Editing Stafford Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Manahawkin WMA, NJ - 04.jpg|thumb|285px|The "Bridge to nowhere" at the end of Stafford Avenue, part of the [[Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge]]]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 54.71 square miles (141.69&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 46.11 square miles (119.44&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 8.59 square miles (22.26&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (15.71%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> Stafford Township straddles the breadth of southern Ocean County from its eastern border at the [[Jersey Shore]] to the county's western border with [[Burlington County, New Jersey]].

[[Beach Haven West, New Jersey|Beach Haven West]] (2010 Census population of 3,896<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3404120 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Beach Haven West CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212140341/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3404120 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 8, 2012.</ref>) and [[Manahawkin, New Jersey|Manahawkin]] (2,303<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3442930 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Manahawkin CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135229/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3442930 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 8, 2012.</ref>) are [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated communities]] and [[census-designated place]]s contained within Stafford Township, while [[Ocean Acres, New Jersey|Ocean Acres]] (16,142<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3454315 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Ocean Acres CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212143111/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3454315 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 8, 2012.</ref>) is a census-designated place and unincorporated area split between [[Barnegat Township, New Jersey|Barnegat Township]] and Stafford Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34029 GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County -- County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Ocean County, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212204350/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_SF1/GCTPH1.CY10/0500000US34029 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref><ref>[http://www2.census.gov/acs2010_5yr/summaryfile/UserTools/Geography/NJ.xls 2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey], [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref><ref name=CPH232>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed January 2, 2013.</ref>

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or entirely within the township include Bayside, Beach View, Bonnet Island, Cedar Bonnet, Cedar Grove, Cedar Run, Manahawkin Landing, [[Mayetta, New Jersey|Mayetta]], South Beach View, and Sunshine City.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed May 10, 2015.</ref> [[Warren Grove, New Jersey|Warren Grove]] is an unincorporated rural area located within the township as well as portions of [[Barnegat Township, New Jersey|Barnegat Township]] and [[Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey|Little Egg Harbor Township]] in the heart of the [[Pine Barrens (New Jersey)|Pine Barrens]].

The township borders the Ocean County municipalities of [[Barnegat Township, New Jersey|Barnegat Township]], [[Eagleswood Township, New Jersey|Eagleswood Township]], [[Harvey Cedars, New Jersey|Harvey Cedars]], [[Little Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey|Little Egg Harbor Township]], [[Long Beach Township, New Jersey|Long Beach Township]], [[Ship Bottom, New Jersey|Ship Bottom]], and [[Surf City, New Jersey|Surf City]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/883327/touches.html Areas touching Stafford Township], MapIt. Accessed March 6, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/ocean-county/ Ocean County Map], Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 6, 2020.</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>