Newfield

Newfield, New Jersey
—  Borough  —
Newfield highlighted in Gloucester County. Inset map: Gloucester County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Newfield, New Jersey
Coordinates: 39°32′58″N 75°01′06″W / 39.54944°N 75.01833°W / 39.54944; -75.01833Coordinates: 39°32′58″N 75°01′06″W / 39.54944°N 75.01833°W / 39.54944; -75.01833
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Gloucester
Incorporated	March 8, 1924
Government[1]
• Type	Borough (New Jersey)
• Mayor	Joseph Curcio, III
Area
• Total	1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
• Land	1.7 sq mi (4.4 km2)
• Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km2)
Elevation[2]	121 ft (37 m)
Population (2006)[3]
• Total	1,664
• Density	951.1/sq mi (367.2/km2)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
• Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP code	08344
Area code(s)	856
FIPS code	34-51390[4][5]
GNIS feature ID	0885319[6]
Website	http://www.newfieldboro.org

Newfield is a Borough in Gloucester County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 1,616.

Newfield was formed as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 8, 1924, from portions of Franklin Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 1, 1924.^[7]

Geography

Newfield is located at 39°32′56″N 75°01′19″W / 39.548986°N 75.022057°W / 39.548986; -75.022057 (39.548986, -75.022057).^[8]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 1.7 square miles (4.4 km²), all of it land.

Newfield borders Franklin Township and Cumberland County.

Demographics

As of the census^[4] of 2000, there were 1,616 people, 596 households, and 470 families residing in the borough. The population density was 951.1 people per square mile (367.0/km²). There were 620 housing units at an average density of 364.7 per square mile (140.8/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.11% White, 1.30% African American, 0.68% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 1.05% from other races, and 1.30% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.84% of the population.

There were 596 households out of which 33.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 64.9% were married couples living together, 9.9% had a female householder with no husband present, and 21.0% were non-families. 17.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 9.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.71 and the average family size was 3.04.

In the borough the population was spread out with 24.4% under the age of 18, 7.2% from 18 to 24, 28.9% from 25 to 44, 25.3% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females there were 85.3 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 83.8 males.

The median income for a household in the borough was $51,875, and the median income for a family was $59,934. Males had a median income of $39,926 versus $28,750 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $21,063. About 5.5% of families and 6.5% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 6.1% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Newfield is governed under the Borough form of New Jersey municipal government. The government consists of a Mayor and a Borough Council comprising six council members, with all positions elected at large. A Mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The Borough Council consists of six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year.^[1]

The Mayor of Newfield Borough is Joseph Curcio, III. Members of the Newfield Borough Council are:^[10]

• Charles Grova, Jr. - Chairman Public Safety
• Frank Martinelli - Chairman Telecommunications, Grants
• Donald Sullivan - Chairman Water Department
• Michael Carrow - Chairman Finance Committee
• Everett Marshall - Chairman Public Works, Trash & Recycling
• Harold Down - Chairman License & Inspections

Federal, state and county representation

Newfield 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).

Newfield is in the The 4th district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Fred H. Madden (D, Washington Township, Gloucester County) and in the General Assembly by Paul Moriarty (D, Washington Township, Gloucester County).^[11] Gabriela Mosquera (D, Gloucester Township) appeared to have won election to the district's second Assembly seat, but as of January 2012 a ruling by the New Jersey Supreme Court prevented her from taking the oath of office pending resolution of claims that she did not meet the state's residency requirement.^[12]

Gloucester County is governed by a Board of Chosen Freeholders, whose seven members are elected at-large to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis in partisan elections, with two or three seats coming up for election each year. At a reorganization meeting held each January, the Board selects a Freeholder Director and a Deputy Freeholder Director from among its members. As of 2012^[update], Gloucester County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Robert M. Damminger (D, West Deptford Township; term ends 2012)^[13], Deputy Freeholder Director Giuseppe "Joe" Chila (D, Woolwich Township; 2012)^[14], Lyman J. Barnes (D, Logan Township; 2014)^[15], Vincent H. Nestore, Jr. (R, Deptford Township; 2013))^[16], Heather Simmons (D, Glassboro; 2014)^[17], Adam Taliaferro (D, Woolwich Township; 2014)^[15] and Larry Wallace (R, Woolwich Township; 2013)^{[18][19][20][15]} The Gloucester County Clerk is James N. Hogan, the County Surrogate is Helene M. Reed and the County Sheriff is Carmel Molina.^[21]

Education

Newfield is a non-operating school district.^[22] Public school students in Newfield attend the schools of the Buena Regional School District as part of a sending/receiving relationship. The district serves students from Buena and Buena Vista Township. Students are sent to the district's high school for grades 9 - 12 from both Estell Manor City and Weymouth Township as part of sending/receiving relationships with the respective school districts.^[23]

Students attend Edgarton Elementary School for grades K - 5, Buena Regional Middle School for grades 6 - 8 and Buena Regional High School for grades 9 - 12.

References

External links

• Newfield Borough website
• Buena Regional School District
• Buena Regional School District's 2009–10 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• Data for the Buena Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics

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