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About Washington

Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US
1836Established
48,677Population
21.6 sq miArea
141 ftElevation

Washington Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 48,677, an increase of 118 (+0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 48,559, which in turn reflected an increase of 1,445 (+3.1%) from the 47,114 counted in the 2000 census. For 2023, the Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program calculated a population of 49,378. Washington Township was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 17, 1836, from portions of Deptford Township. The township officially moved to the newly created Camden County on March 13, 1844. Monroe Township was created on March 3, 1859, from part of t…

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The forecast calls for Sunny, highs near 76°. In the local news, N.J. Girls Soccer Group & Conference rankings for Sept. 15 (NJ.com), Four students hospitalized after Washington Township school bus crash (Courier-Post), and 4 children, driver hurt as vehicle strikes school bus in Washington Twp. (NBC10 Philadelphia).

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