Voorhees Township, New Jersey

This article is about the township in Camden County, New Jersey. For the census-designated place in Franklin Township, Somerset County, see Voorhees (CDP), New Jersey.

Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Township
Voorhees Town Center in Voorhees Township, July 2011
Voorhees Town Center in Voorhees Township, July 2011
Official seal of Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Seal
Location of Voorhees Township in Camden County highlighted in red
Location of Voorhees Township in Camden County highlighted in red
Census Bureau map of Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Voorhees Township is located in Camden County, New Jersey
Voorhees Township
Voorhees Township
Location in Camden County
Voorhees Township is located in New Jersey
Voorhees Township
Voorhees Township
Location in New Jersey
Voorhees Township is located in the United States
Voorhees Township
Voorhees Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°50′55″N 74°57′10″W / 39.84857°N 74.952843°W / 39.84857; -74.952843[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCamden
IncorporatedMarch 1, 1899
Named forFoster McGowan Voorhees
Government
[7]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorMichael R. Mignogna (D, term ends December 31, 2026)[3][4]
 • AdministratorVacant[5]
 • Municipal clerkDee Ober[6]
Area
[1]
 • Total
11.64 sq mi (30.15 km2)
 • Land11.47 sq mi (29.71 km2)
 • Water0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)  1.44%
 • Rank195th of 565 in state
6th of 37 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
112 ft (34 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total
31,069
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
31,169
 • Rank76th of 565 in state
6th of 37 in county[12]
 • Density2,708.5/sq mi (1,045.8/km2)
  • Rank238th of 565 in state
28th of 37 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08043[13][14]
Area code856[15]
FIPS code3400776220[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882153[1][18]
Websitewww.voorheesnj.com

Voorhees Township is a township in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a suburb in the Delaware Valley / Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area.[19] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 31,069,[9][10] an increase of 1,938 (+6.7%) from the 2010 census count of 29,131,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,005 (+3.6%) from the 28,126 counted in the 2000 census.[22]

Voorhees Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1899, from portions of Waterford Township. Portions of the township were taken on March 8, 1924, to form Gibbsboro.[23][24]

The township is named for Foster McGowan Voorhees, the Governor of New Jersey who authorized its creation.[25][26] The township is part of the state's South Jersey region.

  1. ^ a b c d e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, data for Vineland is erroneously duplicated, replacing the data that should appear for Voorhees Township.
  5. ^ Administrator, Voorhees Township. Accessed June 8, 2023.
  6. ^ Township Clerk, Voorhees Township. Accessed June 8, 2023.
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  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Voorhees, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
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  12. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Voorhees, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed June 4, 2012.
  14. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed August 20, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Tavistock, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 6, 2013.
  16. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  18. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  19. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 10, 2023.
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  22. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  23. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 109. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  24. ^ Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 310. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 19, 2015.
  25. ^ History of Voorhees Archived July 17, 2011, at the Wayback Machine, Township of Voorhees. Accessed May 8, 2007. "Over the years six 'neighborhood' communities took root; Ashland, Glendale, Kirkwood, Kresson, Osage and Gibbsboro. Residents held strong loyalties to these sections of town, rather than to the town itself. One result of this divisive attitude was Gibbsboro's secession from Voorhees in 1924.... Since Governor Foster McGowan Voorhees granted the request, the township was named in his honor."
  26. ^ A History of New Jersey Governors, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 19, 2015. "Foster M. Voorhees... Voorhees Township and State Park are named in his honor."