Florence Township, New Jersey
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Florence 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 12,812,[10][11] an increase of 703 (+5.8%) from the 2010 census count of 12,109,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,363 (+12.7%) from the 10,746 counted in the 2000 census.[22] The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[23]
Florence Township, New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 40.094687°N 74.783944°W / 40.094687; -74.783944[2][3] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Burlington |
Incorporated | March 7, 1872 |
Named for | Florence, Italy |
Government | |
• Type | Faulkner Act (mayor–council) |
• Body | Township Council |
• Mayor | Craig H. Wilkie (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[5][6] |
• Administrator | Stephen Fazekas[7] |
• Municipal clerk | Nancy L. Erlston[8] |
Area | |
• Total | 10.17 sq mi (26.35 km2) |
• Land | 9.77 sq mi (25.30 km2) |
• Water | 0.41 sq mi (1.05 km2) 3.98% |
• Rank | 210th of 565 in state 20th of 40 in county[2] |
Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 12,812 |
• Estimate | 12,852 |
• Rank | 198th of 565 in state 11th of 40 in county[13] |
• Density | 1,311.5/sq mi (506.4/km2) |
• Rank | 354th of 565 in state 22nd of 40 in county[13] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | |
Area code | 609 exchange: 499[16] |
FIPS code | 3400523850[2][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882107[2][19] |
Website | www |
Florence was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1872, from portions of Mansfield Township.[24] The township was named for Florence, Italy.[25]