Northfield, New Jersey
Northfield, New Jersey | |
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City | |
City of Northfield | |
Risley House | |
Nickname(s): "Gateway to the Shore"[1] | |
Map of Northfield in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey. | |
Census Bureau map of Northfield, New Jersey | |
Coordinates: 39°22′16″N 74°33′17″W / 39.371058°N 74.554822°WCoordinates: 39°22′16″N 74°33′17″W / 39.371058°N 74.554822°W[2][3] | |
Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Atlantic |
Incorporated | March 21, 1905 |
Government[4] | |
• Type | City |
• Body | City Council |
• Mayor | Erland Chau (R, term ends December 31, 2019)[5][6] |
• Clerk | Mary Canesi[7] |
Area[2] | |
• Total | 3.444 sq mi (8.918 km2) |
• Land | 3.404 sq mi (8.816 km2) |
• Water | 0.040 sq mi (0.102 km2) 1.15% |
Elevation[8] | 23 ft (7 m) |
Population (2010 Census)[9][10][11] | |
• Total | 8,624 |
• Estimate (2015)[12] | 8,521 |
• Rank |
266th of 566 in state 10th of 23 in county[13] |
• Density | 2,533.7/sq mi (978.3/km2) |
• Density rank |
247th of 566 in state 6th of 23 in county[13] |
Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
• Summer (DST) | Eastern (EDT) (UTC-4) |
ZIP code | 08225[14][15] |
Area code | 609[16] |
FIPS code | 3400152950[2][17][18] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885324[2][19] |
Website |
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Northfield is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's population was 8,624,[9][10][11] reflecting an increase of 899 (+11.6%) from the 7,725 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 420 (+5.7%) from the 7,305 counted in the 1990 Census.[20]
Northfield was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 21, 1905, from portions of Egg Harbor Township.[21] A portion of Egg Harbor Township was transferred to Northfield in 1931, and then reverted to Egg Harbor Township in 1933.[22]
The city calls itself the "Gateway to the Shore", just over the bridge from the beaches, and is located about 7 miles (11 km) west of Atlantic City, bordering the municipalities of Pleasantville, Egg Harbor Township and Linwood.[23][24]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 3.444 square miles (8.918 km2), including 3.404 square miles (8.816 km2) of land and 0.040 square miles (0.102 km2) of water (1.15%).[2][3]
Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Bakersville and Dolphin.[25]
Demographics
Historical population | |||
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Census | Pop. | %± | |
1910 | 866 | — | |
1920 | 1,127 | 30.1% | |
1930 | 2,804 | 148.8% | |
1940 | 2,848 | 1.6% | |
1950 | 3,498 | 22.8% | |
1960 | 5,849 | 67.2% | |
1970 | 8,646 | 47.8% | |
1980 | 7,795 | −9.8% | |
1990 | 7,305 | −6.3% | |
2000 | 7,725 | 5.7% | |
2010 | 8,624 | 11.6% | |
Est. 2015 | 8,521 | [12][26] | −1.2% |
Population sources: 1900-2000[27] 1900-1920[28] 1910[29] 1910-1930[30] 1930-1990[31] 2000[32][33] 2010[9][10][11] |
2010 Census
At the 2010 United States Census, there were 8,624 people, 3,152 households, and 2,301 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,533.7 per square mile (978.3/km2). There were 3,260 housing units at an average density of 957.8 per square mile (369.8/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 87.14% (7,515) White, 3.24% (279) Black or African American, 0.19% (16) Native American, 4.50% (388) Asian, 0.01% (1) Pacific Islander, 2.89% (249) from other races, and 2.04% (176) from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 8.00% (690) of the population.[9]
There were 3,152 households, of which 34.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 55.2% were married couples living together, 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.0% were non-families. 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.68 and the average family size was 3.15.[9]
In the city, 24.2% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.1% from 18 to 24, 21.3% from 25 to 44, 31.3% from 45 to 64, and 16.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 43.1 years. For every 100 females there were 91.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.0 males.[9]
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $70,980 (with a margin of error of +/- $5,377) and the median family income was $78,727 (+/- $5,763). Males had a median income of $57,027 (+/- $4,611) versus $45,757 (+/- $6,595) for females. The per capita income for the city was $30,675 (+/- $2,461). About 2.5% of families and 3.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 3.8% of those under age 18 and 5.9% of those age 65 or over.[34]
2000 Census
As of the 2000 United States Census[17] there were 7,725 people, 2,824 households, and 2,109 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,254.9 people per square mile (869.6/km2). There were 2,922 housing units at an average density of 852.9 per square mile (328.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 91.52% White, 2.65% African American, 0.10% Native American, 2.50% Asian, 0.08% Pacific Islander, 1.81% from other races, and 1.33% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.38% of the population.[32][33]
