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Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Township
	Township of Willingboro
	Motto: "A Naturally Better Place to Be"
	Willingboro Township highlighted in Burlington County. Inset map: Burlington County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
	Census Bureau map of Willingboro Township, New Jersey
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
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	Eddie Campbell (term ends December 31, 2015)
• Manager	Joanne G. Diggs
• 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%
• Rank	230th of 566 in state; 22nd of 40 in county
Elevation	30 ft (9 m)
Population (2010 Census)
• Total	31,629
• Estimate (2014)	31,804
• Rank	70th of 566 in state; 3rd of 40 in county
• Density	4,087.3/sq mi (1,578.1/km2)
• Rank	150th of 566 in state; 6th of 40 in county
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP code	08046
Area code(s)	609 and 856
FIPS code	3400581440
GNIS feature ID	0882099
Website	www.willingborotwp.org

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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^[7]^[8]^[9] 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.^[19]

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.^[20]

History

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.^[21] At the time, it included present day Delanco Township, New Jersey. The original name of Wellingborough was after the community in England,^[22] 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.^[21] 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).^[21]

In the 1950s and 1960s, Willingboro was the location for a massive residential development by Levitt & Sons. The town was to be Levitt & Sons' third and largest Levittown development, following similar projects in New York and Pennsylvania. Levitt acquired the great majority of the land in Willingboro; the historic community of Rancocas, in the southeast portion of the township, was annexed to Westampton Township to keep it from being bulldozed, as Levitt wished to keep the development within the boundaries of a single municipality. The first Levittown homes were sold in June 1958, at which time the community was already known as Levittown, New Jersey.^[23]

The town's name was changed from the original Willingboro to "Levittown Township" by a referendum of township residents held on November 3, 1959. Willingboro was less than 12 miles (19 km) from Levittown, Pennsylvania and this occasionally caused confusion. A referendum held on the issue on November 5, 1963, changed the name back to Willingboro.^[21]^[24] The name change was passed by a narrow margin of 3,123 to 3,003.^[24] In retaliation, Levitt refused to donate any more schools to the fast-growing community.^[24]

The sociologist Herbert J. Gans used Willingboro as the subject of his 1967 book, The Levittowners: Ways of Life and Politics in a New Suburban Community. In his book, he discusses a community frozen in time as an ideal representation of past, present and future America. At the same time, he analyzes the perpetuating American tradition and capacity to changes. In The Levittowners, Gans studies three major aspects of the life in Willingboro. He first deals with the development and growth of this new suburban community, particularly involvement in community organizations. Later, he describes the qualities and the characteristics of such a life. Finally, Gans focuses on the effects that suburbia will have on its inhabitants. According to the author, the Levittowners are the archetypical American characters, sharing the same way of life, values, religion, beliefs, ethnicity and living standards. They represent the American Way of Life. However, Levittown isn’t homogeneous in a sense that it still embodies a constructive individualism. Gans draws a positive portrait of those citizens who are there to cement a stable society. They are an epitome of the "traditional" values, but they are also capable of opening up to changing times. They represent modernity. Gans only portrays a certain "half" of the population. "The other half"^[25] is left apart and ignored, which shows that Levittown was in a sense an enclave and represents American exceptionalism. He did not examine racial discrimination, although he wrote that a racial disturbance broke out in Levittown, Pennsylvania when a white family sold their home to African Americans.

When homes for the new Levittown were first being sold in 1958, Levitt and Sons had a policy against sales to African Americans.^[26] W. R. James, an African-American officer in the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division, was stationed at nearby Fort Dix and applied to purchase a Levittown home. On June 29, 1958, an agent of Levitt and Sons told him that the new Levittown development would be an all-white community. James filed suit against the company challenging their policy. A friend of his, who worked at the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, said that it was illegal in New Jersey to discriminate in federally-subsidized housing. At the time, de facto racial segregation in housing existed in many areas in the United States. Levittown was receiving mortgage insurance from the Federal Housing Administration. But as of 1958, the law had not been tested.^[26]

James sued Levitt in a case that ultimately went to the New Jersey Supreme Court, which upheld lower court rulings in favor of James.^[24] James was not the first African American to move into Willingboro. Given James' success in his suit, Charles and Vera Williams purchased a house and moved into the community in 1960, the first African-American family in Willingboro.^[26] James eventually moved into Millbrook Park in 1960.^[26] He served as head of the local chapter of the NAACP and eventually became a minister. An elementary school in Willingboro was named in his honor.^[23]^[27]

Following the court case, Levitt developed a thorough integration program. The company set up an integration committee headed by Howard Lett, an African American.^[24] Lett created a five-point program, which included the announcement by community leaders of Levitt’s plan to desegregate housing, and a thorough briefing program for Levitt employees, government officials, the police and the press. Lett recommended an attempt to discourage anti-integration activities known as “Operation Hothead”.^[26] Lett created a Human Relations Council to oversee possible disputes in community. James served as a member of that committee.^[24] The committee tried to solve problems of juvenile delinquency in the township. It opposed a curfew passed by the Township Council in the early 1970s. The curfew was later dropped, but reintroduced later on.^[24] One area that the committee oversaw was the practice of blockbusting.

The African-American population of Willingboro increased throughout the 1960s; by 1964 there were 50 African-American families. By 1970, African Americans represented about 11% of the population.^[28] During the early 1970s, several homeowners said they were approached by local real estate agents and told that their neighborhood was becoming increasingly African-American and home values could decline if they did not sell quickly; a practice known as blockbusting. While the Human Relations Council could not prove these claims, it made recommendations to help foster better relations between ethnic communities in the township and calm concerns.^[29]

To maintain integration, the township in 1974 enacted an ordinance that prohibited the posting of "for sale" or "sold" signs on real estate. Many other communities had enacted similar laws in reaction to the practice of blockbusting in the 1960s and 1970s. The Supreme Court in the 1977 case of Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Willingboro ruled that the ordinance violated the First Amendment protections for free speech, which applied to commercial needs.^[30]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Willingboro township had a total area of 8.150 square miles (21.108 km²), including 7.738 square miles (20.042 km²) of land and 0.412 square miles (1.066 km²) of water (5.05%).^[5]^[18]

The township borders the Burlington County municipalities of Edgewater Park Township, Burlington Township, Westampton Township, Mount Laurel Township, Moorestown Township, Delran Township, and Delanco Township.^[31]

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bortons Landing, Charleston and Cooperstown.^[32]

Parks and sections

Willingboro is divided into several sections, each section's street names beginning with the same letter as the corresponding section. For example, streets in Pennypacker Park all begin with the letter "P".^[33] This is the case with all parks, excluding Martin's Beach and certain streets in Rittenhouse Park.

Originally each Park or section had its own swimming pool for residents' use. Residents' families would receive free swim tags after showing applicable IDs at each section's school or the community office. However, some swimming pools, such as Hawthorne Park, have been inactive for years. Free lessons and other events were focused on these "park" pools during the summer months. By the 1990s, only Pennypacker Park and Country Club Park had operating summer pools. Finally, Country Club Park has been denoted the "community pool" at this time.

Buckingham Park
Country Club Ridge
Pennypacker Park
Millbrook Park
Martin's Beach
Deer Park
Somerset Park (First house was occupied here.^[34])
Windsor Park
Garfield Park
Garfield Park East
Garfield Park North
Rittenhouse Park
Twin Hill Park
Ironside Court (Non-residential, Public Works Department and some industry.)
Hawthorne Park
Fairmount Park

A section without a name is located near Olympia Lakes. This is the only part of the town with the area code 856. The rest of Willingboro is in area code 609.

