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Burlington County, New Jersey

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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 _________________________________________________________________________________ M...