Mount Holly, New Jersey

Mount Holly, New Jersey
Township
John Woolman Memorial in Mount Holly
John Woolman Memorial in Mount Holly
Official seal of Mount Holly, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Mount Holly in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
Location of Mount Holly in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
Census Bureau map of Mount Holly Township, New Jersey Interactive map of Mount Holly, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Mount Holly Township, New Jersey
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Interactive map of Mount Holly, New Jersey
Mount Holly is located in Burlington County, New Jersey
Mount Holly
Mount Holly
Location in Burlington County
Mount Holly is located in New Jersey
Mount Holly
Mount Holly
Location in New Jersey
Mount Holly is located in the United States
Mount Holly
Mount Holly
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°59′43″N 74°47′11″W / 39.995336°N 74.786473°W / 39.995336; -74.786473[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBurlington
Settled1677
FormedNovember 6, 1688 as Northampton
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
RenamedNovember 6, 1931 as Mount Holly
Named forHill covered with holly trees
Government
[7]
 • TypeFaulkner Act (council–manager)
 • BodyTownship Council
 • MayorChris Banks (D)[3][4]
 • Township ManagerJoshua Brown[5]
 • Municipal clerkSherry Marnell[6]
Area
[1]
 • Total
2.87 sq mi (7.43 km2)
 • Land2.82 sq mi (7.31 km2)
 • Water0.05 sq mi (0.12 km2)  1.60%
 • Rank345th of 565 in state
31st of 40 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
36 ft (11 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total
9,981
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
10,151
 • Rank245th of 565 in state
15th of 40 in county[12]
 • Density3,534.3/sq mi (1,364.6/km2)
  • Rank192nd of 565 in state
9th of 40 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08060[13][14]
Area code609[15]
FIPS code3400548900[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882104[1][18]
Websitewww.twp.mountholly.nj.us

Mount Holly is a township that is the county seat of Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth largest city as of 2020. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 9,981,[9][10] an increase of 445 (+4.7%) from the 2010 census count of 9,536,[19][20] which in turn reflected a decline of 1,192 (-11.1%) from the 10,728 counted in the 2000 census.[21] The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[22]

What is now Mount Holly was originally formed as Northampton on November 6, 1688. Northampton was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Little Egg Harbor Township (February 13, 1740, now part of Ocean County), Washington Township (November 19, 1802), Pemberton borough (December 15, 1826), Coaxen Township (March 10, 1845, now known as Southampton Township), Pemberton Township (March 10, 1846), Westampton Township (March 6, 1850) and Lumberton Township (March 14, 1860). There had been a Mount Holly post office since before the 1870 U.S. Census. The township was renamed Mount Holly as of November 6, 1931, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier.[23] The township was named for hills covered with holly trees.[24][25] Some areas of today's Mount Holly were known as Bridgetown.[26][27][28]

Mount Holly gives its name to the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office for the Philadelphia metropolitan area, though the office is actually located in adjacent Westampton.[29][30]

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Administration, Township of Mount Holly. Accessed March 9, 2023.
  6. ^ Clerk's Office, Township of Mount Holly. Accessed March 9, 2023.
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  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Mount Holly, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
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  12. ^ 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.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Mount Holly, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed June 21, 2012.
  14. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 19, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup – NPA NXX for Mount Holly, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 19, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  21. ^ 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.
  22. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  23. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 96. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  24. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 8, 2015.
  25. ^ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 216. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 8, 2015.
  26. ^ Gordon, Thomas Francis. A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey: Comprehending a General View of Its Physical and Moral Condition, Together with a Topographical and Statistical Account of Its Counties, Towns, Villages, Canals, Rail Roads, &c., Accompanied by a Map, p. 134. Daniel Fenton, 1834. Accessed June 20, 2017. "Mount Holly, p-t., Northampton t-ship, and seat of justice of Burlington co., on the road from Camden to Freehold, and at the head of tide and navigation, on the north branch of Rancocas creek, 20 miles N.E. from the city of Camden, 6 S.E. from Burlington, 21 from Trenton, 156 from W.C., and 18 from Philadelphia, has its present name from a mount of sand and sandstone near it and some holly trees about its base. It was formerly called Bridgetown; and this name was recognized in a charter for a library company here, so early as 1765."
  27. ^ Comegno, Carol. "Historic Burlington sites getting facelifts", Courier-Post, January 30, 2017. Accessed June 20, 2017. "King George III of England [sic] chartered the library in 1765 before the Revolutionary War when Colonial Mount Holly was known as Bridgetown."
  28. ^ Cite error: The named reference Relief was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  29. ^ Weather Forecast Office Philadelphia / Mount Holly, National Weather Service. Accessed April 14, 2022.
  30. ^ Weather Forecast Office for Philadelphia / Mount Holly, National Weather Service. Accessed April 14, 2022.