Woolwich Township, New Jersey

Woolwich Township, New Jersey
Township
View south of the New Jersey Turnpike in Woolwich, a rapidly growing township within Gloucester County in South Jersey
View south of the New Jersey Turnpike in Woolwich, a rapidly growing township within Gloucester County in South Jersey
Official seal of Woolwich Township, New Jersey
coat of arms
Woolwich Township highlighted in Gloucester County. Inset map: Gloucester County highlighted in New Jersey.
Woolwich Township highlighted in Gloucester County. Inset map: Gloucester County highlighted in New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Woolwich Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Woolwich Township, New Jersey
Woolwich Township is located in Gloucester County, New Jersey
Woolwich Township
Woolwich Township
Location in Gloucester County
Woolwich Township is located in New Jersey
Woolwich Township
Woolwich Township
Location in New Jersey
Woolwich Township is located in the United States
Woolwich Township
Woolwich Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°44′36″N 75°19′34″W / 39.743264°N 75.326111°W / 39.743264; -75.326111[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Gloucester
Royal charterMarch 7, 1767
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Named forWoolwich, England
Government
[6]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorNatalie Matthias (D, term as mayor ends December 31, 2024)[3][4]
 • Administrator / Municipal clerkJane DiBella[5]
Area
[1]
 • Total
21.39 sq mi (55.41 km2)
 • Land21.07 sq mi (54.58 km2)
 • Water0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2)  1.50%
 • Rank132nd of 565 in state
5th of 24 in county[1]
Elevation
[7]
66 ft (20 m)
Population
 (2020)[8][9]
 • Total
12,577
 • Estimate 
(2023)[8][10]
13,839
 • Rank203rd of 565 in state
9th of 24 in county[11]
 • Density596.9/sq mi (230.5/km2)
  • Rank430th of 565 in state
19th of 24 in county[11]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08085 – Swedesboro[12]
Area code(s)856 Exchanges: 241, 467[13]
FIPS code3401582840[1][14][15]
GNIS feature ID0882144[16]
Websitewww.woolwichtwp.org

Woolwich Township is a township within Gloucester County in the U.S. state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 12,577,[8][9] its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,377 (+23.3%) from the 2010 census count of 10,200,[17][18] which in turn reflected an increase of 7,168 (+236.4%) from the 3,032 counted in the 2000 census.[19] Woolwich Township and surrounding Gloucester County constitute part of South Jersey.[20]

  1. ^ a b c d 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 Officials 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, Frederick is listed as mayor with a term-end year of 2024, which is the end of his three-year committee term, not his one-year mayoral term of office.
  5. ^ Administrative Offices, Woolwich Township. Accessed July 26, 2022.
  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 Woolwich, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
  8. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  11. ^ 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.
  12. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Woolwich, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 10, 2012.
  13. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Swedesboro, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 6, 2014.
  14. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  15. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  16. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  17. ^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  18. ^ Cite error: The named reference LWD2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  19. ^ 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.
  20. ^ About Woolwich & Our History, Woolwich Township. Accessed October 6, 2024. "Woolwich Township is located in Western Gloucester County, New Jersey. First incorporated on March 17, 1767, Woolwich took its name from Woolwich, England, a town on the Thames River in southeast London, famous for the Royal Arsenal for the British armed forces."