Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey
| Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey | |
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| Township | |
| Township of Upper Deerfield | |
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 Upper Deerfield Township highlighted in Cumberland County. Inset map: Cumberland County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. |
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 Census Bureau map of Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey |
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| Coordinates: 39°29′42″N 75°13′01″W / 39.494923°N 75.216943°WCoordinates: 39°29′42″N 75°13′01″W / 39.494923°N 75.216943°W | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |
 New Jersey
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| County | Cumberland |
| Incorporated | April 3, 1922 |
| Government | |
| • Type | Township |
| • Body | Township Committee |
| • Mayor | James P. Crilley (R, term ends December 31, 2016) |
| • Administrator / Clerk | Roy J. Spoltore |
| Area | |
| • Total | 31.275 sq mi (81.002 km2) |
| • Land | 31.098 sq mi (80.543 km2) |
| • Water | 0.177 sq mi (0.458 km2) 0.57% |
| Area rank | 83rd of 566 in state 8th of 14 in county |
| Elevation | 92 ft (28 m) |
| Population (2010 Census) | |
| • Total | 7,660 |
| • Estimate (2015) | 7,586 |
| • Rank | 299th of 566 in state 5th of 14 in county |
| • Density | 246.3/sq mi (95.1/km2) |
| • Density rank | 492nd of 566 in state 5th of 14 in county |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08302 - Seabrook |
| Area code(s) | 856 |
| FIPS code | 3401174870 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882055 |
| Website | www |
Upper Deerfield Township is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 7,660, reflecting an increase of 104 (+1.4%) from the 7,556 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 629 (+9.1%) from the 6,927 counted in the 1990 Census.
Upper Deerfield Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1922, from portions of Deerfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 3, 1922. The township was named for Deerfield Township, which in turn was named for Deerfield, Massachusetts.
It is a dry town, where alcohol cannot be sold, as affirmed by a referendum passed in 1972. Upper Deerfield does not have its own police force.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 31.275 square miles (81.002 km2), including 31.098 square miles (80.543 km2) of land and 0.177 square miles (0.458 km2) of water (0.57%).
Seabrook Farms (2010 population of 1,484) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Upper Deerfield Township.
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