Willingboro, New Jersey
| Willingboro Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Willingboro | |
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| Motto: "A Naturally Better Place to Be" | |
 Willingboro Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Willingboro Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 40°01′41″N 74°53′13″W / 40.02795°N 74.886984°WCoordinates: 40°01′41″N 74°53′13″W / 40.02795°N 74.886984°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 New Jersey
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| 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 |
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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