Upper Deerfield Township dates to 1922, and 2 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 24% of U.S. towns · #424 of 468 in New Jersey. What drives it
Most of Upper Deerfield Township was built recently: 7% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1972. Its Register listings are the Deerfield Presbyterian Church and the Deerfield Pike Tollgate House. Below: 2 old photos and papers, maps from 1890 on, and the census since 1930.
What drives Upper Deerfield Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Upper Deerfield Township is more historic than 24% of U.S. towns, #424 of 468 in New Jersey. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Upper Deerfield Township’s overall grade.
New Jersey towns list more on the Register than most of the country (a typical New Jersey town has 3.7 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Upper Deerfield Township’s 2.6 sits near the middle of its state (43% of New Jersey towns have fewer) while its 2 listings outnumber those of 60% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1922.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to C+. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±3.4 points).
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Upper Deerfield Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Upper Deerfield Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1890Bridgeton sheet · 1:62,500
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Upper Deerfield Township.
The story so far
Upper Deerfield Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Upper Deerfield Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Upper Deerfield Township is a township in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses those cities and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes and which constitutes a part of the Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 7,645, a decrease of 15 (−0.2%) from the 2010 census count of 7,660, which in turn reflected an increase of 104 (+1.4%) from the 7,556 counted in the 2000 census. Upper Deerfield Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1922, from portions of Deerfield Township,…
Upper Deerfield Township was established in 1922. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 7,660 in 2010, 7,645 in 2020.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Upper Deerfield Township, 1802 to 1934
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Nothing in the archives for these yearsWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Questions about Upper Deerfield Township’s history
What year was Upper Deerfield Township founded?
In 1922, according to Wikidata. Upper Deerfield Township’s post office opened in 1802, and the census of 1930 counted 2,051 people here.
How does Upper Deerfield Township rank for history?
Upper Deerfield Township is more historic than 24% of U.S. towns, #424 of 468 in New Jersey. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Upper Deerfield Township?
Two places: the Deerfield Presbyterian Church (listed 1980) and the Deerfield Pike Tollgate House (1975).
How old are the homes in Upper Deerfield Township?
7% of Upper Deerfield Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±3.4 points), against a typical 15% for a New Jersey town; the median home was built in 1972.
Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
From Wikimedia Commons (6), the National Register of Historic Places (2), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
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