Pemberton, New Jersey
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Pemberton is a borough in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,371,[9] a decrease of 38 (−2.7%) from the 2010 census count of 1,409,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 199 (+16.4%) from the 1,210 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]
Pemberton, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39.97219°N 74.686558°W / 39.97219; -74.686558[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Burlington |
Incorporated | December 15, 1826 |
Government | |
• Type | Borough |
• Body | Borough Council |
• Mayor | Harold Griffin (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Municipal clerk | Kathy Smick[6] |
Area | |
• Total | 0.61 sq mi (1.57 km2) |
• Land | 0.59 sq mi (1.53 km2) |
• Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.04 km2) 2.79% |
• Rank | 540th of 565 in state 39th of 40 in county[1] |
Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 1,371 |
• Estimate (2022)[10] | 1,375 |
• Rank | 518th of 565 in state 36th of 40 in county[11] |
• Density | 2,325.2/sq mi (897.8/km2) |
• Rank | 268th of 565 in state 13th of 40 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 726, 894[14] |
FIPS code | 3400557480[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885346[1][17] |
Website | www |
Pemberton was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 15, 1826, within portions of New Hanover Township and Northampton Township (now known as Mount Holly Township). Pemberton became an independent borough c. 1894.[22] The borough is named for James Pemberton, a property owner in the area.[23]
It is a dry community, where alcohol is not permitted to be sold legally, as affirmed by the most recent referendum which was held in 1980.[24][25]