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}}Template:Main other Mount Holly is a township that is the county seat of Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia, the nation's sixth largest city as of 2020. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 9,981,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 445 (+4.7%) from the 2010 census count of 9,536,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 1,192 (-11.1%) from the 10,728 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref> The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.<ref>New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref>

What is now Mount Holly was originally formed as Northampton on November 6, 1688. Northampton was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships created by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions of the township were taken to form Little Egg Harbor Township (February 13, 1740, now part of Ocean County), Washington Township (November 19, 1802), Pemberton borough (December 15, 1826), Coaxen Township (March 10, 1845, now known as Southampton Township), Pemberton Township (March 10, 1846), Westampton Township (March 6, 1850) and Lumberton Township (March 14, 1860). There had been a Mount Holly post office since before the 1870 U.S. Census. The township was renamed Mount Holly as of November 6, 1931, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606–1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 96. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> The township was named for the prominent hill just north of downtown partially covered with holly trees.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 8, 2015.</ref><ref>Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 216. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed September 8, 2015.</ref> Some areas of today's Mount Holly were known as Bridgetown.<ref>Gordon, Thomas Francis. A Gazetteer of the State of New Jersey: Comprehending a General View of Its Physical and Moral Condition, Together with a Topographical and Statistical Account of Its Counties, Towns, Villages, Canals, Rail Roads, &c., Accompanied by a Map, p. 134. Daniel Fenton, 1834. Accessed June 20, 2017. "Mount Holly, p-t., Northampton t-ship, and seat of justice of Burlington co., on the road from Camden to Freehold, and at the head of tide and navigation, on the north branch of Rancocas creek, 20 miles N.E. from the city of Camden, 6 S.E. from Burlington, 21 from Trenton, 156 from W.C., and 18 from Philadelphia, has its present name from a mount of sand and sandstone near it and some holly trees about its base. It was formerly called Bridgetown; and this name was recognized in a charter for a library company here, so early as 1765."</ref><ref>Comegno, Carol. "Historic Burlington sites getting facelifts", Courier-Post, January 30, 2017. Accessed June 20, 2017. "King George III of England chartered the library in 1765 before the Revolutionary War when Colonial Mount Holly was known as Bridgetown."</ref><ref name=Relief/>

Mount Holly gives its name to the National Weather Service Weather Forecast Office for the Philadelphia metropolitan area, serving most of New Jersey, Southeastern Pennsylvania, all of Delaware and Eastern Maryland, though the office is actually located in adjacent Westampton.<ref>Weather Forecast Office Philadelphia / Mount Holly, National Weather Service. Accessed April 14, 2022.</ref><ref>Weather Forecast Office for Philadelphia / Mount Holly, National Weather Service. Accessed April 14, 2022.</ref>

HistoryEdit

Colonial eraEdit

The first European settlement in what is now Mount Holly began in 1677 when Walter Reeves acquired land from the Lenape (Delaware) Native Americans living in the area. He constructed a dam on Rancocas Creek to channel water through a raceway to power a gristmill and sawmill.<ref name=History>History Template:Webarchive, Mount Holly Township. Accessed June 21, 2012.</ref> Edward Gaskill and his sons dug the mill race on their property between 1720 and 1723.<ref>Shinn, Henry. The History of Mount Holly 1957.</ref> After the mills were established, more settlers were attracted to the area and built houses and commercial buildings on High, Church, White, Mill, and Pine streets, including the Shinn Curtis Log House (1712). By 1800, over 250 dwellings had been built.<ref>U.S. Census data 1820</ref>

Today no mills remain on the raceway, which still flows in its original course from the Rancocas just above the dam. The raceway proved a way for herring to make their way above the dam and was the scene of an annual fish run in the spring, which provided fresh herring for salting and eating. The former mill land has been preserved as the Mill Dam Park. It marks the importance of mills to the early settlements.

