Chesterfield Township, New Jersey | |
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 John Newbold House, the Inn at Fernbrook Farms | |
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 Location of Chesterfield 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 Chesterfield Township, New Jersey | |
  Chesterfield Township Location in Burlington County  Chesterfield Township Location in New Jersey  Chesterfield Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 40°07′09″N 74°39′46″W / 40.119177°N 74.662894°W[1][2] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Formed | November 6, 1688 |
| Royal charter | January 10, 1713 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named for | Chesterfield, Derbyshire, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Matthew Litt (D, December 31, 2024)[3][4] |
| • Municipal clerk | Caryn Hoyer[5] |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.45 sq mi (55.57 km2) |
| • Land | 21.31 sq mi (55.20 km2) |
| • Water | 0.14 sq mi (0.37 km2) 0.67% |
| • Rank | 131st of 565 in state 14th of 40 in county[1] |
| Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 9,422 |
| 9,330 | |
| • Rank | 253rd of 565 in state 17th of 40 in county[11] |
| • Density | 442.1/sq mi (170.7/km2) |
| • Rank | 448th of 565 in state 29th of 40 in county[11] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08515 – Crosswicks[12] |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 291, 298[13] |
| FIPS code | 3400512670[1][14][15] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882109[1][16] |
| Website | www |
Chesterfield 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 9,422,[8][9] its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 1,723 (+22.4%) from the 2010 census count of 7,699,[17][18] which in turn had reflected an increase of 1,744 (+29.3%) from the 5,955 counted at the 2000 census.[19] The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[20]
Chesterfield has permanently preserved more than 7,000 acres (2,800 ha) of farmland through state and county programs and a township-wide transfer of development credits program that directs future growth to a designated "receiving area" known as Old York Village, which is a neo-traditional, New Urbanism community built on 560 acres (230 ha) incorporating a variety of housing types, neighborhood commercial facilities, a new elementary school, civic uses, and active and passive open space areas with preserved agricultural land surrounding the planned village. Construction began in the early 2000s and a significant percentage of the community is now complete. As of 2024, the majority of the construction is complete, including Old York Village's mixed-use commercial, retail, and housing component. Old York Village was the winner of the American Planning Association's National Outstanding Planning Award in 2004.[21][22][23]
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- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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- ^ Office of the Clerk, Chesterfield Township. Accessed May 3, 2024.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Chesterfield, 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 Chesterfield, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed June 18, 2012.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Chesterfield, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 2, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, 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.
- ^ "Old York Village, Chesterfield Wins an American Planning Association Award for an Outstanding Project/ Program/ Tool"
- ^ "Old York Village Implementing Smart Growth" Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Master Plan Amendment: Township of Chesterfield" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on October 1, 2011. Retrieved June 17, 2011.