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	Note	%±
1800	495		—
1810	619		25.1%
1820	787		27.1%
1830	782		−0.6%
1840	900		15.1%
1850	1,596		77.3%
1860	643	*	−59.7%
1870	750		16.6%
1880	743		−0.9%
1890	739		−0.5%
1900	673		−8.9%
1910	562		−16.5%
1920	601		6.9%
1930	613		2.0%
1940	642		4.7%
1950	852		32.7%
1960	11,861		1,292.1%
1970	43,386		265.8%
1980	39,912		−8.0%
1990	36,291		−9.1%
2000	33,008		−9.0%
2010	31,629		−4.2%
2014 (est.)	31,804	^[10]^[35]	0.6%
Population sources:1800-2000^[36] 1800-1920^[37] 1840^[38] 1850-1870^[39] 1850^[40] 1870^[41] 1880-1890^[42] 1890-1910^[43] 1910-1930^[44] 1930-1990^[45] 2000^[46]^[47] 2010^[7]^[8]^[9] * = Lost territory in previous decade.^[21]

Census 2010

Template:USCensusDemographics As of 2010, Willingboro has a large population of African, Afro-Caribbean, and Latino immigrants. The African community mostly consists of Liberians, Nigerians, Sierra Leoneans, as well as other West Africans. The Afro-Caribbean population mainly consists of Haitians, Jamaicans, Trinidadians, and Guyanese. The Latino population mainly consists of Dominicans, Puerto Ricans, Colombians, Hondurans, and Salvadorans. Many of these immigrants have moved from New York City, Newark, Jersey City, Trenton, and Philadelphia.

The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $66,479 (with a margin of error of +/- $4,323) and the median family income was $73,968 (+/- $2,888). Males had a median income of $48,323 (+/- $2,553) versus $40,313 (+/- $3,074) for females. The per capita income for the township was $25,989 (+/- $1,048). About 6.9% of families and 8.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 3.8% of those age 65 or over.^[48]

Census 2000

As of the 2000 United States Census^[15] there were 33,008 people, 10,713 households, and 8,784 families residing in the township. The population density was 4,292.7 people per square mile (1,657.3/km²). There were 11,124 housing units at an average density of 1,446.7 per square mile (558.5/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 66.71% African American, 24.67% White, 0.30% Native American, 1.70% Asian, 0.04% Pacific Islander, 2.62% from other races, and 3.95% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.05% of the population.^[46]^[47]

There were 10,713 households out of which 33.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 58.1% were married couples living together, 18.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.0% were non-families. 15.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 6.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.07 and the average family size was 3.36.^[46]^[47]

In the township the population was spread out with 27.5% under the age of 18, 7.5% from 18 to 24, 26.1% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 90.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.^[46]^[47]

The median income for a household in the township was $60,869, and the median income for a family was $64,338. Males had a median income of $39,963 versus $31,554 for females. The per capita income for the township was $21,799. About 3.5% of families and 5.9% of the population were below the poverty line, including 8.3% of those under age 18 and 5.1% of those age 65 or over.^[46]^[47]

Government

Local government

The Township of Willingboro is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Council-Manager form of government (Plan E), enacted by direct petition and implemented as of January 1, 1962.^[49] The current Council-Manager form of government was adopted by referendum in November 1960 based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission. The elections for the first council to operate under the new Council-Manager form of government took place in November 1961, with the new council taking office as of January 1, 1962, under the new form.^[50] The five-member Township Council is elected in partisan elections to serve four-year terms in office on a staggered basis, with two or three seats coming up for election as part of the November general election during odd-numbered years. At a reorganization held during the first week of January after each election, the council selects a Mayor and Deputy Mayor from among its members.^[4]^[50]

As of 2015^[update], the members of the Willingboro Township Council are Mayor Eddie Campbell, Jr. (D, term on council and as mayor ends December 31, 2015), Deputy Mayor Nathaniel Anderson (D, term on council ends 2017; term as deputy mayor ends 2015), Davis Holley (D, 2015), Jacqueline Jennings (D, 2015) and Chris Walker (D, 2017).^[1]^[3]^[51]^[52]^[53]^[54]^[55]

The Township Council appointed Chris Walker in October 2013 to fill the vacant seat of Ken Gordon, after a New Jersey Superior Court judge ruled that Gordon's seat was vacant based on his having missed a series of council meetings. Eddie Campbell was named to fill Gordon's former position as deputy mayor.^[56] Darvis Holley was appointed in April 2014 to fill the vacant seat of Jim Ayrer, who had resigned after serving on the council for 34 years.^[57]

Federal, state and county representation

Willingboro Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District^[58] and is part of New Jersey's 7th state legislative district.^[8]^[59]^[60]

For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 3rd congressional district is represented by Andy Kim (D, Moorestown).^[61] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)^[62] and George Helmy (Mountain Lakes, term ends 2024).^[63]^[64]

For the 2024-2025 session, the 7th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Troy Singleton (D, Palmyra) and in the General Assembly by Herb Conaway (D, Moorestown) and Carol A. Murphy (D, Mount Laurel).^[65] Template:NJ Governor

Template:NJ Burlington County Freeholders

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 20,713 registered voters in Willingboro Township, of which 12,117 (58.5% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,268 (6.1% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 7,322 (35.3% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 6 voters registered to other parties.^[66] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 65.5% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 85.7% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).^[66]^[67]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 15,635 votes here (91.4% vs. 58.1% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 1,300 votes (7.6% vs. 40.2%) and other candidates with 63 votes (0.4% vs. 1.0%), among the 17,101 ballots cast by the township's 22,031 registered voters, for a turnout of 77.6% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County).^[68]^[69] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 16,104 votes here (90.0% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 1,616 votes (9.0% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 75 votes (0.4% vs. 1.0%), among the 17,899 ballots cast by the township's 21,755 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.3% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County).^[70] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 12,226 votes here (81.1% vs. 52.9% countywide), ahead of Republican George W. Bush with 2,701 votes (17.9% vs. 46.0%) and other candidates with 85 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 15,067 ballots cast by the township's 20,197 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.6% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).^[71]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 6,513 ballots cast (70.6% vs. 35.8% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 2,453 votes (26.6% vs. 61.4%) and other candidates with 40 votes (0.4% vs. 1.2%), among the 9,227 ballots cast by the township's 21,474 registered voters, yielding a 43.0% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county).^[72]^[73] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 8,235 ballots cast (83.7% vs. 44.5% countywide), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 1,296 votes (13.2% vs. 47.7%), Independent Chris Daggett with 169 votes (1.7% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 64 votes (0.7% vs. 1.2%), among the 9,837 ballots cast by the township's 21,588 registered voters, yielding a 45.6% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).^[74]

Education

The Willingboro Township Public Schools serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2011–12 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 4,353 students and 327.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.31:1.^[75] Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[76]) are six pre-K to 5 elementary schools — Garfield East Elementary School^[77] (479 students), Hawthorne Elementary School^[78] (515), W.R. James, Sr. Elementary School^[79] (454) J.C. Stuart Elementary School^[80] (473) and Twin Hills Elementary School^[81] (424) — Memorial Middle School^[82] for grades 6, 7, and 8 (1,051), Willingboro High School^[83] for grades 9–12 (938), along with the Willingboro Alternative Education Program at Levitt^[84] with 19 students in grades 6–12.^[85]^[86]^[87]

During the early development of the township, all high school students attended Levittown High School for grades 9-12 (LHS was renamed John F. Kennedy High School in 1964). Kennedy High became one of the two junior high schools; the other was Memorial. The substantial student population at JFK HS required that the school go to split sessions and only was able to house grades 10–12, with the freshmen classes divided between Memorial and Levitt junior high schools. In 1975, Willingboro HS was opened and became the "sister" school, located only about two miles apart - both on JFK Way. This is the way the township was until JFK HS became a middle school in 1990, leaving Willingboro as the only high school. By this time, the township population fell and Levitt Junior High School was closed to become township offices and storage. Memorial Junior High School would remain open for college classes for Burlington County College. Kennedy Middle School eventually closed and became Kennedy Center, a community center for the performing arts, an additional gym for events, and classrooms for college classes.