Revolutionary WarEdit

On December 17, 1776, Colonel Samuel Griffin of the Continental Army crossed the Delaware River with 600 men, mostly untrained men and boys with little equipment, who marched to Mount Holly where they set up a few 3-pounder artillery pieces on Iron Works Hill. Hessian commanders von Block and Carl von Donop were told that there were 3,000 American troops at Mount Holly.

By December 23, 1776, 2,000 Hessians were moved from Bordentown and positioned at The Mount in Mount Holly, where they engaged in a three-day-long artillery exchange, known as the Battle of Iron Works Hill or Battle of Mount Holly, with the Americans on Iron Works Hill. The Americans slipped away that night.<ref>Template:Usurped, Battle of Iron Works Hill. Accessed October 19, 2013.</ref>

After George Washington crossed the Delaware River on December 25, 1776, the fact that thousands of Hessian troops had been drawn to Mount Holly aided in the Continental Army's success in the Battle of Trenton the next day, a surprising American victory that helped turn the Army's fading morale after the disastrous defeat at the Battle of Fort Washington just weeks before and the ignominious retreat through New Jersey.<ref>Diversionary Battleground of December, 1776, Burlington County Library. Accessed December 29, 2006.</ref>

19th centuryEdit

The 1793 state legislature approved the relocation of the Burlington County seat from Burlington City to Mount Holly, which was approved by voters in a 1796 referendum.<ref>Staff. "Burlington County is one of oldest in the state", Courier-Post, February 5, 2000. Accessed November 27, 2013. "It was the first county seat until voters chose Mount Holly as the center of government in 1796."</ref><ref>Shinn, Henry. The History of Mount Holly. 1957.</ref>Template:Page needed Several important municipal buildings were constructed, including the courthouse in 1796 and the county prison built Template:Circa. The Burlington County Prison was designed by Robert Mills, a nationally known architect who designed the Washington Monument. The town has numerous 18th and 19th-century buildings, most of which are included in the Mount Holly Historic District.<ref>"Walking Tour of Mount Holly" Template:Webarchive, Mount Holly website. Accessed November 27, 2013.</ref> Commercial buildings were constructed primarily along High Street.

In 1849, the Burlington and Mount Holly Railroad was established, connecting communities along the Delaware River to Philadelphia, the major city of the area. The railroad supported industrialization along its route. The Camden and Mount Holly Railroad constructed a station 20 years later near the intersection of Washington and King streets.

20th centuryEdit

A trolley station was built in 1904 for passengers making connections to Burlington City and Moorestown. New municipal buildings were constructed during the 20th century, including the Town Hall on Washington Street (1930) and the U.S. Post Office (1935) located across the street (1935), both federally funded and constructed as Works Progress Administration projects under President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression.

In the late 1950s, Mount Holly began to have economic difficulties due to industrial restructuring and the loss of working-class jobs. In the post-World War II period, numerous blue collar, family wage jobs disappeared as the community's traditional employers, the mills and dye factories, were shut down. At first, these job losses were offset in part by gains at the nearby military bases, Fort Dix and McGuire Air Force Base, especially during the Vietnam War. In 1970, the residential vacancy rate in Mount Holly was 4.3%.

By 1980, however, the vacancy rate had climbed to 8.7% as a result of the nearby military installations' downsizing after the end of the Vietnam War. During this same period, 1970–1980, shopping malls proliferated in the suburban Philadelphia area, and retail business in Mount Holly suffered.<ref>"History of the Mount Holly UEZ", Make It Mount Holly. Accessed October 22, 2007.</ref>

