Delanco Township, New Jersey
| Delanco Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Delanco | |
| Motto: "A Timeless Treasure" | |
 Delanco Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Delanco Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°03′02″N 74°56′16″W / 40.050666°N 74.937746°WCoordinates: 40°03′02″N 74°56′16″W / 40.050666°N 74.937746°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 1, 1859 as Beverly Township |
| Renamed | December 20, 1926 as Delanco Township |
| Named for | DELaware River and RANCOcas Creek |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Kate Fitzpatrick (R, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Administrator | Richard Schwab |
| • Clerk | Janice M. Lohr |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.350 sq mi (8.677 km2) |
| • Land | 2.356 sq mi (6.102 km2) |
| • Water | 0.994 sq mi (2.575 km2) 29.67% |
| Area rank | 319th of 566 in state 29th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (Census 2010) | |
| • Total | 4,283 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 4,541 |
| • Rank | 401st of 566 in state 29th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 1,817.9/sq mi (701.9/km2) |
| • Density rank | 304th of 566 in state 17th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08075 |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 461, 764, 824 |
| FIPS code | 3400517080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882100 |
| Website | www |
Delanco Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 4,283, reflecting an increase of 1,046 (+32.3%) from the 3,237 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 79 (-2.4%) from the 3,316 counted in the 1990 Census.
Delanco was named for the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek, which border the community. It was originally called Del-Ranco or Delaranco, a syllabic abbreviation later shortened to Delanco.
It is a dry township where alcohol cannot be sold.
What is now Delanco Township was originally incorporated as Beverly Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1859, within Willingboro Township. Delanco was a geographical place name by 1868, and probably earlier. At its creation, Beverly Township included Beverly city, which separated as an independent municipality c. 1877. Portions of the township were taken to create Edgewater Park on February 26, 1924. The township's name was changed to Delanco Township as of December 20, 1926, based on the results of a referendum held on November 2, 1926.
In April 1861, the Sixth Massachusetts Militia passed through Delanco, on their way to Washington to defend the federal capitol. According to the report of Colonel Edward F. Jones during their travel, James Brady was "taken insane" and left in Delanco Township, with J. C. Buck. When the regiment arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, it was attacked during the Baltimore riot of 1861.
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