There were 2,824 households out of which 35.0% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 25.3% were non-families. 21.1% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.66 and the average family size was 3.11.[32][33]
In the city the age distribution of the population shows 25.5% under the age of 18, 4.4% from 18 to 24, 29.6% from 25 to 44, 22.7% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females there were 90.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 85.6 males.[32][33]
The median income for a household in the city was $56,875, and the median income for a family was $62,896. Males had a median income of $43,227 versus $30,227 for females. The per capita income for the city was $25,059. About 4.4% of families and 5.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 5.5% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.[32][33]
Parks and recreation
Northfield is home to Birch Grove Park, which covers 271 acres (110 ha) of heavily wooded land dotted with stocked fresh water fishing lakes. Birch Grove Park features over 50 campsites, exercise and nature trails, a bandstand and an extensive children's playground.[35]
Northfield features a large bird sanctuary, dedicated to remaining open space in perpetuity.[36]
Government
Local government
Northfield operates under the City form of New Jersey municipal government, led by a Mayor and a seven-member City Council, who are chosen in partisan elections held each year in the November general election. A Mayoral election is held every four years. The City Council consists of six members elected from wards to three-year terms on a staggered basis with two seats up for election each year, and one member elected at-large to a four-year term in office.[4]
As of 2016, the Mayor of Northfield is Republican Erland Chau, whose term of office ends December 31, 2019. Members of the City Council are Council President James Travagline (R, 2nd Ward, 2018), President Pro Tempore Greg Dewees (R, 2nd Ward, 2016), Jeffrey Lischin (R, 1st Ward, 2017; elected to an unexpired term), Cliff Murray, Jr. (R, 1st Ward, 2018), Jim T. O'Neill (R, 1st Ward, 2017), Frank Perri, Jr. (D, At Large, 2017) and Nick Piergiovanni (R, 1st Ward, 2017).[5][37][38][39][40][41]
In the November 2014 general election, Republican Erland Chau was chosen to fill the balance of the mayoral seat expiring December 31, 2015. Jerry McGee had been appointed by the council in February 2014 to fill the seat on an interim basis after Democrat Vince Mazzeo had resigned to take a seat in the New Jersey General Assembly.[42] The city council chose Jeff Lischin in December 2014 to fill the vacant council seat of Erland Chau expiring in December 2016. Lischin will serve on an interim basis until the November 2015 general election, at which time the voters will select a candidate to serve the balance of the unexpired term.[43] In November 2015, Lischin was elected to serve the balance of the term.[39]
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 5,610 registered voters in Northfield Township, of which 1,331 (23.7% vs. 30.5% countywide) were registered as Democrats, 1,801 (32.1% vs. 25.2%) were registered as Republicans and 2,473 (44.1% vs. 44.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 5 voters registered to other parties.[44] Among the township's 2010 Census population, 65.1% (vs. 58.8% in Atlantic County) were registered to vote, including 85.9% of those ages 18 and over (vs. 76.6% countywide).[44][45]
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 2,077 votes (49.3% vs. 57.9% countywide), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 2,059 votes (48.9% vs. 41.1%) and other candidates with 40 votes (0.9% vs. 0.9%), among the 4,214 ballots cast by the township's 5,923 registered voters, for a turnout of 71.1% (vs. 65.8% in Atlantic County).[46][47] In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 2,244 votes (49.7% vs. 41.6% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 2,187 votes (48.5% vs. 56.5%) and other candidates with 44 votes (1.0% vs. 1.1%), among the 4,512 ballots cast by the township's 5,879 registered voters, for a turnout of 76.7% (vs. 68.1% in Atlantic County).[48] In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 2,239 votes (52.6% vs. 46.2% countywide), ahead of Democrat John Kerry with 1,940 votes (45.6% vs. 52.0%) and other candidates with 40 votes (0.9% vs. 0.8%), among the 4,253 ballots cast by the township's 5,296 registered voters, for a turnout of 80.3% (vs. 69.8% in the whole county).[49]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,877 votes (63.2% vs. 60.0% countywide), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 950 votes (32.0% vs. 34.9%) and other candidates with 39 votes (1.3% vs. 1.3%), among the 2,971 ballots cast by the township's 5,981 registered voters, yielding a 49.7% turnout (vs. 41.5% in the county).[50][51] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 1,662 votes (50.7% vs. 47.7% countywide), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 1,352 votes (41.2% vs. 44.5%), Independent Chris Daggett with 183 votes (5.6% vs. 4.8%) and other candidates with 36 votes (1.1% vs. 1.2%), among the 3,281 ballots cast by the township's 5,742 registered voters, yielding a 57.1% turnout (vs. 44.9% in the county).[52]
Federal, state and county representation