Historic districtEdit

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The Mount Holly Historic District is a Template:Convert historic district encompassing downtown Mount Holly. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on February 20, 1973, for its significance in architecture, education, landscape architecture, politics/government, and transportation. The district includes 39 contributing buildings. The individually listed Old Schoolhouse, also known as the Brainerd School, was built in 1759 and contributes to the district. The Burlington County Prison is also listed individually and was listed as a National Historic Landmark in 1986. The Burlington County Courthouse was designed by architect Samuel Lewis and constructed by Michael Rush in 1796.<ref name="nrhpdoc">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }} With Template:NRHP url</ref><ref>Staff. Template:Usurped, Burlington County Times, May 29, 2012. Accessed November 27, 2013. "John Shaw with Buck Construction of West Berlin repairs the 9-foot doors at the entrance of the Historic Burlington County Court House in Mount Holly. The Samuel Lewis designed court house was built in 1796."</ref>

  • Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer March 15, 1936 SOUTHEAST ELEVATION - Burlington County Courthouse, High Street, Mount Holly, Burlington County, HABS NJ,3-MOUHO,1-1.tif

    Burlington County Courthouse, HABS photo, 1936

  • Burlington County Prison, 128 High Street, Mount Holly (Burlington County, New Jersey).jpg

    Burlington County Prison, HABS photo, 1938

  • Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer March 29, 1937 EXTERIOR - NORTH ELEVATION - Three Tun Tavern, Mount Holly, Burlington County, NJ HABS NJ,3-MOUHO,6-1.tif

    Three Tun Tavern, HABS photo, 1937

  • Historic American Buildings Survey Nathaniel R. Ewan, Photographer March 6, 1937 EXTERIOR - SOUTH ELEVATION - Stephen Girard House, Mount Holly, Burlington County, NJ HABS NJ,3-MOUHO,7-1.tif

    Stephen Girard House, HABS photo, 1937

GeographyEdit

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 2.87 square miles (7.43 km2), including 2.82 square miles (7.31 km2) of land and 0.05 square miles (0.12 km2) of water (1.60%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> The township borders the Burlington County municipalities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton, and Westampton.<ref>Areas touching Mount Holly Township, MapIt. Accessed February 29, 2020.</ref><ref>Burlington County Map, Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed February 29, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref> Clermont is an unincorporated community located within Mount Holly Township.Template:Citation needed

ClimateEdit

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DemographicsEdit

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2020 censusEdit

The 2020 United States census counted 9,981 people, 3,762 households. The racial makeup was 54.7% (5,458) White, 22.8% (2,273) Black or African American, 0.4% (39) Native American, 2.7% (266) Asian, 0.2% (17) Pacific Islander, 7.5% (745) from other races, and 11.9% (1,183) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.3% (1,722) of the population.<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

2010 censusEdit

The 2010 United States census counted 9,536 people, 3,456 households, and 2,264 families in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,861 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 65.57% (6,253) White, 23.10% (2,203) Black or African American, 0.37% (35) Native American, 1.47% (140) Asian, 0.07% (7) Pacific Islander, 4.29% (409) from other races, and 5.13% (489) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 12.69% (1,210) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 3,456 households, 28.7% had children under the age of 18; 42.6% were married couples living together; 16.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.5% were non-families. Of all households, 27.4% were made up of individuals and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.61 and the average family size was 3.19.<ref name=Census2010/>

23.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 27.1% from 45 to 64, and 11.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 102.8 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 100.1 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $53,841 (with a margin of error of ±$4,427) and the median family income was $68,500 (±$4,684). Males had a median income of $51,945 (±$5,141) versus $37,079 (±$5,759) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $24,551 (±$1,785). About 7.1% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 21.4% of those under age 18 and 8.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006–2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Mount Holly township, Burlington County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 21, 2012.</ref>

2000 censusEdit

As of the 2000 United States census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 10,728 people, 3,903 households, and 2,583 families residing in the township. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 4,248 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the township was 68.68% White, 21.57% African American, 0.42% Native American, 1.37% Asian, 0.07% Pacific Islander, 4.77% from other races, and 3.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.78% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Mount Holly township, Burlington County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 7, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 – Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Mount Holly township, Burlington County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 7, 2013.</ref>

