West Deptford Township (pronounced West DEP-ford) is a

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in Gloucester County, in the

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. As of the

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, the township's population was 22,197, reflecting an increase of 520 (+2.4%) from the 21,677 counted in the 2010 census, which had in turn increased by 2,309 (+11.9%) from the 19,368 counted in the 2000 census. West Deptford Township was formed as a township by an act of the

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on March 1, 1871, from portions of Deptford Township. Portions of the township were taken to form the boroughs of

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(April 15, 1902) and Westville (April 7, 1914).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 October 25, 2012.

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annexed portions of the township in May 1907. West Deptford Township was named for the

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area of

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, located on the

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. The township is part of the

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region of the state.

History

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in 1972, it was constructed around 1688 by William Ladd, a surveyor who helped

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lay out a master design for the city of

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Geography

According to the

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, the township had a total area of 17.81 square miles (46.12 km²), including 15.36 square miles (39.77 km²) of land and 2.45 square miles (6.35 km²) of water (13.77%).

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, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Colonial Manor, Eagle Point, Greenfields Village, Hoffman Wharf, League Island, Leonards, North Woodbury, Ogens, Paradise, Parkville, Pierces Corner, Red Bank, Tatens, Thorofare, Verga, Washington Park, and West End. West Deptford Township borders the municipalities of Deptford Township, East Greenwich Township, Mantua Township,

, Paulsboro, Westville,

, and Woodbury Heights in Gloucester County; and

and Tinicum Township in

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, both located on the wester side of the

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Demographics

2010 census

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010

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dollars)

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was $69,316 (with a margin of error of +/− $3,689) and the median family income was $84,900 (+/− $5,549). Males had a median income of $61,346 (+/− $4,244) versus $47,155 (+/− $4,421) for females. The

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for the borough was $33,874 (+/− $1,513). About 4.0% of families and 5.5% of the population were below the

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, including 7.6% of those under age 18 and 7.0% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the

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, there were 19,368 people, 7,719 households, and 5,125 families residing in the township. The population density was 1,218.4 people per square mile (470.3/km²). There were 7,999 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 92.29% White, 5.08% Black, 0.23% Native American, 1.13% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.42% from other races, and 0.82% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.76% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for West Deptford township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed November 8, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for West Deptford township, Gloucester County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed November 8, 2012. There were 7,719 households, out of which 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 51.7% were married couples living together, 10.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 33.6% were non-families. 27.4% of all households were made up of individuals, and 8.6% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.07. In the township, the population was spread out, with 23.5% under the age of 18, 8.2% from 18 to 24, 31.8% from 25 to 44, 24.2% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.4 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 90.1 males. The median income for a household in the township was $50,583, and the median income for a family was $64,477. Males had a median income of $42,711 versus $30,621 for females. The per capita income for the township was $24,219. About 3.0% of families and 5.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 4.5% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

West Deptford Township is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state. The Township Committee is composed of five members, who are elected directly by the voters

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in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 19. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. The Township Committee is the legislative branch of the Township government, developing and adopting ordinances that become the laws of the township. , members of the West Deptford Township Committee are Mayor James P. Mehaffey ( D, term on committee ends December 31, 2023; term as mayor ends 2022),Mayor's Office
West Deptford. Accessed July 23, 2022. Deputy Mayor Adam Reid (D, term on committee ends 2023; term as deputy mayor ends 2022), Megan Kerr (D, 2022), Ashley Morrell (D, 2024) and Jim Robinson (D, 2022).Township Committee
West Deptford. Accessed July 23, 2022. "The Township Committee is comprised of five members, the Mayor and four committee persons, each of whom serves a term of three years. At the reorganization meeting in January, the Committee selects one of its own to serve as Mayor."''Gloucester County 2022 Official Directory''

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. Accessed May 1, 2022.General Election November 2, 2021 Unofficial Results

, updated November 15, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.General Election November 3, 2020 Unofficial Results

, updated November 18, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.General Election November 5, 2019 Summary Report Unofficial Results

Clerk, November 12, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020. The pick-up of two seats by Republicans in the 2011 election gave the party control of the Township Committee for the first time since the 1980s. Republicans Jeff Hansen and Gerald P. Maher won three-year seats in the November 2013 election, giving Republicans a 4–1 edge on the 2014 committee. In the 2014 election, Democratic challengers James Mehaffey and Adam Reid defeated incumbent Republicans Raymond Chintall and John Keuler Jr., giving the Democrats a 3–2 majority, with the three Democrats choosing as mayor Denice DiCarlo, who had been the lone Democrat in the previous council.

Federal, state, and county representation

West Deptford Township is located in the 1st Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 3rd state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey

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. Accessed October 30, 2019.

