About Moorestown Township
The Township of Moorestown is 15.1 square miles and has a population of 20,726. It is located in southwest Burlington County bordering Cinnaminson and Delran Townships on the west, Willingboro Township on the north, Mount Laurel Township on the east and Maple Shade Township on the south; approximately 10 miles east of Philadelphia.
Moorestown's municipal government operates under the modern and efficient Council-Manager plan. A five-member Council is elected at large on a partisan basis. Each member is elected for a 4-year term, on an overlapping basis.
The Township Manager, a full-time professional administrator, is appointed by the Council. Under the Township's administrative code and the Faulkner Act, the Manager is vested with broad executive and administrative authority and responsibility.
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