There were 3,903 households, out of which 32.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 44.0% were married couples living together, 17.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.8% were non-families. 27.2% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.64 and the average family size was 3.20.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

In the township, the age distribution of the population shows 26.3% under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 32.2% from 25 to 44, 19.6% from 45 to 64, and 12.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 35 years. For every 100 females, there were 99.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 96.6 males.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

The median income for a household in the township was $43,284, and the median income for a family was $52,000. Males had a median income of $38,186 versus $27,425 for females. The per capita income for the township was $19,672. About 6.8% of families and 9.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 11.4% of those under age 18 and 10.4% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

EconomyEdit

Portions of the township are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. Mount Holly was selected in 1994 as one of a group of 10 zones added to participate in the program and one of four of those chosen based on a competition.<ref>Urban Enterprise Zone Tax Questions and Answers, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, May 2009. Accessed October 28, 2019. "In 1994 the legislation was amended and ten more zones were added to this successful economic development program. Of the ten new zones, six were predetermined: Paterson, Passaic, Perth Amboy, Phillipsburg, Lakewood, Asbury Park/Long Branch (joint zone). The four remaining zones were selected on a competitive basis. They are Carteret, Pleasantville, Union City and Mount Holly."</ref> In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the UEZ, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the Template:Frac% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants.<ref>Urban Enterprise Zone Program, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed October 27, 2019. "Businesses participating in the UEZ Program can charge half the standard sales tax rate on certain purchases, currently 3.3125% effective 1/1/2018"</ref> Established in March 1995, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in March 2026.<ref>Urban Enterprise Zones Effective and Expiration Dates, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed January 8, 2018.</ref> The Township Council appoints a board of directors that oversees the operations of the Urban Enterprise Zone, which is managed by Joshua Brown, the township's Economic Development Director.<ref>UEZ, Township of Mount Holly. Accessed January 27, 2018.</ref>

GovernmentEdit

Local governmentEdit

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Mount Holly Municipal Building

Mount Holly Township operates within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under the Council-Manager (plan 12) form of municipal government, enacted by council-initiated action as of July 1, 1990.<ref>"The Faulkner Act: New Jersey's Optional Municipal Charter Law" Template:Webarchive, New Jersey State League of Municipalities, July 2007. Accessed October 19, 2013.</ref> This form is used in 42 (of the 564) municipalities statewide.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The township council is comprised of five members who are elected at-large in a partisan vote to serve four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats up for election in even-numbered years as part of the November general election.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 38.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 12. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref><ref>Form of Government, Township of Mount Holly. Accessed July 4, 2022. "Mount Holly's government consists of a five-member Board of Councilmen/Councilwomen elected by the residents for a four year term. The town operates under a Council-Manager Form of Government.... Town citizens have plenty of opportunity to get involved. A number of Advisory Committees, Coalitions and Task Forces, comprised of appointed volunteers, meet, research, and attempt to find solutions to topics that affect town life, then present their findings and solutions to town boards and/or officials for further action."</ref> At a reorganization meeting after each election, the council selects a mayor and a deputy mayor from among its members.<ref>Office of Township Council, Township of Mount Holly. Accessed October 18, 2019.</ref> In November 2011, voters passed a referendum shifting from non-partisan municipal elections in May to partisan elections in November.<ref>Krebs, Rose. Template:Usurped, Burlington County Times, November 9, 2011. Accessed May 11, 2020. "The township got a taste of what will be the new norm for its municipal elections: voting in November. On Tuesday, voters resoundingly supported a measure to change municipal elections from May to November by a 1,051 to 196 vote, according to unofficial results. Bass River, Bordentown City and Medford Lakes are now the only county towns that still hold May municipal elections."</ref>

