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Template:Short description Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox settlement Newfield is a borough in Gloucester County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 1,774,<ref name=LWD2020/> an increase of 221 (+14.2%) from the 2010 census count of 1,553,<ref name=Census2010/><ref name=LWD2010/> which in turn reflected a decline of 63 (−3.9%) from the 1,616 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>

Newfield was formed as a borough by 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.<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. 140. Accessed May 30, 2024.</ref> In the weeks before the legislature approved the formation of the borough, a group of 240 residents traveled to Trenton by train to lobby on behalf of the creation of an independent municipality.<ref>History, Borough of Newfield. Accessed November 10, 2019. "On February 19, 1924, two hundred and forty loyal Newfield residents braved the cold, damp, winter, weather and traveled to Trenton by Special Train and petitioned the legislature for Incorporation of the village of Newfield as a Borough."</ref> The borough's name derives from its status as a new-field development.<ref>Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 10, 2015.</ref>

Geography

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According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Newfield had a total area of 1.74 square miles (4.51 km2), including 1.74 square miles (4.50 km2) of land and <0.01 square miles (0.01 km2) of water (0.17%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> The borough borders the municipalities of Franklin Township in Gloucester County and Vineland in Cumberland County.<ref>Areas touching newfield, MapIt. Accessed March 1, 2020.</ref><ref>Municipalities within Gloucester County, NJ, Delaware Valley Regional Planning Commission. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref><ref>New Jersey Municipal Boundaries, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref>

Demographics

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2010 census

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The 2010 United States census counted 1,553 people, 579 households, and 453 families in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 626 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 94.66% (1,470) White, 2.19% (34) Black or African American, 0.26% (4) Native American, 0.32% (5) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 0.97% (15) from other races, and 1.61% (25) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.57% (102) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 579 households, 31.1% had children under the age of 18; 59.2% were married couples living together; 12.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 21.8% were non-families. Of all households, 18.3% were made up of individuals and 7.6% 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 3.03.<ref name=Census2010/>

23.4% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.0% from 18 to 24, 24.5% from 25 to 44, 31.0% from 45 to 64, and 14.1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.5 years. For every 100 females, the population had 93.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.9 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $60,350 (with a margin of error of +/− $5,077) and the median family income was $67,045 (+/− $11,678). Males had a median income of $45,000 (+/− $6,268) versus $47,000 (+/− $8,386) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $25,924 (+/− $1,886). About 7.8% of families and 8.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 9.8% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.<ref>DP03: Selected Economic Characteristics from the 2006-2010 American Community Survey 5-Year Estimates for Newfield borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref>

2000 census

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As of the 2000 United States Census,<ref name="GR2" /> there were 1,616 people, 596 households, and 470 families residing in the borough. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 620 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. 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.<ref name=Census2000>Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Newfield borough, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref><ref name=Census2000SF1>DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Newfield borough, Gloucester County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref>

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

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

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

Economy

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Sweet Amalia Market and Kitchen is a restaurant that was included by The New York Times on its 2024 list of the 50 best restaurants in the United States.<ref>"The Restaurant List 2024", The New York Times, September 24, 2024. Accessed September 30, 2024.</ref>

Government

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Local government

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Newfield is governed under the borough form of New Jersey municipal government, which is used in 218 municipalities (of the 564) statewide, making it the most common form of government in New Jersey.<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 borough council, with all positions elected at-large on a partisan basis as part of the November general election. A mayor is elected directly by the voters to a four-year term of office. The borough council includes six members elected to serve three-year terms on a staggered basis, with two seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book, Rutgers University Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 24.</ref> The borough form of government used by Newfield is a "weak mayor / strong council" government in which council members act as the legislative body with the mayor presiding at meetings and voting only in the event of a tie. The mayor can veto ordinances subject to an override by a two-thirds majority vote of the council. The mayor makes committee and liaison assignments for council members, and most appointments are made by the mayor with the advice and consent of the council.<ref>Cerra, Michael F. "Forms of Government: Everything You've Always Wanted to Know, But Were Afraid to Ask", New Jersey State League of Municipalities, March 2007. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref>"Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey", p. 6. Rutgers University Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 1, 2023.</ref>

