Moorestown, New Jersey

Moorestown is a township in Burlington County in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is an eastern suburb of Philadelphia and geographically part of the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 21,355, The township, and all of Burlington County, is a part of the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.

Moorestown was authorized to be incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 11, 1922, from portions of Chester Township (now Maple Shade Township), subject to the approval of voters in the affected area in a referendum. Voters approved the creation on April 25, 1922. The township is named for a Thomas Moore who settled in the area in 1722 and constructed a hotel though other sources attribute the name to poet Thomas Moore.

Chester Township had banned all liquor sales in 1915, and Moorestown retained the restrictions for more than 70 years after Prohibition ended in 1933. Referendums aiming to repeal the ban failed in both 1935 and 1953. In 2007, the township council approved a referendum that would allow the sale by auction of six liquor licenses (the state limit of one per every 3,000 residents), with estimates that each license could sell over $1 million each. The referendum did not receive enough votes to pass. In 2011, voters repealed the liquor ban; however, liquor sales in the township will be restricted to the Moorestown Mall.

In 2005, Moorestown was ranked number one in Money magazine's list of the 100 best places to live in America. The magazine screened over a thousand small towns and created a list of the top 100 for its August 2005 issue, in which Moorestown earned the top spot.

History

thumb|Moorestown Historic District, 2012

thumb|Roberts Monument

thumb|Friends Meeting House

Main Street is located along a ridge historically occupied by the Lenni Lenape Native Americans. Two natural springs, one to the west (off Main Street before reaching the Perkins Center for the Arts, just by Roberts Elementary School) and one to the east (off North Stanwick Road) drew Native Americans and traders to the area.

In 1682, John and Sarah Roberts became the first English-speaking residents of Moorestown when they established their home. Their residence is now marked by the Roberts Monument at the intersection of County Route 537 and Route 73. In May 1686, three years after the founding of Philadelphia, John Rodman bought on the west side of Chester Township, and Thomas Rodman bought in the same area; this soon became known as the Village of Rodmantown. The growing area around the eastern spring was known as the Village of Chestertown.

In 1700, the first Society of Friends' Meeting House, built of logs, was erected on the King's Highway. Originally known as Meeting House Lane, Chester Avenue was laid out in 1720. The community at that time probably consisted of a few farmhouses along the King's Highway from Stanwick Road to Locust Street.

Thomas Moore and his wife Elizabeth settled here in 1722. In 1732, Moore purchased of land on the north side of the King's Highway. The land ran from the west side of the Friends' graveyard on the northwest corner of the King's Highway and Meeting House Lane on the east, and west to Locust Street on the western boundary of his property and north to Second Street. Moore set up a hotel on the northwest corner of the King's Highway and Union streets (Cornerstone Bank and the Wawa now occupy opposite corners there). Given Moore's extensive property ownership, the name Moorestown gradually replaced Chester informally in the center of town. Finally, Moorestown formerly split off from Chester and became a Township.

A tavern built in 1745 by John Cox at what is now Main and Schooley streets was taken over in 1778 during the Revolutionary War by Hessian officers retreating from Philadelphia. In the years after the war, it was used for a town hall before 1812, when what is now called "Old Town Hall" was constructed.

Vernon Hill's mansion Villa Collina—Italian for "Hill House"—the largest private residence in New Jersey, is located in Moorestown.

Moorestown's Quaker heritage is discussed in Moorestown resident and native historian William H. Kingston's book, Moorestown's Third Century: The Quaker Legacy.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 14.94 square miles (38.70 km2), including 14.73 square miles (38.15 km2) of land and 0.21 square miles (0.55 km2) of water (1.43%). Moorestown is approximately east of Philadelphia.

Moorestown-Lenola is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within Moorestown, which had a 2020 population of 14,240.

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bortons Landing, North Bend, Stanwick and West Moorestown.

