Evesham Township, New Jersey
Evesham Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-most populous city. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 46,826, an increase of 1,288 (+2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 45,538, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,263 (+7.7%) from the 42,275 counted in the 2000 census. Colloquially, the area is referred to as Marlton, the name of a community within the township.
Evesham Township, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
Thomas Hollinshead House in Marlton | |
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Location of Evesham Township in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (lower left). | |
Census Bureau map of Evesham Township, New Jersey | |
Evesham Township Location in Burlington County Evesham Township Location in New Jersey Evesham Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39.856677°N 74.90081°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Formed | November 6, 1688 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named for | Evesham, Worcestershire or settler Thomas Eves |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Jaclyn Veasy (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Manager | Lavon Phillips |
| • Municipal clerk | Rebecca Andrews (Acting) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 29.59 sq mi (76.62 km2) |
| • Land | 29.16 sq mi (75.51 km2) |
| • Water | 0.43 sq mi (1.11 km2) 1.45% |
| • Rank | 91st of 565 in state 9th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 46,826 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 48,255 |
| • Rank | 44th of 565 in state 1st of 40 in county |
| • Density | 1,606.1/sq mi (620.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 328th of 565 in state 19th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08053 – Marlton |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 34-22110 |
| GNIS ID | 882082 |
| Website | evesham-nj |
The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state and, along with all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
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