The S.W. Bookbinder, J.A. McGinley and Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary Schools were closed at the end of the 2005-06 school year as part of an effort to save about $3.6 million, through the reduction of as many as 100 staff members and class sizes increased as large as 27 at the five remaining elementary schools. The cuts were needed to fill a two-year budget deficit of nearly $10 million.^[88]

Students from Willingboro Township, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton Township.^[89]

The Willingboro Public Library (WPL) is the municipal public library for the community. It first opened in 1960 and operates independently from the Burlington County Library System. Before 2003, the library was housed in the township’s municipal building on Salem Road. The current library building is 42,000 square feet (3,900 m²).^[90] and is an anchor for the new Willingboro Town Center on Route 130.

Transportation

Roads and highways

As of May 2010^[update], the township had a total of 122.11 miles (196.52 km) of roadways, of which 109.02 miles (175.45 km) were maintained by the municipality, 11.53 miles (18.56 km) by Burlington County and 1.56 miles (2.51 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.^[91]

U.S. Route 130 straddles the township's borders with Delanco Township and Edgewater Park Township.^[92]

Public transportation

New Jersey Transit provides bus service on 409 / 417 / 418 routes between Trenton and Philadelphia.^[93]^[94]

BurLink bus service is offered on the B1 route (between Beverly and Pemberton) and on the B2 route (between Beverly and Westampton Township).^[95]

Academy Bus provides service from Willingboro and at the park-and-ride facility near Exit 5 of the New Jersey Turnpike in Westampton to the Port Authority Bus Terminal and other street service in Midtown Manhattan and to both Jersey City and the Wall Street area in Lower Manhattan.^[96]^[97]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Willingboro Township include:

Mark Adamo (born 1962), composer and librettist with New York City Opera.^[98]
Malik Allen (born 1978), NBA power forward for the Milwaukee Bucks.^[99]
Tony Bellinger (born 1957), retired professional soccer defender who played in the NASL for the Dallas Tornado.^[100]
T. J. Brennan (born 1989), professional ice hockey defenseman who has played in the NHL for the Buffalo Sabres, Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs.^[101]
Cardiak (born 1988), music producer for 50 Cent, Rick Ross, Fabolous, Meek Mill and Lloyd Banks.^[102]
Sean Casey (born 1974), Major League Baseball first baseman for the Boston Red Sox.^[103]
Fannie Lee Chaney (1921-2007), baker who became a civil rights activist following the murder of her son James Chaney in Mississippi in 1964 by the Ku Klux Klan.^[104]^[105]
Mike Chioda (born 1964), WWE professional wrestling Referee and Raw Senior Referee.^[106]
City High, R&B group.^[107]
Tom Davis (born c. 1970), basketball player best known for his college career at Delaware State University between 1987–88 and 1990–91 in which he had more than 2,200 points and 1,000 rebounds.^[108]
Gary Dourdan (born 1966), actor best known for playing the character Warrick Brown on the television series CSI: Crime Scene Investigation.^[109]
William Franklin (1731–1813), last Colonial Governor of New Jersey, son of Benjamin Franklin.^[110]
Anthony Griggs (born 1960), former NFL linebacker who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Cleveland Browns.^[111]
Erskine Hawkins (1914-1993), jazz trumpeter and big band leader.^[112]
Stephen Kasprzyk (born 1982), rower who represented the United States in the Men's eight event at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London.^[113]
Michelle Kosinski (born 1974), journalist who has been a White House correspondent for CNN.^[114]
Crystal Langhorne (born 1986), WNBA basketball player drafted in 2008 by the Washington Mystics.^[115] Won the National Championship in 2006 as a member of the Maryland Terrapins.^[116]
Carl Lewis (born 1961), United States Olympic track athlete who won ten Olympic medals (9 gold, 1 silver) and was ranked #1 on the Sports Illustrated list of The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures.^[117]^[118]
Wali Lundy (born 1983), rapper and former football running back who played in the NFL for the Houston Texans.^[119]
Joey Marella (1964–1994) WWE Professional Wrestling Referee, who refereed main event for the indoor attendance record setting match at WrestleMania III between André the Giant versus Hulk Hogan in the Pontiac Silverdome.^[120]
Marilyn Marshall, R&B singer / musician.^[121]
Tim Marshall, R&B Music Hall of Fame Radio Host, journalist, Educator, and Humanitarian.^[122]
Patrick McFarland, born 1951), former professional basketball player who played in the American Basketball Association for the Denver Rockets, Denver Nuggets, and San Diego Sails.^[123]
Kareem McKenzie (born 1979), National Football League offensive tackle.^[124]
David Miscavige (born 1960), leader of the Church of Scientology.^[125]
Gorilla Monsoon (1937–1999), WWE Hall of Fame Professional Wrestler, Former President of WWE.^[126] Monsoon, whose real name was Robert James "Gino" Marella, was the adopted father of Joey Marella.
Dezman Moses (born 1989), National Football League linebacker with the Green Bay Packers.^[127]
Kristopher Negron (born 1986), professional baseball utility player who has played for the Cincinnati Reds.^[128]
Thomas Olive, deputy-governor of West Jersey from 1684–1685 who gave the township its name, based on his birthplace of Wellingborough.^[23]^[129]
Claudette Ortiz (born 1981), singer and model.^[130]
Gregory Pardlo (born 1968), poet.^[131]
Gervase Peterson (born 1969), contestant on Survivor: Borneo, the first season of the program.^[132]
Shaun Phillips (born 1981), National Football League defensive tackle.^[133]
Maria Rodriguez-Gregg, member of the New Jersey General Assembly who is the first Republican Hispanic woman to be elected to the New Jersey Legislature.^[134]
Keith Saunders (born 1984), Linebacker who has played for the Winnipeg Blue Bombers of the Canadian Football League.^[135]
Kevin Sbraga (born 1979), winner of Top Chef (season 7).^[136]
Troy Singleton (born 1973), member of the New Jersey General Assembly from the 7th Legislative District since 2011.^[137]^[138]
Ryan Toby (born 1976), soul singer, songwriter, producer, and actor best known for playing Wesley Glen Ahmal James in the 1993 film Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit.^[139]
Jimmy Valiant (born 1942), WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler.^[140]
Peter Vermes (born 1966), former professional soccer player who has been the head coach of Sporting Kansas City in Major League Soccer.^[141]
Mark Zagunis (born 1993), professional baseball player.^[142]

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External links

[Council-1] Local Government – Township Council, Township of Willingboro. Accessed July 4, 2015.

[2] 2014 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as of December 15, 2014. Accessed July 4, 2015. As of date accessed, Campbell is listed as mayor with a term-end year of 2014.

[Directory-3] Township Telephone Directory, Township of Willingboro. Accessed July 4, 2015.

[DataBook-4] 2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 38.

[CensusArea-5] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.

[6] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Willingboro, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.

[Census2010-7] DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Willingboro township, Burlington County, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 1, 2012.

[Districts2011-8] Municipalities Grouped by 2011-2020 Legislative Districts, New Jersey Department of State, p. 4. Accessed January 6, 2013.

[LWD2010-9] Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Willingboro township, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed September 1, 2012.

[PopEst-10] PEPANNRES - Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 - 2014 Population Estimates for New Jersey municipalities, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.

[GCTPH1NJ2010-11] GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 12, 2013.

[12] Look Up a ZIP Code for Willingboro, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed September 1, 2012.

[13] Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 21, 2013.

[14] Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Willingboro, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 22, 2013.

[GR2-15] American FactFinder, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[16] A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed May 24, 2012.

[GR3-17] US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[GR1-18] US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[19] Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed September 1, 2012.

[20] "Chronology of Willingboro", Willingboro Township. Accessed June 29, 2007.

[Story-21] Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 100. Accessed May 24, 2012.

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[History-23] Township History, Township of Willingboro. Accessed August 12, 2013.

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[25] Riis, Jacob. How The Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York, 1890.

