Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 21.39 square miles (55.41 km 2), including 21.07 square miles (54.58 km 2) of land and 0.32 square miles (0.83 km 2) of water (1.50%). The township was named after Woolwich, England.
Portions of the township were taken to form Franklin Township (January 27, 1820), Spicer Township (March 13, 1844, now known as Harrison Township), West Woolwich Township (March 7, 1877, now known as Logan Township) and Swedesboro (April 9, 1902). Woolwich was formed by royal charter on Mafrom portions of Greenwich Township and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships as an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798. Woolwich Township and surrounding Gloucester County constitute part of South Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 12,577, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,377 (+23.3%) from the 2010 census count of 10,200, which in turn had reflected an increase of 7,168 (+236.4%) from the 3,032 counted at the 2000 census.
state of New Jersey, within the Philadelphia metropolitan area. Woolwich Township is a township within Gloucester County in the U.S.
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