Thorofare, New Jersey

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Thorofare, New Jersey
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
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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.

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Checkpoint Systems is headquartered in Thorofare.

Demographics

Historical population
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2020 2,806 [2]

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

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.