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Dorchester, New Jersey
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 Dorchester, New Jersey
Location in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Dorchester, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Dorchester, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Cumberland |
| Township | Maurice River |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.52 sq mi (1.34 km2) |
| • Land | 0.49 sq mi (1.27 km2) |
| • Water | 0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 291 |
| • Density | 595.09/sq mi (229.55/km2) |
| ZIP Code |
08316
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| FIPS code | 34-18010 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0875946 |
Dorchester is an unincorporated community located within Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08316.
As of the 2000 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08316 was 283.
Shipbuilding has always been the principal industry in Dorchester, and the A.J. Meerwald, the state ship of New Jersey, was built here.
Demographics
As of the 2020 United States census, the population of the area was 291.
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| 2020 | 291 | — | |
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History
It is said that it was in Dorchester where the Dutch ship Prince Maurice sank, giving the Maurice River and Maurice River Township its name.
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