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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Northfield is a city in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 8,434,<ref name=Census2020/><ref name=LWD2020/> a decrease of 190 (−2.2%) from the 2010 census count of 8,624,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected an increase of 899 (+11.6%) from the 7,725 counted in the 2000 census.<ref>Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.</ref>

Northfield was founded by Jeremiah Leeds; he has a gravestone at Oxford Circle, but it is not certain that he was buried there.<ref>Shea, Kevin. "N.J. city founding father’s grave is in a traffic circle. But is his body really there?", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, October 26, 2022. Accessed July 4, 2023.</ref> Northfield was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 21, 1905, from portions of Egg Harbor Township.<ref>Honeyman, Abraham Van Doren. Index-analysis of the Statutes of New Jersey, 1896-1909: Together with References to All Acts, and Parts of Acts, in the 'General Statutes' and Pamphlet Laws Expressly Repealed: and the Statutory Crimes of New Jersey During the Same Period, p. 208. New Jersey Law Journal Publishing Company, 1910. Accessed September 11, 2015.</ref> A portion of Egg Harbor Township was transferred to Northfield in 1931, and then reverted to Egg Harbor Township in 1933.<ref name=Story>Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 70. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref>

The city calls itself the "Gateway to the Shore", just over the bridge from the beaches, and is located about Template:Convert west of Atlantic City, bordering the municipalities of Pleasantville, Egg Harbor Township and Linwood.<ref>Home page, City of Northfield. Accessed April 11, 2012.</ref><ref>Areas touching Northfield, MapIt. Accessed August 13, 2015.</ref> Geographically, the city, and all of Atlantic County, is part of the South Jersey region of the state and of the Atlantic City-Hammonton metropolitan statistical area, which in turn is included in the Philadelphia-Reading-Camden combined statistical area and the Delaware Valley.<ref>New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.</ref>

Geography

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According to the United States Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 3.62 square miles (9.37 km2), including 3.58 square miles (9.28 km2) of land and 0.04 square miles (0.09 km2) of water (0.97%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Bakersville and Dolphin.<ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.</ref>

The borough borders the Atlantic County municipalities of Egg Harbor Township, Linwood and Pleasantville.<ref>Areas touching Northfield, MapIt. Accessed March 1, 2020.</ref><ref>Atlantic County District Map, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed July 9, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>

Demographics

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2010 census

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The 2010 United States census counted 8,624 people, 3,152 households, and 2,301 families in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 3,260 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup 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. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.00% (690) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 3,152 households, 34.7% had children under the age of 18; 55.2% were married couples living together; 13.1% had a female householder with no husband present and 27.0% were non-families. Of all households, 22.1% 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.<ref name=Census2010/>

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, the population had 91.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 87.0 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

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.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Northfield city, Atlantic County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 16, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

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As of the 2000 United States census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 7,725 people, 2,824 households, and 2,109 families residing in the city. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 2,922 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. 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.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Northfield city, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 16, 2013.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Northfield city, Atlantic County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 16, 2013.</ref>

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.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

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.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

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.<ref name=Census2000/><ref name=Census2000SF1/>

Parks and recreation

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Northfield is home to Birch Grove Park, which covers Template:Convert 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.<ref>Birch Grove Park & Family Campground, City of Northfield. Accessed April 11, 2012.</ref>

Northfield features a large bird sanctuary, dedicated to remaining open space in perpetuity.<ref>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."</ref>

Government

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Local government

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Northfield operates under the City form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 15 municipalities (of the 564) statewide. Under this form of government, the council functions as a legislative body: it passes ordinances and approves the appointments of the mayor. The mayor, as executive, is responsible for administrative functions and appointment of all officials.<ref>Inventory of Municipal Forms of Government in New Jersey, Rutgers University Center for Government Studies, July 1, 2011. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref> The governing body is comprised of a mayor and a city council who are chosen in partisan elections held as part of the November general election. The mayor serves a four-year term of office. The City Council includes seven members, with one member elected at-large to a four-year term in office and six who are elected from wards to three-year terms on a staggered basis with two seats up for election each year.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 13.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 4. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

