Delran Township, New Jersey

Delran Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 16,896, reflecting an increase of 1,360 (+8.8%) from the 15,536 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 2,358 (+17.9%) from the 13,178 counted in the 1990 Census.

Delran Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 12, 1880, from portions of Cinnaminson Township. Portions of the township were taken to create Riverside on February 20, 1895.

The township's name is a portmanteau of the names of the two rivers that have their confluence here: the Delaware River and Rancocas Creek.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 7.206 square miles (18.664 km²), including 6.591 square miles (17.071 km²) is land and 0.615 square mile (1.593 km²) of water (8.54%).

The township borders Delanco Township, Riverside Township, Moorestown Township, Willingboro Township, and Cinnaminson Township, as well as the Delaware River.