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 14,703 registered voters in West Deptford, of which 5,661 (38.5%) were registered as Democrats, 2,312 (15.7%) were registered as Republicans and 6,724 (45.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 6 voters registered as

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or Greens. In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat

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received 57.1% of the vote (6,119 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 41.7% (4,463 votes), and other candidates with 1.2% (132 votes), among the 10,804 ballots cast by the township's 15,400 registered voters (90 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 70.2%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 57.1% of the vote (6,351 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 40.2% (4,468 votes) and other candidates with 1.4% (158 votes), among the 11,119 ballots cast by the township's 15,030 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.0%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

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received 55.3% of the vote (5,566 ballots cast), outpolling Republican

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with 43.5% (4,375 votes) and other candidates with 0.5% (71 votes), among the 10,065 ballots cast by the township's 13,400 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 75.1. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 66.3% of the vote (4,593 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 32.3% (2,236 votes), and other candidates with 1.4% (96 votes), among the 7,118 ballots cast by the township's 15,194 registered voters (193 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 46.8%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat

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received 45.4% of the vote (3,212 ballots cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 43.5% (3,077 votes), Independent

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with 8.9% (629 votes) and other candidates with 0.6% (39 votes), among the 7,072 ballots cast by the township's 14,879 registered voters, yielding a 47.5% turnout.

Education

The

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serve students in

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through

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. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of five schools, had an enrollment of 2,947 students and 220.6 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 13.4:1.District information for West Deptford Township School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) are Oakview Elementary School with 374 students in grades Pre-K–1, Red Bank Elementary School with 252 students in grade K and 2, Green-Fields Elementary School with 488 students in grades 3–4, West Deptford Middle School with 900 students in grades 5–8, and

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with 879 students in grades 9–12. Students from across the county are eligible to apply to attend

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, a four-year high school in Deptford Township that provides technical and vocational education. As a public school, students do not pay tuition to attend the school. The

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operated St. Matthews School, which had campuses in Verga and

. In 2007 it was consolidated into Holy Trinity Regional School in Deptford Township. In 2017 the school moved to the former St. Patrick's Building in

due to the superior condition of that building, according to the archdiocese. It opened as Holy Angels Catholic School which still operates. Guardian Angels Regional School (Pre-K–3 campus in Gibbstown CDP and 4–8 campus in Paulsboro) takes students from West Deptford Township.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Gloucester County and by the

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and by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. Major roadways in and around West Deptford Township include Interstate 295, which enters the township's southwest from Paulsboro and continues for towards the northeast to Deptford Township and includes exits 19, 20, 21, 22 and 23. U.S. Route 130 follows a concurrency with Interstate 295, splitting off near interchange 23 towards the township's northeast as Crown Point Road and continuing into Westville. Route 44 (Crown Point Road) enters from Paulsboro, closely paralleling Interstate 295 for to its northern terminus in the township. Route 45 (Mantua Avenue) enters from Mantua Township in the extreme southeast corner of the township and runs along the eastern border with Deptford Township and then Woodbury Heights, enters

and then reenters West Deptford Township as its border with Deptford Township before continuing to the north towards its terminus in Westville. County Route 551, also known as Kings Highway, enters on the south from East Greenwich Township and continues for heading northeast into

. The

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passes through the township's southeastern corner, heading northeast from East Greenwich Township to Woodbury Heights, but the nearest exits are Interchanges 3 and 2.

Public transportation

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bus service between the township and

is available on the 401 ( Salem to Philadelphia),

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( Pennsville Township to Philadelphia), 410 ( Bridgeton to Philadelphia) and 412 (

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to Philadelphia) routes, with local service offered on the 455 route between Cherry Hill Township and Paulsboro.

Port of Paulsboro

The Port of Paulsboro is located on the

and Mantua Creek in Paulsboro and West Deptford. Traditionally one of the nation's busiest for

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, the port is being redeveloped as an adaptable ''omniport'' able to handle a diversity of

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and

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. Studies completed in 2012. concluded that the port is well suited to become a center for the manufacture, assembly, and transport of

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s and platforms the development of

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Community

West Deptford is host of the annual Senior Little League Baseball Eastern Regional Tournament. The winner of this tournament advances to the

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held annually in

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since 2002.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with West Deptford Township include: * Dan Baker (born 1946), sports announcer for the

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and

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Martin A. Herman Martin A. Herman (born June 30, 1939) is an American Democratic Party politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly, where he represented the 3rd Legislative District from 1974 to 1986, and was later appointed as a judge in New Jersey ...

(born 1939), politician who represented the 3rd Legislative District in the

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from 1974 to 1986, and was a judge in

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in Gloucester County *

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(born 1988), former professional football player,

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, and

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(born 1986), former professional football player,

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, and

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(born 1959), former

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president *

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, (born 1983), former

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playerMannix, Chris
"Intestinal Fortitude; After surgery for colitis, Dajuan Wagner is trying to resume a career that once showed such promise"
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'', September 11, 2006, backed up by the

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as of August 26, 2010. Accessed October 25, 2015. "He returned home to West Deptford, N.J., where he saw a specialist who recommended surgery to remove his inflamed colon."

References

External links

Official township website
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