{{infobox settlement |name = stafford township, new jersey |official_name = township of stafford |settlement_type = township |nickname = |motto = |image_skyline = |imagesize = |image_caption = |image_flag = |image_seal = |image_map = stafford_twp_nj_029.png |mapsize = 250x200px |map_caption = map of stafford township in ocean county. inset; location of ocean county highlighted in the state of new jersey. |image_map1 =census_bureau_map_of_stafford_township,_new_jersey.png |mapsize1 = 250x200px |map_caption1 = census bureau map of stafford township, new jersey |subdivision_type = country |subdivision_name = united states |subdivision_type1 = state |subdivision_name1 = new jersey |subdivision_type2 = county |subdivision_name2 = ocean |government_footnotes = |government_type = faulkner act (small municipality) |leader_title = mayor |leader_name = john spodofora (term ends december 31, 2016) |leader_title1 = administrator |leader_name1 = james a. moranadministration, stafford township. accessed july 8, 2012. |leader_title2 = clerk |leader_name2 = bernadette parkcontact information, stafford township. accessed july 8, 2012. |established_title = royal charter |established_date = march 3, 1750 |established_title2 = incorporated |established_date2 = february 21, 1798 |unit_pref = imperial |area_footnotes = county subdivisions: new jersey - 2010 census gazetteer files, united states census bureau. accessed july 9, 2013. |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 142.142 |area_land_km2 = 118.747 |area_water_km2 = 23.395 |area_total_sq_mi = 54.882 |area_land_sq_mi = 45.849 |area_water_sq_mi = 9.033 |area_water_percent = 16.46 |area_rank = 30th of 566 in state6th of 33 in county |population_as_of = 2010 census |population_footnotes = "2010 census populations: ocean county", asbury park press. accessed july 8, 2012.dp-1 - profile of general population and housing characteristics: 2010 for stafford township, ocean county, new jersey, united states census bureau. accessed july 8, 2012.profile of general demographic characteristics: 2010 for stafford township, new jersey department of labor and workforce development. accessed july 8, 2012. |population_total = 26535 |population_rank = 91st of 566 in st
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