Portions of the township were taken on March 29, 1927, to form Berlin Borough, based on the results of a referendum held on April 26, 1927.

[24][25][26] Crow Foot, Reed Crossing and West Berlin are unincorporated communities located within the township.

[29] The 2010 United States census counted 5,357 people, 1,975 households, and 1,363 families in the township.

[37] As of the 2000 United States census[15] there were 5,290 people, 1,893 households, and 1,368 families residing in the township.

[39] The governing body is comprised of four Council members and the Mayor, all elected at-large.

Independent candidates, having declared their intentions at primary time, run only in the general election.

The Mayor appoints Council members to serve as liaisons to the Recreation Committee, Finance Committee, Athletic Association, Public Works, Special Events, School Board, Public Safety and Senior Citizens.

[42] As of 2024[update], the Mayor of Berlin Township is Democrat Phyllis A. Jeffries Magazzu, whose term of office ends December 31, 2025.

[3][43][44][45][46] In February 2022, the Township Council selected Francis McHenry from a list of three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Christopher Morris until he resigned from office earlier that month.

[47] In November 2019, Samuel D. Sykes was elected to fill a vacant seat on the Township Council expiring In December 2021. that had been held by Jerome McIntosh until his death in July 2019.

[51][52][53] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 1st congressional district is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).

[56] For the 2024-2025 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 Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill).

[65][58][66][67][68] Camden County's constitutional officers are: Clerk Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill, 2029)[69][70] Sheriff Chuck Billingham (D, Gloucester City, 2027)[71][72] and Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer (D, Gloucester Township, 2025).

[76] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 64.4% (vs. 57.1% in Camden County) were registered to vote, including 82.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 73.7% countywide).

[85] The Berlin Township Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade.

[93] A representative from Berlin Township serves on the board of education of the Pine Hill Schools.

NJ Transit bus service is available in the borough on the 406 route, which operates between Berlin Township and Philadelphia.

[98][99] People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Berlin Township include: