Maple Shade Township, New Jersey

Maple Shade Township, New Jersey
Chesterfield School
Motto(s): 
"Nice Town, Friendly People"
Maple Shade highlighted in Burlington County. Inset: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Maple Shade Township, New Jersey
Maple Shade Township
Location in Burlington County
Maple Shade Township
Location in New Jersey
Maple Shade Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°57′09″N 74°59′42″W / 39.952381°N 74.994896°W / 39.952381; -74.994896
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyBurlington
EstablishedNovember 6, 1688 as Chester Township
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
RenamedNovember 6, 1945 as Maple Shade Township
Government
 • TypeFaulkner Act (council–manager)
 • BodyTownship Council
 • MayorCharles Kauffman (D, term ends December 31, 2023)
 • AdministratorSusan E. Danson
 • Municipal clerkAndrea T. McVeigh
Area
 • Total
3.83 sq mi (9.92 km2)
 • Land3.83 sq mi (9.91 km2)
 • Rank303rd of 565 in state
27th of 40 in county
Elevation
46 ft (14 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
19,980
 • Estimate 
(2023)
20,088
 • Rank139th of 565 in state
8th of 40 in county
 • Density5,220.8/sq mi (2,015.8/km2)
  • Rank108th of 565 in state
2nd of 40 in county
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08052
Area code856
FIPS code3400543740
GNIS feature ID0882094
Websitewww.mapleshade.com

Maple Shade Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 19,980, an increase of 849 (+4.4%) from the 2010 census count of 19,131, which in turn reflected an increase of 0.3% from the 19,079 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.