| Woodland Township, New Jersey | |
|---|---|
| — Township — | |
| Woodland Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
| Census Bureau map of Woodland Township, New Jersey | |
| Coordinates: | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Burlington |
| Incorporated | March 7, 1866 |
| Government[1] | |
| • Type | Township (New Jersey) |
| Area | |
| • Total | 96.4 sq mi (249.6 km2) |
| • Land | 95.9 sq mi (248.5 km2) |
| • Water | 0.4 sq mi (1.2 km2) |
| Elevation[2] | 118 ft (36 m) |
| Population (2008)[3] | |
| • Total | 1,352 |
| • Density | 12.2/sq mi (4.7/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08019 - Chatsworth |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-82420[4][5] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882080[6] |
Woodland Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 1,170.
Woodland was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 7, 1866, from portions of Pemberton Township, Shamong Township, Southampton Township and Washington Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Tabernacle Township on March 22, 1901.[7]
The township is located in the Pinelands National Reserve which is coextensive with the Pine Barrens, north of the Wharton State Forest. It includes the unincorporated community of Chatsworth, which is the postal address for most of the residents of the township.
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According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 96.4 square miles (250 km2), of which, 95.9 square miles (248 km2) of it is land and 0.4 square miles (1.0 km2) of it (0.47%) is water.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 970 |
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| 1940 | 1,374 | 41.6% | |
| 1950 | 1,524 | 10.9% | |
| 1960 | 1,904 | 24.9% | |
| 1970 | 2,032 | 6.7% | |
| 1980 | 2,285 | 12.5% | |
| 1990 | 2,063 | −9.7% | |
| 2000 | 1,170 | −43.3% | |
| Est. 2008 | 1,352 | [3] | 15.6% |
| Population 1930 - 1990.[8] | |||
As of the census[4] of 2000, there were 1,170 people, 425 households, and 323 families residing in the township. The population density was 12.2 people per square mile (4.7/km²). There were 448 housing units at an average density of 4.7 per square mile (1.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 98.03% White, 0.60% African American, 0.09% Native American, 0.34% Asian, 0.17% from other races, and 0.77% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.20% of the population.
There were 425 households out of which 35.1% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 60.5% were married couples living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.0% were non-families. 19.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.75 and the average family size was 3.15.
In the township the population was spread out with 25.8% under the age of 18, 7.3% from 18 to 24, 31.3% from 25 to 44, 27.9% from 45 to 64, and 7.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 99.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 101.9 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $59,271, and the median income for a family was $65,972. Males had a median income of $43,654 versus $31,765 for females. The per capita income for the township was $26,126. About 2.0% of families and 2.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under age 18 and 4.0% of those age 65 or over.
| Pemberton Twp | Manchester Twp | |||
| Tabernacle Twp | Lacey Twp | |||
| Woodland Twp | ||||
| Washington Twp | Stafford Twp, Barnegat Twp, Bass River Township and Little Egg Harbor Twp |
Woodland Township is governed under the Township form of government with a three-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year.[1] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor.
Woodland Township is in the 3rd Congressional district. New Jersey's Third Congressional District is represented by Jon Runyan (R, Mount Laurel Township). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).
Woodland is in the 8th district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Dawn Marie Addiego (R, Evesham Township) and in the New Jersey General Assembly by Gerry Nardello (R, Mount Laurel Township) and Scott Rudder (R, Medford Township).[9][10]
Burlington County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose five members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one or two seats coming up for election each year. As of 2011, Burlington County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Bruce D. Garganio (Florence Township, 2012), Deputy Director Christopher J. Brown (Evesham Township, 2011), Joseph B. Donnelly (Cinnaminson Township, 2013), Mary Ann O'Brien (Medford Township, 2012) and Mary Anne Reinhart (Shamong Township, 2011).[11][12]
Only two major state and county routes pass through Woodland. Route 70 runs along the northwestern border while Route 72 travels from the northwest to the southeast. CR 532 and CR 563 also pass through and intersect with each other in Chatsworth.
The Garden State Parkway is accessible outside the township in neighboring Lacey, Barnegat, Stafford, Little Egg Harbor, and Bass River Townships.
The Woodland Township School District serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Chatsworth Elementary School, which had an enrollment of 153 students in grades K-8 as of the 2005-06 school year.[13]
High school students in Woodland Township attend Seneca High School located in Tabernacle Township, which is part of the Lenape Regional High School District. The district serves students from Evesham Township, Medford Lakes, Medford Township, Mount Laurel Township, Shamong Township, Southampton Township, Tabernacle Township and Woodland Township.[14] The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships.[15]