Template:As of, members of the Mount Holly Township Council are Mayor Chris Banks (D, term on council ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy mayor Jason Jones (D, term on council ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Tara E. Astor (D, 2025), Lewis Brown (D, 2024) and Kim Burkus (D, 2025).<ref name=Council>Council Members, Township of Mount Holly. Accessed February 1, 2023. "Township Council governs Mount Holly Township. Mount Holly is governed by five Council members, each of whom is elected for a four-year staggered term. At the beginning of each year, the Council members elect one of their members to serve as Mayor and one as Deputy Mayor for that year."</ref><ref>2022 Municipal Data Sheet, Township of Mount Holly. Accessed July 4, 2022.</ref><ref name=Burlington2022>November 8, 2022 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results, Burlington County, New Jersey, updated November 29, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Burlington2021>November 2, 2021 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results, Burlington County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Burlington2020>November 3, 2020 Summary Report Burlington County Official Results, Burlington County, New Jersey, updated November 23, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.</ref>

Federal, state, and county representationEdit

Mount Holly Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 8th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011–2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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PoliticsEdit

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 5,251 registered voters in Mount Holly Township, of which 1,718 (32.7% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,034 (19.7% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 2,496 (47.5% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 3 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.<ref name=VoterRegistration>Voter Registration Summary – Burlington, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> Among the township's 2010 Census population, 55.1% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 72.0% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 – State – County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,636 votes here (68.1% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 1,127 votes (29.1% vs. 40.2%) and other candidates with 53 votes (1.4% vs. 1.0%), among the 3,870 ballots cast by the township's 5,578 registered voters, for a turnout of 69.4% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County).<ref>Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Burlington County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results – Burlington County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,771 votes here (67.2% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 1,272 votes (30.8% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 58 votes (1.4% vs. 1.0%), among the 4,125 ballots cast by the township's 5,473 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.4% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County).<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 2,223 votes here (57.2% vs. 52.9% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 1,612 votes (41.5% vs. 46.0%) and other candidates with 37 votes (1.0% vs. 0.8%), among the 3,887 ballots cast by the township's 5,301 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.3% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref>

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,251 votes here (56.9% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 891 votes (40.5% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 21 votes (1.0% vs. 1.2%), among the 2,200 ballots cast by the township's 5,429 registered voters, yielding a 40.5% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county).<ref>2013 Governor: Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5, 2013 General Election Results : Burlington County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 1,126 ballots cast (49.6% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 977 votes (43.1% vs. 47.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 118 votes (5.2% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 38 votes (1.7% vs. 1.2%), among the 2,269 ballots cast by the township's 5,524 registered voters, yielding a 41.1% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).<ref>2009 Governor: Burlington County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 25, 2014.</ref>

EducationEdit

For pre-kindergarten through eighth grade, students attend the Mount Holly Township Public Schools.<ref>Mount Holly Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed December 21, 2022. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-Kindergarten through eight in the Mount Holly Township School District. Composition: The Mount Holly Township School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Mount Holly Township."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,079 students and 102.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.6:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Mount Holly Township Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2021–22 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Mount Holly Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref>) are John Brainerd School<ref>John Brainerd School, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed December 21, 2022.</ref> with 293 students in grades PreK-1, Gertrude C. Folwell School<ref>Gertrude C. Folwell School, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed December 21, 2022.</ref> with 302 students in grades 2-4, and F. W. Holbein Middle School<ref>F. W. Holbein Middle School, Mount Holly Township Public Schools. Accessed December 21, 2022.</ref> with 439 students in grades 6-8.<ref>2018-2019 Burlington County Public Schools Directory, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed February 9, 2020.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Mount Holly Township Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 1, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Mount Holly Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

