Local government

Woodland Township is governed under the Township

Township (New Jersey)

A township, in the context of New Jersey local government, refers to one of five types and one of eleven forms of municipal government. As a political entity, a township is a full-fledged municipality, on par with any town, city, borough, or village, collecting property taxes and providing...

 form of government with a three-member Township Committee. The Township Committee is elected directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor.

Federal, state and county representation

Woodland Township is in the 3rd Congressional district.

Woodland is in the

Transportation

Only two major state and county routes pass through Woodland. Route 70 runs along the northwestern border while Route 72 travels from the northwest to the southeast. CR 532

County Route 532 (New Jersey)

County Route 532 is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends 35.19 miles from Stokes Road on the Medford Township-Medford Lakes border to Bryan Road in Ocean Township...

 and CR 563

County Route 563 (New Jersey)

County Route 563, abbreviated CR 563, is a county highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The highway extends from CR 629/Ocean Drive in Margate City, Atlantic County north to Route 72 in Woodland Township, Burlington County...

 also pass through and intersect with each other in Chatsworth

Chatsworth, New Jersey

Chatsworth is an unincorporated area within Woodland Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08019...

.

The Garden State Parkway

Garden State Parkway

The Garden State Parkway is a 172.4-mile limited-access toll parkway that stretches the length of New Jersey from the New York line at Montvale, New Jersey, to Cape May at New Jersey's southernmost tip. Its name refers to New Jersey's nickname, the "Garden State." Most New Jersey residents refer...

 is accessible outside the township in neighboring Lacey, Barnegat, Stafford, Little Egg Harbor, and Bass River Townships.

Education

The Woodland Township School District

Woodland Township School District

The Woodland Township School District is a community public school district that serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade from Woodland Township, New Jersey, United States....

 serves students in kindergarten through eighth grade at Chatsworth Elementary School, which had an enrollment of 153 students in grades K-8 as of the 2005-06 school year.

High school students in Woodland Township attend Seneca High School located in Tabernacle Township, which is part of the Lenape Regional High School District

Lenape Regional High School District

The Lenape Regional High School District is a regional public high school district that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from eight municipalities in Burlington County, New Jersey...

. The district serves students from Evesham Township

Evesham Township, New Jersey

Evesham Township is a township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. The township population was 45,538 as of the 2010 United States Census....

, Medford Lakes

Medford Lakes, New Jersey

Medford Lakes is a Borough in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2000 United States Census, the borough population was 4,173....

, Medford Township, Mount Laurel Township

Mount Laurel Township, New Jersey

Mount Laurel Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States, and is an edge city "suburb" of Philadelphia. As of the 2000 United States Census, the township population was 40,221...

, Shamong Township

Shamong Township, New Jersey

Shamong Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 6,462....

, Southampton Township

Southampton Township, New Jersey

Southampton Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 10,388....

, Tabernacle Township

Tabernacle Township, New Jersey

Tabernacle Township is a Township in Burlington County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 7,170....

 and Woodland Township. The school serves students in ninth through twelfth grade from Shamong, Southampton, Tabernacle and Woodland Townships.

External links

• Data for the Woodland Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
  National Center for Education Statistics
  The National Center for Education Statistics is the part of the United States Department of Education's Institute of Education Sciences that collects, analyzes, and publishes statistics on education and public school district finance information in the United States...
  
  
• Lenape Regional High School District