Pemberton is a borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the borough's population was 1,409. reflecting an increase of 199 from the 1,210 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 157 from the 1,367 counted in the 1990 Census.Pemberton was incorporated as a borough by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on December 15, 1826, within portions of New Hanover Township and Northampton Township. Pemberton became an independent borough c. 1894. The borough is named for James Pemberton, a property owner in the area.It is a dry community, where alcohol cannot be sold, as affirmed by a referendum in 1980.