Winslow Township, New Jersey
Township in Camden County, New Jersey, US / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about Winslow Township, New Jersey?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
Winslow 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 39,907,[9][10] an increase of 408 (+1.0%) from the 2010 census count of 39,499,[18][19] which in turn reflected an increase of 4,888 (+14.1%) from the 34,611 counted in the 2000 census.[20]
Winslow Township, New Jersey | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 39.701722°N 74.908351°W / 39.701722; -74.908351[1][2] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Camden |
Incorporated | November 26, 1867 |
Named for | Edward Winslow Coffin |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Marie Lawrence (D, elected to unexpired term ending December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
• Administrator | Joseph Gallagher[6] |
• Municipal clerk | Lisa Dority[7] |
Area | |
• Total | 58.25 sq mi (150.87 km2) |
• Land | 57.42 sq mi (148.71 km2) |
• Water | 0.83 sq mi (2.16 km2) 1.43% |
• Rank | 24th of 565 in state 1st of 37 in county[1] |
Elevation | 135 ft (41 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 39,907 |
• Estimate | 39,904 |
• Rank | 60th of 565 in state 4th of 37 in county[12] |
• Density | 695.0/sq mi (268.3/km2) |
• Rank | 421st of 565 in state 34th of 37 in county[12] |
Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP Code | 08095[13] |
Area code(s) | 609, 856[14] |
FIPS code | 3400781740[1][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882150[1][17] |
Website | www |
Winslow Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1845, from portions of Gloucester Township. Portions of the township were taken on November 26, 1867, to create Chesilhurst. In 1950, the township annexed a portion of Monroe Township in Gloucester County.[21] The township, and all of Camden County, is part of South Jersey and of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area.[22]