Edgewater Park, New Jersey
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Edgewater Park is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey and a northeastern Delaware Valley suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 8,930,[10][11] an increase of 49 (+0.6%) from the 2010 census count of 8,881,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,017 (+12.9%) from the 7,864 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]
Edgewater Park, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.053506°N 74.918438°W / 40.053506; -74.918438[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Burlington |
Incorporated | February 26, 1924 |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Michael Trainor (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Tom Pullion[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Patricia A. Clayton[7] |
• Police Chief | Brett V. Evans[8] |
Area | |
• Total | 3.08 sq mi (7.97 km2) |
• Land | 2.92 sq mi (7.56 km2) |
• Water | 0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2) 5.06% |
• Rank | 330th of 565 in state 30th of 40 in county[1] |
Elevation | 33 ft (10 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 8,930 |
• Estimate | 8,967 |
• Rank | 264th of 565 in state 19th of 40 in county[13] |
• Density | 3,059.3/sq mi (1,181.2/km2) |
• Rank | 215th of 565 in state 11th 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 | 3400520050[1][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882101[1][19] |
Website | www |
Edgewater Park was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 26, 1924, from portions of Beverly Township (now known as Delanco Township).[24] The township was named for its location along the Delaware River.[25]