Climate

The climate in the Moorestown area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cooler winters. According to the Köppen Climate Classification system, Moorestown has a humid subtropical climate, abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.

Demographics

2020 census

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"

|+Moorestown township, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition

!Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)

!Pop 2000

!Pop 2010

!% 2000

!% 2010

|White alone (NH)

|16,742

|17,045

|style='background: #ffffe6; |16,104

|88.04%

|82.24%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |75.41%

|Black or African American alone (NH)

|1,056

|1,278

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,171

|5.55%

|6.17%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.48%

|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)

|24

|14

|style='background: #ffffe6; |20

|0.13%

|0.07%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.09%

|Asian alone (NH)

|617

|1,229

|style='background: #ffffe6; |2,068

|3.24%

|5.93%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |9.68%

|Pacific Islander alone (NH)

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0

|0.01%

|0.02%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%

|Other Race alone (NH)

|23

|41

|style='background: #ffffe6; |94

|0.12%

|0.20%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.44%

|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)

|222

|394

|style='background: #ffffe6; |895

|1.17%

|1.90%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.19%

|Hispanic or Latino (any race)

|332

|721

|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,003

|1.75%

|3.48%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |4.70%

|Total

|19,017

|20,726

|style='background: #ffffe6; |21,355

|100.00%

|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 20,726 people, 7,450 households, and 5,625 families in the township. The population density was . There were 7,862 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 84.50% (17,513) White, 6.42% (1,331) Black or African American, 0.09% (18) Native American, 6.00% (1,244) Asian, 0.02% (5) Pacific Islander, 0.81% (168) from other races, and 2.16% (447) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.48% (721) of the population.

2000 census

At the 2000 census,

There were 6,971 households, of which 37.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.3% were married couples living together, 9.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.4% were non-families. 21.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.13. Lockheed Martin, Comcast Cable, Coca-Cola, and the United States Navy.

Otis Elevator has its largest U.S. branch in Moorestown outside of the Otis Elevator headquarters located in Farmington, Connecticut.

BAYADA Home Health Care, which employs over 18,000 nursing support staff in 250 offices throughout the United States and India, has its international headquarters in Moorestown.

Government

Local government

thumb|Moorestown's Main St. and surrounding areas

Moorestown's municipal government operates within the Faulkner Act (formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law) under Council-Manager plan E, which was implemented as of January 1, 1967, based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission. This form of government is used in 42 municipalities (of the 564) statewide. The Township Council is comprised of five members, who are elected at-large in partisan elections to four-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either two or three seats coming up for election in even-numbered years. At a reorganization meeting held in January after each election, the council selects a mayor and a deputy mayor from among its members. The township manager, a full-time professional administrator, is appointed by the council. Under the township's administrative code and the Faulkner Act, the manager has the township's executive and administrative authority and responsibility. The township manager is Kevin Aberant.

In 2004, Moorestown elected a majority Democratic council for the first time in its history. In 2008, the Moorestown Republicans won back three seats, giving them a 4–1 majority starting in 2009. On Election Day 2012, Republicans Victoria Napolitano (5,580 votes), and Phil Garwood (5,467 votes), along with Democrat J. Greg Newcomer (5,345 votes), won election to the three open seats on the township council, outpacing Republican Pete Palko (5,321 votes) and Democrats Brian Sattinger (4,899 votes) and Mark Hines (4,869 votes). Republicans maintained a 4–1 majority, and Stacey Jordan was sworn in as Moorestown's first female mayor on January 7, 2013.

During summer 2007, the township hall suffered smoke and water damage caused by an electrical fire. The township offices were temporarily located at 2 Executive Place, Moorestown Township with council meetings held during that time at the William Allen Middle School Auditorium and court sessions are conducted in Maple Shade. On December 10, 2012, Town Council members John Button, Greg Gallo, Stacey Jordan, Chris Chiacchio, and Mike Testa, along with Councilmembers-elect Victoria Napolitano and Greg Newcomer, broke ground on the new Town Hall, which was completed in 2014

In the 2014 elections, Stacey Jordan was re-elected to council along with her Republican running mate, Manny Delgado, who made history by becoming Moorestown's first Hispanic Councilman when he took office in January 2015. During the same reorganization meeting, Victoria Napolitano became Moorestown's youngest mayor ever at the age of 26, and may also be the youngest female to ever hold the office of mayor statewide.

