There are 7,100 registered voters. Members of the Township Council vote down a proposal to consolidate the Township with Burlington Township. The Hawthorne Park and Windsor Park Schools open. Residents vote to change the name of the township to Willingboro. John F. Kennedy School opens.
Residents vote for fluoridation of the water supply.
The Industrial Park gets its first tenant. The Little Red School House is dedicated as the township historical museum. Windsor Park School became Country Club Ridge. The Willingboro Art Alliance is established. Construction begins on the 18-hole, Rancocas Golf Course on 130 acres of land in Country Club Ridge Park.