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 and is protected by the New Jersey State Police.
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.
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Beals Mills, Carlls Corners, Deerfield, Delaby, Finley, Friendship, Grammel Mills, Husted Station, Pleasant Grove, Seabrook, Seeley, Silver Lake, Sunset, Sunset Lake, Watsons Corner and Woodruff.
The township borders Hopewell Township, Bridgeton, Fairfield Township, Deerfield Township, and Salem County.
As of the 2010 United States Census, there were 7,660 people, 2,866 households, and 2,104 families residing in the township. The population density was 246.3 per square mile (95.1/km2). There were 3,025 housing units at an average density of 97.3 per square mile (37.6/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 74.67% (5,720) White, 12.96% (993) Black or African American, 1.27% (97) Native American, 2.65% (203) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 5.38% (412) from other races, and 3.07% (235) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 9.43% (722) of the population.
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