Maple Shade Township, New Jersey
Maple Shade Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the population was 19,131.What is now Maple Shade was originally formed as Chester Township on November 6, 1688, and was known as Cropwell Township from June 5, 1690, through February 22, 1699. Chester was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Portions... Show more of the township were taken to form Cinnaminson Township and Moorestown Township. The municipality's name was changed to Maple Shade Township as of November 6, 1945, based on the results of a referendum passed that same day.