Dorchester, New Jersey

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Dorchester, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
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Dorchester
Location in Cumberland County
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Dorchester
Location in New Jersey
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Dorchester
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°16′22″N74°58′37″W / 39.27278°N 74.97694°W / 39.27278; -74.97694
Country Flag of the United States.svg  United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg  New Jersey
County Cumberland
Township Maurice River
Area
[1]
 • Total0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2)
 • Land0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2)
 • Water0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation
10 ft (3 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total291
 • Density595.09/sq mi (229.55/km2)
ZIP code
08316
FIPS code 34-18010 [3]
GNIS feature ID0875946 [4]

Dorchester is an unincorporated community located within Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. [5] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP code 08316.

Contents

As of the 2000 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08316 was 283.

Shipbuilding has always been the principal industry in Dorchester, and the A.J. Meerwald, the state ship of New Jersey, was built here.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 291—
U.S. Decennial Census [6]

History

It is said that it was in Dorchester where the Dutch ship Prince Maurice sank, giving the Maurice River and Maurice River Township its name.

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References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ↑ "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  3. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Dorchester". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.


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