Burlington, New Jersey
Burlington, New Jersey The City of Burlington highlighted in Burlington County.
Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
The City of Burlington highlighted in Burlington County.
Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Enumeration Bureau map of Burlington, New Jersey Enumeration Bureau map of Burlington, New Jersey State New Jersey Burlington is a town/city in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States and a suburb of Philadelphia.
After American independence, the town/city was incorporated by the State of New Jersey on December 21, 1784.
Burlington was originally the governmental center of county of Burlington County but in 1796, as the populace had been increasing to the east away from the Delaware River, the governmental center of county was moved to Mount Holly Township, a more central location. Burlington was established on part of that territory by English pioneer (primarily Quakers) in 1677, and served as the capital of the province until 1702, when West Jersey and East Jersey were combined into a single Crown Colony. Burlington takes its name (including the county name) from the English east-coast town of Bridlington, of which Burlington was a district.
Mary's, remains the earliest church in Burlington and New Jersey.
The Burlington Library is the earliest continuously operating library in New Jersey and the nation's seventh earliest. The elder Lawrence served in the State Assembly, as Mayor of Burlington, New Jersey in 1769, and as a member of the Provincial Council from 1771 to 1775.
The building at 301 High Street homes the earliest continuously operating pharmacy in New Jersey.
The initial Burlington Coat Factory relocated to a new store in the fall of 2008.
Burlington borders Burlington Township in Burlington County and both Bristol and Bristol Township athwart the Delaware River in Pennsylvania. The Burlington-Bristol Bridge crosses the Delaware River, connecting Burlington to Bristol. The City of Burlington is governed inside the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Mayor-Council form of municipal government (Plan 4), implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of January 1, 1992. The governing body consists of a mayor and a seven-member Common Council, all propel on a partisan basis in a vote held as part of the November general election. The Mayor serves a four-year term of office.
Burlington City is positioned in the 3rd Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 7th state legislative district. Prior to the 2010 Census, Burlington City had been part of the 4th Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections. New Jersey's 3rd Congressional District is represented by Tom Mac - Arthur (R, Toms River). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Cory Booker (D, Newark, term ends 2021) and Bob Menendez (D, Paramus, 2019).
61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 76.4% of those ages 18 and over (vs.
The City of Burlington Public School District serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade.
The precinct is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide, which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the oversight of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. As of the 2013-14 school year, the district's five schools had an enrollment of 1,735 students and 171.1 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student teacher ratio of 10.1:1. The schools in the precinct (with 2013-14 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Elias Boudinot Elementary School (grades K 2; 103 students), Captain James Lawrence Elementary School (Pre - K 2; 153), Samuel Smith Elementary School (Pre - K 2; 323), Wilbur Watts Intermediate School (3 6; 436) and Burlington City High School (7 12; 720). The district's high school serves as a receiving school for students in undertaking nine through twelve from Edgewater Park Township, as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Edgewater Park School District. Students from Burlington City, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide enhance school precinct that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township. As of May 2010, the town/city had a total of 42.76 miles (68.82 km) of roadways, of which 35.71 miles (57.47 km) were maintained by the municipality, 4.36 miles (7.02 km) by Burlington County, 2.30 miles (3.70 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation, and 0.39 miles (0.63 km) by the Burlington County Bridge Commission. The Burlington-Bristol Bridge crosses the Delaware River, connecting Burlington to Bristol Township, Pennsylvania, and is directed by the Burlington County Bridge Commission.
The NJ River Line light rail fitness provides transit between the Trenton Transit Center in Trenton and the Walter Rand Transportation Center (and other stations) in Camden, with stops at Burlington South and Burlington Towne Centre. Burlington Island, an island in the Delaware River between Burlington and Bristol, Pennsylvania.
Mary's Episcopal Church the congregation's initial church was constructed in 1703 and a new church building was added in 1854. The church's new building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972 and was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1986. See also: Category:People from Burlington, New Jersey.
Joseph Bloomfield (1753 1823), captain in Revolutionary War, New Jersey Attorney General, Chief Justice of the New Jersey Vice-Admiralty Court, president of the first Society for the Abolition of Slavery, Mayor from 1795 to 1800, Governor of New Jersey (1801 1802 and 1803 1812), a brigadier general in the War of 1812 and U.S.
Joseph Mc - Ilvaine (1769 1826), United States Senator from New Jersey from 1823 until his death. Pugh (1827 1905), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional precinct in the United States House of Representatives from 1877 1879. Maria Rodriguez-Gregg (born 1981), propel in 2013 as the first Republican Hispanic woman to be propel to the New Jersey Legislature. a b c d e f 2010 Enumeration Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions, United States Enumeration Bureau.
