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Voorhees, New Jersey

Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Voorhees
Glendale Methodist Episcopal Church
Official seal of Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Seal
Voorhees highlighted in Camden County
Voorhees highlighted in Camden County
Census Bureau map of Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Voorhees Township, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°50′55″N 74°57′13″W / 39.848539°N 74.953498°W / 39.848539; -74.953498Coordinates: 39°50′55″N 74°57′13″W / 39.848539°N 74.953498°W / 39.848539; -74.953498
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Camden
Incorporated March 1, 1899
Named for Foster McGowan Voorhees
Government
 • Type Township
 • Body Township Committee
 • Mayor Michael R. Mignogna (D, term ends December 31, 2016)
 • Administrator Lawrence Spellman
 • Clerk Jeanette Schelberg
Area
 • Total 11.644 sq mi (30.157 km2)
 • Land 11.492 sq mi (29.764 km2)
 • Water 0.152 sq mi (0.392 km2)  1.30%
Area rank 195th of 566 in state
6th of 37 in county
Elevation 112 ft (34 m)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 29,131
 • Estimate (2015) 29,370
 • Rank 77th of 566 in state
6th of 37 in county
 • Density 2,534.9/sq mi (978.7/km2)
 • Density rank 246th of 566 in state
28th of 37 in county
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code 08043
Area code(s) 856
FIPS code 3400776220
GNIS feature ID 0882153
Website voorheesnj.com

Voorhees Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 29,131, reflecting an increase of 1,005 (+3.6%) from the 28,126 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 3,567 (+14.5%) from the 24,559 counted in the 1990 Census. Voorhees is a New Jersey suburb in the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan Area.

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.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 11.644 square miles (30.157 km2), including 11.492 square miles (29.764 km2) of land and 0.152 square miles (0.392 km2) of water (1.30%).

Echelon (with a 2010 population of 10,743) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place in the western part of the township between Cherry Hill and Gibbsboro.

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Ashland, Brighton Heights, Glendale, Kirkwood, Kresson and Osage.


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