Wrightstown, New Jersey
Wrightstown, New Jersey | |
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Center of the borough along East Main Street (County Route 616) | |
| Motto: "Gateway to Freedom" | |
Wrightstown highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Wrightstown, New Jersey | |
Location in Burlington County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 40°01′32″N 74°37′55″W / 40.025589°N 74.631908°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 26, 1918 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Borough |
| • Body | Borough Council |
| • Mayor | Donald Cottrell (R, unexpired term ending December 31, 2024) |
| • Municipal clerk | Freda Gorman |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.85 sq mi (4.79 km2) |
| • Land | 1.85 sq mi (4.79 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2) 0.00% |
| • Rank | 423rd of 565 in state 33rd of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 151 ft (46 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 720 |
• Estimate (2023) | 722 |
| • Rank | 546th of 565 in state 38th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 389.1/sq mi (150.2/km2) |
| • Rank | 460th of 565 in state 32nd of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08562 |
| Area code(s) | 609 exchanges: 723, 724, 752, 758 |
| FIPS code | 3400582960 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885453 |
| Website | www |
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Wrightstown is a borough in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 720, a decrease of 82 (−10.2%) from the 2010 census count of 802, which in turn reflected an increase of 54 (+7.2%) from the 748 counted in the 2000 census.
Wrightstown was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 4, 1918, from portions of New Hanover Township and North Hanover Township, based on the results of a referendum held on March 26, 1918. The borough was named for John Wright, an early settler who contributed the land that became the settlement of Wrightstown.