US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Enumeration Bureau.
2016 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs.
Business Administrator, City of Burlington.
Municipal Clerk, City of Burlington.
2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J.
GCT-PH1: Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 State -- Place and (in chose states) County Subdivision from 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 for New Jersey, United States Enumeration Bureau.
DP-1 Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Burlington city, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States Enumeration Bureau.
Municipalities Grouped by 2011 2020 Legislative Districts, New Jersey Department of State, p.
Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Burlington city, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development.
PEPANNRES Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015 2015 Population Estimates for New Jersey municipalities, United States Enumeration Bureau.
GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 for New Jersey, United States Enumeration Bureau.
Look Up a ZIP Code for Burlington, NJ, United States Postal Service.
Zip Codes, State of New Jersey.
Area Code Lookup NPA NXX for Burlington, NJ, Area-Codes.com.
American Fact - Finder, United States Enumeration Bureau.
A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Enumeration Data Center.
Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011.
The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606 1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969.
History, Burlington County Prison Museum.
"New Jersey County Formation, New Jersey Postal History Society.
Burlington, established in 1677, was titled Capital of West Jersey in 1681.
The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945.
Intensive Level Architectural Survey of Burlington City, Mc - Cabe & Associates, 2002 See Over 40 Historic Sites: 26-30, City of Burlington Historic District.
Centuries of Service, Library Company of Burlington.
"It is the earliest library in continuous operation in New Jersey, and has the distinct ion of being the seventh earliest in the United States." The History of Burlington, New Jersey (Burlington, NJ: Press of Enterprise Publishing Co., 1927) a b See Over 40 Historic Sites: 36-40, City of Burlington Historic District.
"James Fenimore Cooper, too, has his own eponymous service region in Mount Laurel, near where he was born in Burlington, but he spent only a several years of his childhood there before migrating to New York State, the scene of much of his writing." Underground Railroad Tour, City of Burlington Historic District.
"Burlington Coat Factory moved its corporate offices two years ago to Burlington Township from Burlington City, where it had command posts since the business was established in 1972." Locality Search, State of New Jersey.
Areas touching Burlington City, Map - It.
Burlington-Bristol Bridge, Burlington County Bridge Commission.
Enumeration Estimates for New Jersey April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2015, United States Enumeration Bureau.
Compendium of censuses 1726 1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905, New Jersey Department of State, 1906.
"Burlington is next to the biggest city in the county having at the present time 5,817 inhabitants.
Thirteenth Enumeration of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890, United States Enumeration Bureau, p.
Fifteenth Enumeration of the United States: 1930 Population Volume I, United States Enumeration Bureau, p.
New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network.
Enumeration 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Burlington city, New Jersey, United States Enumeration Bureau.
DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 Enumeration 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Burlington city, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States Enumeration Bureau.
DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006 2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Burlington city, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States Enumeration Bureau.
"The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law" Archived October 12, 2013, at the Wayback Machine., New Jersey State League of Municipalities, July 2007.
Council Function and Duties, City of Burlington.
Governing Body, City of Burlington.
2016 Municipal User Friendly Budget, City of Burlington.
A Guide to Burlington County 2015, Burlington County, New Jersey.
November 3, 2015 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results / Recounts Appended, Burlington County, New Jersey, November 25, 2015.
November 5, 2013 Subdivision Report Burlington County Official Results, Burlington County, New Jersey, run December 18, 2013.
Ward One, City of Burlington.
"Appointed and sworn in on January 19, 2016, by the Common Council to represent the people of Ward 1 of the City of Burlington and serve as their Councilperson to complete a vacated term that will expire on December 31, 2016." Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011.
2016 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p.
Districts by Number for 2011 2020, New Jersey Legislature.
2011 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p.
Senators of the 114th Congress from New Jersey.
Legislative Roster 2016-2017 Session, New Jersey Legislature.
State of New Jersey.
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Board of Chosen Freeholders, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Mary Ann O'Brien, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Bruce Garganio, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Aimee Belgard, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Donnelly, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Joanne Schwartz, Burlington County, New Jersey.
County Clerk, Burlington County.
Sheriff's Department, Burlington County.
Surrogate, Burlington County.
Voter Registration Summary Burlington, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011.
GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Enumeration Summary File 1 for New Jersey, United States Enumeration Bureau.
Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013.
Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013.
2008 Presidential General Election Results: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008.
2004 Presidential Election: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004.
2013 Governor: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014.
Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5, 2013 General Election Results : Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014.
2009 Governor: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009.
Abbott School Districts, New Jersey Department of Education.
About SDA, New Jersey Schools Development Authority.
