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Medford, New Jersey
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Medford 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 24,497,[8][9] an increase of 1,464 (+6.4%) from the 2010 census count of 23,033,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 780 (+3.5%) from the 22,253 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]
Medford, New Jersey | |
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![]() Downtown Medford at County Road 541 and Union Street, August 2016 | |
![]() Location of Medford in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
![]() Census Bureau map of Medford Township, New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 39.864269°N 74.822471°W / 39.864269; -74.822471[1][2] | |
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Incorporated | March 1, 1847 |
Named for | Medford, Massachusetts, U.S. |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act Council-Manager |
• Body | Township Council |
• Mayor | Charles "Chuck" Watson (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Manager | Katherine Burger[4] |
• Municipal clerk | Katherine Burger[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 39.81 sq mi (103.10 km2) |
• Land | 38.80 sq mi (100.49 km2) |
• Water | 1.01 sq mi (2.61 km2) 2.53% |
• Rank | 56th of 565 in state 8th of 40 in county[1] |
Elevation | 52 ft (16 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 24,497 |
• Estimate | 25,000 |
• Rank | 107th of 565 in state 5th of 40 in county[11] |
• Density | 631.4/sq mi (243.8/km2) |
• Rank | 425th of 565 in state 27th of 40 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 609 exchanges: 654, 714, 953[14] |
FIPS code | 3400545120[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882083[17] |
Website | www |
Medford was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1847, from portions of Evesham Township, based on the results of a referendum held that day. Portions of the township were taken to form Shamong Township (February 19, 1852), Lumberton (March 14, 1860), and Medford Lakes (May 17, 1939).[22] The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state.