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Township in Gloucester County, New Jersey, US

East Greenwich Township is a township in Gloucester County, in the U. S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 11,706,

East Greenwich Township was created by the New Jersey Legislature on February 10, 1881, from the eastern part of Greenwich Township and western part of Mantua Township.

According to the U. S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 14.922 square miles (38.649 km2), including 14.440 square miles (37.400 km2) of land and 0.482 square miles (1.249 km2) of water (3.23%). Unincorporated communities, localities, and places located partially or completely within the township include Clarksboro, Hendricksons Mills, Mickleton, Middleton, Mount Royal, Tomlins, Warringtons Mills, and Wolfert.

The 2010 United States census counted 9,555 people, 3,262 households, and 2,645 families in the township. The population density was There were 3,405 housing units at an average density of The racial makeup was 88.45% (8,451) White, 5.86% (560) Black or African American, 0.14% (13) Native American, 3.61% (345) Asian, 0.05% (5) Pacific Islander, 0.59% (56) from other races, and 1.31% (125) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.02% (289) of the population.

As of the 2000 U. S. census,

There were 1,901 households, out of which 35.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.9% were married couples living together, 7.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 20.3% were non families. 17.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.77 and the average family size was 3.12.

East Greenwich Township is governed under the Township form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 (of the 564) municipalities statewide that use this form, the second most commonly used form of government in the state. The Township Committee is composed of five members, who are elected directly by the voters at large in partisan elections to serve three year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three year cycle. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. as of 2022, East Greenwich Township Committee members are Mayor Dale L. Archer (R, term on committee ends December 31, 2024; term as mayor ends 2023), Deputy Mayor James R. Philbin Jr. (R, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2022), Stephen V. Bottiglieri (R, 2022), Richard P. Schober (R, 2023), and Robert Tice (R, 2023).

East Greenwich Township is split between the 1st and 2nd Congressional Districts and is part of New Jersey's 3rd state legislative district. Prior to the 2010 Census, all of East Greenwich Township had been part of the 1st Congressional District, a change made by the New Jersey Redistricting Commission that took effect in January 2013, based on the results of the November 2012 general elections. The split placed 7,747 residents living in the township's north and east in the 1st District, while 1,808 residents in the southwestern portion of the township were placed in the 2nd District.

As of March 2011, there were a total of 6,416 registered voters in East Greenwich, of which 2,088 (32.5%) were registered as Democrats, 1,285 (20.0%) were registered as Republicans and 3,042 (47.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party. In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 53.4% of the vote (2,752 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 45.6% (2,346 votes), and other candidates with 1.0% (52 votes), among the 5,185 ballots cast by the township's 7,019 registered voters (35 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 73.9%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 50.6% of the vote (2,319 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 47.7% (2,186 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (32 votes), among the 4,580 ballots cast by the borough's 5,869 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.0%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 55.0% of the vote (2,062 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 43.6% (1,633 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (29 votes), among the 3,749 ballots cast by the borough's 4,723 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 79.4. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 71.5% of the vote (2,348 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 26.9% (884 votes), and other candidates with 1.5% (50 votes), among the 3,359 ballots cast by the township's 7,070 registered voters (77 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 47.5%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 52.7% of the vote (1,636 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 37.0% (1,148 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 8.7% (269 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (14 votes), among the 3,103 ballots cast by the borough's 6,096 registered voters, yielding a 50.9% turnout.

as of 2010, the township had a total of 76.53 mile (123 km) of roadways, of which 47.44 mile (76 km) were maintained by the municipality, 23.68 mile (38 km) by Gloucester County, 0.75 mile (1 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 4.66 mile (7 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. The New Jersey Turnpike passes through in the southeast, but the closest interchange is Interchange 2 in neighboring Woolwich. Interstate 295 and U. S. Route 130 pass through with Exit 17 straddling the border between the municipality and neighboring Greenwich. The major county highway to pass through is County Road 551.

NJ Transit bus service is available to Philadelphia on the 401 route.