UPPER DEERFIELD TOWNSHIP, NEW JERSEY

'Upper Deerfield Township' is a township in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 7,556.
Upper Deerfield Township was incorporated as a township by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 23, 1922, from portions of Deerfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 3, 1922."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 122.
Seabrook Farms is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Upper Deerfield Township.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

References

External links

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 80.9 km² (31.2 mi²). 80.5 km² (31.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (0.45%) is water.
Upper Deerfield Township borders Hopewell Township, Bridgeton, Fairfield Township, Deerfield Township, and Salem County.

Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 7,556 people, 2,757 households, and 2,125 families residing in the township. The population density was 93.8/km² (242.9/mi²). There were 2,881 housing units at an average density of 35.8/km² (92.6/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 75.77% White, 16.41% African American, 0.81% Native American, 3.06% Asian, 0.01% Pacific Islander, 1.83% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.54% of the population.
There were 2,757 households out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were married couples living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals and 10.4% 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 3.12.
In the township the population was spread out with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males.
The median income for a household in the township was $47,861, and the median income for a family was $51,472. Males had a median income of $37,064 versus $23,719 for females. The per capita income for the township was $18,884. About 10.1% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the poverty line, including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Local government

Members of the Upper Deerfield Township Committee are Mayor C. Kenneth Hill, Deputy Mayor Ralph A. Cocove, James Crilley, George E. Joyce, Jr., and Douglas Rainear.^[1]

Federal, state and county representation

Upper Deerfield Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 3rd Legislative District.^[2]

Education

The Upper Deerfield Township Schools serve students in pre-kindergarten through eighth grade. Schools in the district are Charles F. Seabrook School (PreK-3; Mr. Morris Gaburo, Principal), Elizabeth E. Moore School (Grades 4-5; Mrs. Paula Roberson, Principal) and Woodruff School (Grades 6-8; Dr. James Turner, Principal)
For grades 9-12, students attend Cumberland Regional High School, which serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township. The high school is located within the township and is part of the Cumberland Regional High School District.

References

1. Upper Deerfield Township Committee, accessed March 8, 2007
2. League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 65, accessed August 30, 2006

External links

★ Upper Deerfield Township website

★ Cumberland County web page for Fairfield Township

★ Upper Deerfield Township Schools

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Upper Deerfield Township Schools

★ Cumberland Regional High School