Mount Laurel, New Jersey
| Mount Laurel, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Mount Laurel | |
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 Mount Laurel 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 Laurel, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°56′56″N 74°54′01″W / 39.948992°N 74.900247°WCoordinates: 39°56′56″N 74°54′01″W / 39.948992°N 74.900247°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 7, 1872 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Council-Manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Dennis Riley (R, term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Deputy Mayor | Rich Van Noord |
| • Township Council | Linda Bobo Irwin Edelson Kurt D. Folcher |
| • Manager | Meredith Tomczyk (Acting) |
| • Clerk | Meredith Tomczyk |
| Area | |
| • Total | 21.971 sq mi (56.903 km2) |
| • Land | 21.692 sq mi (56.181 km2) |
| • Water | 0.279 sq mi (0.722 km2) 1.27% |
| Area rank | 126th of 566 in state 12th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 36 ft (11 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 41,864 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 41,842 |
| • Rank | 48th of 566 in state 2nd of 40 in county |
| • Density | 1,930.0/sq mi (745.2/km2) |
| • Density rank | 297th of 566 in state 16th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08054 |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3400549020 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882093 |
| Website | www |
Mount Laurel is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, and is an edge city suburb of Philadelphia. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 41,864, reflecting an increase of 1,643 (+4.1%) from the 40,221 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 9,951 (+32.9%) from the 30,270 counted in the 1990 Census. It is the home of NFL Films.
Mount Laurel was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1872, from portions of Evesham Township. The township was named for a hill covered with laurel trees.
There are several historical landmarks, including General Clinton's headquarters, Paulsdale, Evesham Friends Meeting House, Jacob's Chapel, Hattie Britt School and Farmer's Hall.
The Mount Laurel Decision is a judicial interpretation of the New Jersey State Constitution that requires municipalities to use their zoning powers in an affirmative manner to provide a realistic opportunity for the production of housing affordable to low and moderate income households. The decision was a result of a lawsuit brought against the town by the N.A.A.C.P. that was decided by the New Jersey Supreme Court in 1975 and reaffirmed in a subsequent decision in 1983.
The history behind this, and the story leading to the Decision was highlighted in a book by David L. Kirp called Our Town.
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