Berlin Township is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township’s population was 5,357, reflecting an increase of 67 (+1.3%) from the 5,290 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by 176 (-3.2%) from the 5,466 counted in the 1990 Census.
Berlin was incorporated as a township on April 11, 1910, from portions of Waterford Township. 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. The township was named for the city of Berlin, Germany.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 3.238 square miles (8.386 km2), including 3.232 square miles (8.371 km2) of land and 0.006 square miles (0.015 km2) of water (0.18%).
The township borders Berlin Borough, Lindenwold, Voorhees Township, and Waterford Township. Berlin Township also borders Evesham Township in Burlington County.
Crow Foot, Reed Crossing and West Berlin are unincorporated communities located within the township.
The township is one of 56 South Jersey municipalities that are included within the New Jersey Pinelands National Reserve, a protected natural area of unique ecology covering 1,100,000 acres (450,000 ha), that has been classified as a United States Biosphere Reserve and established by Congress in 1978 as the nation’s first National Reserve. Part of the borough is included in the state-designated Pinelands Area, which includes portions of Camden County, along with areas in Atlantic, Burlington, Cape May, Cumberland, Gloucester and Ocean counties.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 5,357 people, 1,975 households, and 1,363 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,657.5 per square mile (640.0/km2). There were 2,069 housing units at an average density of 640.2 per square mile (247.2/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 77.19% (4,135) White, 11.57% (620) Black or African American, 0.19% (10) Native American, 5.13% (275) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 3.79% (203) from other races, and 2.13% (114) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.29% (444) of the population.
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