Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey

See also: Washington Township, New Jersey (disambiguation)

Washington Township, New Jersey
Township
Mill at Batsto Village
Mill at Batsto Village
Official seal of Washington Township, New Jersey
Seal
Washington Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Washington Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
Washington Township is located in Burlington County, New Jersey
Washington Township
Washington Township
Location in Burlington County
Washington Township is located in New Jersey
Washington Township
Washington Township
Location in New Jersey
Washington Township is located in the United States
Washington Township
Washington Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°41′03″N 74°34′22″W / 39.684163°N 74.572639°W / 39.684163; -74.572639[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Burlington
IncorporatedNovember 19, 1802
Named forGeorge Washington
Government
[6]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorDaniel L. James (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • Municipal clerkLisa H. Hand[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total
104.81 sq mi (271.46 km2)
 • Land101.66 sq mi (263.30 km2)
 • Water3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2)  3.01%
 • Rank3rd of 565 in state
1st of 40 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
56 ft (17 m)
Population
 (2020)[8]
 • Total
693
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9]
703
 • Rank547th of 565 in state
39th of 40 in county[10]
 • Density6.8/sq mi (2.6/km2)
  • Rank564th of 565 in state
40th of 40 in county[10]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08215 – Egg Harbor City[11]
Area code609[12]
FIPS code3400577150[1][13][14]
GNIS feature ID0882085[1][15]
Websitewww.wtbcnj.org

Washington Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 693,[8] an increase of 6 (+0.9%) from the 2010 census count of 687,[16][17] which in turn reflected an increase of 66 (+10.6%) from the 621 counted in the 2000 census.[18] The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[19]

Washington was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 19, 1802, from portions of Evesham Township, Little Egg Harbor Township and Northampton Township (now known as Mount Holly Township, New Jersey). Portions of the township were taken to form Shamong Township (February 19, 1852), Bass River Township (March 30, 1864), Woodland Township (March 7, 1866) and Randolph Township (March 17, 1870, reannexed to Washington Township on March 28, 1893).[20][21] The township was named for George Washington, one of more than ten communities statewide named for the first president.[22][23] It is one of five municipalities in the state of New Jersey with the name "Washington Township".[24] Another municipality, Washington Borough, is completely surrounded by Washington Township, Warren County.

  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.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Committee was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Clerk, Washington Township, Burlington County. Accessed April 25, 2023.
  6. ^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  7. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Washington, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
  8. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  9. ^ Cite error: The named reference PopEst was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ 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.
  11. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Egg Harbor City, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed August 31, 2012.
  12. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Washington, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  13. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  14. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  15. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ 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.
  19. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.
  20. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 99. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  21. ^ 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. 312. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 21, 2015.
  22. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 21, 2015.
  23. ^ Rondinaro, Gene. "Washington Slept Here And There And. . .", The New York Times, February 17, 1985. Accessed October 21, 2015. "First in war, first in peace and, come tomorrow, first in the hearts of his countrymen, George Washington may be nowhere more fondly remembered than in New Jersey, where 12 communities are named for him. The profusion of such names - six Washington Townships, one each in Bergen, Burlington, Gloucester, Mercer, Morris and Warren Counties; Washington in Warren, Washington Crossing in Mercer, Washington Heights and Washington Park in Middlesex, Washingtonville in Sussex and Washington Valley in Morris - causes problems."
  24. ^ Wilk, Tom. "Awash in Washingtons: New Jersey has six towns named for the father of our country.", New Jersey Monthly, January 17, 2011. Accessed October 22, 2015. "In New Jersey, Washington can lay claim to another first. He's number one in names selected for the state's 566 municipalities. Bergen, Burlington, Gloucester, Morris and Warren counties all have a Washington Township. Warren also has a Washington Borough surrounded—naturally—by Washington Township. The largest is Gloucester County's Washington, with 52,096 people; the smallest is the Washington in Burlington, with a population of 649. New Jersey had a sixth Washington Township in Mercer County until 2008, when voters there approved a name change to Robbinsville."