[Anderson-26] Anderson, Priscilla B. The History and Contribution of Black Americans to the Development of Willingboro, Burlington, New Jersey. Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Historical Commission - Afro-American Division, 1985

[27] Mulford, Kim. "'It was like heaven': Residents recall Levittown; Original owners gather for its 55th anniversary", Courier-Post, October 13, 2013. Accessed October 21, 2013.

[Pooley-28] Beck Pooley, Karen. "The Other Levittown: Race and Place in Willingboro, NJ," The Next American City 2(2003).

[Blockbusting-29] "Has Blockbusting Come to Willingboro?", Burlington County Times, October 28, 1973.

[30] Linmark Associates, Inc. v. Township of Willingboro (No. 70-357), Cornell University Law School Legal Information Institute. Accessed August 12, 2013.

[31] Areas touching Willingboro Township, MapIt. Accessed December 29, 2014.

[32] Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.

[33] Friedman, Sally. "Levittown: Home to stay The Willingboro incarnation, now 50 years old, was a keeper. Residents who bought in early tell why they love it still.", The Philadelphia Inquirer, September 26, 2008. Accessed August 12, 2013. "They got that in a town ultimately divided into 11 'parks,' each with street names that began with the same letter, and offering schools, pools and recreation areas."

[34] Chronology of Willingboro.

[35] Census Estimates for New Jersey April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014, United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.

[36] Barnett, Bob. Population Data for Burlington County Municipalities, 1800 - 2000, WestJersey.org, January 6, 2011. Accessed September 1, 2012.

[37] Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905, New Jersey Department of State, 1906. Accessed July 23, 2013.

[38] Bowen, Francis. American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843, p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed July 23, 2013.

[39] Raum, John O. The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1, p. 266, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 23, 2013. "Willingborough township contained a population in 1850 of 1,596; in 1860, 643; and in 1870, 750. A portion of Rancocas is in this township."

