Editing Bridgeton, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
[[Image:Cohansey River.jpg|thumb|The [[Cohansey River]] in Bridgeton in 2006]]
Bridgeton is located about one hour away from [[Philadelphia]], and 50 minutes away from [[Wilmington, Delaware]]. It is also about one hour away from [[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] and [[Cape May, New Jersey|Cape May]]. Bridgeton is divided into three sections, Northside, Southside and Hillside.

According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the city had a total area of 6.49 square miles (16.82&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 6.23 square miles (16.13&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 0.27 square miles (0.69&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (4.10%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|Unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include East Lake.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

Bridgeton borders the Cumberland County municipalities of [[Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Fairfield Township]], [[Hopewell Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey|Hopewell Township]] and [[Upper Deerfield Township, New Jersey|Upper Deerfield Township]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/83225/touches.html Areas touching Bridgeton], MapIt. Accessed March 21, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/cumberland.pdf Map of Cumberland County], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed October 28, 2019.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

===Climate===
The climate in this area is characterized by hot, humid summers and generally mild to cool winters. According to the [[Köppen Climate Classification]] system, Bridgeton has a [[humid subtropical climate]], abbreviated "Cfa" on climate maps.<ref>[http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=36637&cityname=Bridgeton%2C+New+Jersey%2C+United+States+of+America&units= Climate Summary for Bridgeton, New Jersey]</ref>