▁the ▁bor ough ' s ▁population ▁was ▁ 3 , 0 5 5 , ▁reflect ing ▁an ▁increase ▁of ▁ 6 7 ▁(+ 2 . 2 %) ▁from ▁the ▁ 2 , 9 8 8 ▁counted ▁in ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁Census , ▁which ▁had ▁in ▁turn ▁decl ined ▁by ▁ 4 0 4 ▁(- 1 1 . 9 %) ▁from ▁the ▁ 3 , 3 9 2 ▁counted ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 ▁Census . ▁ ▁Wood bury ▁He ights ▁was ▁formed ▁as ▁a ▁bor ough ▁by ▁an ▁act ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Jersey ▁Legisl ature ▁on ▁April ▁ 6 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁from ▁port ions ▁of ▁De pt ford ▁Township , ▁based ▁on ▁the ▁results ▁of ▁a ▁refer endum ▁held ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 1 9 1 5 . ▁Port ions ▁were ▁ex changed ▁with ▁Wood bury ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 5 , ▁and ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁were ▁an nex ed ▁on ▁March ▁ 2 2 , ▁ 1 9 3 8 . ▁Port ions ▁were ▁ex changed ▁with ▁De pt ford ▁Township ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 ▁and ▁other ▁port ions ▁were ▁an nex ed ▁from ▁the ▁town ship ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 5 . ▁The ▁bor ough ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Wood bury , ▁which ▁in ▁turn ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁its ▁founder ▁Henry ▁Wood , ▁who ▁settled ▁in ▁the ▁area ▁in ▁ 1 6 8 3 ▁after ▁arriv ing ▁from ▁B ury