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 == History ==
-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.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 100. Accessed May 24, 2012.</ref> At the time, it included present day Delanco Township, New Jersey. The original name of [[Wellingborough]] was after the community in England. This was the hometown of [[Thomas Ollive]], who led the original settlers into what would become Willingboro Township. Other spellings were used at different times.
+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.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. [http://www.state.nj.us/dep/njgs/enviroed/oldpubs/bulletin67.pdf ''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''], Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 100. Accessed May 24, 2012.</ref> At the time, it included present day Delanco Township, New Jersey. The original name of [[Wellingborough]] was after the community in England,<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. [http://mapmaker.rutgers.edu/356/nj_place_names_origin.pdf#page=33 ''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names''], New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 31, 2015.</ref> 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.&nbsp;289.<ref name=Story/> This makes Willingboro one of the oldest townships in the State.
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 The town's name was changed from the original Willingboro to "Levittown Township" by a referendum of township residents held on November 3, 1959. Willingboro was less than {{convert|12|mi|km}} from [[Levittown, Pennsylvania|Levittown]], [[Pennsylvania]] and this occasionally caused confusion.  A referendum held on the issue on November 5, 1963, changed the name back to Willingboro.<ref name=Story/><ref name=Suplee>Suplee, C. (1995). Stories of Willingboro Township, New Jersey. Willingboro: Calkins Newspapers, Inc.</ref> The name change was passed by a narrow margin of 3,123 to 3,003.<ref name=Suplee/> In retaliation, Levitt refused to donate any more schools to the fast-growing community.<ref name=Suplee/>
-The [[Sociology|sociologist]] [[Herbert J. Gans]] used Willingboro as the subject of his 1967 book, ''The Levittowners: Ways of Life and Politics in a New Suburban Community''. In his book, he discusses a community frozen in time as an ideal representation of past, present and future America. At the same time, he analyzes the perpetuating American tradition and capacity to changes. In ''The Levittowners,'' Gans studies three major aspects of the life in Willingboro. He first deals with the development and growth of this new suburban community, particularly involvement in community organizations. Later, he describes the qualities and the characteristics of such a life. Finally, Gans focuses on the effects that suburbia will have on its inhabitants. According to the author, the Levittowners are the archetypical American characters, sharing the same way of life, values, religion, beliefs, ethnicity and living standards. They represent the American Way of Life.  However, Levittown isn’t homogenous in a sense that it still embodies a constructive individualism. Gans draws a positive portrait of those citizens who are there to cement a stable society. They are an epitome of the “traditional” values, but they are also capable of opening up to changing times. They represent modernity. Gans only portrays a certain “half” of the population. The “other half”<ref>Riis, J: ”How The Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York ”, 1890.</ref> is left apart and ignored, which shows that Levittown was in a sense an enclave and represents American exceptionalism. He did not examine racial discrimination, although he wrote that a racial disturbance broke out in [[Levittown, Pennsylvania]] when a white family sold their home to African Americans.
+The [[Sociology|sociologist]] [[Herbert J. Gans]] used Willingboro as the subject of his 1967 book, ''The Levittowners: Ways of Life and Politics in a New Suburban Community''. In his book, he discusses a community frozen in time as an ideal representation of past, present and future America. At the same time, he analyzes the perpetuating American tradition and capacity to changes. In ''The Levittowners,'' Gans studies three major aspects of the life in Willingboro. He first deals with the development and growth of this new suburban community, particularly involvement in community organizations. Later, he describes the qualities and the characteristics of such a life. Finally, Gans focuses on the effects that suburbia will have on its inhabitants. According to the author, the Levittowners are the archetypical American characters, sharing the same way of life, values, religion, beliefs, ethnicity and living standards. They represent the American Way of Life.  However, Levittown isn’t homogeneous in a sense that it still embodies a constructive individualism. Gans draws a positive portrait of those citizens who are there to cement a stable society. They are an epitome of the "traditional" values, but they are also capable of opening up to changing times. They represent modernity. Gans only portrays a certain "half" of the population. "The other half"<ref>[[Jacob Riis|Riis, Jacob]]. ''[[How the Other Half Lives|How The Other Half Lives: Studies Among the Tenements of New York]]'', 1890.</ref> is left apart and ignored, which shows that Levittown was in a sense an enclave and represents American exceptionalism. He did not examine racial discrimination, although he wrote that a racial disturbance broke out in [[Levittown, Pennsylvania]] when a white family sold their home to African Americans.
 When homes for the new Levittown were first being sold in 1958, Levitt and Sons had a policy against sales to African Americans.<ref name=Anderson>Anderson, Priscilla B. ''The History and Contribution of Black Americans to the Development of Willingboro'', Burlington, New Jersey. Trenton, NJ: New Jersey Historical Commission - Afro-American Division, 1985</ref> W. R. James, an African-American officer in the Army’s Criminal Investigation Division, was stationed at nearby [[Fort Dix]] and applied to purchase a Levittown home. On June 29, 1958, an agent of Levitt and Sons told him that the new Levittown development would be an all-white community. James filed suit against the company challenging their policy. A friend of his, who worked at the New Jersey Division of Civil Rights, said that it was illegal in New Jersey to discriminate in federally-subsidized housing. At the time, ''de facto'' racial segregation in housing existed in many areas in the United States. Levittown was receiving mortgage insurance from the Federal Housing Administration. But as of 1958, the law had not been tested.<ref name=Anderson/>
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 According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], Willingboro township had a total area of 8.150 square miles (21.108&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 7.738 square miles (20.042&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.412 square miles (1.066&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (5.05%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1" />
-The township borders [[Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey|Edgewater Park Township]], [[Burlington Township, New Jersey|Burlington Township]], [[Westampton Township, New Jersey|Westampton Township]], [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey|Mount Laurel Township]], [[Moorestown, New Jersey|Moorestown Township]], [[Delran Township, New Jersey|Delran Township]], and [[Delanco Township, New Jersey|Delanco Township]].<ref>[http://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/150725/touches.html Areas touching Willingboro Township], MapIt. Accessed December 29, 2014.</ref>
+The township borders the Burlington County municipalities of [[Edgewater Park Township, New Jersey|Edgewater Park Township]], [[Burlington Township, New Jersey|Burlington Township]], [[Westampton Township, New Jersey|Westampton Township]], [[Mount Laurel, New Jersey|Mount Laurel Township]], [[Moorestown, New Jersey|Moorestown Township]], [[Delran Township, New Jersey|Delran Township]], and [[Delanco Township, New Jersey|Delanco Township]].<ref>[http://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/150725/touches.html Areas touching Willingboro Township], MapIt. Accessed December 29, 2014.</ref>
 [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include [[Bortons Landing, New Jersey|Bortons Landing]], [[Charleston, New Jersey|Charleston]] and [[Cooperstown, New Jersey|Cooperstown]].<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>
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 ==Demographics==
 {{US Census population
-|1800= 495
+| 1800=   495
-|1810= 619
+| 1810=   619
-|1820= 787
+| 1820=   787
-|1830= 782
+| 1830=   782
-|1840= 900
+| 1840=   900
-|1850= 1596
+| 1850=  1596
-|1860= 643
+| 1860=   643 | 1860n=*
-|1870= 750
+| 1870=   750
-|1880= 743
+| 1880=   743
-|1890= 739
+| 1890=   739
-|1900= 673
+| 1900=   673
-|1910= 562
+| 1910=   562
-|1920= 601
+| 1920=   601
-|1930= 613
+| 1930=   613
-|1940= 642
+| 1940=   642
-|1950= 852
+| 1950=   852
-|1960= 11861
+| 1960= 11861
-|1970= 43386
+| 1970= 43386
-|1980= 39912
+| 1980= 39912
-|1990= 36291
+| 1990= 36291
-|2000= 33008
+| 2000= 33008
-|2010= 31629
+| 2010= 31629
+| estimate=31804
-|estyear=2014
+| estyear=2014
-|estimate=31804
-|estref=<ref name="USCensusEst2014">{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/SUB-EST2014.html|title=Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014|accessdate=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
+| estref=<ref name=PopEst>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/PEP/2014/PEPANNRES/0400000US34.06100 PEPANNRES - Annual Estimates of the Resident Population: April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014 - 2014 Population Estimates for New Jersey municipalities], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.census.gov/popest/data/cities/totals/2014/files/SUB-EST2014_34.csv Census Estimates for New Jersey April 1, 2010 to July 1, 2014], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>
