Dorchester is an unincorporated community located within Maurice River Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08316.
As of the 2020 census, Dorchester had a population of 291.
Shipbuilding has always been the principal industry in Dorchester, and the A.J. Meerwald, the state ship of New Jersey, was built here. Demographics
Dorchester first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
+Dorchester CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 20202020White alone (NH) 229 78.69%Black or African American alone (NH) 9 3.09%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH) 00.00%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Other race alone (NH)0 0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 23 7.90%Hispanic or Latino (any race)30 10.31%Total291 100.00%
As of 2020, the population of the area was 291.
History It is said that it was in Dorchester where the Dutch ship Prince Maurice sank, giving the Maurice River and Maurice River Township its name.
Education Students are zoned to Maurice River Township School District. - Text list
References
External links from the United States Census Bureau