In December 2015, the township council selected Lisa Petriello from three candidates nominated by the Democratic municipal committee to fill the seat expiring in 2016 that was vacated by Greg Newcomer when he left office the previous month.

In November 2016, Republican incumbent Victoria Napolitano won re-election along with her Republican running mate Mike Locatell and Democrat Lisa Petriello, continuing the Republican Party's 4-to-1 majority. At the township's January 2017 reorganization meeting, Manny Delgado was elected by his peers as Moorestown's first Hispanic mayor.

In 2018, the township had an average property tax bill of $11,241, the highest in the county, compared to an average bill of $8,767 statewide. That year, Democrats Nicole Gillespie and Brian Donnelly defeated Republican incumbent Manny Delgado and Jamie Boren, giving Democrats control of council for the second time in history. At the council's reorganization meeting in January, 2019 Lisa Petriello was elected by her peers as mayor, with Nicole Gillespie serving as deputy mayor.

In January 2020, Nicole Gillespie was elected mayor and Brian Donnelly as deputy mayor. On November 3, 2020 Democrats Sue Mammarella, Dave Zipin and Jake VanDyken made history by defeating three Republican opponents to give Democrats the first ever 5-0 majority on Moorestown council beginning in January, 2021.

In January 2021, the Township Council unanimously elected Nicole Gillespie as mayor for a 2-year term, Sue Mammarella as deputy mayor, and selected Quinton Law to fill the seat expiring in December 2022 that had been held by Brian Donnelly until he resigned from office. Law served on an interim basis until the November 2021 general election, when he was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.

In January 2022, Nicole Gillespie was re-elected to a second term on council and Quinton Law was elected to a full term, retaining the Democrats' 5-0 majority. In January 2023, Nicole Gillespie and Quinton Law were unanimously elected as mayor and deputy mayor by their peers. In December 2023, Jake Van Dyken resigned from the Moorestown council for personal reasons, and the remaining councilmembers unanimously appointed Christopher Keating to fill the unexpired term until December 2024.

Federal, state, and county representation

Moorestown is located in the 3rd Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 7th state legislative district.

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 13,978 registered voters in Moorestown Township, of which 3,955 (28.3% vs. 33.3% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 5,126 (36.7% vs. 23.9%) were registered as Republicans and 4,887 (35.0% vs. 42.8%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 10 voters registered as Libertarians or Greens. Among the township's 2010 Census population, 67.4% (vs. 61.7% in Burlington County) were registered to vote, including 92.8% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 80.3% countywide).

In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 5,789 votes (50.1% vs. 58.5% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 5,656 votes (49% vs. 40.5%) and other candidates with 102 votes (0.9% vs. 1.0%), among the 11,623 ballots cast by the township's 14,801 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.5% (vs. 74.5% in Burlington County). In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 6,099 votes (51.9% vs. 58.4% countywide), ahead of Republican John McCain with 5,435 votes (46.3% vs. 39.9%) and other candidates with 98 votes (0.8% vs. 1.0%), among the 11,746 ballots cast by the township's 14,274 registered voters, for a turnout of 82.3% (vs. 80.0% in Burlington County). In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 5,792 votes (50.4% vs. 46.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 5,576 votes (48.6% vs. 52.9%) and other candidates with 66 votes (0.6% vs. 0.8%), among the 11,482 ballots cast by the township's 13,714 registered voters, for a turnout of 83.7% (vs. 78.8% in the whole county).

