About BCC|About Burlington County



Burlington County Board of Chosen Freeholders
Dawn Marie Addiego
Vincent R. Farias
Aubrey Fenton
William S. Haines, Jr.
James K. Wujcik
 

Facts at a Glance

  • Largest county in New Jersey
  • Size: 827 square miles
  • Extends from the Delaware River to the Great Bay on the Atlantic Ocean
  • Centrally located in the Boston to Washington Corridor
  • County Seat: Mt. Holly
  • Form of Government: Board of Chosen Freeholders, five members elected to three-year terms
  • Political Subdivisions: 3 cities, 31 townships and 6 boroughs
  • Population: 424,510
  • County Transportation
  • Highways: Interstate 295 with bridge access to I-95, New Jersey Turnpike with a Pennsylvania Turnpike connector, Garden State Parkway and U.S. Routes 130, 206, 70 and 73.
  • Nearby Major Airports: Philadelphia International Airport and Newark International Airport
  • County Labor Force
    • 2000 Estimate: 229,600
    • Median Age: 33 years
    • High School Education or Higher: 82 %
    • Bachelor's Degree or Higher: 23%
    • Average Household Effective Buying Income: $69,462
  • Military Bases: Fort Dix and McGuire AFB

Number of Miles to Major Cities from Burlington County
Philadelphia, PA 24
New York City, NY 81
Baltimore, MD 124
Harrisburg, PA 136
Washington, D.C. 165
Boston, MA 291

See Also:
Burlington County www.co.burlington.nj.us
Burlington County Library System www.burlco.lib.nj.us
Burlington County High Schools staff.bcc.edu/mhoffman/hs
New Jersey State Government www.state.nj.us
US Federal Government www.fedworld.gov

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