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History · Washington Township

Washington Township dates to 1802, and 25% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register, among them a historic district with 20 buildings. Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1890 on, and the census since 1810.

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Quick answers

How Washington Township began

When was Washington Township founded?

1802

Washington Township dates its founding to 1802 (Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history agree). The census first counted it in 1810.

First census: 1,273 in 18102020 census: 693224 years
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1840.

What stands out about Washington Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

Lost villages5 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Washington Township, and 16 old place names are still on the map.A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Shrank, then grewLost two-thirds of its people between 1850 and 1890, then more than doubled.On the map since 18905 editions of the USGS map, 1890 to 1997. Watch Washington Township change.
★ What stands out · Places that used to be

Lost post offices and old corners

Five other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Green Bank
1840–1954
Batsto
1852–1911
Lower Bank
1854–1954
Wading River
1858–1923
Jenkins
1893–1932
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BatstoBulltownCrowleytownFriendshipGardiners LandingGreen BankHermanJenkinsLower BankLower ForgeMaxwellMountPenn PlaceTylertownWading RiverWashington

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Help out

Start Washington Township’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Washington Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
00s10s20s30s40s50s60s70s80s90s
0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Washington Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,00018501900195020002,010 in 1850Low: 310

Lost two-thirds of its people between 1850 and 1890, then more than doubled.

22 censuses, 1810–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Washington Township’s Wikipedia page.

The story so far

Washington Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Washington Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

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…

Washington Township was established in 1802. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 687 in 2010, 693 in 2020.

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Washington Township, 1802 to 1954

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1802
    FoundingWashington Township is established
  3. 1840Post officeThe Green Bank post office opens
  4. 1850CensusPopulation peaks at 2,010
  5. 1852Post officeThe Batsto post office opens
  6. 1854Post officeThe Lower Bank post office opens
  7. 1890On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 20th century
  9. 1911Post officeThe Batsto post office closes
  10. 1954Post officeThe Green Bank post office closes
  11. 1954Post officeThe Lower Bank post office closes
By decade

Washington Township, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Census Bureau map of Washington Township, Burlington County, New JerseyDate?Census Bureau map of Washington Township, Burlington …Map
Today1 recent
Map of Burlington County highlighting Washington Township2004Map of Burlington County highlighting Washington Town…Map
On the map

Washington Township on the map, 1890 to 1997

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Washington Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Washington Township on the 1890 USGS mapWashington Township on the 1919 USGS mapWashington Township on the 1942 USGS mapWashington Township on the 1956 USGS mapWashington Township on the 1997 USGS map1890Mullica sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Washington Township.

On the National Register

1 listing protects 20 historic buildings

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

place listed
1
National Historic Landmarks
0
none yet
historic buildings protected
20
each building in a district counts
first listed
1971
Batsto Village
Batsto Village
Districts
All 1 listings
Batsto VillageDistrict · listed 1971

National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Washington Township

Nobody well known was born in Washington Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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Jill BidenAmerican educator and First Lady of the United … · b. 1951
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Brenden AaronsonAmerican soccer player · b. 2000
Rodney JerkinsAmerican record producer and rapper · b. 1977
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Paxten AaronsonAmerican soccer player · b. 2003
Daria RaeAmerican professional wrestler and mixed martia… · b. 1993
Nessa BarrettAmerican singer · b. 2002
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Bass River TownshipIts storyC+Mullica Township1 historic placeBSweetwaterIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEgg Harbor City2 historic placesBGalloway Township1 historic placeBWoodland Township3 historic placesB−Port Republic2 historic placesAHammonton1 historic placeB+Tabernacle TownshipIts storyD

Questions about Washington Township’s history

What year was Washington Township founded?

In 1802, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Washington Township’s post office opened in 1840, and the census of 1810 counted 1,273 people here.

What is on the National Register in Washington Township?

One place: the Batsto Village (listed 1971).

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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Sources

Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From Wikimedia Commons (2), the National Register of Historic Places (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.