Template:As of, the mayor of Newfield Borough is Republican Charles Grova Jr., whose term of office ends December 31, 2026.<ref name=Mayor>Mayor, Borough of Newfield. Accessed July 31, 2022.</ref> Members of the Newfield Borough Council are Council President Michael Carrow (R, 2026), Thomas D. Corwonski (D, 2025), Joseph Curcoio III (D, 2026), Jennifer Marandino (2025), Scott C. Miller (D, 2027) and Christina Renzi (R, 2027).<ref name=MayorCouncil>Mayor & Council, Borough of Newfield. Accessed January 25, 2025.</ref><ref>2024 Municipal Data Sheet, Borough of Newfield. Accessed January 25, 2025.</ref><ref name=GloucesterDirectory>Gloucester County 2024 Official Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2024>General Election November 5, 2024 Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2024. Accessed January 1, 2025.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2023>General Election November 7, 2023 Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey, November 20, 2023. Accessed January 1, 2024.</ref><ref name=Gloucester2022>General Election November 8, 2022 Summary Report Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey Clerk, November 21, 2022. Accessed January 1, 2023.</ref>

Resident committees were formed in September 2013, which announced that they would mount a petition drive to recall council members Michael Carrow and Everett Marshall III, in the wake of a conflict between the borough council and the volunteer fire department, in which the council passed an ordinance giving the borough control over the fire department and in response the fire company threatened to close in October if the ordinance wasn't overturned.<ref>Romalino, Carly Q. "Newfield residents start recall petition to unseat councilmen in fire department feud", South Jersey Times, October 12, 2013. Accessed October 25, 2013. "Residents have launched a campaign to force borough councilman Everett Marshall III and council president Michael Carrow from their posts in light of the council vs. volunteer fire company feud that's raged on for more than three years.... In the last two months, both parties have continued to squabble in court over an ordinance that transferred control of the fire company's membership to borough council.The volunteer squad had given the borough an ultimatum — drop allegations against the chief by Oct. 12, or the fire company closes."</ref>

In January 2015, the borough council selected Stephen Boyle from a list of three candidates nominated by the Republican municipal committee to fill the vacant council seat expiring in December 2016 that had been held by Donald Sullivan until he took office as mayor.<ref>Pritchett, Kristina. "Newfield officials swear in new mayor, council members during borough's reorganization meeting", South Jersey Times, January 7, 2015. Accessed July 6, 2016. "Boyle was chosen by the council out of three nominations from the Newfield Republican Committee to fill the empty council seat. Boyle was unanimously approved by the board, minus council member Anna Miller who was not at the meeting."</ref> In the November 2015 general election, Boyle was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Gloucester2015>General Election November 3, 2015 Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey Clerk, updated November 9, 2015. Accessed July 5, 2016.</ref>

In August 2019, Christina Pierce was appointed by the borough council to fill the seat expiring in December 2021 that had been held by Patricia M. Purdy.<ref>Christina Pierce, Borough of Newfield. Accessed May 12, 2020. "Councilwoman Christina Pierce was appointed to Borough Council in August 2019 to fill a vacated seat."</ref> In the November 2019 general election, Pierce was elected to serve the balance of the term of office.<ref name=Gloucester2019>General Election November 5, 2019 Summary Report Unofficial Results, Gloucester County, New Jersey Clerk, November 12, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.</ref>

Federal, state, and county representation

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Newfield 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 3rd 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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Politics

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As of March 2011, there were a total of 1,139 registered voters in Newfield, of which 514 (45.1%) were registered as Democrats, 245 (21.5%) were registered as Republicans and 380 (33.4%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.<ref>Voter Registration Summary - Gloucester, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, March 23, 2011. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref>

