Chesterfield Township, New Jersey
Chesterfield 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 9,422, an increase of 1,723 (+22.4%) from the 2010 census count of 7,699, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,744 (+29.3%) from the 5,955 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Chesterfield Township, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
John Newbold House, the Inn at Fernbrook Farms | |
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Location of Chesterfield Township in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Chesterfield Township, New Jersey | |
Chesterfield Township Location in Burlington County Chesterfield Township Location in New Jersey Chesterfield Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40.119177°N 74.662894°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Formed | November 6, 1688 |
| Royal charter | January 10, 1713 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named for | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Denise Koetas-Dale (D, December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Caryn Hoyer |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.45 sq mi (55.57 km2) |
| • Land | 21.31 sq mi (55.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) 0.67% |
| • Rank | 131st of 565 in state 14th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 9,422 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 9,036 |
| • Rank | 253rd of 565 in state 17th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 442.1/sq mi (170.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 448th of 565 in state 29th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08515 – Crosswicks |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 291, 298 |
| FIPS code | 3400512670 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882109 |
| Website | www |
Chesterfield has permanently preserved more than 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) of farmland through state and county programs and a township-wide transfer of development credits program that directs future growth to a designated "receiving area" known as Old York Village, which is a neo-traditional, New Urbanism community built on 560 acres (230 ha) incorporating a variety of housing types, neighborhood commercial facilities, a new elementary school, civic uses, and active and passive open space areas with preserved agricultural land surrounding the planned village. Construction began in the early 2000s and a significant percentage of the community is now complete. As of 2023 the majority of the construction is complete including Old York Village's mixed used; commercial, retail and housing section. Old York Village was the winner of the American Planning Association's National Outstanding Planning Award in 2004.