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Cumberland County
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county in New Jersey, United States
Key facts
- Country
- United States
- State
- New Jersey
- Named after
- Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
- Seat
- Bridgeton
- Largest municipalities
- Vineland (population), Maurice River Township (area)
- Director of the board of county commissi
- Director Douglas A. Albrecht ( R , term ends December 31, 2023)
- Total
- 677.85 sq mi (1,755.6 km )
- Land
- 483.36 sq mi (1,251.9 km )
- Water
- 194.49 sq mi (503.7 km ) 28.7%
- Estimate 2025
- 157,148
- Density
- 318.92/sq mi (123.13/km )
- Time zone
- UTC−5 ( Eastern )
- Summer dst
- UTC−4 ( EDT )
- Congressional district
- 2nd
- Website
- cumberlandcountynj .gov
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Population
- 154152
- Area
- 1752
- Official website
- www.co.cumberland.nj.us/content/159/3747.aspx
- Image
- Cumberland County Courthouse NJ.jpg
- Households
- 50947
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- Commons category
- Cumberland County, New Jersey
- inception
- 1748-01-30
- water as percent of area
- 28.62
- native label
- Cumberland County
- per capita income
- 28311
- P8168
- La Calotterie
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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, with a population of 154,152, a decrease of 2,746 (−1.8%) from the 2010 census count of 156,898. The United States Census Bureau's Population Estimates Program estimated a 2025 population of 157,148, an increase of 2,996 (+1.9%) from the 2020 decennial census. Its county seat is Bridgeton. Cumberland County is named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. The county was formally created from portions of Salem County on January 19, 1748. The county is part of the South Jersey region of the state.
The most populous municipality is Vineland, which had a 2020 population of 60,780; the largest municipality by area is Maurice River Township, which covered 95.76 square miles (248.0 km).