Beverly, New Jersey
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Beverly is a city in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 2,499,[10] a decrease of 78 (−3.0%) from the 2010 census count of 2,577,[19][20] which in turn had reflected a decline of 84 (−3.2%) from the 2,661 counted in the 2000 census.[21] The city and all of Burlington County constitute a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[22]
Beverly, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.064811°N 74.921904°W / 40.064811; -74.921904[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Burlington |
Incorporated | March 5, 1850 |
Named for | Beverley, England |
Government | |
• Type | City |
• Body | Common Council |
• Mayor | Randy H. Miller Sr. (D, term ends December 31, 2027)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Rich Wolbert[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Caitlin A. D'Alfonso[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.76 sq mi (1.96 km2) |
• Land | 0.54 sq mi (1.40 km2) |
• Water | 0.21 sq mi (0.56 km2) 28.16% |
• Rank | 524th of 565 in state 38th of 40 in county[1] |
Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 2,499 |
• Estimate (2022)[11] | 2,507 |
• Rank | 469th of 565 in state 34th of 40 in county[12] |
• Density | 4,617.1/sq mi (1,782.7/km2) |
• Rank | 125th of 565 in state 3rd of 40 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 609[15] |
FIPS code | 3400505740[1][16][17] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885160[1][18] |
Website | www |
Beverly was originally incorporated as a borough on March 5, 1850, within Willingboro Township. Beverly was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 13, 1857, replacing Beverly borough, based on the results of a referendum held that day.[23] Beverly Township, formed in 1859, co-existed alongside Beverly City and was renamed as Delanco Township in 1926.[23] The borough was named for Beverley, England.[24]
The city had the 15th-highest property tax rate in New Jersey, with an equalized rate of 4.550% in 2020, compared to 2.676% in the county as a whole and a statewide average of 2.279%.[25]