Mount Holly Township, New Jersey
| Mount Holly, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Mount Holly | |
 Mount Holly Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Mount Holly Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°59′43″N 74°47′11″W / 39.995351°N 74.786452°WCoordinates: 39°59′43″N 74°47′11″W / 39.995351°N 74.786452°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Burlington |
| Formed | November 6, 1688 as Northampton |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Renamed | November 6, 1931 as Mount Holly |
| Named for | Hill covered with holly trees |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Jason Jones (term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Township Manager | Joshua Brown (Acting) |
| • Clerk | Nikima S. Muller |
| Area | |
| • Total | 2.852 sq mi (7.389 km2) |
| • Land | 2.806 sq mi (7.269 km2) |
| • Water | 0.046 sq mi (0.120 km2) 1.63% |
| Area rank | 348th of 566 in state 31st of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 9,536 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 9,493 |
| • Rank | 251st of 566 in state 16th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 3,397.9/sq mi (1,311.9/km2) |
| • Density rank | 191st of 566 in state 9th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08060 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400548900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882104 |
| Website | twp |
Mount Holly is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. It is the county seat of Burlington County as well as an eastern suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 9,536, reflecting a decline of 1,192 (-11.1%) from the 10,728 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 89 (+0.8%) from the 10,639 counted in the 1990 Census. Mount Holly also gives its name to the National Weather Service's Weather Forecast Office for the Philadelphia metropolitan area, though the office is actually located in adjacent Westampton.
What is now Mount Holly was originally formed as Northampton on November 6, 1688. Northampton was incorporated as one of New Jersey's first 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Little Egg Harbor Township (February 13, 1740, now part of Ocean County), Washington Township (November 19, 1802), Pemberton borough (December 15, 1826), Coaxen Township (March 10, 1845, now known as Southampton Township), Pemberton Township (March 10, 1846), Westampton Township (March 6, 1850) and Lumberton Township (March 14, 1860). The township was renamed Mount Holly as of November 6, 1931, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier. The township was named for hills covered with holly trees.
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