Delanco Township, New Jersey facts for kids
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Delanco Township, New Jersey
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Township
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Zurbrugg Mansion
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| Motto(s):
"A Timeless Treasure"
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Location of Delanco Township in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
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Census Bureau map of Delanco Township, New Jersey
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 Delanco Township, New Jersey
Location in Burlington County, New Jersey
Delanco Township, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Delanco Township, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| 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 |
| 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% |
| Area rank | 322nd of 565 in state 29th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 4,824 |
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4,897 |
| • Rank | 384th of 565 in state 29th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 2,046.1/sq mi (790.0/km2) |
| • Density rank | 293rd of 565 in state 16th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code |
08075
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| Area code(s) | 856 exchanges: 461, 764, 824 |
| FIPS code | 3400517080 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882100 |
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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, an increase of 541 (+12.6%) from the 2010 census count of 4,283, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,046 (+32.3%) from the 3,237 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
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.
It is a dry township where alcohol cannot be sold.
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History
What is now Delanco Township was originally incorporated as Beverly Township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1859, within Willingboro Township. Delanco was a geographical place name by 1868, and probably earlier. At its creation, Beverly Township included Beverly city, which separated as an independent municipality c. 1877. Portions of the township were taken to create Edgewater Park on February 26, 1924. The township's name was changed to Delanco Township as of December 20, 1926, based on the results of a referendum held on November 2, 1926.
In April 1861, the Sixth Massachusetts Militia passed through Delanco, on their way to Washington to defend the federal capital. According to the report of Colonel Edward F. Jones during their travel, James Brady was "taken insane" and left in Delanco Township with J. C. Buck. When the regiment arrived in Baltimore, Maryland, it was attacked during the Baltimore riot of 1861.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 3.33 square miles (8.62 km2), including 2.36 square miles (6.11 km2) of land and 0.97 square miles (2.52 km2) of water (29.19%).
The township borders the municipalities of Beverly, Delran Township, Edgewater Park Township, Riverside Township, Willingboro Township in Burlington County; and also borders Bensalem Township and the city of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania, across the Delaware River.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1860 | 906 | — | |
| 1870 | 1,020 | 12.6% | |
| 1880 | 1,369 | * | 34.2% |
| 1890 | 1,451 | 6.0% | |
| 1900 | 1,801 | 24.1% | |
| 1910 | 2,337 | 29.8% | |
| 1920 | 2,794 | 19.6% | |
| 1930 | 2,349 | * | −15.9% |
| 1940 | 2,383 | 1.4% | |
| 1950 | 2,805 | 17.7% | |
| 1960 | 4,011 | 43.0% | |
| 1970 | 4,157 | 3.6% | |
| 1980 | 3,730 | −10.3% | |
| 1990 | 3,316 | −11.1% | |
| 2000 | 3,237 | −2.4% | |
| 2010 | 4,283 | 32.3% | |
| 2020 | 4,824 | 12.6% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 4,897 | 14.3% | |
| Population sources: 1860–2000 1860–1920 1860–1870 1870 1880–1890 1890–1910 1910–1930 1940–2000 2000 2010 2020 * = Lost territory in previous decade. |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 4,283 people, 1,755 households, and 1,241 families in the township. The population density was 1,817.9 per square mile (701.9/km2). There were 1,853 housing units at an average density of 786.5 per square mile (303.7/km2). The racial makeup was 82.79% (3,546) White, 10.97% (470) Black or African American, 0.47% (20) Native American, 1.87% (80) Asian, 0.12% (5) Pacific Islander, 0.93% (40) from other races, and 2.85% (122) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.55% (152) of the population.
Of the 1,755 households, 26.2% had children under the age of 18; 52.0% were married couples living together; 13.7% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.3% were non-families. Of all households, 23.2% were made up of individuals and 7.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.44 and the average family size was 2.87.
19.7% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 26.3% from 25 to 44, 30.6% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.4 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.3 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $77,357 (with a margin of error of +/− $9,985) and the median family income was $82,368 (+/− $9,070). Males had a median income of $56,333 (+/− $12,752) versus $46,625 (+/− $9,993) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $33,943 (+/− $4,082). About 1.5% of families and 4.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including none of those under age 18 and 1.9% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Delanco Township School District serves public school students in kindergarten through eighth grade. As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 384 students and 27.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.0:1. Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the New Jersey Department of Education) are M. Joan Pearson Elementary School with 218 students in grades K-5 and Walnut Street Middle School with 140 students in grades 6-8.
For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend Riverside High School in Riverside Township as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Riverside School District. As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 428 students and 36.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
Students from Delanco Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton. All costs associated with attending the school are paid by the home school district, which is also responsible for student transportation to and from the school.
Transportation
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Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 18.88 miles (30.38 km) of roadways, of which 14.01 miles (22.55 km) were maintained by the municipality, 4.61 miles (7.42 km) by Burlington County and 0.26 miles (0.42 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
U.S. Route 130 is the main highway directly serving Delanco Township, forming the township's southeastern border with Willingboro Township. County Route 543 crosses the township close to the Delaware River. Both roads are oriented southwest to northeast parallel to the Delaware River, but are signed north–south.
Public transportation
The Delanco station is located on Rhawn Avenue providing access to the River Line light rail system, offering southbound service to Camden's Walter Rand Transportation Center (with transfers available to the PATCO Speedline to Philadelphia) and the Pennsauken Transit Center (with transfers available to NJ Transit trains to Philadelphia and Atlantic City) and northbound service to the Trenton Rail Station with connections to NJ Transit trains to New York City, SEPTA trains to Philadelphia, and Amtrak trains on the Northeast Corridor.
NJ Transit provides bus service in Delanco Township on the 419 route that runs between Camden and Burlington.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Delanco Township include:
- Helen Corinne Bergen (1868–?), author, journalist and critic
- Al Bunge (born 1937), former National Basketball Association first round pick (seventh pick overall) of the Philadelphia Warriors in the 1960 NBA draft
- Joe Burk (1914–2008), competitive oarsman and coach
- Herb Conaway (born 1963), physician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1998
- Kenneth William Faulkner (born 1947), former member of the New Jersey General Assembly, who was a teacher, school administrator and basketball coach at Burlington Township High School
- Thomas Fletcher (1787–1866), silversmith
- Samuel C. Forker (1821–1900), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1871 to 1873
- Albert McCay (1901–1969), served in the New Jersey Senate from 1952 to 1960
