Stafford Township is a
township in
Ocean County,
New Jersey, United States. As of the
2010 United States Census, the township population increased to 26,535, reflecting an increase of 4,003 (+17.8%) from the 22,532 counted in the
2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 9,207 (+69.1%) from the 13,325 counted in the
1990 Census. The 2010 population was the highest level ever recorded in a decennial census for Stafford Township.