Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey
Washington Township, New Jersey | |
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Mill at Batsto Village | |
Washington Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Washington Township, Burlington County, New Jersey | |
Location in Burlington County Location in New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: 39°41′03″N 74°34′22″W / 39.684163°N 74.572639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | November 19, 1802 |
| Named after | George Washington |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Daniel L. James (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Municipal clerk | Lisa H. Hand |
| Area | |
• Total | 104.81 sq mi (271.46 km2) |
| • Land | 101.66 sq mi (263.30 km2) |
| • Water | 3.15 sq mi (8.16 km2) 3.01% |
| • Rank | 3rd of 565 in state 1st of 40 in county |
| Elevation | 56 ft (17 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 693 |
• Estimate (2023) | 703 |
| • Rank | 547th of 565 in state 39th of 40 in county |
| • Density | 6.8/sq mi (2.6/km2) |
| • Rank | 564th of 565 in state 40th of 40 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08215 – Egg Harbor City |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 3400577150 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882085 |
| Website | www |
Washington Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 693, an increase of 6 (+0.9%) from the 2010 census count of 687, which in turn reflected an increase of 66 (+10.6%) from the 621 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.
Washington was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 19, 1802, from portions of Evesham Township, Little Egg Harbor Township and Northampton Township (now known as Mount Holly Township, New Jersey). Portions of the township were taken to form Shamong Township (February 19, 1852), Bass River Township (March 30, 1864), Woodland Township (March 7, 1866) and Randolph Township (March 17, 1870, reannexed to Washington Township on March 28, 1893). The township was named for George Washington, one of more than ten communities statewide named for the first president. It is one of five municipalities in the state of New Jersey with the name "Washington Township". Another municipality, Washington Borough, is completely surrounded by Washington Township, Warren County.