Northfield, New Jersey

Northfield, New Jersey
—  City  —
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′24″N 74°33′17″W / 39.37333°N 74.55472°W / 39.37333; -74.55472Coordinates: 39°22′24″N 74°33′17″W / 39.37333°N 74.55472°W / 39.37333; -74.55472
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Atlantic
Incorporated	March 21, 1905
Government[1]
– Type	City (New Jersey)
– Mayor	Vincent Mazzeo (term ends 2011, re-elected to 2015)[2]
Area[3]
– Total	3.45 sq mi (8.9 km2)
– Land	3.43 sq mi (8.9 km2)
– Water	0.02 sq mi (0.1 km2)  0.58%
Elevation[4]	23 ft (7 m)
Population (2010 Census)[5]
– Total	8,624
– Density	2,533.5/sq mi (969/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
– Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	08225[6]
Area code(s)	609
FIPS code	34-52950[7][8]
GNIS feature ID	0885324[9]
Website	http://www.cityofnorthfield.org

Northfield is a city in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city population was 8,624.^[5]

Northfield was incorporated as a city by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 21, 1905, from portions of Egg Harbor Township. A portion of Egg Harbor Township was transferred to Northfield in 1931, and then reverted back to Egg Harbor Township in 1933.^[10]

Geography

Northfield is located at 39°22′12″N 74°33′15″W / 39.370066°N 74.554118°W / 39.370066; -74.554118 (39.370066, -74.554118).^[11]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 3.45 square miles (8.9 km²), of which, 3.43 square miles (8.9 km²) of it is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) of it (0.58%) is water.^[3]

Demographics

Historical populations
Census	Pop.		%±
1930	2,804		—
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%
Population sources: 1900-1990[12][13] 2000[14] 2010[5]

As of the 2010 Census, Northfield had a population of 8,624. The racial and ethnic composition of the population was 87.1% White, 3.2% Black or African American, 0.2% Native American, 4.5% Asian and 2.0% reporting two or more races. 8.0% were Hispanic or Latino of any race.^[5]

As of the census^[7] of 2000, 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.^[14]

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.^[14]

In the city the population was spread out with 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.^[14]

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.^[14]

Government

Local government

Northfield operates under the City form of New Jersey municipal government, led by a Mayor and a seven-member City Council. A Mayoral election is held every four years. The City Council consists of six members elected from wards to three-year terms, and one member elected at-large to a four-year term in office, all of whom are elected in partisan elections on a staggered basis.^[1]

As of 2011^[update], the Mayor of Northfield is Vincent Mazzeo (Democrat). Members of the City Council are Council President Tim Carew (R, At-large), Greg Dewees (R, 2nd Ward), Cynthia Kern (R, 2nd Ward), Frank Perri Jr. (D, 1st Ward), Tom Polistina (R, 1st Ward), Brian Smith (R, 1st Ward) and Steven Vain (R, 2nd Ward).^[15][16][17] The city clerk is Mary Canesi.^[18]

Vincent Mazzeo was re-elected without opposition for another four-year term, while Republicans Lisa Brown and Jim O'Neil defeated Democratic challengers to win seats representing Wards 1 and 2 respectively in the November 8, 2011 general election.^[19]

Federal, state and county representation

Northfield is in the 2nd Congressional district. New Jersey's Second Congressional District is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Ventnor City). New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

Northfield is in the 2nd legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature, which is represented in the New Jersey Senate by Jim Whelan (D, Atlantic City), and in the Assembly by John F. Amodeo (R, Margate) and Vincent J. Polistina (R, Egg Harbor Township).^[20]

Atlantic County's County Executive is Dennis Levinson (Linwood), whose term of office ends on December 31, 2011.^[21] The Board of Chosen Freeholders, the county's legislature, consists of nine members elected to three-year terms on a staggered basis, with three seats coming up for election each year of which four members are elected at-large and one member from each of the five districts. As of 2011, Atlantic County's Freeholders are four at-large members Alisa Cooper (Linwood, term expires December 31, 2011)^[22], Vice Chairman Frank V. Giordano (Hamilton Township, 2012)^[23], Joseph J. McDevitt (Ventnor City, 2013)^[24] and Jim Schroeder (Northfield, 2011)^[25]; and five members elected from districts District 1 (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part) and Pleasantville) Charles T. Garrett (Atlantic City, 2013)^[26], District 2 - (Atlantic City (part), Egg Harbor Township (part), Longport, Margate, Somers Point and Ventnor), Chairman Frank D. Formica (Atlantic City, 2012)^[27], District 3 (Egg Harbor Township (part), Hamilton Township (part), Linwood and Northfield) - Frank Sutton (Egg Harbor Township, 2011)^[28], District 4 (Absecon, Brigantine, Galloway Township and Port Republic - Richard Dase (Galloway Township, 2013)^[29] and District 5 (Buena Borough Buena Vista Township, Corbin City, Egg Harbor City, Estell Manor, Folsom, Hamilton Township (part), Hammonton, Mullica Township and Weymouth) - Vacant.^[30][31]

Education

Students in public school for grades PreK - 8 are served by the Northfield Community Schools. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics^[32]) are Northfield Community Elementary School (PreK-4; 571 students) and Northfield Community Middle School (5-8; 499 students).

