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Moorestown Township, New Jersey

Moorestown, New Jersey
Township
Township of Moorestown
Smith Mansion
Moorestown Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Moorestown Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Moorestown, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Moorestown, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°58′37″N 74°56′42″W / 39.977074°N 74.944998°W / 39.977074; -74.944998Coordinates: 39°58′37″N 74°56′42″W / 39.977074°N 74.944998°W / 39.977074; -74.944998
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Burlington
Founded 1682
Incorporated March 11, 1922
Government
 • Type Faulkner Act (Council-Manager)
 • Body Township Council
 • Mayor Manny Delgado (R, term ends December 31, 2018)
 • Manager Thomas Merchel (Acting)
 • Clerk Patricia L. Hunt
Area
 • Total 14.918 sq mi (38.638 km2)
 • Land 14.693 sq mi (38.055 km2)
 • Water 0.225 sq mi (0.583 km2)  1.51%
Area rank 176th of 566 in state
16th of 40 in county
Elevation 69 ft (21 m)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 20,726
 • Estimate (2015) 20,564
 • Rank 125th of 566 in state
7th of 40 in county
 • Density 1,410.6/sq mi (544.6/km2)
 • Density rank 343rd of 566 in state
20th of 40 in county
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code 08057
Area code(s) 609 and 856
FIPS code 3400547880
GNIS feature ID 0882095
Website www.moorestown.nj.us

Moorestown is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States and an eastern suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 20,726, reflecting an increase of 1,709 (+9.0%) from the 19,017 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,901 (+18.0%) from the 16,116 counted in the 1990 Census.

Moorestown was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Chester Township (now Maple Shade Township), based on the results of a referendum held on April 25, 1922. The township is named for a Thomas Moore who settled in the area in 1722 and constructed a hotel though other sources attribute the name to poet Thomas Moore.

The township banned all liquor sales in 1915 and retained the restrictions after Prohibition ended in 1933. Referenda aiming to repeal the ban failed in both 1935 and 1953. In 2007, the Township Council approved a referendum that would allow the sale by auction of six liquor licenses (the state limit of one per every 3,000 residents), with estimates that each license could sell over $1 million each. The referendum did not receive enough votes to pass. In 2011, voters repealed the liquor ban; however, liquor sales in the township will be restricted to the Moorestown Mall.

In 2005 Moorestown was ranked number one in Money magazine's list of the 100 best places to live in America. The magazine screened over a thousand small towns and created a list of the top 100 for its August 2005 issue, in which Moorestown earned the top spot because of its community feeling, in addition to plentiful jobs within the commuting area, excellent schools, low crime rate, and affordable housing. Another attribute is its proximity to Philadelphia (about a 25-minute commute), a center of jobs and cultural and urban amenities.


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