Willingboro Township, New Jersey

Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Official seal of Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Motto: 
"A Naturally Better Place to Be"
Location of Willingboro Township in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
Location of Willingboro Township in Burlington County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Burlington County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
Census Bureau map of Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Willingboro Township is located in Burlington County, New Jersey
Willingboro Township
Willingboro Township
Location in Burlington County
Willingboro Township is located in New Jersey
Willingboro Township
Willingboro Township
Location in New Jersey
Willingboro Township is located in the United States
Willingboro Township
Willingboro Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 40°01′41″N 74°53′13″W / 40.02795°N 74.886984°W / 40.02795; -74.886984[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Burlington
FormedNovember 6, 1688
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
RenamedNovember 3, 1959 to November 5, 1963 as Levittown Township
Named forWellingborough
Government
 • TypeFaulkner Act (council–manager)
 • BodyTownship Council
 • MayorKaya McIntosh (D, term ends December 31, 2027)[3][4]
 • ManagerDwayne M. Harris[5]
 • Municipal clerkVacant[6]
Area
 • Total8.14 sq mi (21.08 km2)
 • Land7.73 sq mi (20.01 km2)
 • Water0.41 sq mi (1.07 km2)  5.09%
 • Rank230th of 565 in state
22nd of 40 in county[1]
Elevation30 ft (9 m)
Population
 • Total31,889
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
32,122
 • Rank73rd of 565 in state
3rd of 40 in county[12]
 • Density4,128.0/sq mi (1,593.8/km2)
  • Rank151st of 565 in state
6th of 40 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
Area code(s)609 and 856[15]
FIPS code3400581440[1][16][17]
GNIS feature ID0882099[1][18]
Websitewww.willingborotwp.org

Willingboro Township (known from 1959 to 1963 as Levittown and Levittown Township) is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is a suburb of Philadelphia and part of the state's South Jersey region. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.[19]

As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 31,889,[9][10] an increase of 260 (+0.8%) from the 2010 census count of 31,629,[20][21] which in turn reflected a decline of 1,379 (−4.2%) from the 33,008 counted in the 2000 census.[22]

The township has British roots going back to the 17th century. Abraham Levitt and Sons purchased and developed Willingboro land in the 1950s and 1960s as a planned community in their Levittown model.[23]

The 1967 book The Levittowners, by sociologist Herbert J. Gans, was a famous case study in American urban sociology based on the development of Levittown.[24] Willingboro later became a predominantly African American suburb.[25]

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Council 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. As of date accessed, Tiffani Worthy is incorrectly listed as mayor.
  5. ^ Township Manager, Willingboro Township. Accessed May 3, 2024.
  6. ^ Township Clerk, Willingboro Township. Accessed May 3, 2024.
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  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Willingboro, 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 Willingboro, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 1, 2012.
  14. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 21, 2013.
  15. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Willingboro, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 22, 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 1, 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. ^ Hester, Tom. "Willingboro: a half-century of suburbia", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 12, 2018, updated April 2, 2019. Accessed October 26, 2019.
  24. ^ Gans, Herbert J. Gans (1967). The Levittowners: Ways of Life and Politics in a New Suburban Community (PDF). Columbia University Press. ISBN 0-231-05571-4. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 9, 2005. Retrieved December 4, 2020.
  25. ^ Pardlo, Gregory (2018). Air Traffic: A Memoir of Ambition and Manhood in America. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 978-1524731779. Retrieved June 25, 2019.