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 4,683 votes (66.4% vs. 61.4% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 2,210 votes (31.3% vs. 35.8%) and other candidates with 71 votes (1.0% vs. 1.2%), among the 7,058 ballots cast by the township's 14,925 registered voters, yielding a 47.3% turnout (vs. 44.5% in the county). In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 4,128 votes (53.4% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 3,166 votes (40.9% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 345 votes (4.5% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 53 votes (0.7% vs. 1.2%), among the 7,736 ballots cast by the township's 14,206 registered voters, yielding a 54.5% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).

Historic district

The Moorestown Historic District is a historic district encompassing the community. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 30, 1990, for its significance in architecture, commerce, community development, and exploration/settlement from 1720 to 1940. The district includes 351 contributing buildings and four contributing sites. Breidenhart, Moorestown Friends School and Meetinghouse, Smith Mansion, and Town Hall, which were previously listed individually on the NRHP, contribute to the district.

Education

The Moorestown Township Public Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2022–23 school year, the district, comprised of six schools, had an enrollment of 3,884 students and 345.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.2:1. Schools in the district (with 2022–23 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are

George C. Baker Elementary School with 397 students in grades PreK-3,

Mary E. Roberts Elementary School with 313 students in grades PreK-3,

South Valley Elementary School with 392 students in grades PreK-3,

Moorestown Upper Elementary School with 853 students in grades 4-6,

William Allen Middle School with 616 students in grades 7-8 and

Moorestown High School with 1,267 students in grades 9-12.

Students from Moorestown, and from all of Burlington County, are eligible to attend the Burlington County Institute of Technology, a countywide public school district that serves the vocational and technical education needs of students at the high school and post-secondary level at its campuses in Medford and Westampton.

Moorestown Friends School is a private Quaker school located at East Main Street and Chester Avenue. The school serves approximately 700 students from preschool through twelfth grade. In 2015, the school was one of 15 schools in New Jersey, and one of six private schools, recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in the exemplary high performing category by the United States Department of Education.

Additionally there are students from Moorestown who attend Resurrection Catholic School in Cherry Hill. This school is under the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.

Transportation

thumb|right|[[New Jersey Route 38|Route 38 in Moorestown]]

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Burlington County and by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.

The most prominent highway serving Moorestown is Route 38. CR 537 also passes through the town. Both roads run east–west and parallel to each other with no intersection.

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides bus service to Philadelphia on routes 317 (from Asbury Park), and during rush hours weekdays, on the 414. Other buses such as the 407, 413 and 457 run between the Moorestown Mall and the Walter Rand Transportation Center in Camden, from which there are connecting buses into Philadelphia and a station on the PATCO Speedline with service between Center City Philadelphia and Lindenwold. Burlington County provides rush hour public transit van service on the Burlink B9 route on weekdays from the Palmyra River Line station to the Moorestown Mall and some intermediate points.

Moorestown does not have its own train station, though the original plan of the PATCO line had a station in Moorestown. Residents can drive to train stations in the nearby communities of Haddonfield and Lindenwold for access to the PATCO Speedline, and to Palmyra for NJ Transit's River Line service which connects to New York Penn Station through Trenton. NJ Transit Rail Operations still owns the single-track railway in the township, running from Pennsauken to Mount Holly, as a rail trail.

Miracle on the Hudson

On June 5, 2011, J. Supor & Son transported the fuselage of US Airways Flight 1549 through Moorestown en route to the Carolinas Aviation Museum in Charlotte, North Carolina. The convoy spent over 1.5 hours working to negotiate a single right turn in the center of the town. This was the most difficult maneuver on the entire seven-day, 788-mile journey. The difficulty of this one turn was known in advance. In order to negotiate the turn the team had to temporarily remove a street light and the corner of a grave yard fence.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Moorestown Township include:

thumb|[[Brendan O'Connor (soldier)|Brendan O'Connor]]

