Woolwich Township, New Jersey
Woolwich Township, New Jersey | |
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Historic Moravian Church | |
Woolwich Township highlighted in Gloucester County. Inset map: Gloucester County highlighted in New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Woolwich Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Gloucester County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°44′36″N 75°19′34″W / 39.743264°N 75.326111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Royal charter | March 7, 1767 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named after | Woolwich, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Natalie Matthias (D, term as mayor ends December 31, 2024) |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Jim Watson |
| • Administrator / Municipal clerk | Jessica Mignogna |
| Area | |
• Total | 21.39 sq mi (55.41 km2) |
| • Land | 21.07 sq mi (54.58 km2) |
| • Water | 0.32 sq mi (0.83 km2) 1.50% |
| • Rank | 132nd of 565 in state 5th of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 66 ft (20 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 12,577 |
• Estimate (2023) | 13,839 |
| • Rank | 203rd of 565 in state 9th of 24 in county |
| • Density | 596.9/sq mi (230.5/km2) |
| • Rank | 430th of 565 in state 19th of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08085 – Swedesboro |
| Area code(s) | 856 Exchanges: 241, 467 |
| FIPS code | 3401582840 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882144 |
| Website | woolwichtwp |
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, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,377 (+23.3%) from the 2010 census count of 10,200, which in turn reflected an increase of 7,168 (+236.4%) from the 3,032 counted in the 2000 census. Woolwich Township and surrounding Gloucester County constitute part of South Jersey.