Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
33% of residents are 65 or older in Washington Township, against 18% in New Jersey’s towns and 18% across U.S. towns. Of the 469 New Jersey towns we compare, none has a lower share of working residents who work in town than Washington Township. 34% of the land in Washington Township is conserved, above both the New Jersey town median (11%) and the median of U.S. towns (4.3%). The biggest place to walk is Wharton State Forest, 46,416 acres with 184.7 miles of trail. Washington Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Where Washington Township beats most towns.
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Census counts: 1,273 in 1810, a low of 310 in 1890, 693 in 2020. The archive holds 2 old photos and papers going back to 2004 and 5 maps from 1890 on.
1 place on the National Register of Historic Places.
Who provides power, water and the rest in Washington Township, and how to reach them.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Nov 18, 2024.
Ordered by what stands out in Washington Township.
Count the trails in 8 parks and preserves and they come to 288 miles. In Washington Township, the trail density is 2.8 miles per square mile.
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Wharton State Forest | 184.7 mi | 46,416 |
| 2. Batsto Natural Area | 46.8 mi | 4,853 |
| 3. Jacques Cousteau National Estuarine Research Reserve | 22.3 mi | 9,593 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
| School | Level | Students | Letter |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pinelands RCHLargest public high schoolGrades 7–12 | Grades 7–12 | – | – |
NCES · EDFacts
Most people who work leave Washington Township to do it: just 1% work in town. Its average commute comes in at 36 minutes. For half of commuters, work is under 31 miles away. The top destinations are Bass River Township (6%), Stafford Township (4%) and Galloway Township (4%).
| Washington Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 36 minutes | 30 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Median household income | $81,000 | $113,000 | $80,000 |
| Below the poverty line | 5.8% | 6.1% | 9.6% |
Census LEHD 2023 · ACS
Expect July afternoons of 87° and January nights of 25°, with about 24 inches of snow a winter.
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
15% of Washington Township adults smoke cigarettes. Among adults here, 28% get no exercise outside work.
| Washington Township | New Jersey towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 12% | 14% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 15% | 11% | 14% |
| Get no exercise (CDC PLACES) | 28% | 22% | 25% |
| Fair or poor health (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 19% |
| What stands out | Washington Township | NJ |
|---|---|---|
| More adults with COPD | 7.3% | 5.1% |
| More smokers | 15.4% | 10.9% |
| More older adults who have lost all their teeth | 12.6% | 9.6% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 55% of U.S. communities. Washington Township has had 64 paid flood insurance claims since 1978. Of the losses FEMA expects locally, 37% come from inland flooding and 32% from wildfires.
FEMA flood insurance claims · FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Museums, parks, gardens and other places to visit around Washington Township. Close and well known come first.
Big draw11 mi Park & preservePine Barrens
Big draw35 mi MuseumUSS New Jersey
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaLincoln Financial Field
Big draw32 mi Theme parkSix Flags Great Adventure2.2M visitors a year
Big draw35 mi Stadium & arenaXfinity Mobile Arena
Big draw36 mi Ancient siteIndependence Hall3.0M visitors a yearPine Barrens: Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 · USS New Jersey: Camera Operator: PH3 BRYANT, Public domain · Lincoln Financial Field: The original uploader was Betp at French Wikipedia., CC BY-SA 3.0 · Six Flags Great Adventure: Unknown, CC BY-SA 2.5 · Xfinity Mobile Arena: Jen Smith, CC BY 3.0 · Independence Hall: Mys 721tx, CC BY-SA 3.0
1 within 15 miles of the center of Washington Township
About 3 of every 100 Washington Township residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across New Jersey.
Where Washington Township’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
Census LEHD 2023
Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, US
Washington Township is a township in Burlington County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 693, an increase of 6 (+0.9%) from the 2010 census count of 687, which in turn reflected an increase of 66 (+10.6%) from the 621 counted in the 2000 census. The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Washington was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on November 19, 1802, from portions of Evesham Township, Little Egg Harbor Township and Northampton Township (now known as Mount Holly Township, New Jersey). Portions of the township were taken to form Shamong T…
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Washington Township has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
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