Cumberland County (New Jersey)

The Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The administrative headquarters ( County Seat) is Bridgeton.

Geography

The County is located in southern New Jersey on the Delaware Bay, the estuary of the Delaware River into the Atlantic. It has an area of 1752 square kilometers, of which 485 square kilometers are water surface. At the Cumberland County borders the following counties:

1 - maritime boundary in the Delaware Bay

History

The Cumberland County was formed in 1748 from parts of the former Salem counties. It was named after Prince William Augustus, Duke of Cumberland (1721-1765), a member of the British Royal Family and army commander.

Demographic data

2000 2010

According to the census in 2010 lived in Cumberland County 156 898 people in 50 773 households. The population density was 123.8 inhabitants per square kilometer. In the 50 773 households lived statistically 2.84 per person.

The racial the population was composed of 62.7 percent white, 20.2 percent African American, 1.1 percent Native American, 1.2 percent Asian and other ethnic groups; 3.5 percent were descended from two or more races. Regardless of ethnicity were 27.1 percent of the population are Hispanic or Latino of any race.

24.0 percent of the population were under 18 years old, 63.5 percent were between 18 and 64 and 12.6 percent were 65 years or older. 48.5 percent of the population was female.

The median income for a household was $ 47,921. The per capita income was $ 21,758. 16.4 percent of the population lived below the poverty line.

Cities and Towns

Citys

  • Bridgeton
  • Millville
  • Vineland

Borough

  • Shiloh

Census-designated places (CDP )

  • Cedarville
  • Fairton
  • Laurel Lake
  • Port Norris
  • Rosenhayn
  • Seabrook Farms

Unincorporated communities other

  • Cumberland
  • Delmont
  • Dorchester
  • Fortescue
  • Leesburg
  • Mauricetown
  • Newport
  • Port Elizabeth
  • Sea Breeze
  • Seabrook
  • Bailey Town
  • Bay Side
  • Beals Mill
  • Bennetts Mill
  • Big Oak
  • Bivalve
  • Bowen Town
  • Bricksboro
  • Bridgeton Junction
  • Buckshutem
  • Carlls Corner
  • Carmel
  • Centre Grove
  • Clarks Mill
  • Clayville
  • Cohansey
  • Davis Mill
  • Deerfield
  • Dividing Creek
  • Dragston
  • Farmingdale
  • Finley
  • Fordsville
  • Forest Grove
  • Frames Corner
  • Friendship
  • Gandys Beach
  • Garrison Corner
  • Garton
  • Gouldtown
  • Greenwich
  • Halberton
  • Haleyville
  • Harmony
  • Heislerville
  • Hess Town
  • Hoffmans Mill
  • Husted
  • Jericho
  • Jones Mill
  • Kernan Corner
  • Leamings Mill
  • Lores Mill
  • Lummistown
  • Manumuskin
  • Marlboro
  • Menantico
  • Necombtown
  • New England Crossroads
  • New Italy
  • North Port Norris
  • North Vineland
  • Northville
  • Orchard Centre
  • Othello
  • Pleasantville
  • Rammelsberg Mill
  • Road Town
  • Roosevelt Park
  • Seeley
  • Shaws Mill
  • Shell Pile
  • Sheppards Mill
  • South Vineland
  • Springtown
  • Stow Creek Landing
  • Turkey Point Corner
  • West Village
  • Woodruff

Townships

  • Commercial Township
  • Deerfield Township
  • Downe Township
  • Fairfield Township
  • Greenwich Township
  • Hopewell Township
  • Lawrence Township
  • Maurice River Township
  • Stow Creek Township
  • Upper Deerfield Township
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