Pemberton Township, New Jersey
| Pemberton Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Pemberton | |
Pemberton Campus of Rowan College at Burlington County in the township
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| Motto: "A Community of Lakes" | |
 Pemberton Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Pemberton Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°57′31″N 74°36′17″W / 39.958575°N 74.604632°WCoordinates: 39°57′31″N 74°36′17″W / 39.958575°N 74.604632°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 10, 1846 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (Mayor-Council) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | David A. Patriarca (term ends December 31, 2018) |
| • Administrator | Dennis González |
| • Clerk | Amy Cosnoski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 62.501 sq mi (161.875 km2) |
| • Land | 61.284 sq mi (158.724 km2) |
| • Water | 1.217 sq mi (3.151 km2) 1.95% |
| Area rank | 20th of 566 in state 4th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 27,912 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 27,771 |
| • Rank | 82nd of 566 in state 4th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 455.5/sq mi (175.9/km2) |
| • Density rank | 448th of 566 in state 28th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08015 - Browns Mills 08068 - Pemberton 08064 - New Lisbon |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 726, 894 |
| FIPS code | 3400557510 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882089 |
| Website | www |
Pemberton Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 27,912, reflecting a decline of 779 (-2.7%) from the 28,691 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 2,651 (-8.5%) from the 31,342 counted in the 1990 Census.
Pemberton was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 10, 1846, from portions of New Hanover Township, Northampton Township (now known as Mount Holly Township) and Southampton Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Woodland Township on March 7, 1866. The township is named for James Pemberton, a property owner in the area.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 62.501 square miles (161.875 km2), including 61.284 square miles (158.724 km2) of land and 1.217 square miles (3.151 km2) of water (1.95%).
Browns Mills (2010 Census population of 11,223), Country Lake Estates (3,943 as of 2010), Pemberton Heights (2,423 as of 2010) and Presidential Lakes Estates (2,365 as of 2010) are census-designated places and are located within Pemberton Township, while Fort Dix (1,765 out of a total population of 7,716 as of 2010) is a CDP located in parts of Pemberton Township, New Hanover Township and Springfield Township.
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