For ninth through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Rancocas Valley Regional High School, a comprehensive regional public high school based in Mount Holly that serves students from five communities encompassing an area of Template:Convert that also includes the communities of Eastampton Township, Hainesport Township, Lumberton and Westampton.<ref>Rancocas Valley Regional High School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The Rancocas Valley Regional High School (RVRHS) District serves five sending districts covering approximately 40 square miles in Burlington County: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly and Westampton. RVRHS is situated on a picturesque campus in Mount Holly, the county seat."</ref><ref>Staff. Template:Usurped, Burlington County Times, April 26, 2015. Accessed June 1, 2016. "Rancocas Valley Regional – Serves: Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, Westampton"</ref><ref>History of the School, Rancocas Valley Regional High School. Accessed June 1, 2016. "The district encompasses approximately Template:Convert and comprises the townships of Eastampton, Hainesport, Lumberton, Mount Holly, and Westampton."</ref> As of the 2021–22 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 2,048 students and 140.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.6:1.<ref>School data for Rancocas Valley Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> The school is located in Mount Holly. The district's board of education is comprised of nine members who are elected directly by voters to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. Seats on the board are allocated based on the population of the five constituent municipalities, with two seats assigned to Mount Holly.<ref>Annual Comprehensive Financial Report of the Rancocas Valley Regional High School District, New Jersey Department of Education, for year ending June 30, 2023. Accessed May 10, 2024. "The School District is a Type II district located in the County of Burlington, State of New Jersey. As a Type II district, the School District functions independently through a Board of Education (the 'Board'). The Board is comprised of nine members elected to three-year terms. These terms are staggered so that three member's terms expire each year. The Superintendent is appointed by the Board to act as executive officer of the School District. The purpose of the School District is to educate students in grades 9 through 12 at its one school." See "Roster of Officials" on page 12.</ref><ref>School Profile, p. 7. Rancocas Valley Regional High School District. Accessed May 10, 2024. "RVRHS is governed by nine Board members, comprising two representatives each from Mount Holly and Westampton, three from Lumberton, and one each from Eastampton and Hainesport. Board members are elected each November for three-year terms."</ref>

Students from Mount Holly, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton.<ref>Why Choose BCIT?, Burlington County Institute of Technology. Accessed November 27, 2013.</ref>

Sacred Heart School is a Catholic school serving students in grades PreK-8, operating under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton.<ref>Our History, Sacred Heart School. Accessed February 7, 2023.</ref><ref>Burlington County Elementary Schools, Roman Catholic Diocese of Trenton. Accessed February 7, 2023.</ref>

TransportationEdit

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Route 38 in Mount Holly

Roads and highwaysEdit

Template:As of, the township had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Burlington County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>Burlington County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed November 13, 2013.</ref>

The only state highway serving Mount Holly is Route 38, which crosses from west to east at the township's southern end. Major county roads that pass through Mount Holly include County Route 537 and County Route 541.<ref>Route 38 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated March 2016. Accessed December 25, 2022.</ref>

Mount Holly is accessible at exit 5 of the New Jersey Turnpike in neighboring Westampton and exit 47 of Interstate 295 via CR 541 in Burlington Township.<ref>Travel Resources: Interchanges, Service Areas & Commuter Lots, New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Accessed October 19, 2013.</ref>

Public transportationEdit

NJ Transit provides bus service to Philadelphia on routes 317 (from Asbury Park) and 409/417/418 (from Trenton), with local service available on the 413 route between Camden and Burlington.<ref>Template:Usurped, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 22, 2010. Accessed November 27, 2013.</ref><ref>South Jersey Transit Guide Template:Webarchive, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed November 27, 2013.</ref>

