Borough in Cumberland County, New Jersey, US
Township in New Jersey
Deerfield Township, New Jersey
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Show map of the United States Coordinates: 39°27′33″N 75°07′55″W / 39.459043°N 75.131987°W / 39.459043; -75.131987 [ 1] [ 2] Country United States State New Jersey County Cumberland Formed January 19, 1748 Incorporated February 21, 1798 Named for Deerfield, Massachusetts • Type Township • Body Township Committee • Mayor Abigail Perlstein O'Brien (R , December 31, 2023)[ 3] [ 4] • Administrator DawnMarie Bascelli[ 5] • Municipal clerk Karen Seifrit[ 6] • Total 16.88 sq mi (43.72 km2 ) • Land 16.84 sq mi (43.62 km2 ) • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.10 km2 ) 0.22% • Rank 166th of 565 in state 12th of 14 in county[ 1] Elevation 102 ft (31 m) • Total 3,136 • Estimate 3,147 • Rank 443rd of 565 in state 9th of 14 in county[ 11] • Density 186.2/sq mi (71.9/km2 ) • Rank 509th of 565 in state 6th of 14 in county[ 11] Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST) ) • Summer (DST ) UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT) )ZIP Code Area code 856 [ 14] FIPS code 3401116900[ 1] [ 15] [ 16] GNIS feature ID0882054[ 1] [ 17] Website www .deerfieldtownship .org
Deerfield Township is a township in Cumberland County , in the U.S. state of New Jersey . It is part of the Vineland --Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area , which encompasses those cities and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes and which constitutes a part of the Delaware Valley .[ 18] As of the 2020 United States census , the township's population was 3,136,[ 9] an increase of 17 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 3,119,[ 19] [ 20] which in turn reflected an increase of 192 (+6.6%) from the 2,927 counted in the 2000 census .[ 21]
Deerfield Township was formed as a precinct on January 19, 1748, and was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships. Portions of the township were taken to form Bridgeton Township (March 3, 1845) and Upper Deerfield Township (February 23, 1922).[ 22] The township was named for Deerfield, Massachusetts .[ 23]
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