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Burlington City
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city in New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- County
- Burlington
- Formed
- October 24, 1693
- Royal charter
- May 7, 1733
- Incorporated
- December 21, 1784
- Reincorporated
- March 14, 1851
- Named after
- Bridlington , England
- Type
- Faulkner Act (mayor–council)
- Body
- City Council
- Mayor
- Barry W. Conaway ( D , term ends December 31, 2027)
- Administrator
- Johanna S. Conyer
- Municipal clerk
- Cindy A. Crivaro
- Total
- 3.75 sq mi (9.72 km )
- Land
- 3.03 sq mi (7.86 km )
- Water
- 0.72 sq mi (1.86 km ) 19.05%
- Rank
- 306th of 565 in state, 28th of 40 in county
- Elevation
- 10 ft (3.0 m)
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Official name
- Burlington
- Country
- United States
- Located in
- Burlington County
- Population
- 9743
- Area
- 9.792935
- Elevation
- 10
- Time zone
- Eastern Time Zone
- Capital of
- West Jersey
- Shares border with
- Bristol Township
- Official website
- www.burlingtonnj.us
- Image
- BurlingtonNJ HighStreet 02.jpg
- Households
- 3712
- Dialing code
- 609
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- Commons category
- Burlington, New Jersey
- topic's main category
- Category:Burlington, New Jersey
- postal code
- 08016
- inception
- 1693-00-00
- category of associated people
- Category:People from Burlington, New Jersey
- water as percent of area
- 19.0036
- per capita income
- 34090
- P8168
- Prionyx
- short name
- Burlington
Sources (10)
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Encyclopedic overview
Burlington is a city situated on the banks of the Delaware River in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 9,743, a decrease of 177 (−1.8%) from the 9,920 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 184 (+1.9%) from the 9,736 counted in the 2000 census. The city, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Burlington was first incorporated on October 24, 1693, and was reincorporated by Royal charter on May 7, 1733. After American independence, the city was incorporated by the State of New Jersey on December 21, 1784. On March 14, 1851, the city was reincorporated and enlarged with portions of the surrounding township.
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