Blackwood is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[11] located within Gloucester Township, in Camden County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.

[16] Blackwood is home to Camden County College's radio station WDBK, which has been broadcasting on 91.5 FM since 1977.

[18] The area was a crossroads village along the Black Horse Pike well into the nineteenth century, that served as a local government and transportation center by the 1830s, when Uriah Norcross established a stage coach line between Camden and Woodbury with a stop at a tavern in Blackwoodtown.

[1][2] Bodies of water include Blackwood Lake and Farrows Run stream.

The 2010 United States census counted 4,545 people, 1,687 households, and 1,210 families in the CDP.

[15] As of the 2000 United States Census[7] there were 4,692 people, 1,721 households, and 1,261 families residing in the section.

[27] The Blackwood Historic District is a 42-acre (17 ha) national historic district along the Black Horse Pike, Baptist Lane, Church and Elm streets, Central and East Railroad avenues in the community.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on July 27, 1989, for its significance in commerce and community development.

The Kingdom Charter School of Leadership is a charter school that serves students in Kindergarten through sixth grade residing in Gloucester Township, who are accepted by lottery on a space-available basis.

[36] Higher education in Blackwood includes Pennco Tech and Camden County College.