Delanco Township, New Jersey
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Delanco 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 4,824,[9] an increase of 541 (+12.6%) from the 2010 census count of 4,283,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,046 (+32.3%) from the 3,237 counted in the 2000 census.[20] The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[21]
Delanco Township, New Jersey | |
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Motto: "A Timeless Treasure" | |
Coordinates: 40.050631°N 74.937815°W / 40.050631; -74.937815[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Burlington |
Incorporated | March 1, 1859 as Beverly Township |
Renamed | December 20, 1926 as Delanco Township |
Named for | DELaware River and RANCOcas Creek |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Kate Fitzpatrick (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Richard Schwab[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Janice M. Lohr[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.33 sq mi (8.62 km2) |
• Land | 2.36 sq mi (6.11 km2) |
• Water | 0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2) 29.19% |
• Rank | 322nd of 565 in state 29th of 40 in county[1] |
Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 4,824 |
• Estimate (2022)[10] | 4,843 |
• Rank | 384th of 565 in state 29th of 40 in county[11] |
• Density | 2,046.1/sq mi (790.0/km2) |
• Rank | 293rd of 565 in state 16th of 40 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 461, 764, 824[14] |
FIPS code | 3400517080[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882100[1][17] |
Website | www |
Delanco was named for the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek, which border the community. It was originally called Del-Ranco or Delaranco, a syllabic abbreviation later shortened to Delanco.[22][23]
It is a dry township where alcohol cannot be sold.[24][25]