Deptford Township is located in northern Gloucester County, New Jersey. The Township was founded in 1693 and is the third most populated municipality in the county. The municipality contains 17.5 square miles and is home to approximately 31,000 residents. The township consists of Almonesson, Jericho, New Sharon, Oak Valley, Westville Grove, Cooper Village, Blackwood Terrace, Hammond Heights, Lake Tract, Woodbury Terrace, Woodbury Gardens, Country Club Estates and Good Intent. They have a high school, middle school and seven (7) elementary schools.
They also have state of the art youth recreation facilities and numerous parks. We are centrally located in South Jersey. Deptford has a thriving business community and the best restaurants. The township is home to Gloucester County’s only indoor regional shopping center, The Deplored Mall. The mall’s anchors are JCPenney, Macys, Boscov’s and Sears. There are numerous strip shopping centers surrounding the mall, many featuring ”big box” retailers as well as many restaurants and two multiplex cinemas. We have approximately 11,000 living units from beautiful singles to townhomes and apartments. We are also the landing site of the first flight in America’s history. The old Clement Oak tree marks the area of this most historic event.
You can read more about Deptford Township on their website http://www.deptford-nj.org
