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Cumberland County, New Jersey
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Location in the state of New Jersey
New Jersey's location in the U.S.
Statistics
Founded	1748
Seat	Bridgeton
Area  - Total  - Land  - Water	489 sq mi (1,267 km²) 489 sq mi (1,267 km²) 187 sq mi (484 km²), 27. New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, in the south part of the state on Cohansey creek near Delaware Bay Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 68%
Population  - (2000)  - Density	146,438 300/sq mi (116/km²)
Website: www.co.cumberland.nj.us

Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume A county is a Land area of Regional Government within a larger State. A US state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of the United States of America that share Sovereignty with the federal government New Jersey ( is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern regions of the United States. As of the 2000 Census, the population is 146,438. Its county seat is Bridgeton^[1]. A county seat is a term for an Administrative center for a County, primarily used in the United States. Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, in the south part of the state on Cohansey creek near Delaware Bay It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses the New Jersey cities of Vineland, Millville and Bridgeton and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes. Vineland is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. Millville is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, in the south part of the state on Cohansey creek near Delaware Bay Table of United States Metropolitan Statistical Areas|Table of United States Core Based Statistical AreasIn the United States, the Office of Management and Budget (OMB has produced Cumberland County is named for Prince William, Duke of Cumberland. The Prince William Duke of Cumberland (William Augustus Style and New Style dates|N ^[2][3]

This county is part of the Philadelphia Metropolitan Area area. The Delaware Valley is a term used widely to refer to the metropolitan area centered on the city of Philadelphia in the United States.

Geography

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 677 square miles (1,752 km²), of which, 489 square miles (1,267 km²) of it is land and 187 square miles (485 km²) of it (27. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 68%) is water.

Cumberland is a low-lying, generally featureless coastal county, with many salt marshes near the Delaware Bay. The highest elevation is at one of 12 areas in Upper Deerfield Township that exceed 140 feet (42. 6 m) above sea level; the lowest elevation is sea level.

Adjacent counties

• Gloucester County, New Jersey - north
• Atlantic County, New Jersey - northeast
• Cape May County, New Jersey - southeast
• Kent County, Delaware - west¹
• Salem County, New Jersey - northwest

¹across Delaware Bay; no land border

Demographics

As of the census^[7] of 2000, there were 146,438 people, 49,143 households, and 35,186 families residing in the county. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 299 people per square mile (116/km²). Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume There were 52,863 housing units at an average density of 108 per square mile (42/km²). The racial makeup of the county was 65. 88% White, 20. 20% Black or African American, 0. 97% Native American, 0. 95% Asian, 0. 06% Pacific Islander, 9. 08% from other races, and 2. 85% from two or more races. 19. 00% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. 17. 4% were of Italian, 9. The' Italian people' are a Southern European Ethnic group located primarily in Italy, Switzerland, France and by virtue of a wide-ranging 9% German, 7. The German people (Deutsche are an Ethnic group, in the sense of sharing a common German culture, descent and speaking the German language as 9% Irish and 6. The Irish people ( Irish: Muintir na hÉireann, na hÉireannaigh, na Gaeil) are a Western European Ethnic group who originate 7% English ancestry according to Census 2000. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English

There were 49,143 households out of which 34. 10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48. 70% were married couples living together, 17. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28. 40% were non-families. 23. 60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11. 10% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 73 and the average family size was 3. 19.

In the county the population was spread out with 25. 40% under the age of 18, 8. 50% from 18 to 24, 31. 20% from 25 to 44, 21. 90% from 45 to 64, and 13. 00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 104. 20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103. 50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,150, and the median income for a family was $45,403. Males had a median income of $35,387 versus $25,393 for females. The per capita income for the county was $17,376. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country About 11. 30% of families and 15. 00% of the population were below the poverty line, including 20. The poverty threshold, or poverty line, is the minimum level of Income deemed necessary to achieve an adequate Standard of living in a given country 10% of those under age 18 and 12. 90% of those age 65 or over.

The 2005 demography includes the population as 139,968 people, a slight decrease from 2000. The races were 70. 1% White, 16. 1% Black or African American, 3. 3% Native American/Alaska Native, 1. 1% Asian, no Pacific Islanders, 8. 0% Other races, 1. 1% multiracial and 22. 7% Hispanic. Cumberland County has the largest percentage of Native Americans in New Jersey as of the 2005 census. [1]

Government

The Cumberland County Courthouse in Bridgeton

Cumberland County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders consisting of seven members. Bridgeton is a city in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, in the south part of the state on Cohansey creek near Delaware Bay In New Jersey, the Boards of Chosen Freeholders are the county legislatures of the 21 counties of the state. Each Freeholder is assigned responsibility for one of the County's departments. These individuals are elected at large by the citizens of Cumberland County in partisan elections and serve staggered three-year terms in office, with two or three seats coming up for election each year. ^[8]

As of 2008, Cumberland County's Freeholders are:^[9]

• Freeholder Director Louis N. Magazzu (term ends December 31, 2009): Chairman of Department of Finance. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. This article is about the year For the film see 2009 Lost Memories.
• Deputy Director Bruce T. Peterson (2008): Chairman of Department of Public Property & Personnel.
• Jane Yetman Christy (2008): Chairman of Department of Health.
• Joseph Pepitone (2010): TBD
• Douglas M. Rainear (2010): Chairman of the Department of Public Affairs.
• Joseph P. Riley (2009): Chairman Department of Public Safety.
• Jeffrey M. Trout (2008): Chairman of Department of Agriculture and History.

Municipalities

Index map of Cumberland County Municipalities (click to see index key)

The following municipalities are located in Cumberland County. The municipality type is listed in parentheses after the name, except where the type is included as part of the name. Census-designated places and other unincorporated communities are listed under their municipalities. A census-designated place ( CDP) is a type of place (a concentration of population identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes In Law, an unincorporated area is a region of land that is not a part of any Municipality.

• Bridgeton (city)
• Commercial Township
  • Laurel Lake
  • Port Norris
• Deerfield Township
  • Rosenhayn
• Downe Township
• Fairfield Township
  • Fairton
• Greenwich Township
• Hopewell Township
• Lawrence Township
  • Cedarville
• Maurice River Township
• Millville (city)
• Shiloh (borough)
• Stow Creek Township
• Upper Deerfield Township
  • Seabrook Farms
• Vineland (city)

References

External links

• Cumberland County's official website

Coordinates: 39°20′N 75°08′W / 39.33, -75.13