Delaware River Region
Gloucester County
West Deptford Township

Thorofare

Thorofare is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located within in northwestern , situated in the South Jersey region of the U.S. state of .
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  • Type: Hamlet with 2,810 residents
  • Description: human settlement in West Deptford Township, New Jersey, United States of America
  • Also known as: “Flyatem Town”, “Thorofare, New Jersey”, and “West Deptford Township”
  • Postal code: 08096

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Mifflin and James and Ann Whitall House.

Museum
, originally called Fort Island Battery and also known as Mud Island Fort, was commissioned in 1771 and sits on Mud Island on the below , near . is situated 2½ miles north of Thorofare.

Museum
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Red Bank Battlefield is located along the in , , . It was the location of the Battle of Red Bank in the American Revolutionary War on October 22, 1777. and its sister, in , defended the river and prevented the British from using it for transportation. is situated 2 miles north of Thorofare.

Lighthouse
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The is a lighthouse located in the section of in , the rear of a pair of range lights marking a section of the channel in the south of . is situated 2½ miles west of Thorofare.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include National Park and Greenfields Village.

Village
Photo: Zeete, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a borough in , in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,026, a decrease of 10 from the 2010 census count of 3,036, which in turn reflected a decline of 169 from the 3,205 counted in the 2000 census. is situated 2 miles northeast of Thorofare.

Hamlet
West Deptford Township is a township in , in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 22,197, an increase of 520 from the 2010 census count of 21,677, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,309 from the 19,368 counted in the 2000 census. is situated 2½ miles southeast of Thorofare.

Photo: RasputinAXP, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is the county seat of in Southern . It has a blend of Victorian homes, natural parks, beautiful waterways and recreational facilities that makes this city one of Southern New Jersey's hidden gems.

Thorofare

Latitude
39.84234° or 39° 50′ 32″ north
Longitude
-75.19629° or 75° 11′ 47″ west
Population
2,810
Elevation
20 feet (6 metres)
United Nations Location Code
US TRF
Open location code
87F6RRR3+WF
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158350279
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4504436
Wiki­data ID
Q7796611
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Satellite Map

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In Other Languages

From Chinese to Volapük—“Thorofare” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “索羅費爾”
  • French: “Thorofare”
  • German: “Township of Deptford”
  • Gilaki: “ثوروفیر (نيۊجرسي)”
  • Gilaki: “ثوروفیر”
  • Ladin: “Thorofare”
  • Persian: “تروفیر، نیوجرسی”
  • Persian: “تروفیر”
  • South Azerbaijani: “توروفئیر، نیوجرسی”
  • Spanish: “Thorofare”
  • Volapük: “Thorofare (New Jersey)”
  • Volapük: “Thorofare (NJ)”
  • Volapük: “Thorofare, New Jersey”
  • Volapük: “Thorofare, NJ”
  • Volapük: “Thorofare”

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