Wrightstown, New Jersey
| Wrightstown, New Jersey | |
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| Borough | |
| Borough of Wrightstown | |
Fort Dix Street (CR 545) in Wrightstown
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| Motto: "Gateway to Freedom" | |
 Wrightstown highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Wrightstown, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°02′03″N 74°37′21″W / 40.034128°N 74.622596°WCoordinates: 40°02′03″N 74°37′21″W / 40.034128°N 74.622596°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 26, 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Thomas E. Harper (R, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Clerk | Freda Gorman |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.768 sq mi (4.579 km2) |
| • Land | 1.768 sq mi (4.579 km2) |
| • Water | 0.000 sq mi (0.000 km2) 0.00% |
| Area rank | 425th of 566 in state 33rd of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 802 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 796 |
| • Rank | 545th of 566 in state 38th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 453.6/sq mi (175.1/km2) |
| • Density rank | 449th of 566 in state 29th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08562 |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 723, 724, 752, 758 |
| FIPS code | 3400582960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885453 |
| Website | wrightstownborough |
Wrightstown is a borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 802 reflecting an increase of 54 (+7.2%) from the 748 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 3,095 (-80.5%) from the 3,843 counted in the 1990 Census.
Wrightstown was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 4, 1918, from portions of New Hanover Township and North Hanover Township, based on the results of a referendum held on March 26, 1918. The borough was named for John Wright, an early settler who contributed the land that became the settlement of Wrightstown.
According to the United States Census Bureau, Wrightstown had a total area of 1.768 square miles (4.579 km2), all of which was land.
The borough borders New Hanover Township, North Hanover Township, Pemberton Township, Springfield Township, including McGuire AFB and Fort Dix entities of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst.
The borough is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, a protected natural area of unique ecology covering 1,100,000 acres (450,000 ha), that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation's first National Reserve. Part of the borough is included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Burlington County, along with areas in Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Ocean counties.
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