[22] Winslow Township is Camden County's largest municipality at 58 square miles (150 km2).

The township got its name from the son of a 19th-century glass factory owner, William Coffin Sr., who bought large tracts of timber in Camden County about six miles west of Hammonton and with his son-in-law in 1929.

Thomas Jefferson Perce and William Coffin Jr., built the Winslow Glass Works (his second one in 12 years) in the midst of a thick pine forest.

[21] The township's very first meeting was held at Josiah Albertson's Blue Anchor Inn which was located on what is now Route 73 in the vicinity of St Lucy's Church.

During its early years Winslow was known for its thriving glass business which developed as a result of the township's abundant resources of timber, clay, and sand, though by the start of the 20th century the glass industry died throughout Winslow.

[26] During the early 20th century, Winslow's population continued to grow until it peaked at a small 11,000 residents by the 1970s.

The proximity of the interchange drew developers towards the Sicklerville section of the township, where Levitt & Sons would build thousands of homes throughout the 1970s.

As of 2006, 80% of the township currently sits in the Pinelands National Reserve, thus restricting future land development.

[1][2] Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located wholly or partially within the township include Albion, Ancora, Braddock, Blue Anchor, Cedar Brook, Dicktown, Elm, Florence, New Freedom, Pen Byrn, Sicklertown, Sicklerville, Spring Garden, Tansboro, Waterford, Waterford Works, West Atco,[citation needed] Williamstown, Winslow Junction and Winslow Village.

[27] The Blue Hole is a body of water in the middle of woods that is clear blue and always cold, even in the summer, with a very steep shoreline and a maximum depth of approximately 70 feet (21 m), though Weird NJ describes the water as "bottomless" and claims that it is a haunt of the Jersey Devil.

[43] As of the 2000 United States census[15] there were 34,611 people, 11,661 households, and 9,002 families residing in the township.

[7][45] As of 2023[update], the Mayor of Winslow Township is Democrat Marie D. Lawrence, who was elected to serve the term of office ending December 31, 2023, that had been held by Barry Wright.

[3][46][47][48][49][50] In March 2022, Marie Lawrence was selected from a list of three names submitted by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had been held by Barry Wright until his death the previous month.

[51][52] In April 2022, Jacquelyn Lee was selected from the three candidates submitted by the Democratic committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2023 that had become vacant when Marie Lawrence took office as mayor.

[55][56][57] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 1st congressional district is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).

[69][62][70][71][72] Camden County's constitutional officers are: Clerk Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill, 2029)[73][74] Sheriff Chuck Billingham (D, Gloucester City, 2027)[75][76] and Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer (D, Gloucester Township, 2025).

[81][82] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 68.5% of the vote (12,630 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain, who received around 29.0% (5,355 votes), with 18,445 ballots cast among the township's 24,426 registered voters, for a turnout of 75.5%.

[83] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 62.2% of the vote (9,305 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush, who received around 36.6% (5,478 votes), with 14,963 ballots cast among the township's 21,944 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 68.2%.

The district was formed in 1998, after voters approved a split from the Lower Camden County Regional School District, creating the Edgewood (later renamed Winslow) middle and high schools in 2001 to accompany the previously existing K–6 operation.

The Chesilhurst district had served public school students in kindergarten through sixth grade at Shirley B.

The most prominent of these, the Atlantic City Expressway, passes through the southwestern part of the township with four interchanges: Exits 41, 38, 33, and 31.