Northfield is located in the 2nd Congressional District[53] and is part of New Jersey's 2nd state legislative district.[10][54][55]
New Jersey's Second Congressional District is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Ventnor City).[56] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Cory Booker (D, Newark, term ends 2021)[57] and Bob Menendez (D, Paramus, 2019).[58][59]
For the 2016–2017 session (Senate, General Assembly), the 2nd Legislative District of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Jim Whelan (D, Atlantic City) and in the General Assembly by Chris A. Brown (R, Ventnor City) and Vince Mazzeo (D, Northfield).[60] The Governor of New Jersey is Chris Christie (R, Mendham Township).[61] The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey is Kim Guadagno (R, Monmouth Beach).[62]
Atlantic County is governed by a directly elected executive and a nine-member Board of Chosen Freeholders, responsible for legislation. The executive serves a four-year term and the freeholders are elected to staggered three-year terms, of which four are elected from the county on an at-large basis and five of the freeholders represent equally populated districts.[63][64] As of 2015, Atlantic County's Executive is Republican Dennis Levinson, whose term of office ends December 31, 2015.[65] Members of the Board of Chosen Freeholders are Chairman Frank D. Formica, Freeholder District 2, including Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part), Linwood, Longport, Margate, Northfield, Somers Point and Ventnor (R, 2015),[66] Vice Chairman James A. Bertino, Freeholder District 5, including Buena Borough, Buena Vista Township, Corbin City, Egg Harbor City, Estell Manor, Folsom, Hamilton Township (part), Hammonton, Mullica Township and Weymouth (R, 2015),[67] Colin G. Bell, Freeholder At-Large (R, 2015),[68] John Carman, Freeholder District 3, including Egg Harbor Township (part) and Hamilton Township (part) (R, 2017),[69] Ernest D. Coursey, Freeholder District 1, including Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part) and Pleasantville (R, 2016),[70] Richard Dase, Freeholder District 4, including Absecon, Brigantine, Galloway Township and Port Republic (D, 2016),[71] Alexander C. Marino, Freeholder At-Large (R, 2017),[72] Will Pauls, Freeholder At-Large (R, 2016)[73] and John W. Risley, Freeholder At-Large (R, 2017).[74][75][76] Constitutional officers are County Clerk Edward P. McGettigan (2016),[77] Sheriff Frank X. Balles (R, 2017)[78] and Surrogate James Curcio (2015).[79][80]
Education
Students in public school for Kindergarten through eighth grade are served by the Northfield Community Schools. As of the 2011-12 school year, the district's two schools had an enrollment of 1,042 students and 82.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.68:1.[81] Schools in the district (with 2011-12 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[82]) are Northfield Community Elementary School[83] (K-4; 556 students) and Northfield Community Middle School[84] (5-8; 486 students).[85]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grade attend the Mainland Regional High School, which also serves students from Linwood and Somers Point.[86] The high school is located in Linwood. For the 1997-98 school year, Mainland Regional High School was recognized by the United States Department of Education as a National Blue Ribbon School.[87]
Students from Northfield, and all of Atlantic County, have the option to attend the career technical programs and full-time career academies offered by the Atlantic County Institute of Technology located in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township[88] or the Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts, located in Somers Point.[89] Students may also attend Holy Spirit High School, a Christian high school located in Abescon, New Jersey.
Transportation
Roads and highways
As of May 2010, the city had a total of 46.41 miles (74.69 km) of roadways, of which 36.07 miles (58.05 km) were maintained by the municipality, 8.43 miles (13.57 km) by Atlantic County and 1.91 miles (3.07 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[90]
Public transportation
New Jersey Transit offers bus transportation in the city between Ocean City and Atlantic City on the 507 and 509 routes.[91][92]
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Northfield include:
- A. R. Ammons (1926–2001), author and poet, winner of the National Book Award.[93]
- Dennis Levinson, County Executive of Atlantic County who served on the Northfield council before his election to the Board of Chosen Freeholders.[94]
- Vince Mazzeo (born 1964), politician who has served in the New Jersey General Assembly since January 2014, before which he had served as the mayor of Northfield from 2008 through 2014.[95]
- Evelyn Nesbit (1884–1967), chorus girl, noted for her entanglement in the murder of her ex-lover, architect Stanford White, by her first husband, Harry K. Thaw.[96]
- N. Leonard Smith (1929-2014), politician who served on the Camden County Board of CHosen Freeholders and the Northfield Board of Education.[97]
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- ↑ Birch Grove Park & Family Campground, City of Northfield. Accessed April 11, 2012.
