Burlington, New Jersey

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Burlington, New Jersey is a historic city along the Delaware River that served as an early colonial capital and remains one of the oldest municipalities in the state.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf city
municipality
adjacentMunicipality Burlington Township, New Jersey
areaCode 609
640
borderedBy Bristol, Pennsylvania
surface form: Bristol, Pennsylvania (across Delaware River)
chartered 1693
continent North America
country United States of America
surface form: United States
county Burlington County
surface form: Burlington County, New Jersey
countySeatHistory former county seat of Burlington County, New Jersey
demographicsDataSource Bureau of the Census
surface form: United States Census Bureau
elevation 10 meters
30 feet
FIPSCode 34-08860
formerCapitalOf West Jersey
founded 1677
founder Religious Society of Friends
surface form: Quakers
GNISFeatureID 0885170
governmentType City form (New Jersey)
hasFeature ferry landing site (historic)
historic riverfront
hasHistoricDistrict Burlington Historic District
hasTransportation New Jersey Route 413
River Line light rail
surface form: River Line light rail station

U.S. Route 130
historicSignificance one of the oldest municipalities in New Jersey
incorporatedAsCity 1784
locatedIn Delaware Valley
locatedOnRiver Delaware River
namedFor Burlington, England (likely origin)
notableBuilding Burlington Friends Meetinghouse
James Fenimore Cooper House
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church, Burlington
partOf Philadelphia metropolitan area
postalCode 08016
region South Jersey
servedAs early colonial capital in New Jersey
state New Jersey, United States
surface form: New Jersey
timeZone Eastern Time Zone

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New Jersey General Assembly meetsIn Burlington, New Jersey
William Franklin residenceWhileInOffice Burlington, New Jersey
Burlington hasPostalDesignation Burlington, New Jersey
this entity surface form: Burlington, NJ
Zebulon Pike birthPlace Burlington, New Jersey
this entity surface form: Lamberton, New Jersey
Burlington, New Jersey, United States adjacentMunicipality Burlington, New Jersey
subject surface form: Burlington, New Jersey
this entity surface form: Burlington Township, New Jersey
New Jersey Provincial Council location Burlington, New Jersey
New Jersey Provincial Council seatOfGovernment Burlington, New Jersey
James Lawrence placeOfBirth Burlington, New Jersey
Burlington namedAfter Burlington, New Jersey
subject surface form: Burlington, North Carolina
this entity surface form: Burlington (New Jersey)
Elias Boudinot residence Burlington, New Jersey
Bristol, Pennsylvania adjacentTo Burlington, New Jersey
this entity surface form: Burlington, New Jersey (across Delaware River)