1852, from portions of Chesterfield Township and Mansfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held that same day. Bordentown city separated from the township in 1877 and Fieldsboro became fully independent in 1894[24] The township was named for founder Joseph Borden.[25][26]