West Deptford Township (pronounced West DEP-ford) is a township in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,197,
West Deptford Township was formed as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 1, 1871, from portions of Deptford Township. Portions of the township were taken to form the boroughs of National Park (April 15, 1902) and Westville (April 7, 1914). Woodbury annexed portions of the township in May 1907.
West Deptford Township was named for the Deptford area of London, located on the River Thames. The township is part of the South Jersey region of the state.
History
Ladd's Castle, also known as Candor Hall, is a historic building located in the Colonial Manor section that is Gloucester County's oldest brick home. Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, it was constructed by John Ladd, a surveyor who helped William Penn lay out a master design for the city of Philadelphia.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 17.81 square miles (46.12 km<sup>2</sup>), including 15.36 square miles (39.77 km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 2.45 square miles (6.35 km<sup>2</sup>) of water (13.77%). Eagle Point, Greenfields Village, Hoffman Wharf, League Island, Leonards, North Woodbury, Ogens, Paradise, Parkville, Pierces Corner, Red Bank, Tatens, Thorofare, Verga, Washington Park, and West End.
West Deptford Township borders the municipalities of Deptford Township, East Greenwich Township, Mantua Township, National Park, Paulsboro, Westville, Woodbury, and Woodbury Heights in Gloucester County; and Philadelphia and Tinicum Township in Pennsylvania, both located on the western side of the Delaware River.