-|footnote=Population sources:<small>1800-2000<ref>Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popbur_04.htm Population Data for Burlington County Municipalities, 1800 - 2000], WestJersey.org, January 6, 2011. Accessed September 1, 2012.</ref><br>1800-1920<ref>[http://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref> 1840<ref>[[Francis Bowen|Bowen, Francis]]. [http://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 ''American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843''], p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref> 1850-1870<ref>Raum, John O. [http://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA266 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 266, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 23, 2013. "Willingborough township contained a population in 1850 of 1,596; in 1860, 643; and in 1870, 750. A portion of Rancocas is in this township."</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [http://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA137 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''], p. 137. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [http://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA259 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 259. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref> 1880-1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [http://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA97 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 97. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref><br>1890-1910<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA335 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 335. Accessed May 24, 2012. Population is not listed for 1900.</ref> 1910-1930<ref>[http://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA715 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 715. Accessed May 24, 2012.</ref><br>1930-1990<ref>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/1990/poptrd6.htm Table 6. New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed June 28, 2015.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=Districts2011/><ref name=LWD2010/><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
+|footnote=Population sources:<small>1800-2000<ref>Barnett, Bob. [http://westjersey.org/popbur_04.htm Population Data for Burlington County Municipalities, 1800 - 2000], WestJersey.org, January 6, 2011. Accessed September 1, 2012.</ref><br>1800-1920<ref>[https://dspace.njstatelib.org/xmlui/handle/10929/25218?show=full ''Compendium of censuses 1726-1905: together with the tabulated returns of 1905''], [[New Jersey Department of State]], 1906. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref> 1840<ref>[[Francis Bowen|Bowen, Francis]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=DnUFAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA231 ''American Almanac and Repository of Useful Knowledge for the Year 1843''], p. 231, David H. Williams, 1842. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref> 1850-1870<ref>Raum, John O. [https://books.google.com/books?id=5qZ4AAAAMAAJ&pg=PA266 ''The History of New Jersey: From Its Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume 1''], p. 266, J. E. Potter and company, 1877. Accessed July 23, 2013. "Willingborough township contained a population in 1850 of 1,596; in 1860, 643; and in 1870, 750. A portion of Rancocas is in this township."</ref><br>1850<ref>[[J. D. B. De Bow|Debow, James Dunwoody Brownson]]. [https://books.google.com/books?id=25TicJOdU0AC&pg=PA137 ''The Seventh Census of the United States: 1850''], p. 137. R. Armstrong, 1853. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref> 1870<ref>Staff. [https://books.google.com/books?id=gNwIAAAAQAAJ&pg=PA259 ''A compendium of the ninth census, 1870''], p. 259. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1872. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref> 1880-1890<ref>Porter, Robert Percival. [https://books.google.com/books?id=8gUkQkJdLpsC&pg=PA97 ''Preliminary Results as Contained in the Eleventh Census Bulletins: Volume III - 51 to 75''], p. 97. [[United States Census Bureau]], 1890. Accessed July 23, 2013.</ref><br>1890-1910<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=T9HrAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA335 ''Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910: Population by Counties and Minor Civil Divisions, 1910, 1900, 1890''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 335. Accessed May 24, 2012. Population is not listed for 1900.</ref> 1910-1930<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=kifRAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA715 ''Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I''], [[United States Census Bureau]], p. 715. Accessed May 24, 2012.</ref><br>1930-1990<ref>[http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/1990/poptrd6.htm Table 6. New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990], [[New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development]]. Accessed June 28, 2015.</ref> 2000<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/> 2010<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=Districts2011/><ref name=LWD2010/><br>* = Lost territory in previous decade.<ref name=Story/></small>
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 === Federal, state and county representation ===
-Willingboro Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 7th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[http://www.njelections.org/2011-legislative-districts/towns-district.pdf#page=4 Municipalities Grouped by 2011-2020 Legislative Districts], [[Secretary of State of New Jersey|New Jersey Department of State]], p. 4. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref><ref name=LWV2012>[http://www.lwvnj.org/images/CG/2014_CG.pdf#page=66 ''2014 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], p. 66, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#7 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>
+Willingboro Township is located in the 3rd Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>[http://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/2012-congressional-districts/njcd-2011-plan-components-county-mcd.pdf Plan Components Report], [[New Jersey Redistricting Commission]], December 23, 2011. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 7th state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>[http://www.njelections.org/2011-legislative-districts/towns-district.pdf#page=4 Municipalities Grouped by 2011-2020 Legislative Districts], [[Secretary of State of New Jersey|New Jersey Department of State]], p. 4. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref><ref name=LWV2015>[http://www.lwvnj.org/images/CG/2015_CG.pdf#page=66 ''2015 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''], p. 66, New Jersey [[League of Women Voters]]. Accessed May 22, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/districts/districtnumbers.asp#7 Districts by Number for 2011-2020], [[New Jersey Legislature]]. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>
 {{NJ Congress 03}} {{NJ Senate}}
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 == Education ==
-The [[Willingboro Township Public Schools]] serves students in pre-Kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2011–12 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 4,353 students and 327.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.31:1.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3418000&DistrictID=3418000 District information for Willingboro Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 25, 2014.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418000 School Data for the Willingboro Township Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 12, 2013.</ref>) are six pre-K to 5 elementary schools —
+The [[Willingboro Township Public Schools]] serves students in [[pre-Kindergarten]] through [[twelfth grade]]. As of the 2011–12 school year, the district's eight schools had an enrollment of 4,353 students and 327.0 classroom teachers (on an [[full-time equivalent|FTE]] basis), for a [[student–teacher ratio]] of 13.31:1.<ref name=NCES>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/districtsearch/district_detail.asp?Search=2&details=1&ID2=3418000&DistrictID=3418000 District information for Willingboro Township School District], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 25, 2014.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the [[National Center for Education Statistics]]<ref>[http://nces.ed.gov/ccd/schoolsearch/school_list.asp?Search=1&DistrictID=3418000 School Data for the Willingboro Township Public Schools], [[National Center for Education Statistics]]. Accessed August 12, 2013.</ref>) are six pre-K to 5 elementary schools —
 Garfield East Elementary School<ref>[http://www.willingboroschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=237 Garfield East Elementary School], Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed August 12, 2013.</ref> (479 students),
 Hawthorne Elementary School<ref>[http://www.willingboroschools.org/site/Default.aspx?PageID=442 Hawthorne Elementary School], Willingboro Township Public Schools. Accessed August 12, 2013.</ref> (515),
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 * [[Malik Allen]] (born 1978), [[National Basketball Association|NBA]] [[power forward (basketball)|power forward]] for the [[Milwaukee Bucks]].<ref>[http://www.sportsline.com/nba/players/playerpage/205902 Malik Allen], [[CBS Sports]]. Accessed April 16, 2008.</ref>
 * [[Tony Bellinger]] (born 1957), retired professional soccer defender who played in the NASL for the [[Dallas Tornado]].<ref>Yannis, Alex. [http://select.nytimes.com/gst/abstract.html?res=FA0A1FFC3B5B167493C7AB178FD85F438785F9 "Tornado Tops Cosmos by 2-1 In a Shootout; Cosmos Are Shot Down, 2-1, By Tornado in a Shootout"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', April 25, 1977. Accessed December 2, 2013. "That was primarily the result of a good performance by Tony Bellinger, whom Miller signed out of high school in Willingboro, N.J., south of Trenton."</ref>
-* [[T. J. Brennan]] (born 1989), 31st pick of the [[Buffalo Sabres]] in the [[2007 NHL Entry Draft|2007 NHL Draft]].<ref>Wawrow, John. [http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/228826 "Sabres select Brennan 31st"], ''[[Toronto Star]]'', June 23, 2007. Accessed July 2, 2008. "'Once I started, I didn't want to stop,' said Brennan, a Willingboro, N.J. native, of his interest in hockey."</ref>