Template:As of, the Mayor of Northfield is Republican Erland V.L. Chau, whose term of office ends December 31, 2023. Members of the City Council are Council President Tom Polistina (R, 2023; 2nd Ward), Carolyn Bucci (R, 2024; 2nd Ward), Renee Carfagno (R, 2025; 1st Ward), Gregory Dewees (R, 2025; At Large), Eric Leeds (R, 2025; 2nd Ward), David Notaro (R, 2023; 1st Ward) and Brian L. Smith (R, 2024; 1st Ward).<ref name=Council>Northfield City Council, City of Northfield. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref>2023 Municipal Data Sheet, City of Northfield. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=Govt>Municipal Government, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed June 6, 2023.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2022>2022 General Election Results - Amended, Atlantic County Clerk, updated December 5, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2021>General Election November 2, 2021 Official Results, Atlantic County, New Jersey, updated January 4, 2022. Accessed February 1, 2022.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2020>November 3, 2020 General Election Official Results, Atlantic County, New Jersey, update January 4, 2021. Accessed February 1, 2021.</ref><ref name=Atlantic2019>General Election Results - November 5, 2019, Atlantic County, New Jersey, updated November 19, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

After Gregory Dewees took office in January 2022 in the At Large seat, the City Council appointed Eric Leeds to fill the Second Ward seat expiring in December 2022 that Dewees had previously held.<ref>"Bucci, Leeds join Northfield City Council; Dewees changes seats", Ocean City Sentinel, January 19, 2022. Accessed July 30, 2022. "Councilmen Brian Smith and Greg Dewees also were sworn in Tuesday. Smith won a second-straight term uncontested and Dewees defeated Frank Perri for the at-large seat in the election Nov. 2.... Dewees won re-election to his Ward II seat in 2019 and had one year remaining. The unexpired term was filled by the appointment of Leeds, 55, who grew up in Egg Harbor Township and attended Oakcrest High School."</ref>

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.<ref>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."</ref> 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.<ref>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."</ref> In November 2015, Lischin was elected to serve the balance of the term.<ref name=Atlantic2015>General Election November 3, 2015 Official Results, Atlantic County, New Jersey Clerk. Accessed June 14, 2016.</ref>

Politics

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As of March 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 as Libertarians or Greens.<ref name=VoterRegistration>Voter Registration Summary - Atlantic, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref> 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).<ref name=VoterRegistration/><ref>GCT-P7: Selected Age Groups: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision; 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref>

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).<ref>Presidential November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Atlantic County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 6, 2012 General Election Results - Atlantic County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 15, 2013. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref> 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).<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref> 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).<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref>

Presidential elections results
Year Republican Democratic Third Parties
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2024<ref name="2024Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|53.7% 2,651 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|44.7% 2,187 1.6% 77
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2020<ref name="2020Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|50.0% 2,600 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|48.7% 2,530 1.3% 66
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2016<ref name="2016Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|50.7% 2,011 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|44.2% 1,756 5.1% 202
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|2012<ref name="2012Elections">Template:Cite web</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|48.9% 2,059 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|49.3% 2,077 0.9% 40
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2008<ref name="state.nj.us">[1], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|49.7% 2,234 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|48.5% 2,187 1.0% 44
style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|2004<ref name="Presidential Election 2004">[2], New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed January 9, 2025.</ref> style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Republican|52.6% 2,239 style="text-align:center;" Template:Party shading/Democratic|45.6% 1,940 0.9% 40

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).<ref>2013 Governor: Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref><ref>Number of Registered Voters and Ballots Cast November 5, 2013 General Election Results : Atlantic County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, January 29, 2014. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref> 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).<ref>2009 Governor: Atlantic County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed December 24, 2014.</ref>

Federal, state and county representation

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Northfield is located in the 2nd Congressional District<ref name=PCR2012>Plan Components Report, New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref> and is part of New Jersey's 2nd state legislative district.<ref name=Districts2011>Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.</ref><ref name=LWV2019>2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.</ref><ref>Districts by Number for 2011-2020, New Jersey Legislature. Accessed January 6, 2013.</ref>

