Burlington County, New Jersey

Founding: 1694
Parent county: Unorganized territory

Namesake: Bridlington, England
Seat: Burlington (1694–1793); Mount Holly (1793–)

Land area: 799 square miles

Population (2020): 461,860

Population (historic): 18,095 (1790); 32,831 (1840); 53,639 (1870); 58,241 (1900); 93,541 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1890; 1900–2020

Subdivisions: Three cities; six boroughs; 13 CDPs; 31 townships

National Register listings: 100

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 20,161 (11.2%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 69.4%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 39.3%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 6.4%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,995
Average outbuilding value (1930): $2,543
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.8 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 2,172
Average farm size (1920): 70.8 acres
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Mount Holly

Namesake: A descriptive name

Founding: circa 1725 (founding); 1800 (post office)

Population (2020): 9,981

Population (historic): 3,559 (1800); 6,813 (1840); 4,018 (1870); 5,168 (1900); 6,573 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1800–1840; 1850–1890; 1900–1960; 2010s
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,528 (37.8%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Thompson House (c. 1865). 800 Farnsworth Avenue. Bordentown. Italianate.
2. *West Hill / Samuel Emlen House (1797–1799). 1114 Oxmead Road. Burlington. Federal.
3. *Singleton–Lathem–Large House (c. 1710?). 7 Bordentown–Chesterfield Road. Chesterfield.
4. Michael McGeary House (c. 1860). 45 Bordentown–Crosswicks Road. Chesterfield. Italianate.
5. House (c. 1830/1875). 187 Chesterfield–Crosswicks Road. Chesterfield. Second Empire/Italianate/Federal.
6. *Taylor–Newbold Farm (1766/1850s). 100 Old York Road. Chesterfield.
7. Chapman House (c. 1835). 26 Sykesville Road. Chesterfield. Federal.
8. *Samuel Shreve House (c. 1840). 803 Smithville Road. Easthampton. Greek Revival.
9. *Jacob Wills House (1789/1850s). 6 Brick Road. Evesham.
10. *Evans–Cooper House (c. 1800/1810/1850/1875). 251 North Elmwood Road. Evesham. Second Empire.
11. *Inskeep–Haines House (c. 1771/1800/1860). 10 Madison Court. Evesham. Gothic Revival.
12. *Thomas Hollinshead House (1776). 18 West Stow Road. Evesham.
13. *Providence Presbyterian Church (1878). 2087 Old York Road. Florence. Stick/Gothic Revival.
14. David Cole House (c. 1845/1860). 658 Main Street. Lumberton. Italianate/Gothic Revival.
15. *Barzillai Newbold House (1740/1840s). 27622 Gaunt's Bridge Road. Mansfield.
16. *Jonathan Haines House (c. 1690/1720/1850). 26 Fostertown Road. Medford.
17. *Evesham Meeting House (1760/1798). 438 Mount Laurel Road. Mount Laurel.
18. *Fenwick Manor / Benjamin Jones House (c. 1830). 15 Springfield. Pemberton. Federal.
19. *Samuel Richards House (1826). 744 US Highway 206. Shamong. Federal.
20. Hudson Burr House (1785). 116 South Pemberton Road. Southampton. Georgian.
21. *Oakwood / Michael Newbold Farm (1853). 179 Highland Road. Springfield. Gothic Revival. Razed.
22. *William Ridgway Farm (c. 1840). 149 Juliustown Road. Springfield. Federal.
23. *Rosebud / Job Stockton Farm (c. 1790). 100 Springfield Meeting House Road. Springfield. Federal.
24. House (c. 1880). 2129 River Road. Washington. Gothic Revival.
25. *Peachfield / Burr House (1725/1732). 180 Burr's Road. Westhampton.