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Burlington, New Jersey

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The city of Burlington is located in Burlington County.

Burlington is near sea level<1>.

Time Zone: Burlington lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time.

Communities that are also named Burlington can be found in:

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 CaliforniaNorth Carolina
 ColoradoNorth Dakota
 ConnecticutNova Scotia
 GeorgiaOhio
 IllinoisOklahoma
 IndianaOntario
 IowaOregon (historic)
 KansasPrince Edward Island
 KentuckyTennessee
 Louisiana (historic<2>)Texas
 MaineVermont
 MassachusettsWashington
 MichiganWest Virginia
 Missouri (historic)Wisconsin
 Montana (historic)Wyoming

At the time of the 2000 Census, Burlington had a population of 9,736 people<3> (or 2.29% of the total population of Burlington County). The population of Burlington represented 0.12% of the total of New Jersey, making it the state's 48th most populous community.

From the Census Estimates for 2008, Burlington had a population of 9,396 people. This is a decrease of 3.49% since the 2000 Census.

The following table shows the recent changes in population. For the years after 2000, the population counts are estimated. More information can be found on the Census Page for Burlington.

YearPopulationChange
Since 2000
Year-to-Year Change
20089,396-3.49%-0.78% since 2007
20079,470-2.73%-1.71% since 2006
20069,635-1.04%-0.65% since 2005
20059,698-0.39% 
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20009,736The Last Census

The following is a sample of nearby communities:

 Community DirectionDistance<4>2008
Population
Change
Since 2000
 Bordentown   NE8 mi [12.87 km]3,8173.83% decrease
 Camden   SW16 mi [25.75 km]79,3830.65% decrease
 Gloucester City   SW19 mi [30.58 km]11,5030.17% increase
 Trenton   NE11 mi [17.7 km]82,8832.95% decrease
 Chestnut Wood Village (PA)   W7 mi [11.27 km]---
 Cornwells Heights-Eddington (PA)   W4 mi [6.44 km]---

To learn more about neighboring communities and counties, please visit the Neighborhood Page for Burlington.

Websites for Burlington

Official Website:   www.burlingtonnj.us/
   
Chamber of Commerce:   www.bccoc.com/

If you know of a local history or genealogy society for either Burlington or Burlington County, would you please send us the URL for their website? We would like to add their link to our Gazetteer. To contact us, please visit our Feedback Page.




Search for Local Businesses

Google's 'Search-by-Location' is a very useful tool for people who might be planning visits to this area. We have prepared the following searches to help you find businesses, travel and vacation activities that are in (or close to) Burlington. It's likely that the search results won't include all of the businesses that are in this area, but the results should give you a good foundation for further searches.

For what it's worth: In addition to helping you submit your own search, clicking 'Other...' will frequently (but not always) show you some popular searches for this area.

Lodging     Gas Stations     Banks              
Bed & Breakfast     Truck Stops     Real Estate    
Campgrounds      Rentals    
Restaurants     Auto Repair      
 RV Repair     Churches    
Food/Groceries        
Pharmacy     Auto Parts     Libraries    
  RV Parts     Schools    
Attractions     Motorcycle Parts     Government Offices    
     
Fishing/Hunting     Hospitals      
Hiking/Camping     Doctors      
  Dentists      
Other...     Veterinarians      

If you find an error or your business wasn't included in the results, please contact Google to help them resolve the issue (we simply link to 'Search-by-Location' and have no control over their results).



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Off-the-Road Links

The following websites contain collections of photos taken around Burlington:

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Panoramio.com

Looking for more websites and/or information centered on Burlington? Please visit the Map Page for Burlington.


Footnotes

<1>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Burlington - it wil be higher in some places and lower in others.

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<2>We use the term 'historic' broadly and it generally means that the community no longer exists. However, it can also mean that the community might still exist, but was larger or had a more 'official' existence in the past than it does now. Unfortunately our sources of data have proven to be unreliable and we would like to be accurate. If you can provide us with more specific information about Burlington, please let us know so that we can make corrections.

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<3>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Burlington.

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<4>Our distances are calculated as a straight-line (or point-to-point) distance between Burlington and the indicated community. The distance should be treated as an estimate and not as the driving distance.

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<5>All Quarter-dollar coin images from the United States Mint.

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