+* [[T. J. Brennan]] (born 1989), professional ice hockey defenseman who has played in the NHL for the [[Buffalo Sabres]], [[Florida Panthers]] and [[Toronto Maple Leafs]].<ref>Wawrow, John. [http://www.thestar.com/Sports/article/228826 "Sabres select Brennan 31st"], ''[[Toronto Star]]'', June 23, 2007. Accessed October 31, 2015. "'Once I started, I didn't want to stop,' said Brennan, a Willingboro, N.J. native, of his interest in hockey."</ref>
 * [[Cardiak]] (born 1988), music producer for [[50 Cent]], [[Rick Ross]], [[Fabolous]], [[Meek Mill]] and [[Lloyd Banks]].<ref>Markman, Rob. [http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1663900/cardiak-600-benz.jhtml "Producer Cardiak Talks '600 Benz': When I produced the track, I was actually thinking of Meek Mill,' Cardiak tells Mixtape Daily."], [[MTV]], May 13, 2011. Accessed May 24, 2012. "In the grand scheme of things, Cardiak is new to the game. But the Willingboro, New Jersey, rap producer has already amassed some major hits."</ref>
 * [[Sean Casey (baseball)|Sean Casey]] (born 1974), [[Major League Baseball]] [[first baseman]] for the [[Boston Red Sox]].<ref>Stringer, Matt. [http://media.www.temple-news.com/media/storage/paper143/news/2003/11/20/Features/Philadelphia.The.Cradle.Of.Baseball-564047.shtml?sourcedomain=www.temple-news.com&MIIHost=media.collegepublisher.com "Philadelphia: The cradle of baseball"], ''[[The Temple News]]'', November 20, 2003. Accessed December 3, 2007. "For example, Sean Casey, a lifetime .300 hitter, plays first base for the Cincinnati Reds and hails from Willingboro, NJ."</ref>
 * [[Fannie Lee Chaney]] (1921-2007), baker who became a [[civil rights activist]] following the murder of her son [[James Chaney]] in Mississippi in 1964 by the [[Ku Klux Klan]].<ref>Martin, Douglas. [http://www.nytimes.com/2007/05/24/obituaries/24chaney.html "Fannie Lee Chaney, 84, Mother of Slain Civil Rights Worker, Is Dead"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', May 24, 2007. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Fannie Lee Chaney, a $28-a-week bakery worker who became a target of racial hatred herself after her son James Chaney and two other civil rights workers were killed by the Ku Klux Klan in Mississippi during the Freedom Summer of 1964, died on Tuesday in Willingboro, N.J. She was 84."</ref><ref>Pettus, Emily Wagster via [[Associated Press]]. [http://www.boston.com/news/globe/obituaries/articles/2007/05/24/fannie_lee_chaney_84_mother_of_slain_civil_rights_worker/?camp=pm "Fannie Lee Chaney, 84, mother of slain civil rights worker"], ''[[Boston Globe]]'', May 24, 2007. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Her death was announced yesterday by her son, Ben, from her home in Willingboro, N.J."</ref>
 * [[Mike Chioda]] (born 1964), [[WWE]] [[professional wrestling]] [[Referee (professional wrestling)|Referee]] and ''[[WWE Raw|Raw]]'' Senior [[Referee (professional wrestling)|Referee]].<ref>[http://www.wwe.com/superstars/wwereferees/mikechioda/bio/ "Chioda Reppin' The Boro"], [[WWE]].</ref>
+* [[City High]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] group.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/c/city_high01/ City High: Top of their class], [[MTV Music]]. Accessed January 9, 2011. "And for a young trio from the suburb of Willingboro, New Jersey, who go by the name of City High, those dreams left the rec room and back yard and came true. Big time."</ref>
 * [[Tom Davis (basketball player)|Tom Davis]] (born c. 1970), basketball player best known for his college career at [[Delaware State University]] between 1987–88 and 1990–91 in which he had more than 2,200 points and 1,000 rebounds.<ref>Hunt, Donald. [http://articles.philly.com/1991-03-25/sports/25790319_1_davis-meac-delaware-state "Tom Davis Sets Sights On Nba"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', March 25, 1991. Accessed December 2, 2013. "When Tom Davis was an all-South Jersey basketball star at Willingboro High four years ago, he definitely wanted to play Division I basketball."</ref>
 * [[Gary Dourdan]] (born 1966), actor best known for playing the character [[Warrick Brown]] on the television series ''[[CSI: Crime Scene Investigation]]''.<ref>Rys, Richard. [http://www.phillymag.com/articles/exit-interview-gary-dourdan/ "Exit Interview: Gary Dourdan"], ''Philaldelphia magazine'', June 8, 2007. Accessed December 2, 2013. "'''Exit Interview:''' How old were you when you moved to Willingboro from West Philly? '''Gary Dourdan:''' Ten or something. There was nothing in the suburbs but a house to live in."</ref>
 * [[William Franklin]] (1731–1813), last [[Colony|Colonial]] [[Governor of New Jersey]], son of [[Benjamin Franklin]].<ref>[http://www.willingboro.org/twphist.htm "A Short History of Willingboro"], Willingboro Township. Accessed August 15, 2007.</ref>
-* [[Anthony Griggs]] (born 1960), former NFL linebacker who played for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and [[Cleveland Browns]].<ref>Staff. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courierpostonline/access/1796955261.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov+07%2C+2004&author=&pub=Courier+Post&desc=Griggs+helps+Steelers+focus+on+life's+issues&pqatl=google "Griggs helps Steelers focus on life's issues"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', November 7, 2004. Accessed January 9, 2011. "For Anthony Griggs it's all about giving back. Growing up in Willingboro Griggs excelled in track and field as well as football."</ref>
+* [[Anthony Griggs]] (born 1960), former NFL linebacker who played for the [[Philadelphia Eagles]] and [[Cleveland Browns]].<ref>Staff. [http://pqasb.pqarchiver.com/courierpostonline/doc/437076052.html?FMT=ABS&FMTS=ABS:FT&type=current&date=Nov%2007,%202004&author=&pub=Courier%20Post&edition=&startpage=&desc=Griggs%20helps%20Steelers%20focus%20on%20life%27s%20issues "Griggs helps Steelers focus on life's issues"], ''[[Courier-Post]]'', November 7, 2004. Accessed October 31, 2015. "For Anthony Griggs it's all about giving back. Growing up in Willingboro Griggs excelled in track and field as well as football."</ref>
 * [[Erskine Hawkins]] (1914-1993), jazz trumpeter and big band leader.<ref>Beech, Wendy. [http://articles.philly.com/1993-11-15/news/25947712_1_hawkins-first-erskine-hawkins-armstrong-and-other-jazz "Erskine Hawkins, 79, A Jazz-trumpet Legend"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', November 15, 1993. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Erskine Hawkins, 79, a trumpet player who was one of the greats of the swing era, died Thursday at his home in Willingboro."</ref>
-* [[City High]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] group.<ref>[http://www.mtv.com/bands/archive/c/city_high01/ City High: Top of their class], [[MTV Music]]. Accessed January 9, 2011. "And for a young trio from the suburb of Willingboro, New Jersey, who go by the name of City High, those dreams left the rec room and back yard and came true. Big time."</ref>
 * [[Stephen Kasprzyk]] (born 1982), rower who represented the United States in the Men's eight event at the [[2012 Summer Olympics]] in London.<ref>Williams, Kevin. [http://nj1015.com/new-jersey-olympians-earn-gold-at-the-summer-games-video/ "New Jersey Olympians Earn Gold At The Summer Games"], [[WKXW]], August 13, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Steve Kasprzyk - Rowing - Willingboro, N.J. - Cinnaminson"</ref>
+* [[Michelle Kosinski]] (born 1974), journalist who has been a [[White House correspondent]] for [[CNN]].<ref>Cusack, Bob. [http://thehill.com/blogs/in-the-know/in-the-know/200512-answer-these-questions-cnns-michelle-kosinski "Answer these questions: CNN’s Michelle Kosinski"], ''[[The Hill (newspaper)|The Hill]]'', March 12, 2014. Accessed October 31, 2015. "Born in:  Willingboro, N.J., a suburb of Philadelphia; Grew up in: Cinnaminson, N.J., yet another suburb of Philadelphia"</ref>
-* [[Crystal Langhorne]] (born 1986), [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] basketball player drafted in 2008 by the [[Washington Mystics]].<ref>Orton, Kathy. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/09/ST2008040904377.html "Mystics Draft Langhorne, One of Two Terps Selected"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', April 10, 2008. Accessed July 16, 2008. "'I love the area,' said Langhorne, who grew up in Willingboro, N.J."</ref>  Won the [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship|National Championship]] in 2006 as a member of the [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Maryland Terrapins]].<ref>[http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/langhorne_crystal00.html "Player Bio:  Crystal Langhorne."], "highest drafted Terrapin, taken with the sixth pick in the first round by the WNBA's Washington Mystics."  Accessed July 16, 2007.</ref>
+* [[Crystal Langhorne]] (born 1986), [[Women's National Basketball Association|WNBA]] basketball player drafted in 2008 by the [[Washington Mystics]].<ref>Orton, Kathy. [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2008/04/09/ST2008040904377.html "Mystics Draft Langhorne, One of Two Terps Selected"], ''[[The Washington Post]]'', April 10, 2008. Accessed July 16, 2008. "'I love the area,' said Langhorne, who grew up in Willingboro, N.J."</ref>  Won the [[NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Championship|National Championship]] in 2006 as a member of the [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball|Maryland Terrapins]].<ref>[http://umterps.cstv.com/sports/w-baskbl/mtt/langhorne_crystal00.html "Player Bio:  Crystal Langhorne."], [[Maryland Terrapins women's basketball]]. Accessed July 16, 2007. "highest drafted Terrapin, taken with the sixth pick in the first round by the WNBA's Washington Mystics."</ref>
 * [[Carl Lewis]] (born 1961), United States Olympic track athlete who won ten Olympic medals (9 gold, 1 silver) and was ranked #1 on the ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'' list of ''The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures''.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/magazine/features/si50/states/new_jersey/greatest/ The 50 Greatest New Jersey Sports Figures], ''[[Sports Illustrated]]'', December 27, 1999.</ref><ref>[http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=MH&s_site=miami&p_multi=MH&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB35CC6354719F1&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "CARL LEWIS SWEEPS TRIPLE IN NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP"], ''[[The Miami Herald]]'', June 20, 1983. Accessed July 20, 2007. "Lewis, a 21-year-old from Willingboro, N.J., who had won the 100 in 10.27 Saturday night, leaped a remarkable 28 feet 10¼ inches in capturing the long jump and was clocked in an American record 19.75 seconds in the 200 on the final night of the USA- Mobil Outdoor track and field championships."</ref>
