Editing Medford, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 39.81 square miles (103.10&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 38.80 square miles (100.49&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 1.01 square miles (2.61&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (2.53%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities, and place names located partially or completely within the township include Birchwood Lakes,{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} Braddocks Mill, [[Chairville, New Jersey|Chairville]],{{citation needed|date=May 2015}} [[Christopher Mills, New Jersey|Christopher Mills]], [[Crossroads, New Jersey|Crossroads]], [[Fairview, Medford, New Jersey|Fairview]], Kirbys Mill, Medford Lakes in the Pines, Melrose, Oak Knoll, Oakanickon, Oliphants Mills, Pipers Corners, Reeves, Taunton, Taunton Lake, and Wilkins.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 12, 2015.</ref>

The township is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within the [[Pinelands National Reserve]], a protected natural area of unique ecology covering {{convert|1100000|acre}}, that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation's first National Reserve.<ref>[http://www.nj.gov/pinelands/reserve/ The Pinelands National Reserve], [[New Jersey Pinelands Commission]]. Accessed November 27, 2013.</ref> Part of the township is included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Burlington County, along with areas in [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic]], [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden]], [[Cape May County, New Jersey|Cape May]], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland]], [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester]], and [[Ocean County, New Jersey|Ocean]] counties.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/pinelands/home/munico/municipalities/ Pinelands Municipalities], [[New Jersey Pinelands Commission]], April 2003. Accessed November 27, 2013.</ref>

[[Medford Lakes, New Jersey|Medford Lakes]] is an independent municipality encircled within the boundaries of Medford, making it half one of 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" in the state, where one municipality entirely surrounds another.<ref>DeMarco, Megan. [http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2011/11/princeton_merger_voters_to_dec.html "Voters to decide whether to merge two Princetons into one"], ''[[The Star-Ledger]]'', November 3, 2011. Accessed January 8, 2017. "There are 22 sets of 'doughnut towns' in New Jersey, those where one town wraps around the other town". Note that following voter approval of the Princeton merger, 21 pairs of "doughnut towns" remain.</ref> The township borders [[Evesham Township, New Jersey|Evesham Township]] (which includes [[Marlton, New Jersey|Marlton]]), [[Lumberton, New Jersey|Lumberton]], [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey|Mount Laurel]], [[Shamong Township, New Jersey|Shamong Township]], [[Southampton Township, New Jersey|Southampton]], [[Tabernacle Township, New Jersey|Tabernacle]] in Burlington County; and [[Waterford Township, New Jersey|Waterford Township]] in [[Camden County, New Jersey|Camden County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/752473/touches.html Areas touching Medford Township], MapIt. Accessed February 27, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/burlington-county/ Burlington County Map], Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed February 27, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

The climate of Medford is classified as humid continental, with cold winters, hot summers, and year-round humidity. Annual precipitation for the area is {{convert|41|in}}, and annual snowfall is {{convert|23|in}}.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://w2.weather.gov/climate/xmacis.php?wfo=phi|title=Climate}}</ref>