Thorofare, New Jersey

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Thorofare, New Jersey
Unincorporated community
2020-07-15 09 45 53 View south along Interstate 295 and U.S. Route 130 at Exit 20 (TO New Jersey State Route 44 and Gloucester County Route 643, Mantua, Thorofare) in West Deptford Township, Gloucester County, New Jersey.jpg
Signage indicating exit to Thorofare from southbound Interstate Highway 295
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Thorofare
Location in Gloucester County
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Thorofare
Location in New Jersey
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Thorofare
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°50′32″N75°11′47″W / 39.84222°N 75.19639°W / 39.84222; -75.19639
Country Flag of the United States.svg United States
State Flag of New Jersey.svg New Jersey
County Gloucester
Township West Deptford
Area
[1]
 • Total
4.11 sq mi (10.64 km2)
 • Land3.35 sq mi (8.68 km2)
 • Water0.75 sq mi (1.95 km2)
Elevation
20 ft (6 m)
Population
 (2020) [2]
 • Total
2,806
 • Density837.6/sq mi (323.4/km2)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00
ZIP Code
08086
FIPS code 34-28380 [3]
GNIS feature ID0881166 [4]

Thorofare is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) [5] located within West Deptford Township in northwestern Gloucester County, situated in the South Jersey region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. [6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08086. As of the 2020 United States census, the CDP's population was 2,806. [2] As of the 2000 census, the population of a different geographic entity containing Thorofare, namely ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08086, was 5,424.

Contents

Checkpoint Systems is headquartered in Thorofare.

Demographics

Historical population
CensusPop.Note%±
2020 2,806 [2] —

Thorofare first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census. [7]

Thorofare CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020 [8] 2020
White alone (NH)2,26480.68%
Black or African American alone (NH)2388.48%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)40.14%
Asian alone (NH)521.85%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%
Other race alone (NH)70.25%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)1003.56%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1415.02%
Total2,806 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. 1 2 3 "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau . Retrieved April 12, 2023.
  3. ↑ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  4. ↑ "Thorofare". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved October 6, 2012.
  5. ↑ State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
  6. ↑ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
  7. ↑ "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
  8. ↑ "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Thorofare CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau .


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