+* [[Wali Lundy]] (born 1983), rapper and former football running back who played in the NFL for the [[Houston Texans]].<ref>Ewell, Christian. [http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2003-10-17/sports/0310170254_1_lundy-college-football-football-pads "Looking for direction, a family finds football; Colleges: Towson's Mikal Lundy and his brothers and cousins have used the sport as a refuge from tragedy and danger.College Football"], ''[[The Baltimore Sun]]'', October 17, 2003. Accessed October 31, 2015. "Brian died of a stroke in 1989, and Joann moved her family from central New Jersey to Willingboro, near Camden. She pressed her sons into sports, hoping for an offsetting influence."</ref>
 * [[Joey Marella]] (1964–1994) [[WWE]] [[Professional wrestling|Professional Wrestling]] [[Referee (professional wrestling)|Referee]], who refereed main event for the indoor attendance record setting match at ''[[WrestleMania III]]'' between [[André the Giant]] versus [[Hulk Hogan]] in the [[Silverdome|Pontiac Silverdome]].<ref>Staff. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB2A62D69AE96CC&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "Deaths Elsewhere"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', July 8, 1994. Accessed May 24, 2012. "Mr. Marella, a resident of Tampa, Fla., grew up in Willingboro and played baseball at Holy Cross High School, Delran."</ref>
-* [[Kareem McKenzie]] (born 1979), [[National Football League]] [[Tackle (American and Canadian football)#Offensive tackle|offensive tackle]].<ref>Eisen, Michael. [http://www.giants.com/news/eisen/story.asp?story_id=5854 "Giants Sign OL Kareem McKenzie: Signing is second major addition in two days for Big Blue"], [[new York Giants]], March 4, 2005. Accessed May 25, 2007. "McKenzie played only two years of football at Willingboro High School, but was still named an All-America by USA Today. He was All-State and All-Burlington County. McKenzie competed in the discus and shot put on the track team, serving as captain for two seasons."</ref>
 * [[Marilyn Marshall (singer)|Marilyn Marshall]], [[Rhythm and blues|R&B]] singer / musician.<ref>McHale, Todd. [http://www.burlingtoncountytimes.com/news/local/longtime-educator-and-entertainer-continues-to-assist-students-after-retirement/article_33f59d8f-c9d9-5048-b658-2d93f3133994.html "Entertainer and Educator supports our youth"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', December 31, 2012. Accessed September 11, 2013. "Marilyn Marshall, a retired teacher and current program director of Hold On To Education, poses in her home in Willingboro on Wednesday afternoon."</ref>
 * [[Tim Marshall (radio host)|Tim Marshall]], R&B Music Hall of Fame Radio Host, journalist, Educator, and Humanitarian.<ref>Coppock, Kristen. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=BURB&p_multi=WBCB&p_theme=burb&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=122B57DFA2437818&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "No strings"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', November 13, 2007. Accessed May 24, 2012. "DJ Tim Marshall, a Willingboro resident who has been providing music for Champps customers since the establishment opened in 1995..."</ref>
+* [[Patrick McFarland]], born 1951), former professional [[basketball]] player who played in the [[American Basketball Association]] for the [[Denver Rockets]], [[Denver Nuggets]], and [[San Diego Sails]].<ref>[http://www.basketball-reference.com/players/m/mcfarpa01.html Patrick McFarland], Basketball-Reference.com. Accessed October 31, 2015.</ref>
+* [[Kareem McKenzie]] (born 1979), [[National Football League]] [[Tackle (American and Canadian football)#Offensive tackle|offensive tackle]].<ref>Eisen, Michael. [http://www.giants.com/news/eisen/story.asp?story_id=5854 "Giants Sign OL Kareem McKenzie: Signing is second major addition in two days for Big Blue"], [[new York Giants]], March 4, 2005. Accessed May 25, 2007. "McKenzie played only two years of football at Willingboro High School, but was still named an All-America by USA Today. He was All-State and All-Burlington County. McKenzie competed in the discus and shot put on the track team, serving as captain for two seasons."</ref>
 * [[David Miscavige]] (born 1960), leader of the [[Church of Scientology]].<ref>Nark, Jason. [http://articles.philly.com/2012-01-03/news/30583520_1_david-miscavige-scientology-lrh "From here to Scientology: Worldwide leader David Miscavige's Philly-area roots"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', January 3, 2012. Accessed April 9, 2013. "Miscavige's middle-class Catholic upbringing in Willingboro, N.J., abruptly changed four decades ago when his childhood asthma led the family to another utopian vision - that of L. Ron Hubbard."</ref>
 * [[Gorilla Monsoon]] (1937–1999), [[WWE Hall of Fame]] [[Professional wrestling|Professional Wrestler]], Former President of [[WWE]].<ref>Hagenmayer, S. Joseph. [http://nl.newsbank.com/nl-search/we/Archives?p_product=PI&s_site=philly&p_multi=PI&p_theme=realcities&p_action=search&p_maxdocs=200&p_topdoc=1&p_text_direct-0=0EB5CECBDDB6CF42&p_field_direct-0=document_id&p_perpage=10&p_sort=YMD_date:D&s_trackval=GooglePM "ROBERT MARELLA, 62, WRESTLER KNOWN AS 'GORILLA MONSOON'"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', October 7., 1999. Accessed February 27, 2008. "Robert "Gorilla Monsoon" Marella, 62, a professional wrestler whose demeanor in the ring resembled Atilla the Hun's but whose deeds and personality were more akin to those of Santa Claus, died yesterday at his Willingboro home after being ill for the last month."</ref> Monsoon, whose real name was Robert James "Gino" Marella, was the adopted father of Joey Marella.
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 * [[Kevin Sbraga]] (born 1979), winner of ''[[Top Chef (season 7)]]''.<ref>Bucci, Kristin Jesson. [http://www.nj.com/mercer/index.ssf/2010/09/willingboro_resident_and_hamil.html "Willingboro resident, Hamilton chef Kevin Sbraga wins $125,000 on Top Chef, D.C."], ''[[The Times (Trenton)]]'', September 15, 2010. Accessed May 24, 2012. "The 31-year-old Willingboro resident beat out fellow cheftestants Angelo Sosa and Ed Cotton in the final competition held in Singapore."</ref>
 * [[Troy Singleton]] (born 1973), member of the [[New Jersey General Assembly]] from the [[7th Legislative District (New Jersey)|7th Legislative District]] since 2011.<ref>Krebs, Rose. [http://www.phillyburbs.com/news/local/burlington_county_times_news/assemblyman-troy-singleton-returns-to-teach-for-a-day-in/article_08ae22cf-5b7a-5f96-b966-b42e751bd10f.html "Assemblyman Troy Singleton returns to teach for a day in Willingboro"], ''[[Burlington County Times]]'', December 21, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2013. "He said the visit to his former school district offered him hands-on experience that he will use in his work on the Assembly’s budget and education committees. Singleton is a 1991 graduate of Willingboro High School and a schoolmate of Newman’s."</ref><ref>[http://www.assemblymansingleton.com/singleton_sworn_in_as_newest_assembly_member "SINGLETON SWORN IN AS NEWEST ASSEMBLY MEMBER"], Assemblyman Troy Singleton, November 21, 2011. Accessed December 2, 2013. "Born in Philadelphia, Singleton was raised in Willingboro, NJ, and currently resides in Palmyra with his wife Megan and their three children."</ref>
+* [[Ryan Toby]] (born 1976), soul singer, songwriter, producer, and actor best known for playing Wesley Glen Ahmal James in the 1993 film ''[[Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit]]''.<ref>Lowe, Herbert. [http://articles.philly.com/1994-01-26/news/25822751_1_choirs-sister-mary-clarence-students "Standing Tall, In And Out Of Character Ryan Toby, 17, Wants The World To Judge Him 'Not By My Money, Not By My Status.'"], ''[[The Philadelphia Inquirer]]'', January 26, 1994. Accessed October 31, 2015. "'Honestly,' said Toby, dressed in jeans and a white crewneck sweater in his parents' living room in Willingboro, 'I think he (Ahmal) just started wanting to know more about his heritage and... was rebellious in that 'I'm going to do something different than what my friends are doing.'... A student at Willingboro High School, Toby began his singing in school and church choirs."</ref>
-* [[Jimmy Valiant]] (born 1942), [[WWE Hall of Fame]] [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]].{{Citation needed|date=February 2008}}
+* [[Jimmy Valiant]] (born 1942), [[WWE Hall of Fame]] [[Professional wrestling|professional wrestler]].<ref>[http://wrestlingnewscenter.blogspot.com/2009/02/wrestler-of-week-boogie-woogie-man.html "Wrestler Of The Week 'The Boogie Woogie Man' Jimmy Valiant"], Wrestling News Center, February 15, 2009. Accessed October 31, 2015. "Jimmy Valiant was born in Franklin County, Tennessee. He later moved to Willingboro, New Jersey, hometown of WWE Hall of Fame professional wrestler Gorilla Monsoon, WWE referees Joey Marella and Mike Chioda, and Olympian Carl Lewis."</ref>
 * [[Peter Vermes]] (born 1966), former professional soccer player who has been  the head coach of [[Sporting Kansas City]] in [[Major League Soccer]].<ref>Tannewald, Jonathan. [http://www.philly.com/philly/blogs/thegoalkeeper/Willingboro-native-Peter-Vermes-has-the-soccer-world-on-his-doorstep.html "Willingboro native Peter Vermes has the soccer world on his doorstep"], Philly.com, January 12, 2012. Accessed December 2, 2013. "I know that many of you already know a thing or two about Sporting Kansas City coach Peter Vermes. For some of you, one of those things might be that he’s a native of Willingboro, N.J., and still has the accent to prove it."</ref>
 * [[Mark Zagunis]] (born 1993), professional baseball player.<ref>[http://www.baseball-reference.com/minors/player.cgi?id=zaguni000mar Mark Zagunis], [[Baseball-Reference.com]]. Accessed June 18, 2015.</ref>

v t e Municipalities and communities of Burlington County, New Jersey, United States
County seat: Mount Holly
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Townships	Bass River Bordentown Burlington Chesterfield Cinnaminson Delanco Delran Eastampton Edgewater Park Evesham Florence Hainesport Lumberton Mansfield Maple Shade Medford Moorestown Mount Holly Mount Laurel New Hanover North Hanover Pemberton Riverside Shamong Southampton Springfield Tabernacle Washington Westampton Willingboro Woodland
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See also	Northeast megalopolis