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West Park is a census-designated place (CDP) in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, West Park had a population of 1,506. It is in the northwest part of the county, within Hopewell Township, and it is bordered to the east by the city of Bridgeton, the county seat. New Jersey Route 49 passes through the CDP, northwest 14 miles (23 km) to Salem. West Park was first listed as a CDP prior to the 2020 census.
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
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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). How TownRatings grades history →
