Marlton, New Jersey, United States

🇺🇸 Marlton is a place (CDP) located within Evesham Township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. While Marlton comprises only a small part of Evesham Township, many people colloquially refer to the entire township as Marlton.

History Marlton was founded by Welsh and English farmers beginning in 1676. The name Marlton first appeared in the early 19th century. The name is derived from marl clay, which is commonly found in the local soil. The discovery of the marl content helped local business and farmers, and caused the first "building boom", occurring in the 1830s and 1840s. Marl continued to be excavated in Marlton until 1930, when the pits were shut down. The marl was sold locally, and shipped directly, by rail to Burlington City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and Atlantic City, for reshipping as an alternate for green manure, water treatment amendment, and semi-flowable fill.

Landmarks PH-32, a Project Nike missile base from the Cold War, was completed in 1955 on a 38-acre (15 ha) site located near Marlton Middle School.

Geography According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Marlton had a total area of 3.235 square miles (8.38 km²), including 3.227 square miles (8.36 km²) of it is land and 0.008 square miles (0.021 km2; 5.1 acres) of water (0.25%).

Demographics The 2010 United States census counted 10,133 people, 4,126 households, and 2,653 families in the CDP. The population density was 3,140.3 per square mile (1,212.5/km²). There were 4,343 housing units at an average density of 1,345.9 per square mile (519.7/km²). The racial makeup was 86.57% (8,772) White, 4.27% (433) Black or African American, 0.15% (15) Native American, 6.10% (618) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 1.30% (132) from other races, and 1.60% (162) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.41% (447) of the population.

Of the 4,126 households, 28.2% had children under the age of 18; 50.7% were married couples living together; 10.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 35.7% were non-families. Of all households, 29.9% were made up of individuals and 9.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45 and the average family size was 3.12.

21.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 28.7% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 13.6% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40.3 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 90.3 males.

Transport NJ Transit provides bus service on the 406 route to and from Philadelphia.

The Marlton Circle was a traffic circle at the intersection of Route 70 and Route 73. In 2010, the circle was completely eliminated and replaced with a grade-separated interchange where Route 73 crosses over Route 70. The new traffic pattern was completed in late 2011.

The Philadelphia Marlton and Medford Railroad made multiple stops in Marlton from July 1881 to September 24, 1927.