In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 49.9% of the vote (405 votes), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 47.8% (388 votes), and other candidates with 2.2% (18 votes), among the 811 ballots cast by the borough's 1,154 registered voters (9 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 70.3%.<ref name=2012Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2012VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2008 presidential election, Republican John McCain received 48.9% of the vote (434 cast), ahead of Democrat Barack Obama with 48.0% (426 votes) and other candidates with 1.9% (17 votes), among the 887 ballots cast by the borough's 1,185 registered voters, for a turnout of 74.9%.<ref>2008 Presidential General Election Results: Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 23, 2008. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref> In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 50.5% of the vote (442 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat John Kerry with 47.8% (418 votes) and other candidates with 0.7% (8 votes), among the 875 ballots cast by the borough's 1,214 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 72.1.<ref>2004 Presidential Election: Gloucester County, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 13, 2004. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref>

In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 66.8% of the vote (362 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 32.3% (175 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (5 votes), among the 562 ballots cast by the borough's 1,141 registered voters (20 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 49.3%.<ref name=2013Elections>Template:Cite web</ref><ref name=2013VoterReg>Template:Cite web</ref> In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 44.4% of the vote (283 ballots cast), ahead of Democrat Jon Corzine with 40.8% (260 votes), Independent Chris Daggett with 10.2% (65 votes) and other candidates with 1.1% (7 votes), among the 637 ballots cast by the borough's 1,176 registered voters, yielding a 54.2% turnout.<ref>2009 Governor: Gloucester County Template:Webarchive, New Jersey Department of State Division of Elections, December 31, 2009. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref>

Education

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Newfield is a non-operating school district.<ref>13 Non-Operating School Districts Eliminated, New Jersey Department of Education press release dated July 1, 2009. Accessed December 26, 2009.</ref> In June 2009, the New Jersey Department of Education ruled that Newfield could end its relationship with the Buena Regional School District and as of the 2011–2012 school year could start sending incoming high school students in grades 7–9 to Delsea Regional High School.<ref>Romalino, Carly. "State OKs Newfield's break with Buena district", Gloucester County Times, June 17, 2009. "The Board of Education here can sever its three-decade tie with Buena Regional School District, New Jersey Commissioner of Education Lucille Davy has ruled. The move will begin in the 2010-11 school year. In a phase-in process, according to Delsea Regional School District Superintendent Frank Borelli, Delsea schools will first accept Newfield students entering grades seven and nine in September 2010. Students entering grades 10, 11 and 12 as of September 2010 would continue to be educated at Buena High School. Newfield children eligible for the sixth grade as of September 2010 would attend a school arranged for by Newfield, presumably the Franklin Township school district, and not Buena Middle School."</ref><ref>Romalino, Carly Q. "Newfield's 'no' could hurt other districts", Courier-Post, November 4, 2015. Accessed February 1, 2017. "In 2012, Newfield ended its send-receive agreement with Buena schools in Atlantic County, instead sending its 400 elementary and 120 high school students to districts in neighboring Franklin Township. The send-receive agreement with Franklin Township Public Schools and Delsea Regional School District — which also educated Elk Township high schoolers — was touted as cheaper tuition than Buena."</ref>

Students in public school for kindergarten through sixth grade attend the Franklin Township Public Schools, as part of a sending/receiving relationship in which Newfield accounts for about 100 of the more than 1,400 students in the district.<ref>Township of Franklin Board of Education District Policy 0110 - Identification, Franklin Township Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020. "Purpose: The Board of Education exists for the purpose of providing a thorough and efficient system of free public education in grades Pre Kindergarten through six in the Township of Franklin School District. Composition: The Township of Franklin School District is comprised of all the area within the municipal boundaries of Franklin Township."</ref><ref>Township of Franklin Public School District 2015 Report Card Narrative, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed May 12, 2020. "The Township of Franklin Public School District, covering 56 square miles, is located in the southeast corner of Gloucester County. Our schools have an enrollment of approximately 1425 and service grades K-6 and a Pre-School Disabilities program. The enrollment includes nearly 100 students from the Newfield School District."</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 1,408 students and 114.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.4:1.<ref name=NCES>District information for Township Of Franklin School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Franklin Township Public Schools, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are Mary F. Janvier Elementary School<ref>Mary F. Janvier Elementary School, Township of Franklin Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.</ref> with 597 students in grades K–2, Main Road School<ref>Main Road School, Township of Franklin Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.</ref> with 394 students in grades 3–4, and Caroline L. Reutter School<ref>Caroline L. Reutter School, Township of Franklin Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.</ref> with 406 students in grades 5–6.<ref>Schools, Township of Franklin Public Schools. Accessed May 12, 2020.</ref><ref>2023–2024 Gloucester County Office of Education Public School Directory, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Franklin Township Public Schools, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

