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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 58.25 square miles (150.87 km<sup>2</sup>), including 57.42 square miles (148.71 km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.83 square miles (2.16 km<sup>2</sup>) of water (1.43%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located wholly or partially within the township include Albion, [[Ancora, New Jersey|Ancora]], [[Braddock, New Jersey|Braddock]], [[Blue Anchor, New Jersey|Blue Anchor]], [[Cedar Brook, New Jersey|Cedar Brook]], Dicktown, Elm, Florence, New Freedom, Pen Byrn, Sicklertown, [[Sicklerville, New Jersey|Sicklerville]], Spring Garden, [[Tansboro, New Jersey|Tansboro]], Waterford, [[Waterford Works, New Jersey|Waterford Works]], West Atco,{{citation needed|date=April 2015}} Williamstown, Winslow Junction and Winslow Village.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed April 16, 2015.</ref> The [[Blue Hole (New Jersey)|Blue Hole]] is a body of water in the middle of woods that is clear blue and always cold, even in the summer, with a very steep shoreline and a maximum depth of approximately {{convert|70|ft|m}}, though ''[[Weird NJ]]'' describes the water as "bottomless" and claims that it is a haunt of the [[Jersey Devil]].<ref>''[[Weird NJ]]''. [http://www.app.com/story/news/local/new-jersey/weird-nj/2015/01/25/weird-nj-legends-blue-hole/22309635/ "Weird NJ: Legends of the Blue Hole"], ''[[Asbury Park Press]]'', January 25, 2015. Accessed May 18, 2015. "One of the most storied sites in all of southern New Jersey is a mysterious body of water known as the Blue Hole. Located deep in the Pine Barrens of Winslow, on the border of Camden and Gloucester counties, this small but legendary pool is said to not only be bottomless, but also a frequent pit stop of the Jersey Devil."</ref> The township borders [[Berlin, New Jersey|Berlin Borough]], [[Chesilhurst, New Jersey|Chesilhurst]], [[Gloucester Township, New Jersey|Gloucester Township]], [[Pine Hill, New Jersey|Pine Hill]], and [[Waterford Township, New Jersey|Waterford Township]] in Camden County; [[Folsom, New Jersey|Folsom]] and [[Hammonton, New Jersey|Hammonton]] in [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]], and both [[Monroe Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Monroe Township]] and [[Washington Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey|Washington Township]] in [[Gloucester County, New Jersey|Gloucester County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1085119/touches.html Areas touching Winslow Township], MapIt. Accessed March 14, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.dvrpc.org/Mapping/Maps/pdf/Camden_MCDs.pdf Municipalities within Camden County, NJ], [[Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission]]. Accessed March 14, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>
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