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Willingboro, New Jersey

Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Township
Township of Willingboro
Coopertown Meetinghouse
Motto: "A Naturally Better Place to Be"
Willingboro Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Willingboro Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Coordinates: 40°01′41″N 74°53′13″W / 40.02795°N 74.886984°W / 40.02795; -74.886984Coordinates: 40°01′41″N 74°53′13″W / 40.02795°N 74.886984°W / 40.02795; -74.886984
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Burlington
Formed November 6, 1688
Incorporated February 21, 1798
Renamed November 3, 1959 to November 5, 1963 as Levittown Township
Named for Wellingborough
Government
 • Type Faulkner Act (Council-Manager)
 • Body Township Council
 • Mayor Nathaniel Anderson (D, term ends December 31, 2017)
 • Manager Richard Brevogel (interim)
 • Clerk Sarah Wooding
Area
 • Total 8.150 sq mi (21.108 km2)
 • Land 7.738 sq mi (20.042 km2)
 • Water 0.412 sq mi (1.066 km2)  5.05%
Area rank 230th of 566 in state
22nd of 40 in county
Elevation 30 ft (9 m)
Population (2010 Census)
 • Total 31,629
 • Estimate (2015) 31,270
 • Rank 70th of 566 in state
3rd of 40 in county
 • Density 4,087.3/sq mi (1,578.1/km2)
 • Density rank 150th of 566 in state
6th of 40 in county
Time zone Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
 • Summer (DST) Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4)
ZIP code 08046
Area code(s) 609 and 856
FIPS code 3400581440
GNIS feature ID 0882099
Website www.willingborotwp.org

Willingboro Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 31,629 reflecting a decline of 1,379 (-4.2%) from the 33,008 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 3,283 (-9.0%) from the 36,291 counted in the 1990 Census.

Abraham Levitt and Sons purchased and developed Willingboro land in the 1950s and 1960s as a planned community in their Levittown model. With residential development, the 1950 population of 852 rapidly climbed to 11,861 in 1960; and 43,386 in 1970. The community used the name "Levittown, New Jersey" in 1958, and "Levittown Township" from 1959 to 1963.

Willingboro was one of the original nine divisions in the organization of Burlington County within West Jersey, and was originally formed as the "Constabulary of Wellingborrow" on November 6, 1688. At the time, it included present day Delanco Township, New Jersey. The original name of Wellingborough was after the community in England, which was the hometown of Thomas Ollive, who led the original settlers into what would become Willingboro Township. Other spellings were used at different times.

After the establishment of the United States and the State of New Jersey, the community was formally incorporated as "Willingborough Township", one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships, on February 21, 1798, by the New Jersey Legislature when it enacted "An Act incorporating the Inhabitants of Townships, designating their Powers, and regulating their Meetings", P.L. 1798, p. 289. This makes Willingboro one of the oldest townships in the State.

Portions of the township were taken to form Beverly borough (March 5, 1850, now Beverly city) and Beverly Township (March 1, 1859, now known as Delanco Township).


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