Ladd's Castle, also known as Candor Hall, is a historic building located in the Colonial Manor section that is Gloucester County's oldest brick home.

Added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1972, it was constructed c. 1688 by John Ladd, a surveyor who helped William Penn lay out a master design for the city of Philadelphia.

[1][2] Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Colonial Manor,[27] Eagle Point, Greenfields Village,[citation needed] Hoffman Wharf, League Island, Leonards, North Woodbury, Ogens, Paradise, Parkville, Pierces Corner, Red Bank, Tatens, Thorofare, Verga, Washington Park, and West End.

[29][30] The 2010 United States census counted 21,677 people, 8,829 households, and 5,757 families in the township.

Of all households, 28.5% were made up of individuals and 10.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

[42][43][44][45][46][47] The pick-up of two seats by Republicans in the 2011 election gave the party control of the Township Committee for the first time since the 1980s.

[54][55][56] For the 119th United States Congress, New Jersey's 1st congressional district is represented by Donald Norcross (D, Camden).

[59] For the 2024-2025 session, the 3rd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by John Burzichelli (D, Paulsboro) and in the General Assembly by David Bailey (D, Woodstown) and Heather Simmons (D, Glassboro).

[89] The West Deptford Public Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade.

[101] The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden operated St. Matthews School, which had campuses in Verga and National Park.

[102] In 2007 it was consolidated into Holy Trinity Regional School in Deptford Township.

[110] U.S. Route 130 follows a concurrency with Interstate 295, splitting off near interchange 23 towards the township's northeast as Crown Point Road and continuing into Westville.

[111][112] Route 44 (Crown Point Road) enters from Paulsboro, closely paralleling Interstate 295 for 4.0 miles (6.4 km) to its northern terminus in the township.

[114] County Route 551, also known as Kings Highway, enters on the south from East Greenwich Township and continues for 2.4 miles (3.9 km) heading northeast into Woodbury.

Traditionally one of the nation's busiest for marine transfer operations of petroleum products, the port is being redeveloped as an adaptable omniport able to handle a diversity of bulk, break bulk cargo and shipping containers.

[119][120] concluded that the port is well suited to become a center for the manufacture, assembly, and transport of wind turbines and platforms the development of Atlantic Wind Connection[121][122][123][124][125][126] West Deptford is host of the annual Senior Little League Baseball Eastern Regional Tournament.

The winner of this tournament advances to the Senior League World Series held annually in Bangor, Maine since 2002.

[127] People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with West Deptford Township include: