[20] Waterford Township was originally created by Royal charter on June 1, 1695, while the area was still part of Gloucester County.

[1][2] Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the borough include Atco, Atco Lake, Bishops, Dunbarton, Fisher, Jackson, Louden and Pestletown.

[27][28][29] The 2010 United States census counted 10,649 people, 3,692 households, and 2,824 families in the township.

Of all households, 17.9% were made up of individuals and 6.0% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[43] As of the 2000 United States census[15] there were 10,494 people, 3,542 households, and 2,791 families residing in the township.

16.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 5.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

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

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.

[63][56][64][65][66] Camden County's constitutional officers are: Clerk Pamela Rosen Lampitt (D, Cherry Hill, 2029)[67][68] Sheriff Chuck Billingham (D, Gloucester City, 2027)[69][70] and Surrogate Michelle Gentek-Mayer (D, Gloucester Township, 2025).

[75][76] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 50.0% of the vote (2,708 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain, who received around 46.5% (2,517 votes), with 5,411 ballots cast among the township's 7,323 registered voters, for a turnout of 73.9%.

[77] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 49.3% of the vote (2,582 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry, who received around 47.1% (2,468 votes), with 5,242 ballots cast among the township's 7,107 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 73.8.

[91][92] In the wake of the dissolution of the Lower Camden County Regional School District, the Hammonton board of education voted in 1999 to begin accepting an estimated 800 students from Waterford Township for grades 7–12 starting as soon as 2002, with the tuition paid by students from Waterford helping to lower overall costs to Hammonton taxpayers and the New Jersey Department of Education approved the agreement.

[100] U.S. Route 30 (White Horse Pike) enters from Berlin borough and continues for 3.3 miles (5.3 km) into Chesilhurst.

[104] County Route 536 (New Brooklyn / Cedarbrook Road / Pump Branch Road / Pennington Avenue) runs for 5.6 miles (9.0 km) from Monroe Township in Gloucester County into Waterford Township.

[105] The closest limited access road is the Atlantic City Expressway in neighboring Winslow Township.

[108][109] People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Waterford Township include: