Deptford Township, New Jersey
Deptford Township (pronounced DEP-ford) 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 31,977, an increase of 1,416 (+4.6%) from the 2010 census count of 30,561, which in turn reflected an increase of 3,798 (+14.2%) from the 26,763 counted in the 2000 census.
Deptford Township, New Jersey | |
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Township | |
Benjamin Clark House, built in 1769, in Deptford Township, January 2010 | |
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| Nickname: "First Flight in America" | |
Location of 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 Deptford Township, New Jersey | |
Deptford Township Location in Gloucester County Deptford Township Location in New Jersey Deptford Township Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39.813794°N 75.118693°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Gloucester |
| Formed | June 1, 1695 as Bethlehem |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
| Named for | Deptford, England |
| Government | |
| • Type | Faulkner Act Council-Manager |
| • Body | Township Council |
| • Mayor | Paul Medany (D, term ends December 31, 2023) |
| • Manager | Thomas Newman Jr. |
| • Municipal clerk | Dina L. Zawadski |
| Area | |
| • Total | 17.57 sq mi (45.50 km2) |
| • Land | 17.33 sq mi (44.89 km2) |
| • Water | 0.24 sq mi (0.61 km2) 1.35% |
| • Rank | 163rd of 565 in state 9th of 24 in county |
| Elevation | 59 ft (18 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 31,977 |
| • Estimate (2022) | 32,280 |
| • Rank | 72nd of 565 in state 3rd of 24 in county |
| • Density | 1,845.1/sq mi (712.4/km2) |
| • Rank | 305th of 565 in state 11th of 24 in county |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 08096 |
| Area code | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3401517710 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882149 |
| Website | www |
Deptford Township was formed June 1, 1695, and was known initially as Bethlehem. It was incorporated as a township by the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of the state's initial 104 townships formed under the Township Act. Since then, portions of the township were taken to create Washington Township (February 17, 1836), Woodbury Borough (March 27, 1854; now Woodbury), West Deptford Township (March 1, 1871), Wenonah (March 10, 1883), Westville (April 7, 1914), and Woodbury Heights (April 6, 1915).
Deptford is a southeastern suburb of Philadelphia, located on the eastern side of the Walt Whitman Bridge, one of several bridges that join Deptford Township with Philadelphia, the nation's sixth-largest city as of 2020. It is located 10 miles (16 km) southeast of Philadelphia and 50 miles (80 km) northwest of Atlantic City.
Deptford Township was named for the Deptford area of London, located on the River Thames. It is part of the South Jersey region of the state.