Diane Allen (born 1948), represents the 7th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly
Samuel Leeds Allen (1841–1918), inventor and manufacturer of farm equipment and the Flexible Flyer sled
Mary Ellen Avery (1927–2011), pediatrician, whose research efforts helped lead to the discovery of the main cause of respiratory distress syndrome in premature babies
Emily Bacon (1891–1972), physician who was the first pediatric specialist in Philadelphia
Lillian Lewis Batchelor (1907–1977), librarian who was president of the American Association of School Librarians
Sam Bishop (born 1983), professional soccer goalkeeper
David Bispham (1857–1921), opera singer
Francis L. Bodine (1936–2023), represented the 8th legislative district in the New Jersey General Assembly from 1994–2008
Hugh Borton (1903–1995), Japanese studies expert who served for 10 years as president of Haverford College
T. J. Brennan (born 1989), defenseman who played in the NHL for the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs
Dave Brock (born 1967), wide receivers coach for the Atlanta Falcons of the National Football League
Lem Burnham (born 1947), former National Football League executive and player
Kevin Chamberlin (born 1963), actor
Bobby Clarke (born 1949), former National Hockey League player with the Philadelphia Flyers
Gary Close (born 1957), assistant coach for the Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball team
Josh Cody (1892–1961), member of the College Football Hall of Fame
John S. Collins (1837–1928), developer of Miami Beach, Florida
Herb Conaway (born 1963), politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since 1998, where he represents the 7th Legislative District
Phil Costa (born 1987), former football player with the Dallas Cowboys
Brad Costello (born 1974), former American football punter who played for the Cincinnati Bengals of the NFL and the Scottish Claymores of NFL Europe
Elisabeth Elliot (1926–2015), Christian author and speaker
Colin Farrell, head coach of the University of Pennsylvania lightweight rowing team
Dereck Faulkner (born 1985), wide receiver who played in the NFL for the Philadelphia Eagles
Lucinda Florio (1947–2022), teacher and advocate for education and literacy, who, as the wife of former New Jersey Governor James Florio, served as the First Lady of New Jersey
Edwin B. Forsythe (1916–1984), member of the United States House of Representatives from New Jersey who served as mayor of Moorestown from 1957–1962
Walter French (1899–1984), football All-American and professional baseball player for the Philadelphia Athletics, 1923–1929
Joseph H. Gaskill (1851–1935), judge on the New Jersey Court of Common Pleas and Justice of the New Jersey Supreme Court from 1893 to 1896
John F. Gerry (1926–1995), chief United States district judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Chris Gheysens (born ), president and chief executive officer of Wawa Inc.
Bill Guerin (born 1970), right winger who earned the Stanley Cup with both the New Jersey Devils and Pittsburgh Penguins
Edward Harris (1799–1863), introduced the Percheron horse to America; benefactor of John James Audubon; lived at Smith-Cadbury Mansion
Vernon Hill (born 1946), founder and former chairman, president, and chief executive officer of Commerce Bancorp and Commerce Bank of Cherry Hill Township, New Jersey
Leon A. Huff (born 1942), co-founder and vice-chairman of Gamble-Huff Music, a songwriting and record production team who have written and produced 15 gold singles and 22 gold albums
Alfred Hunt (1817–1888), first president of Bethlehem Iron Company, precursor of Bethlehem Steel Corporation
Elisha Hunt (1779–1873), principal entrepreneur behind the company that built the historic steamboat Enterprise
Esther Hunt (1751–1820), pioneer who lived on America's frontier as a wife, a mother and a leader in her Quaker faith
John Hunt (1740–1824), Quaker minister and diarist
Eldridge R. Johnson (1867–1945), founder of Victor Talking Machine Company
Jevon Kearse (born 1976), former NFL defensive end who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and Tennessee Titans
Tim Kerr (born 1960), former NHL right wing who played for the Philadelphia Flyers, New York Rangers and Hartford Whalers
