Deerfield Township, New Jersey
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. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 3,136, an increase of 17 (+0.5%) from the 2010 census count of 3,119, which in turn reflected an increase of 192 (+6.6%) from the 2,927 counted in the 2000 census.
Deerfield Township, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
Temple Beth Hillel Beth Abraham synagogue | |
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Location of Deerfield Township in Cumberland County highlighted in red (right). Inset map: Location of Cumberland County in New Jersey highlighted in red (left). | |
Census Bureau map of Deerfield Township, New Jersey | |
Deerfield Township Location in Cumberland County Deerfield Township Location in New Jersey Deerfield Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39.459043°N 75.131987°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Cumberland |
| Formed | January 19, 1748 |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named for | Deerfield, Massachusetts |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | Abigail Perlstein O'Brien (R, December 31, 2023) |
| • Administrator | DawnMarie Bascelli |
| • Municipal clerk | Karen Seifrit |
| Area | |
| • 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 |
| Elevation | 102 ft (31 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 3,136 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 3,125 |
| • Rank | 443rd of 565 in state 9th of 14 in county |
| • Density | 186.2/sq mi (71.9/km2) |
| • Rank | 509th of 565 in state 6th of 14 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08302 – Bridgeton 08352 – Rosenhayn |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3401116900 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882054 |
| Website | www |
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). The township was named for Deerfield, Massachusetts.