Welcome to Burlington County ...
Time Zone: Burlington County lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.
The community of Mount Holly is the Seat for Burlington County.
Burlington County is one of the original counties of New Jersey and was founded in 1694.
From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Burlington had a population of 446,160 people. This is a decrease of 0.57% since the last Census (which gave a population of 448,734 people in 2010).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Burlington represented 5.1% of the total population of New Jersey.
Below are some of the communities located in Burlington County:
- Beverly
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Beverly
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Beverly
- Bordentown
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bordentown
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,794 people
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Bordentown
- Burlington
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Burlington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,840 people
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- Riverton
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Riverton
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,686 people
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- Washington
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Washington
- Population from the 2020 Census: 6,459 people
- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Washington have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to Google Maps centered on Washington
Websites of Interest ...
- Websites specific to New Jersey
- Websites specific to Burlington County
- Websites for nearby counties
- Mercer County
- Monmouth County
- Ocean County
- Atlantic County
- Camden County
- Philadelphia County
- Bucks County
- Cemetery Information and Directories
- Of Special Interest ...
- The GenDisasters website specializes in newspaper articles about tragedies and disasters. While it makes interesting reading all by itself, it should be of special interest to genealogists and family historians looking for people who were either affected by or directly involved in such tragedies.
- At this time (Dec 2022), GenDisasters website is currently offline due to a hacker attack. Hopefully they will be back soon.
Footnotes ...
| <1> | On a yearly basis, the US Census Bureau creates an estimate of the county's population. Keep in mind that this is an estimate and not an actual count. The last physical count was the 2010 Census and the next count will be for the 2020 Census. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |