West Deptford Township, New Jersey

West Deptford Township, New Jersey
Township
Ladd's Castle in West Deptford Township, January 2009
Ladd's Castle in West Deptford Township, January 2009
Official seal of West Deptford Township, New Jersey
Seal
Location of West Deptford Township in Gloucester County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
Location of West Deptford Township in Gloucester County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Gloucester County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left).
Census Bureau map of West Deptford Township, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of West Deptford Township, New Jersey
West Deptford Township is located in Gloucester County, New Jersey
West Deptford Township
West Deptford Township
Location in Gloucester County
West Deptford Township is located in New Jersey
West Deptford Township
West Deptford Township
Location in New Jersey
West Deptford Township is located in the United States
West Deptford Township
West Deptford Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°50′31″N 75°11′06″W / 39.841967°N 75.185089°W / 39.841967; -75.185089[1][2]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyGloucester
IncorporatedMarch 1, 1871
Government
[7]
 • TypeTownship
 • BodyTownship Committee
 • MayorJames P. Mehaffey (D, term ends December 31, 2023)[3][4]
 • AdministratorLee Ann DeHart[5]
 • Municipal clerkLee Ann DeHart[6]
Area
[1]
 • Total
17.81 sq mi (46.12 km2)
 • Land15.36 sq mi (39.77 km2)
 • Water2.45 sq mi (6.35 km2)  13.77%
 • Rank161st of 565 in state
8th of 24 in county[1]
Elevation
[8]
7 ft (2 m)
Population
 (2020)[9][10]
 • Total
22,197
 • Estimate 
(2023)[9][11]
22,472
 • Rank125th of 565 in state
5th of 24 in county[12]
 • Density1,445.4/sq mi (558.1/km2)
  • Rank341st of 565 in state
12th of 24 in county[12]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08051, 08063, 08066, 08086, 08093, 08096[13]
Area code856[14]
FIPS code3401578800[1][15][16]
GNIS feature ID0882148[1][17]
Websitewww.westdeptford.com

West Deptford Township (pronounced West DEP-ford[18]) is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,197,[9][10] an increase of 520 (+2.4%) from the 2010 census count of 21,677,[19][20] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,309 (+11.9%) from the 19,368 counted in the 2000 census.[21][22]

West Deptford Township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1871, from portions of Deptford Township. Portions of the township were taken to form the boroughs of National Park (April 15, 1902) and Westville (April 7, 1914).[23] Woodbury annexed portions of the township in May 1907.[24]

West Deptford Township was named for the Deptford area of London, located on the River Thames.[25][26] The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state.

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  2. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  4. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  5. ^ Administration, West Deptford Township. Accessed July 23, 2022.
  6. ^ Township Clerk, West Deptford Township. Accessed July 23, 2022.
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  8. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of West Deptford, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 14, 2013.
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  12. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  13. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for West Deptford, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 8, 2012.
  14. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for West Deptford, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed November 11, 2013.
  15. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  16. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  17. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Berkery, Sheri. "Do you know how to pronounce these S.J. town names?", Courier-Post, September 5, 2019. Accessed January 26, 2022, via Newspapers.com. "Deptford/West Deptford: DEP-ford. Commonly and inexplicably heard as DEFF-ort."
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  22. ^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
  23. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 141. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  24. ^ Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 313. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed October 25, 2015.
  25. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 25, 2015.
  26. ^ Gannett, Henry. The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States, p. 104. United States Government Printing Office, 1905. Accessed October 25, 2015.