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Education

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Students in public school for pre-kindergarten through eighth grade are served by the Northfield Community Schools.<ref>Northfield Board of Education District Policy 9000.1 Identification, Northfield Community Schools, readopted October 24, 2011. Accessed April 29, 2025. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre-K through 8 in the Northfield School District. Composition: The Northfield School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Northfield."</ref><ref>About Our School, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed April 29, 2025. "We have approximately 1,000 pupils, grades PK-8, housed in one building located on a site of 11.58 acres. Although we are located in one building, we have designated the downstairs of the building as the Northfield Community Elementary School for grades PK-4 and the upstairs of the building as the Northfield Community Middle School for grades 5-8."</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the district, comprised of two schools, had an enrollment of 947 students and 91.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 10.4:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Northfield City School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2023–24 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Northfield Community Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref>) are Northfield Preschool, Primary and Elementary School<ref>Northfield Preschool, Primary, and Elementary School, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed April 29, 2025.</ref> with 451 students in grades PreK–4 and Northfield Community Middle School<ref>Northfield Community Middle School, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed April 29, 2025.</ref> with 394 students in grades 5–8.<ref>Schools, Northfield Community Schools. Accessed April 29, 2025</ref><ref>Public School Directory 2024–2025, Atlantic County, New Jersey. Accessed April 1, 2025.</ref><ref>School Performance Reports for the Northfield Community Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed April 3, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory data for the Northfield Community Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Mainland Regional High School, which serves students from Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point.<ref>Shott, Meghan. "Mainland Regional High School", SouthJersey.com, February 23, 2015. Accessed January 26, 2025. "Mainland Regional High School is a regional public high school serving students from the communities of Linwood, Northfield and Somers Point in Atlantic County."</ref><ref>One Family, One School, One Community, Mainland Regional High School. Accessed January 26, 2025. "The Mainland Regional High School District is a comprehensive, four-year public high school with an enrollment of approximately 1,300 students serving the communities of Somers Point, Northfield and Linwood, New Jersey. The District also participates in school choice, which permits 44 students that reside outside of the sending districts to attend Mainland Regional High School."</ref> 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.<ref>Blue Ribbon Schools Program: Schools Recognized 1982-1983 through 1999-2002 (PDF), United States Department of Education. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref> As of the 2023–24 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,171 students and 106.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.0:1.<ref>School data for Mainland Regional High School, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed December 15, 2024.</ref> Seats on the high school district's nine-member board of education are allocated based on population, with three seats assigned to Northfield.<ref>Marino, Suzanne. "Mainland Regional school board candidates running unopposed", The Current of Linwood, Northfield & Somers Point, October 25, 2017. Accessed April 29, 2025. "There are no challenges in this year's election for the Mainland Regional Board of Education in any of the three sending communities. Somers Point has four seats on the nine-member Board of Education, with one up for election. Northfield controls three seats, two of which are up for election. Linwood has two seats on the board, none of which are up for election this year."</ref>

City public school students are also eligible to attend the Atlantic County Institute of Technology in the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township<ref>Frequently Asked Questions Template:Webarchive, Atlantic County Institute of Technology. Accessed May 17, 2017. "What does it cost to attend ACIT? As a public school, there is no cost to Atlantic County residents of high school age. New Jersey Title 18A:54-20.1 entitles students the right to choose ACIT for their high school education."</ref> or the Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts, located in Somers Point.<ref>Profile, Charter-Tech High School for the Performing Arts. Accessed May 18, 2017.</ref> Students may also attend Holy Spirit High School, a Christian high school located in Abescon, New Jersey.

Holy Family Regional School in Ventnor, a K–8 school of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, was co-sponsored by St. Gianna Beretta Church of Northfield. After three years of operation, the archdiocese closed the school in the face of declining enrollment and increasing deficits.<ref>Barna, John. "Holy Family School in Ventnor to close at end of school year", Gloucester County Times, February 10, 2011. Accessed April 29, 2025. "Holy Family Regional School here will close in June at the end of this school year.... The letter noted that Holy Family's low enrollment – 92 students over eight grades, kindergarten and pre-kindergarten – made it impossible to continue beyond this school year. Efforts to boost enrollment proved to be unsuccessful. The school was also coping with a $172,000 deficit. Holy Family was founded three years ago, the result of the merger of St. James School, Ventnor, and Blessed Sacrament School, Margate."</ref>

Transportation

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U.S. Route 9 southbound in Northfield

Roads and highways

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Template:As of, the city had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Atlantic County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>Atlantic County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed November 19, 2013.</ref>

U.S. Route 9 is the main highway directly serving Northfield, running south into Linwood and north into Pleasantville. Several major highways are accessible just outside the city, including the Garden State Parkway and the Atlantic City Expressway. These major highways provide connections to New York City, Philadelphia and Cape May.

Public transportation

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NJ Transit offers bus transportation in the city between Ocean City and Atlantic City on the 507 and 509 routes.<ref>Atlantic County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of February 23, 2011. Accessed November 19, 2013.</ref><ref>South Jersey Transit Guide Template:Webarchive, Cross County Connection, as of April 1, 2010. Accessed November 19, 2013.</ref>

Notable people

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