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

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.

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