Delanco Township, New Jersey
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, an increase of 541 (+12.6%) from the 2010 census count of 4,283, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,046 (+32.3%) from the 3,237 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.
Delanco Township, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
Zurbrugg Mansion | |
| Motto: "A Timeless Treasure" | |
Location of Delanco 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 Delanco Township, New Jersey | |
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| Coordinates: 40.050631°N 74.937815°W | |
| 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) |
| • Administrator | Richard Schwab |
| • Municipal clerk | Janice M. Lohr |
| 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 |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 4,824 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 4,843 |
| • Rank | 384th of 565 in state 29th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 2,046.1/sq mi (790.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 293rd of 565 in state 16th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08075 |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 461, 764, 824 |
| FIPS code | 3400517080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882100 |
| 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.
It is a dry township where alcohol cannot be sold.
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