Back Delanco CEB Delanco Township, New Jersey Welsh Municipio de Delanco Spanish دلانکو، نیوجرسی Persian Delanco, New Jersey HT Дэланко Тауншип (Нью-Джерси) Kazakh Дэланко Тауншип (Нү-Жерси) Kirghiz தேலங்கோ நகரியம் Tamil Деланко Тауншип (Нью-Джерсі) Ukrainian
Delanco Township, New Jersey | |
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| Motto: "A Timeless Treasure" | |
 Location of Delanco Township in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
 Census Bureau map of Delanco Township, New Jersey | |
  Delanco Township Location in Burlington County  Delanco Township Location in New Jersey  Delanco Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°03′02″N 74°56′16″W / 40.050631°N 74.937815°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 1, 1859 as Beverly Township |
| Renamed | December 20, 1926 as Delanco Township |
| Named for | DELaware River and RANCOcas Creek |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Matt Bartlett (R, term ends December 31, 2024) |
| • Administrator | Richard Schwab[3] |
| • Municipal clerk | Janice M. Lohr[4] |
| Area | |
| • Total | 3.33 sq mi (8.62 km2) |
| • Land | 2.36 sq mi (6.11 km2) |
| • Water | 0.97 sq mi (2.52 km2) 29.19% |
| • Rank | 322nd of 565 in state 29th of 40 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 4,824 |
| • Estimate (2023)[8] | 4,897 |
| • Rank | 384th of 565 in state 29th of 40 in county[9] |
| • Density | 2,046.1/sq mi (790.0/km2) |
| • Rank | 293rd of 565 in state 16th of 40 in county[9] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 461, 764, 824[12] |
| FIPS code | 3400517080[1][13][14] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882100[1][15] |
| Website | www |
Delanco Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 4,824,[7] an increase of 541 (+12.6%) from the 2010 census count of 4,283,[16][17] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,046 (+32.3%) from the 3,237 counted in the 2000 census.[18] The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[19]
Delanco was named for the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek, which border the community. It was originally called Del-Ranco or Delaranco, a syllabic abbreviation later shortened to Delanco.[20][21]
It is a dry township where alcohol cannot be sold.[22][23]
- ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Township Administrator, Delanco Township. Accessed MApril 24, 2023.
- ^ Municipal Clerk's Office, Delanco Township. Accessed April 24, 2023.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Delanco, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.
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PopEstwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Delanco, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed June 18, 2012.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Delanco, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 3, 2013.
- ^ American FactFinder Archived May 21, 2008, at the Wayback Machine, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
- ^ Philadelphia-Reading-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD Combined Statistical Area, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
- ^ Delanco Township History, Delanco Township. Accessed September 15, 2019. "1845: Richard F. Wilmerton obtained a charter for a village to be called Delaranco, which he planned to develop on his farmland. He created this name from an abridgement of Delaware River and Rancocas Creek.... March 9, 1848: The Delanco Land Company officially incorporated for the purpose of developing residential housing on the riverfront of the village."
- ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 28, 2015.
- ^ New Jersey Division of Alcoholic Beverage Control. New Jersey ABC list of dry towns (May 1, 2013)
- ^ Giordano, Rita. "More towns catching liquor-license buzz; Moorestown considers ending its dry spell", The Philadelphia Inquirer, June 24, 2007. Accessed February 16, 2014.