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Waterford Township is a Township in Camden County , New Jersey , United States . As of the United States 2000 Census , the township population was 10,494. Waterford Township was originally created by Royal Charter on June 1 , 1695 , while the area was still part of Gloucester County . The township was incorporated by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21 , 1798 . On March 13 , 1844 , Waterford Township became one of the original townships in the newly-created Camden County. Portions of the township were taken over the years to form Delaware Township (on February 28 , 1844 , now Cherry Hill Township ), Chesilhurst ( November 26 , 1887 ), Voorhees Township ( March 1 , 1899 ) and Berlin Township ( March 11 , 1910 )."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 109. GEOGRAPHY According to the United States Census Bureau , the township has a total area of 93.9 Km&2 (36.3 Mi&2 ). 93.7 km&2 (36.2 mi&2) of it is land and 0.2 km&2 (0.1 mi&2) of it (0.19%) is water. Waterford borders Berlin Borough , Berlin Township , Chesilhurst , and Winslow . Waterford also borders Atlantic County and Burlington County . DEMOGRAPHICS
As of the Census 2 of 2000, there were 10,494 people, 3,542 households, and 2,791 families residing in the township. The Population Density was 112.0/km&2 (290.0/mi&2). There were 3,671 housing units at an average density of 39.2/km&2 (101.4/mi&2). The racial makeup of the township was 92.75% White , 4.18% African American , 0.21% Native American , 0.90% Asian , 0.01% Pacific Islander , 0.67% from Other Races , and 1.29% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.07% of the population. There were 3,542 households out of which 39.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.5% were Married Couples living together, 9.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.2% were non-families. 16.7% of all households were made up of individuals and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.90 and the average family size was 3.27. In the township the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 32.6% from 25 to 44, 25.4% from 45 to 64, and 8.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 100.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 99.6 males. The median income for a household in the township was $59,075, and the median income for a family was $63,693. Males had a median income of $41,561 versus $28,763 for females. The Per Capita Income for the township was $21,676. About 3.6% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the Poverty Line , including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over. GOVERNMENT Local government Members of the Waterford Township Committee are , 2007 . Federal, state and county representation Waterford Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 6th Legislative District. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government , New Jersey League Of Women Voters , p. 65. Accessed August 30 , 2006 , omits data for Waterford Township due to a typo in which Waterford and Watchung overlap with partial data missing for both. The 2004 New Jersey Legislative Data Book confirms that Waterford is in Congressional District 2 and New jersey Legislative District 6. EDUCATION The Waterford Township School District serves public school students in prekindergarten through sixth grade. Schools in the district are Atco Elementary School for Kindergarten and first grade, Thomas Richards School for prekindergarten through 3rd grade, and Waterford Elementary School (4-6). Public school students from Waterford Township attend Hammonton High School in Hammonton as part of a Sending/receiving Relationship with the Hammonton Public Schools . TRANSPORTATION Atco provides New Jersey Transit train service on the Atlantic City Line to the 30th Street Station in Philadelphia and the Atlantic City Rail Terminal . NJ Transit local bus service is available on the . Accessed June 21 , 2007 . U.S. Route 30 passes directly through the center of the Township while New Jersey Route 73 borders the western edge of the township. County Route 534 and County Route 536 also pass through the township. REFERENCES EXTERNAL LINKS
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