For seventh through twelfth grades, students attend the Delsea Regional School District, which also serves students from both Elk Township and Franklin Township.<ref>2019-2020 School Profile Template:Webarchive, Delsea Regional High School. Accessed November 10, 2019. "Delsea Regional High School serves the students of Franklin, Elk, and Newfield Townships."</ref> Students from Newfield attend the district as part of a sending/receiving relationship begun in September 2010 after Newfield ended its prior relationship with the Buena Regional School District.<ref>Romalino, Carly. "State OKs Newfield's break with Buena district", The Gloucester County Times, June 17, 2009. Accessed December 24, 2014. "In a phase-in process, according to Delsea Regional School District Superintendent Frank Borelli, Delsea schools will first accept Newfield students entering grades seven and nine in September 2010. Students entering grades 10, 11 and 12 as of September 2010 would continue to be educated at Buena High School."</ref> As of the 2018–19 school year, the regional high school district, comprising??? two schools, had an enrollment of 1,661 students and 123.8 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 13.4:1.<ref>District information for Delsea Regional High School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref> Schools in the district (with 2018–2019 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics<ref>School Data for the Delsea Regional School District, National Center for Education Statistics. Accessed April 1, 2020.</ref>) are Delsea Regional Middle School<ref>Delsea Regional Middle School, Delsea Regional School District. Accessed May 12, 2020.</ref> with 563 students in grades 7 and 8, and Delsea Regional High School<ref>Delsea Regional High School, Delsea Regional School District. Accessed May 12, 2020.</ref> with 1,047 students in grades 9–12.<ref>Schools, Delsea Regional School District. Accessed May 12, 2020.</ref><ref>New Jersey School Directory for the Delsea Regional School District, New Jersey Department of Education. Accessed February 1, 2024.</ref>

Edgarton Christian Academy is a non-denominational Christian K–8 school established in 2012. Template:As of it leases a Template:Convert space in Newfield. When the 76-student The Ellison School in Vineland closed in December 2019, 25 of them moved to Edgarton. The school is building a Template:Convert permanent building on a Template:Convert property in Buena, Atlantic County.<ref name=CoppolaAnth>Template:Cite web</ref>

Notre Dame Regional School of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden had one of its two campuses in Newfield, with the other in Landisville in Buena. The school closed in 2012.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> It had 270 students at the time of closure.<ref name=CoppolaAnth/> That year remnants of the school formed the non-Catholic Edgarton Christian Academy.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 263 of the former Notre Dame students moved to Edgarton.<ref name=CoppolaAnth/>

Transportation

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U.S. Route 40 westbound, along the north edge of Newfield

Roads and highways

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Template:As of, the borough had a total of Template:Convert of roadways, of which Template:Convert were maintained by the municipality, Template:Convert by Gloucester County and Template:Convert by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.<ref>Gloucester County Mileage by Municipality and Jurisdiction, New Jersey Department of Transportation, May 2010. Accessed July 18, 2014.</ref>

U.S. Route 40 is the main highway providing access to Newfield.<ref>U.S. Route 40 Straight Line Diagram, New Jersey Department of Transportation, updated June 2017. Accessed February 26, 2023.</ref><ref>Gloucester County Highway Map, New Jersey Department of Transportation. Accessed February 26, 2023.</ref>

Public transportation

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NJ Transit bus service is available between Millville and Philadelphia on the 408 route.<ref>Gloucester County Bus / Rail Connections, NJ Transit, backed up by the Internet Archive as of July 26, 2010. Accessed November 7, 2012.</ref><ref>Gloucester County's Transit Guide, Gloucester County, New Jersey. Accessed November 7, 2019.</ref>

Notable people

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