SDA Capital Program, New Jersey Schools Development Authority.
District knowledge for Burlington School District, National Center for Education Statistics.
School Data for the City of Burlington Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics.
Elias Boudinot Elementary School, City of Burlington Public School District.
Captain James Lawrence Elementary School, City of Burlington Public School District.
Samuel Smith Elementary School, City of Burlington Public School District.
Wilbur Watts Intermediate School, City of Burlington Public School District.
Burlington City High School, City of Burlington Public School District.
New Jersey School Directory for the City of Burlington Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education.
Burlington City High School 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education.
Why Choose BCIT?, Burlington County Institute of Technology.
Burlington County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010.
New Jersey Route 413 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, March 2006.
Burlington County Bus/Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of January 28, 2010.
South Jersey Transit Guide, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010.
Burlington South station, NJ Transit.
Burlington Towne Centre station, NJ Transit.
Boudinot-Bradford House, The City of Burlington Historic District.
Mary's Episcopal Church, Burlington, New Jersey.
Oneida Boat Club House, The City of Burlington Historic District.
Joseph Bloomfield, Burlington City, N.J.
"Born in 1753, Joseph Bloomfield reached the project of captain in the Revolutionary War, then served as New Jersey state attorney general and chief justice of the New Jersey Vice-Admiralty Court.
"COXE, William Jr., a Representative from New Jersey; born in Burlington, N.J., May 3, 1762" Oliver Cromwell, Burlington County, New Jersey.
Union Street in the town/city of Burlington, New Jersey." GEORGE WASHINGTON DOANE Protestant Episcopal Bishop of New Jersey, died at his residence in Burlington, yesterday, aged sixty years." William Franklin, Burlington City, N.J.
Upon his return to America in 1763, he became royal governor of New Jersey at the age of thirty-two, and took up residence at Green Bank, a riverside Burlington mansion." "Burlington: A Refuge from the Civil War".
James Kinsey, Historic Burlington County, March 1, 1997.
See Over 40 Historic Sites: 16-20, The City of Burlington Historic District.
Revolutionary War Sites in Burlington, New Jersey, Revolutionary War New Jersey.
"Bowes Reed Served as colonel of the Burlington County militia amid the Revolution; Mayor of Burlington in 1780, His brother was Joseph Reed, aide-de-camp to Washington." History, Burlington Lodge #32.
"John Skene settled at Burlington, capital of East Jersey, and was Deputy Governor from 1685 until his death in 1690." "SMITH, Richard, a Delegate from New Jersey; born in Burlington, N.J., March 22, 1735" Wikisource has the text of a 1911 Encyclop dia Britannica article about Burlington, New Jersey.
Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Burlington (New Jersey).
The City of Burlington Public School District City of Burlington Public School District's 2015 16 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education Data for the City of Burlington Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics Municipalities and communities of Burlington County, New Jersey, United States Bass River Bordentown Burlington Chesterfield Cinnaminson Delanco Delran Eastampton Edgewater Park Evesham Florence Hainesport Lumberton Mansfield Maple Shade Medford Moorestown Mount Holly Mount Laurel New Hanover North Hanover Pemberton Riverside Shamong Southampton Springfield Tabernacle Washington Westampton Willingboro Woodland Arneys Mount Arneytown Atsion Batsto Beaverville Bellview Berlin Heights Birchfield Birchwood Lakes Birmingham Bortons Landing Bossert Estates Bougher Bozuretown Braddocks Mill Bridgeboro Browns Mills Junction Buckingham Park Buddtown Bullock Bulltown Burrs Mill Bustleton Butlers Place Cambridge (Delran) Cambridge (Evesham) Capitol Hill Centerton Chairville Chambers Corner Charleston Chatsworth Christopher Mills Clermont Colemantown Columbus Comical Corner Cookstown Cooperstown Country Club Ridge Coxs Corner Crescent Heights Cropwell Crossroads Crosswicks Crowfoot Davisville Deacons Dellette Donlontown Dukes Bridge Dunns Mill East Burlington East Riverton Eayrestown Ellisdale Evans Corner Evesboro Ewansville Fairview (Delran) Fairview (Medford) Fellowship Fork Landing Fostertown Four Mile Georgetown Green Bank Hartford Hedding Indian Mills Ivywood Jacksonville Jacobstown Jobstown Johnson Place Jones Mill Kinkora Leektown Lower Bank Marlboro Martha Masonville Merrygold Mount Pleasant Munion Field New Albany New Gretna New Lisbon Newbolds Corner Rancocas Rancocas Woods Red Lion Retreat Sandtown Sooy Place Speedwell Sykesville Timbuctoo Vincentown Wading River Woodlane Woodmansie
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