Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Voorhees Township, New Jersey | |
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Voorhees Town Center in Voorhees Township, July 2011 | |
Location of Voorhees Township in Camden County highlighted in red | |
Census Bureau map of Voorhees Township, New Jersey | |
Location in Camden County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°50′55″N 74°57′10″W / 39.84857°N 74.952843°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Camden |
| Incorporated | March 1, 1899 |
| Named after | Foster McGowan Voorhees |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Michael R. Mignogna (D, term ends December 31, 2026) |
| • Administrator | Vacant |
| • Municipal clerk | Dee Ober |
| Area | |
• Total | 11.64 sq mi (30.15 km2) |
| • Land | 11.47 sq mi (29.71 km2) |
| • Water | 0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2) 1.44% |
| • Rank | 195th of 565 in state 6th of 37 in county |
| Elevation | 112 ft (34 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 31,069 |
• Estimate (2023) | 31,169 |
| • Rank | 76th of 565 in state 6th of 37 in county |
| • Density | 2,708.5/sq mi (1,045.8/km2) |
| • Rank | 238th of 565 in state 28th of 37 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08043 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3400776220 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882153 |
| Website | www |
Voorhees Township is a township in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township is a suburb in the Delaware Valley / Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 31,069, an increase of 1,938 (+6.7%) from the 2010 census count of 29,131, which in turn reflects an increase of 1,005 (+3.6%) from the 28,126 counted in the 2000 census.
Voorhees Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1899, from portions of Waterford Township. Portions of the township were taken on March 8, 1924, to form Gibbsboro.
The township is named for Foster McGowan Voorhees, the Governor of New Jersey who authorized its creation. The township is part of the state's South Jersey region.