' s ▁first ▁seat , ▁but ▁lost ▁that ▁design ation ▁in ▁ 1 8 4 8 ▁when ▁the ▁seat ▁moved ▁to ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Cam den . ▁Port ions ▁of ▁the ▁town ship ▁were ▁taken ▁over ▁the ▁years ▁to ▁form ▁Del aware ▁Township ▁( on ▁February ▁ 2 8 , ▁ 1 8 4 4 , ▁now ▁Cher ry ▁Hill ▁Township ), ▁Ch es il h urst ▁( Nov ember ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 1 8 8 7 ), ▁Voor he es ▁Township ▁( M arch ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 8 9 9 ) ▁and ▁Berlin ▁Township ▁( M arch ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 9 1 0 ). ▁The ▁town ship ▁was ▁named ▁for ▁Water ford , ▁Ireland . ▁ ▁Geography ▁According ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Census ▁Bureau , ▁Water ford ▁Township ▁had ▁a ▁total ▁area ▁of ▁ 3 6 . 2 6 7 ▁square ▁miles ▁( 9 3 . 9 3 2   km 2 ), ▁including ▁ 3 6 . 0 4 1 ▁square ▁miles ▁( 9 3 . 3 4 5   km 2 ) ▁of ▁land ▁and ▁ 0 . 2 2 6 ▁square ▁miles ▁( 0 . 5 8 6   km 2 ) ▁of ▁water ▁( 0 . 6 2 %). ▁ ▁Un in cor por ated ▁communities , ▁local ities ▁and ▁place ▁names ▁located ▁partially ▁or ▁completely ▁within ▁the ▁bor ough ▁include ▁At co , ▁At co ▁Lake , ▁B ish ops , ▁Dun b art on , ▁Fish er , ▁Jackson