Editing Upper Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 68.68 square miles (177.89&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 62.03 square miles (160.65&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 6.66 square miles (17.24&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (9.69%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Strathmere, New Jersey|Strathmere]] (2010 population of 158) is an [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated community]] and [[census-designated place]] (CDP) located within Upper Township.<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3471250 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Strathmere CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212140507/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3471250 |date=February 12, 2020 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 14, 2012.</ref><ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf#page=19 New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)], [[United States Census Bureau]], August 2012. Accessed October 17, 2012.</ref>

Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include [[Beesley's Point, New Jersey|Beesley's Point]], Blackmans Island, Cedar Springs, Corsons Inlet, Formosa, Greenfield, [[Marmora, New Jersey|Marmora]], Marshallville, Middletown, Miramar, Palermo, Petersburg, [[Seaville, New Jersey|Seaville]], Steelmantown, [[Tuckahoe, New Jersey|Tuckahoe]], West Ocean City and Whale Beach.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed December 18, 2014.</ref> The township contains many different communities and enclaves that create a diverse area reaching from [[Great Egg Harbor]] to the [[Atlantic Ocean]]. Seaville is the largest community and Strathmere is the township's island containing a beach community.

The township borders the municipalities of [[Dennis Township, New Jersey|Dennis Township]], [[Ocean City, New Jersey|Ocean City]], [[Sea Isle City, New Jersey|Sea Isle City]] and [[Woodbine, New Jersey|Woodbine]] in Cape May County; [[Corbin City, New Jersey|Corbin City]], [[Egg Harbor Township, New Jersey|Egg Harbor Township]], [[Estell Manor, New Jersey|Estell Manor]] and [[Somers Point, New Jersey|Somers Point]] in [[Atlantic County, New Jersey|Atlantic County]]; and [[Maurice River Township, New Jersey|Maurice River Township]] in [[Cumberland County, New Jersey|Cumberland County]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/873808/touches.html Areas touching Upper Township], MapIt. Accessed March 13, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/cape-may/ Cape May County], Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed March 13, 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>