Evesham Township, New Jersey

Evesham Township, New Jersey
Evesham Township, New Jersey
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°51′24″N 74°54′03″W / 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 (2023)	48,441
• 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.org

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,^[9]^[10] an increase of 1,288 (+2.8%) from the 2010 census count of 45,538,^[17]^[18] which in turn reflected an increase of 3,263 (+7.7%) from the 42,275 counted in the 2000 census.^[19] Colloquially, the area is referred to as Marlton, the name of a community within the township.^[20]

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.^[21]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, Veasy is listed incorrectly with a term-end year of 2023.
^ Township Manager, Evesham Township. Accessed April 8th, 2024.
^ Township Clerk, Evesham Township. Accessed April 8th, 2024.
^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ ^a ^b ^c "Township of Evesham (Burlington County, New Jersey)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
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^ ^a ^b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Evesham, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 23, 2012.
^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Evesham, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 9, 2013.
^ ^a ^b "FIPS55 Data: New Jersey". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2014.
^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
^ "Evesham: A tale of two cities", Courier-Post, October 19, 2006. Accessed March 29, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "The township was named either for a borough in England by the same name or to honor Thomas Eves, a settler from Evesham, England."
^ Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.

[CensusArea-1] 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.

[GR1-2] US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

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[4] 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, Veasy is listed incorrectly with a term-end year of 2023.

[Manager-5] Township Manager, Evesham Township. Accessed April 8th, 2024.

[6] Township Clerk, Evesham Township. Accessed April 8th, 2024.

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[GNIS-8] "Township of Evesham (Burlington County, New Jersey)". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey. Retrieved May 15, 2014.

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[LWD2020Density-12] Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.

[13] Look Up a ZIP Code for Evesham, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed January 23, 2012.

[14] Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Evesham, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 9, 2013.

[FIPS55-15] "FIPS55 Data: New Jersey". United States Geological Survey. February 23, 2006. Archived from the original on June 18, 2006. Retrieved May 15, 2014.

[16] Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.

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[19] Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.

[CourierPost4-20] "Evesham: A tale of two cities", Courier-Post, October 19, 2006. Accessed March 29, 2024, via Newspapers.com. "The township was named either for a borough in England by the same name or to honor Thomas Eves, a settler from Evesham, England."

[21] Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.

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