Waterford Township, New Jersey

Waterford Township, New Jersey
Township
U.S. Route 30 westbound in Waterford Township
U.S. Route 30 westbound in Waterford Township
Official seal of Waterford Township, New Jersey
wordmark
Motto(s): 
"Proud Past, Promising Future"
Waterford highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Waterford highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Waterford Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Waterford Township, New Jersey
Waterford Township is located in Camden County, New Jersey
Waterford Township
Waterford Township
Location in Camden County
Waterford Township is located in New Jersey
Waterford Township
Waterford Township
Location in New Jersey
Waterford Township is located in the United States
Waterford Township
Waterford Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°44′36″N 74°49′15″W / 39.743214°N 74.820861°W / 39.743214; -74.820861[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCamden
Royal charterJune 1, 1695
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Named forWaterford, Ireland
Government
[7]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorThomas Giangiulio Jr. (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • AdministratorVacant[5]
 • Municipal clerkDawn M. Liedtka[6]
Area
[1]
 • Total36.22 sq mi (93.81 km2)
 • Land36.00 sq mi (93.25 km2)
 • Water0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2)  0.60%
 • Rank66th of 565 in state
2nd of 37 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
89 ft (27 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total10,421
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
10,439
 • Rank236th of 565 in state
14th of 37 in county[12]
 • Density289.5/sq mi (111.8/km2)
  • Rank478th of 565 in state
35th of 37 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08089 – Waterford Works[13]
Area code856[14]
FIPS code3400777630[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0882151[1][17]
Websitewww.waterfordtwp.org

Waterford Township is a township in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 10,421,[9][10] a decrease of 228 (−2.1%) from the 2010 census count of 10,649,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 155 (+1.5%) from the 10,494 counted in the 2000 census.[20]

Waterford Township was originally created by Royal charter on June 1, 1695, while the area was still part of Gloucester County. The township was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. On March 13, 1844, Waterford Township became one of the original townships in the newly created Camden County. The settlement of Long-a-Coming (now the borough of Berlin) along the White Horse Pike (U.S. Route 30) in Waterford was the new county's first seat, but lost that designation in 1848 when the seat moved to the city of Camden.[21] Portions of the township were taken over the years to form Delaware Township (on February 28, 1844, now Cherry Hill), Chesilhurst (November 26, 1887), Voorhees Township (March 1, 1899) and Berlin Township (March 11, 1910).[22][23] The township was named for Waterford, Ireland.[24][25]

  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. ^ Township Administrator, Waterford Township. Accessed June 8, 2023. "Waterford Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government. The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle. The Mayor and Deputy Mayor are chosen by the Township Committee from among its members during the Reorganization meeting each January."
  6. ^ Township Clerk, Waterford Township. Accessed June 8, 2023.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Waterford, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
  9. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  10. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference LWD2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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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 Waterford, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 12, 2012.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Waterford, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 30, 2014.
  15. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  20. ^ 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.
  21. ^ Snyder, 1969. p. 261.
  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ 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 22, 2015.
  24. ^ Prowell, George Reeser. The History of Camden County, New Jersey, p. 656. Richards, 1886. Accessed October 22, 2015. "On the 1st of June, 1695, the grand jury of Gloucester County made return to the court in which it was declared that, 'Whereas there was a law made by ye last assembly for dividing ye county into particular townships, therefore they (the jury) agree and order that from Pensaukin or Cropwell River to the lowermost branch of Coopers Creek shall be one constabulary or township,' which received the name of Waterford, it is supposed from a resemblance of the lower part of the territory to a fishing town on the Barrow in Ireland."
  25. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 22, 2015. Listed as "Waterford, England".