Points of interestEdit

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Thomas Shinn Home, built in 1712
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"The Mount", Mount Holly's namesake hill, with accompanying altar used by local churches
  • The Mount Park, encompassing the town's namesake hill
  • Burlington County Courthouse, 1796
  • Mount Holly Cemetery
  • Shinn Curtis Log House, constructed out of hand-hewn logs, the house was built in 1712; the original log house was uncovered in 1967. A larger house that had been built around it was demolished, revealing the early house beneath, which has been restored.<ref>Darrow, Chuck. "From the river to the sea, Burlington County has wonders to see", Courier-Post, May 12, 2000. Accessed November 27, 2013. "The town is another treasure trove of various pre-1900 architecture, beginning with the Shinn-Curtis Log House, erected in 1712."</ref>
  • Burlington County Prison, opened in 1819, it was the oldest continually operated prison in the country when it closed in 1965 after more than 150 years of service.<ref>Prison Museum Brochure Template:Webarchive, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed November 27, 2013. "The Burlington County Prison Museum is a national historic landmark located in the heart of historic Mount Holly, New Jersey. Designed by Robert Mills, one of America's first native-born and trained architects, the Burlington County Prison was completed in 1811.... In fact, it was so well constructed that it remained in constant use until 1965."</ref>
  • First Presbyterian Church
  • St. Andrew's Episcopal Church
  • Friends Meeting House
  • Brainerd Schoolhouse is a one-room schoolhouse that was constructed in 1759 and operated as a school for nearly 100 years. In 1951, the school was transferred from the Female Benevolent Society, which had owned and operated the site for 136 years, to the National Society of the Colonial Dames of America.<ref>Mount Holly School Template:Webarchive, Burlington County, New Jersey. Accessed October 19, 2013.</ref>
  • Relief Fire Company No. 1, home of the oldest continuously operating volunteer fire company in the United States.<ref name=Relief>Winchester, James H. Template:Usurped, Christian Science Monitor, December 29, 1961. Accessed June 21, 2012. "Some 210 years ago—nearly a quarter of a century before the adoption of the Declaration of Independence – 13 men gathered in the Town Hall at Bridgetown, N.J., which is now Mount Holly, to draw up the by-laws and create the Relief Volunteer Fire Company, now the oldest in the United States."</ref>
  • Thomas Budd House is the township's third-oldest house, dating to 1744.<ref>Capuzzo, Michael. Template:Usurped, The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 27, 1987. Accessed October 19, 2013.</ref>
  • Stephen Girard House was the home of Girard, who moved to Mount Holly shortly after his marriage in 1777 and purchased the partially completed house, as recorded in 1779.<ref>Stephen Girard House, Historic American Buildings Survey. Accessed October 19, 2013.</ref>
  • John Woolman Memorial was constructed in the late 1700s on a portion of an orchard that had belonged to Woolman.<ref>Jome page, Woolman Central. Accessed October 19, 2013. "Located at 99 Branch Street, Mount Holly, New Jersey, the Memorial house was built between 1771 and 1783 and is on the site of part of John Woolman's orchard."</ref>

In popular cultureEdit

The pop punk band The High Court from the township released the 2007 album Puppet Strings.<ref>Staff. "Punk, Perspiration & Pavement", The Detroit News, July 26, 2007. Accessed March 1, 2011. ""Mount Holly, NJ, group the High Court hopes to receive some of the Warped Tour magic that's propelled bands such as Fall Out Boy and My Chemical Romance ..."</ref>

The horror film Human Hibachi 2: Feast in The Forest was filmed in 2022. <ref>https://nj.gov/njfilm/assets/images/spotlights/2022-10/Horror-Movies-Filmed-in-New-Jersey-2022.pdf</ref><ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref>

Notable peopleEdit

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ReferencesEdit

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Reading listEdit

  • Bastien, Jan Lynn, Ghosts of Mount Holly; A History of Haunted Happenings. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2008)
  • De Cou, George. Historical Sketches of Mount Holly and Vicinity. (Mount Holly, NJ: G. DeCou, 1936).
  • Rizzo, Dennis C. Mount Holly, New Jersey: Hometown Reinvented. (Charleston, SC: The History Press, 2007).
  • Shinn, Henry C. The History of Mount Holly. (Mount Holly, NJ: Herald Printing House, 1977).
  • Winzinger, Heidi J. and Mary L. Smith. Mount Holly (Images of America). (Charleston, SC: Arcadia Publishing, 2001).

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