- ↑ Russell, Thomas. "SCHOOL BOARD'S SALE OF PROPERTY TO MEAN REVENUE FOR NORTHFIELD", The Press of Atlantic City, November 8, 1997. Accessed November 19, 2013. "The city also owns a neighboring property that was deed restricted several years ago for use as a bird sanctuary."
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- ↑ Marino, Suzzane. "Northfield voters go Republican", The Current, November 5, 2014. Accessed February 8, 2015. "Erland Chau is the new mayor in Northfield outpacing challenger Paul Utts 1,353 to 986. He takes over as soon as he can be sworn in and current Northfield Mayor Jerry McGee's term in office will end as he was appointed to fill the mayor's seat since February after former Mayor Vince Mazzeo began his term in the New Jersey Assembly."
- ↑ Schenk, Craig D. "Lischin appointed to Northfield City Council", Ocean City Sentinel, December 11, 2014. Accessed February 8, 2015. "City Council has chosen real estate agent Jeff Lischin to replace Erland Chau representing the city's 1st Ward after Chau was elected mayor in November. Lischin, 45, and his wife, Margot, have two children who attend Northfield Community Middle School. He will serve until November, when he would have to seek re-election to the final year of the unexpired term. The winner of that election would serve until Dec. 31, 2016, when the victor in the 2016 election assumes the seat for a full three-year term."
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- ↑ Ed McGettigan, Atlantic County Clerk. Accessed March 7, 2015.
- ↑ Frank X. Balles, Sheriff, Atlantic County Sheriff's Office. Accessed March 7, 2015.
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- ↑ Constitutional Officers, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed March 7, 2015.
- ↑ District information for Northfield School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 28, 2014.
- ↑ School Data for the Northfield Community Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed July 28, 2014.
- ↑ Northfield Community Elementary School, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed October 29, 2013.
- ↑ Northfield Community Middle School, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed October 29, 2013.
- ↑ New Jersey School Directory for the Northfield Community Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed October 29, 2013.
- ↑ Mainland Regional High School 2015 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 29, 2016. "Mainland is a comprehensive, four-year public high school with an enrollment of approximately 1,351 students serving the communities of Somers Point, Northfield and Linwood. Mainland is recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School of Excellence by the United States Department of Education."
- ↑ Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed May 29, 2016.
- ↑ About Us, Atlantic County Institute of Technology. Accessed November 19, 2013.
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- ↑ Miller, Michael. "Pulitzer Prize poet will read works in O.C.", The Press of Atlantic City, June 22, 2007. Accessed August 14, 2007. "The late poet A.R. Ammons, formerly of Ocean City, Northfield and Millville, won the prestigious National Book Award."
- ↑ County Executive Dennis Levinson, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed October 29, 2013. "Prior to this position he was a councilman in the City of Northfield from 1982 to 1986 and served four terms as an Atlantic County Freeholder at Large."
- ↑ Parmley, Suzette. "Amid the produce, Vince Mazzeo basks in Assembly win", The Philadelphia Inquirer, December 9, 2013. Accessed September 11, 2015. "Since 2008, Mazzeo has been mayor of Northfield, population 8,600, where he was born and raised."
- ↑ Staff. "Evelyn Nesbit Ill of Pneumonia", The New York Times ,February 10, 1932. Accessed June 23, 2011. "Atlantic City, N. J., Feb. 9 - Evelyn Nesbit, divorced wife of Harry K. Thaw, and well known here as a cabaret entertainer, was reported ill of pneumonia tonight in her home, 2,000 Shore Road, Northfield."
- ↑ Marino, Suzanne. "Leonard Smith, 'luckiest man in the world,' was teacher, coach to many", Shore News Today, December 20, 2014. Accessed September 11, 2015. "He was on the Northfield Board of Education when the Northfield Community School was built in 1999."
External links
- Northfield City website
- Northfield Community Schools
- Northfield Community Schools's 2014–15 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Northfield Community Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
- Mainland Regional High School website
- The Current of Northfield local newspaper