Bordentown Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 11,367, representing an increase of 2,987 (+35.6%) from the 8,380 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 697 (+9.1%) from the 7,683 counted in the 1990 Census.

Bordentown was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1852, from portions of Chesterfield Township and Mansfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held that same day. Bordentown city separated from the township in 1877 and Fieldsboro became fully independent in 1894 The township was named for founder Joseph Borden.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 9.334 square miles (24.175 km²), including 8.515 square miles (22.053 km²) of land and 0.819 square miles (2.122 km²) of water (8.78%).

The township borders Bordentown City, Chesterfield Township, Fieldsboro, Florence Township and Mansfield Township in Burlington County; Hamilton Township in Mercer County; and Falls Township across the Delaware River in Pennsylvania.

Crosswicks Creek and its juncture with the Delaware River, otherwise known as the Trenton-Hamilton Marsh, is a significant ecosystem and, with the peninsula of land and waterways to the northwest of Bordentown Township known, respectively, as Duck Island, Duck Creek and the Delaware and Raritan Canal, it is protected by the State of New Jersey as the Duck Island Recreation Area.

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bossert Estates and Dunns Mill and Newbold Island.

The former 40-acre (16 ha) Parklands dump brownfield site is being transformed to a solar array by PSE&G as part of a project that began in 2014.

As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 11,367 people, 4,173 households, and 3,096.366 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,335.0 per square mile (515.4/km²). There were 4,360 housing units at an average density of 512.1 per square mile (197.7/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 74.38% (8,455) White, 10.70% (1,216) Black or African American, 0.26% (30) Native American, 10.57% (1,201) Asian, 0.06% (7) Pacific Islander, 1.58% (180) from other races, and 2.45% (278) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.02% (684) of the population.

Source: Wikipedia