Maple Shade Township, New Jersey
Maple Shade Township, New Jersey | |
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Chesterfield School | |
| Motto(s): "Nice Town, Friendly People" | |
Maple Shade highlighted in Burlington County. Inset: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Maple Shade Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Burlington County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°57′09″N 74°59′42″W / 39.952381°N 74.994896°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Established | November 6, 1688 as Chester Township |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Renamed | November 6, 1945 as Maple Shade Township |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act (council–manager) |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Charles Kauffman (D, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | Susan E. Danson |
| • Municipal clerk | Andrea T. McVeigh |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.83 sq mi (9.92 km2) |
| • Land | 3.83 sq mi (9.91 km2) |
| • Water | <0.01 sq mi (<0.01 km2) 0.03% |
| • Rank | 303rd of 565 in state 27th of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 46 ft (14 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 19,980 |
• Estimate (2023) | 20,088 |
| • Rank | 139th of 565 in state 8th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 5,220.8/sq mi (2,015.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 108th of 565 in state 2nd of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08052 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3400543740 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882094 |
| Website | www |
Maple Shade 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 19,980, an increase of 849 (+4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 19,131, which in turn reflected an increase of 0.3% from the 19,079 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.
What is now Maple Shade was originally formed as Chester Township on November 6, 1688, and was known as Cropwell Township from June 5, 1690, through February 22, 1699. Chester was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Cinnaminson Township (March 15, 1860) and Moorestown Township (March 11, 1922). The municipality's name was changed to Maple Shade Township as of November 6, 1945, based on the results of a referendum passed that same day.