Public school students in grades 9 - 12 attend the Mainland Regional High School, and which serves students from Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point.^[33] The high school is located in Linwood.

Community services

Northfield is home to Birch Grove Park, nestled in 271 heavily wooded acres 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.^[34]

Northfield also features a large bird sanctuary, dedicated to remaining open space in perpetuity.

Notable residents

Notable current and former residents of Northfield include:

• A. R. Ammons (1926–2001), author and poet, winner of the National Book Award.^[35]
• Karen S. Davis (born 1955), photographer, author, singer-songwriter, editor, and actor.^[36]
• 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.^[37]

References

1. ^ ^{a b} 2005 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, April 2005, p. 13.
2. ^ 2011 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. Accessed November 14, 2011.
3. ^ ^{a b} GCT-PH1. Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2000 for Atlantic County, New Jersey -- County Subdivision and Place, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 14, 2011.
4. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Northfield, Geographic Names Information System, accessed January 4, 2008.
5. ^ ^{a b c d} 2010 State & County QuickFacts: Northfield (city), New Jersey , United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 14, 2011.
6. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 14, 2011.
7. ^ ^{a b} "American FactFinder". United States Census Bureau. http://factfinder.census.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
8. ^ A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed July 14, 2008.
9. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. 2007-10-25. http://geonames.usgs.gov. Retrieved 2008-01-31. 
10. ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 70.
11. ^ "US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990". United States Census Bureau. 2011-02-12. http://www.census.gov/geo/www/gazetteer/gazette.html. Retrieved 2011-04-23. 
12. ^ New Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network, backed up by the Internet Archive as of May 2, 2009. Accessed September 12, 2011.
13. ^ Bergen County Census Data, Bergen County, New Jersey. Accessed September 12, 2011.
14. ^ ^{a b c d e} Census 2000 Demographic Profile Highlights: Northfield city, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 14, 2011.
15. ^ Northfield City Council, City of Northfield. Accessed June 23, 2011.
16. ^ CITY OF NORTHFIELD ANNUAL REORGANIZATION, City of Northfield, January 4, 2011. Accessed June 23, 2011.
17. ^ Ramirez, Christopher. "Republicans win council seats in Northfield", The Press of Atlantic City, November 2, 2010. Accessed June 23, 2011. "Democrat incumbents suffered defeat Tuesday in Northfield's municipal election.Republican challenger Thomas Polistina defeated 1st Ward Councilman Jimmy Martinez, 572 to 464, and 2nd Ward council representative Jason O'Grady trailed Republican Greg DeWees, 440 to 457, prior to the inclusion of mail-in votes and certification by the county clerk."
18. ^ Office of the Municipal Clerk, City of Northfield. Accessed June 23, 2011.
19. ^ Marino, Suzanne. "Brown, O’Neill win seats on Northfield council", Shore News Today, November 8, 2011. Accessed November 14, 2011."Lisa Brown and Jim O’Neill, members of the New Republican Party of Northfield, are headed to Northfield City Council after besting their Democratic opponents for the two open seats on council."
20. ^ "Legislative Roster: 2010-2011 Session". New Jersey Legislature. http://www.njleg.state.nj.us/members/roster.asp. Retrieved 2010-02-08. 
21. ^ County Executive Dennis Levinson, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
22. ^ Alisa Cooper, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
23. ^ Frank V. Giordano, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
24. ^ Joseph C. McDevitt, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
25. ^ Jim Schroder, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
26. ^ Charles T. Garrett, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
27. ^ Frank D. Formica, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
28. ^ Frank Sutton, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
29. ^ Richard Dase, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
30. ^ Board of Chosen Freeholders, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed January 6, 2011.
31. ^ Marino, Suzanne. "Formica chosen freeholder board chairman", Shore News Today, January 5, 2011. Accessed January 6, 2011.
32. ^ Data for the Northfield Community Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed November 14, 2011.
33. ^ Mainland Regional High School 2010 School Report Card, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed March 31, 2011. "Enrollment stayed at approximately 1600 students in our 9-12 building. The school serves the communities of Linwood, Northfield, and Somers Point with a total population of 26,511."
34. ^ Birch Grove Park & Family Campground , City of Northfield. Accessed June 23, 2011.
35. ^ 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."
36. ^ Disney, Jo Anne. "Horses Make Dreams Come True at Santa Anita", San Gabriel Valley Weekly, April 6, 2007, copy of article at KarenDavis.com. Accessed June 23, 2011. "Davis was born in Atlantic City and grew up in Northfield, New Jersey."
37. ^ 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."

External links

• Northfield City website
• Northfield Community Schools
• Northfield Community Schools's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Northfield Community Schools, National Center for Education Statistics
• Mainland Regional High School website
• The Current of Northfield