Waterford Township, New Jersey facts for kids
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Waterford Township, New Jersey
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U.S. Route 30 westbound in Waterford Township
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| Motto(s):
"Proud Past, Promising Future"
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Waterford highlighted in Camden County. Inset: Location of Camden County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
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Census Bureau map of Waterford Township, New Jersey
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 Waterford Township, New Jersey
Location in Camden County, New Jersey
Waterford Township, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Waterford Township, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  New Jersey |
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| County | Camden | |
| Royal charter | June 1, 1695 | |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 | |
| Named for | Waterford, Ireland | |
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| • Type | Township | |
| • Body | Township Committee | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 36.22 sq mi (93.81 km2) | |
| • Land | 36.00 sq mi (93.25 km2) | |
| • Water | 0.22 sq mi (0.56 km2) 0.60% | |
| Area rank | 66th of 565 in state 2nd of 37 in county |
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| Elevation | 89 ft (27 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 10,421 | |
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(2023)
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10,439 | |
| • Rank | 236th of 565 in state 14th of 37 in county |
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| • Density | 289.5/sq mi (111.8/km2) | |
| • Density rank | 478th of 565 in state 35th of 37 in county |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) | |
| ZIP Code |
08089 – Waterford Works
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| Area code(s) | 856 | |
| FIPS code | 3400777630 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882151 | |
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, a decrease of 228 (−2.1%) from the 2010 census count of 10,649, which in turn reflected an increase of 155 (+1.5%) from the 10,494 counted in the 2000 census.
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. 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). The township was named for Waterford, Ireland.
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Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 36.22 square miles (93.81 km2), including 36.00 square miles (93.25 km2) of land and 0.22 square miles (0.56 km2) of water (0.60%).
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Atco, Atco Lake, Bishops, Dunbarton, Fisher, Jackson, Louden and Pestletown.
The township borders the municipalities of Berlin, Berlin Township, Chesilhurst and Winslow Township in Camden County; Hammonton in Atlantic County; and Evesham Township, Medford Township and Shamong Township in Burlington County.
Demographics
| Historical population | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1800 | 1,629 | — | |
| 1810 | 2,105 | 29.2% | |
| 1820 | 2,447 | 16.2% | |
| 1830 | 3,088 | 26.2% | |
| 1840 | 3,467 | 12.3% | |
| 1850 | 1,638 | * | −52.8% |
| 1860 | 1,955 | 19.4% | |
| 1870 | 2,071 | 5.9% | |
| 1880 | 2,149 | 3.8% | |
| 1890 | 2,421 | * | 12.7% |
| 1900 | 2,161 | * | −10.7% |
| 1910 | 1,484 | * | −31.3% |
| 1920 | 1,917 | 29.2% | |
| 1930 | 2,421 | 26.3% | |
| 1940 | 2,750 | 13.6% | |
| 1950 | 2,997 | 9.0% | |
| 1960 | 3,809 | 27.1% | |
| 1970 | 4,073 | 6.9% | |
| 1980 | 8,126 | 99.5% | |
| 1990 | 10,940 | 34.6% | |
| 2000 | 10,494 | −4.1% | |
| 2010 | 10,649 | 1.5% | |
| 2020 | 10,421 | −2.1% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 10,439 | −2.0% | |
| Population sources: 1800–1840 1850–2000 1800–1920 1840 1850–1870 1850 1870 1880–1890 1890–1910 1910–1930 1940–2000 2000 2010 2020 * = Lost territory in previous decade. |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 10,649 people, 3,692 households, and 2,824 families in the township. The population density was 295.5 per square mile (114.1/km2). There were 3,839 housing units at an average density of 106.5 per square mile (41.1/km2). The racial makeup was 90.59% (9,647) White, 4.83% (514) Black or African American, 0.10% (11) Native American, 1.16% (124) Asian, 0.03% (3) Pacific Islander, 1.56% (166) from other races, and 1.73% (184) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.39% (467) of the population.
Of the 3,692 households, 32.9% had children under the age of 18; 60.4% were married couples living together; 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present and 23.5% were non-families. Of all households, 17.9% were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.84 and the average family size was 3.22.
22.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.6% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 32.1% from 45 to 64, and 9.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 101.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.0 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $76,786 (with a margin of error of +/− $9,237) and the median family income was $87,774 (+/− $9,978). Males had a median income of $54,714 (+/− $3,576) versus $42,896 (+/− $4,994) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $31,193 (+/− $2,094). About 2.6% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 7.0% of those under age 18 and 7.7% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Waterford Township School District serves public school students in pre-kindergarten through sixth grade. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 819 students and 78.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Thomas Richards Early Childhood Center with 221 students in grades 2–3 (now Pre-K–K), Atco Elementary School with 193 students in grades K–1 (now grades 1–2) and Waterford Elementary School with 400 students in grades 4–6.
For seventh through twelfth grades, public school students attend the Hammonton Public Schools in Hammonton as part of a sending/receiving relationship, alongside students from Folsom, who attend for grades 9–12 as part of an agreement with the Folsom Borough School District. In the wake of the dissolution of the Lower Camden County Regional School District, the Hammonton board of education voted in 1999 to begin accepting an estimated 800 students from Waterford Township for grades 7–12 starting as soon as 2002, with the tuition paid by students from Waterford helping to lower overall costs to Hammonton taxpayers and the New Jersey Department of Education approved the agreement. Schools in the Hammonton district attended by Waterford Township students (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Hammonton Middle School with 879 students in grades 6–8 and Hammonton High School with 1,393 students in grade 9–12.
Assumption School, located in Atco, was an elementary school that operated under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, which closed the school at the end of the 2012–2013 school year in the wake of declining enrollment, though parents and contributors argued that they had raised the funds and met the attendance criteria needed to keep the school operating.
Transportation
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Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 87.48 miles (140.79 km) of roadways, of which 61.64 miles (99.20 km) were maintained by the municipality, 21.86 miles (35.18 km) by Camden County and 3.98 miles (6.41 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.
U.S. Route 30 (White Horse Pike) enters from Berlin borough and continues for 3.3 miles (5.3 km) into Chesilhurst. while Route 73 runs for a short distance along the township's western border, entering from Winslow Township and exiting into Berlin borough. U.S. 30 and NJ 73 intersect on the west side of the township.
County Route 534 (Jackson Road) enters from Berlin Township on the west near the Atco station and continues for almost 8 miles (13 km) across the township's northern border, into Shamong Township in Burlington County. County Route 536 (New Brooklyn / Cedarbrook Road / Pump Branch Road / Pennington Avenue) runs for 5.6 miles (9.0 km) from Monroe Township in Gloucester County into Waterford Township.
The closest limited access road is the Atlantic City Expressway in neighboring Winslow Township. Interstate 295 and the New Jersey Turnpike are two towns away.
Public transportation
The Atco station provides NJ Transit train service to the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia and the Atlantic City Rail Terminal in Atlantic City on the Atlantic City Line.
NJ Transit local bus service is available on the 554 route from Lindenwold to Atlantic City and on the 459 route.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Waterford Township include:
- Marvin Borowsky (1907-1969), novelist and screenwriter
- Kellyanne Conway (born 1967), strategist and pollster who was campaign manager for Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump in 2016
- Rey Ramsey, social justice entrepreneur
- Jimmy Snuka (1943–2017), semi-retired professional wrestler and actor
- Sally Starr (1923–2013), 1950s celebrity television personality
- John Wesley Wescott (1849–1927), lawyer and jurist who served as New Jersey Attorney General from 1914 to 1919
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Waterford (Nueva Jersey) para niños
