Cumberland County | |
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![]() Location within the U.S. state of New Jersey | |
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Coordinates: 39°20′N 75°08′W / 39.33°N 75.13°W | |
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Founded | 1748 |
Named for | Prince William, Duke of Cumberland |
Seat | Bridgeton[1] |
Largest municipalities | Vineland (population) Maurice River Township (area) |
Government | |
• Director of the Board of County Commissioners | Director Douglas A. Albrecht (R, term ends December 31, 2023) |
Area | |
• Total | 677.85 sq mi (1,755.6 km2) |
• Land | 483.36 sq mi (1,251.9 km2) |
• Water | 194.49 sq mi (503.7 km2) 28.7% |
Population | |
• Total | 154,152 |
• Estimate | 152,326 |
• Density | 318.9/sq mi (123.1/km2) |
Congressional district | 2nd |
Website | www |
Cumberland County is a coastal county located on the Delaware Bay in the Southern Shore Region of the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 16th-most-populous county,[6] with a population of 154,152,[3][4] a decrease of 2,746 (−1.8%) from the 2010 census count of 156,898.[7] Its county seat is Bridgeton.[1] Cumberland County is named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland.[8][9] The county was formally created from portions of Salem County on January 19, 1748.[10] The county is part of the South Jersey region of the state.[11]
The most populous municipality is Vineland, which had a 2020 population of 60,780;[4] the largest municipality by area is Maurice River Township, which covered 95.76 square miles (248.0 km2).[12]
This county is part of the Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area,[13] as well as the Delaware Valley Combined Statistical Area.[14]
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