Stafford Township, New Jersey
Stafford Township is a township situated on the Jersey Shore in southern Ocean County, within the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 28,617, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 2,082 (+7.8%) from the 26,535 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,003 (+17.8%) from the 22,532 counted in the 2000 census.
The Stafford Performing Arts Center in Manahawkin
The Manahawkin Baptist Church, built in 1864
The "Bridge to nowhere" at the end of Stafford Avenue, part of the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge
The northbound Garden State Parkway at the interchange with Route 72 in Stafford Township
Route 72 is a state highway in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It runs 28.74 mi (46.25 km) from the Four Mile Circle with Route 70 in Woodland Township in Burlington County to County Route 607 in Ship Bottom on Long Beach Island in Ocean County. Route 72 travels through the Pine Barrens as a two-lane undivided road. After an interchange with the Garden State Parkway, the route becomes a four- to six-lane divided highway through built-up areas of Manhawkin and crosses the Manahawkin Bay via the Manahawkin Bay Bridge onto Long Beach Island.
View west along Route 72 just west of Savoy Boulevard in Woodland Township
Route 72 westbound at the Garden State Parkway interchange in Stafford Township
