Learn All About Willowdale, NJ

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Willowdale

The neighborhood of Willowdale is situated in the township of Cherry Hill in Camden County, New Jersey. The closest communities include Glendale, Echelon, Voorhees Township, Glendale, Woodcrest, and Lawnside. The southern edge of the community sits on the Woodcrest Country Club. Kresson Road forms the northern border as White Horse Pike forms the eastern boundary. 

History

The Lenni-Lenape Native Americans originally lived in the area before being forced out by the first settlers from England. These settlers were primarily followers of the Quaker, William Penn. Penn arrived in the area during the 17th century.

Neighborhood

The neighborhood has an extensive park system just off of Liberty Bell Drive and Bunker Hill Drive. The Cherry Hill parks include Bunker Hill Park and Sheri Park. Bunker Hill encompasses many trails that are all less than a mile long. The park allows for the following activities:

• Mountain Biking
• Trail Running
• Hiking
• Nature Watching

Sheri Park, named in honor of Sheri Anne Soldo, a child that died in 1980 in a school bus accident. The park includes the following amenities:

• a playground
• shaded benches
• open multipurpose fields
• ample parking

Education

Students attend the public schools within the Cherry Hill School District. Some of these include:

• Woodcrest Elementary School - located on Cranford Road
• Bret Harte Elementary School - located on Queen Ann Road
• Henry C. Beck Middle School - located on Cropwell Road
• Rosa International Middle School - located on Browning Lane
• Cherry Hill High School East - located on Kresson Road

Demographics

As many as 15.1% of the population were born in countries other than America. English is spoken by 84.1% of households in addition to 2.0% Korean and 1.5% speaking Russian. The town's residents most frequently identify their ethnicity or ancestry as the following:

• Asian (12.3%)
• Irish (11.4%)
• Russian roots (10.5%)
• Italian ancestry (9.0%)
• Polish (7.3%)
• Eastern European (5.1%)

Most of the households are wealthy, and the neighborhood income averages higher than 97.2% of other neighborhoods in the country. The working community has a different mix of occupations represented, such as:

• executive, management, and professional occupations (65.1%)
• sales and service jobs (20.6%)
• clerical, assistant, and tech support roles (8.5%)
• manufacturing and laborer professions (5.8%)

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Our Local Office

The Willowdale, NJ, slip and fall lawyers at Garden State Justice Group can assist you with determining the best actions to take following an injury from a slip and fall. Call today for a free case review.

Garden State Justice Group
4 Foster Ave A
Gibbsboro, NJ 08026
(856) 329-6909