Voorhees Township, New Jersey

Climate

Voorhees has a Humid Continental/Humid Subtropical transition climate according to (Köppen Classification) with mild to very cold winters and hot, humid summers. Temperatures have ranged from −13 to 106 °F (−25 to 41 °C).^{[citation needed]}

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 29,131 people, 11,470 households, and 7,433 families in the township. The population density was 2,534.9 per square mile (978.7/km²). There were 12,260 housing units at an average density of 1,066.8 per square mile (411.9/km²). The racial makeup was 71.77% (20,908) White, 8.70% (2,534) Black or African American, 0.15% (44) Native American, 16.13% (4,700) Asian, 0.04% (11) Pacific Islander, 0.84% (246) from other races and 2.36% (688) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.43% (998) of the population.^[20]

Of the 11,470 households, 30.0% had children under the age of 18; 53.8% were married couples living together; 8.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 35.2% were non-families. Of all households, 29.8% were made up of individuals and 12.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.47 and the average family size was 3.14.^[20]

22.1% of the population were under the age of 18, 6.8% from 18 to 24, 24.4% from 25 to 44, 30.1% from 45 to 64, and 16.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.5 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.8 males.^[20]

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $82,146 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,405) and the median family income was $107,000 (+/− $4,910). Males had a median income of $72,430 (+/− $6,605) versus $51,322 (+/− $2,170) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $44,169 (+/− $2,717). About 4.0% of families and 6.1% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.9% of those under age 18 and 12.1% of those age 65 or over.^[41]

2000 census

As of the 2000 U.S. census,^[16] there were 28,126 people, 10,489 households and 7,069 families residing in the township. The population density was 2,424.0 inhabitants per square mile (935.9/km²). There were 11,084 housing units at an average density of 955.2 per square mile (368.8/km²). The racial makeup of the township was 78.26% White, 8.00% African American, 0.14% Native American, 11.44% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.55% from other races and 1.59% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.47% of the population.^[39][40]

There were 10,489 households, out of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.0% were married couples living together, 7.9% had a female householder with no husband present and 32.6% were non-families. 26.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.60 and the average family size was 3.23.^[39][40]

In the township, the population was spread out, with 26.4% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 24.6% from 45 to 64 and 10.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.8 males.^[39][40]

The median income for a household in the township was $68,402 and the median income for a family was $86,873. Males had a median income of $58,484 versus $38,897 for females. The per capita income for the township was $33,635. About 3.7% of families and 5.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.7% of those under age 18 and 11.1% of those age 65 or over.^[39][40]

Local government

Voorhees Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state.^[49] The Township Committee is comprised of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.^[3][50] The Mayor and Deputy Mayors are chosen by the Township Committee from among its members during the Reorganization meeting each January.

As of 2023^[update], the members of the Voorhees Township Committee are Mayor Michael R. Mignogna (D, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2023), Deputy Mayor Michelle M. Nocito (D, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor Jason A. Ravitz (D, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2023), Jacklyn Fetbroyt (D, 2025) and Harry A. Platt (D, 2023).^{[4][51][52][53][54]}

The township's municipal building is located at the Voorhees Town Center (formerly Echelon Mall) having moved there in 2011. The previous municipal building was located at 620 Berlin Road.^[55][56]

Federal, state and county representation

Voorhees Township is located in the 1st Congressional District^[57] and is part of New Jersey's 6th state legislative district.^[58][59][60]

For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 1st congressional district is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).^[61][62] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027) and Andy Kim (Moorestown, term ends 2031).^[63]

For the 2026–2027 session, the 6th legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by James Beach (D, Voorhees Township) and in the General Assembly by Louis Greenwald (D, Voorhees Township) and Melinda Kane (D, Cherry Hill).^[64]

Camden County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members chosen at-large in partisan elections for three-year terms on a staggered basis by the residents of the county, with either two or three seats up for election each year as part of the November general election. At a reorganization meeting held in January after each election, the newly constituted Board of Commissioners selects one member to serve as Director and another as Deputy Director, each serving a one-year term in that role.^[65] As of 2025^[update], Camden County's Commissioners are: Commissioner Director Louis Cappelli Jr. (D, Collingswood, 2026),^[66] Commissioner Deputy Director Edward T. McDonnell (D, Pennsauken Township, 2025),^[67] Virginia Ruiz Betteridge (D, Runnemede, 2025),^[68] Almar Dyer (D, Pennsauken Township, 2027),^[69] Melinda Kane (D, Cherry Hill, 2027),^[70] Jeffrey L. Nash (D, Winslow Township, 2027),^[71] and Jonathan L. Young Sr. (D, Berlin Township, 2026).^{[72][65][73][74][75]}

Camden County's constitutional officers are: Clerk Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill, 2029)^[76][77] Sheriff Chuck Billingham (D, Gloucester City, 2027)^[78][79] and Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer (D, Gloucester Township, 2025).^[80][81][82]

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 19,762 registered voters in Voorhees Township, of which 7,392 (37.4%) were registered as Democrats, 3,129 (15.8%) were registered as Republicans and 9,229 (46.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 12 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens.^[83]

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 60.3% of the vote (8,479 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 38.7% (5,450 votes) and other candidates with 1.0% (137 votes), among the 14,160 ballots cast by the township's 21,493 registered voters (94 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 65.9%.^[85][86] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 61.1% of the vote (9,028 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain, who received around 35.3% (5,216 votes), with 14,768 ballots cast among the township's 19,553 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.5%.^[87] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 57.5% of the vote (7,835 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush, who received around 40.2% (5,475 votes), with 13,628 ballots cast among the township's 18,325 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 74.4.^[88]

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 61.4% of the vote (4,679 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 37.4% (2,851 votes) and other candidates with 1.2% (95 votes), among the 7,845 ballots cast by the township's 21,636 registered voters (220 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.3%.^[89][90] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 50.% of the vote (4,126 ballots cast), ahead of both Republican Chris Christie with 44.2% (3,645 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 3.8% (315 votes), with 8,248 ballots cast among the township's 19,611 registered voters, yielding a 42.1% turnout.^[91]

Transportation

Healthcare

Operated by Virtua Health, an academic non-profit healthcare system, the 368-bed Virtua Voorhees Hospital on Route 73 opened in May 2011 after nearly three years of construction, with a 680,000-square-foot (63,000 m²) facility built on a 40-acre (16 ha) site. The original West Jersey hospital had been built in 1973 when the area was largely rural and became Virtua West Jersey Hospital Voorhees following the 1998 merger of Memorial Health Alliance of Burlington County and West Jersey Health System that created Virtua Health.^[120] The former hospital building was demolished starting in 2012.^[121][122]