Andy Kim (born 1982), U.S. senator, former U.S. representative
Ruth G. King (born 1933), educational psychologist who was the first woman to serve as president of the Association of Black Psychologists
C. Harry Knowles (1928–2020), physicist, entrepreneur, philanthropist, and a prolific inventor who held some 400 patents and served on the Moorestown council in the 1980s
Matt Langel (born 1977), head coach for the Colgate Raiders men's basketball team
Jonathan V. Last (born 1974), columnist for The Weekly Standard
Al LeConey (1901–1959), gold medal winner in the 4x100 meter relay at the 1924 Summer Olympics
Ben Leonberg (born 1987), film director, screenwriter and producer, known for his work in the horror and fantasy genres
Kathy Linden (born 1938), pop singer who scored hits on the U.S. Billboard Hot 100 with "Billy" and "Goodbye Jimmy, Goodbye"
Donovan McNabb (born 1976), former professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles
Stephen W. Meader (1892–1977), author of more than 40 novels for boys and girls
Peter Mishler (born 1980/81), poet and editor
Freddie Mitchell (born 1978), former professional football player for the Philadelphia Eagles
Victoria Napolitano (born 1988), politician who became Moorestown's youngest mayor, when she took office in 2015 at age 26
David A. Norcross (born 1937), politician who ran for United States Senate in 1976 and served as chairman of the New Jersey Republican State Committee
Brendan O'Connor (born ), recipient of the Distinguished Service Cross for his heroic action in Afghanistan
Christine O'Donnell (born 1969), Republican candidate in Delaware's 2010 United States Senate special election
Terrell Owens (born 1973), former professional football player who played for the Philadelphia Eagles and other teams
Sal Paolantonio (born 1956), Philadelphia-based bureau reporter for ESPN
Alice Paul (1885–1977), leader of a campaign for women's suffrage resulting in passage of the 19th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution
Doug Pederson (born 1968), head coach of the Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League
Jim Picken (1903–1975), early professional basketball player
Samuel K. Robbins (1853–1926), politician who served as Speaker of the New Jersey General Assembly and president of the New Jersey Senate
Julie Robenhymer (born 1981), Miss New Jersey 2005
Jeremy Roenick (born 1970), professional hockey player, former player for the Philadelphia Flyers
Jon Runyan (born 1973), football player for the Philadelphia Eagles, Houston Oilers and San Diego Chargers, who was elected to represent New Jersey's 3rd congressional district from 2011 to 2015
Jon Runyan Jr. (born 1997), guard in the NFL for the Green Bay Packers
Steve Sabol (1942–2012), president and co-founder of NFL Films
Ulf Samuelsson (born 1964), professional hockey player, former player for the Philadelphia Flyers
Lauren Schmetterling (born 1988), rower who won a total of three gold medals in the Women's eight competition at the 2013 World Rowing Championships, the 2015 World Rowing Championships and the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro
Katherine Shindle (born 1977), Miss America 1998 and actress
Ben Simmons (born 1996), professional basketball player for the Philadelphia 76ers
Howard Smith (1928–2021), American-born Finnish designer, ceramicist, multidisciplinary visual artist, and educator
Scott Terry (born 1976), songwriter and singer who has fronted the band Red Wanting Blue
Albert W. Van Duzer (1917–1999), bishop of the Episcopal Diocese of New Jersey, serving from 1973 to 1982
John Vanbiesbrouck (born 1963), professional hockey player, former player for the Philadelphia Flyers
James Weinstein, transportation planner and executive who served as executive director of New Jersey Transit
Brian Willison (born 1977), director of the Parsons Institute for Information Mapping
Helen Van Pelt Wilson (1901–2003), garden writer
Esther V. Yanai (1928–2003), advocate for open-space preservation in Moorestown
Albert Young (born 1985), former football player for the University of Iowa and Minnesota Vikings
Tim Young (born 1968), silver medal-winning rower in the quadruple sculls at the 1996 Summer Olympics
Martha Zweig (born 1942), poet