Millville, New Jersey

Millville, New Jersey
City
High Street in downtown Millville in 2006
High Street in downtown Millville in 2006
Official seal of Millville, New Jersey
Seal
Nickname: 
"The Holly City of America"[1]
Map of Millville highlighted within Cumberland County. Right: Location of Cumberland County in New Jersey.
Map of Millville highlighted within Cumberland County. Right: Location of Cumberland County in New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Millville, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Millville, New Jersey
Millville is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Millville
Millville
Location in Cumberland County
Millville is located in New Jersey
Millville
Millville
Location in New Jersey
Millville is located in the United States
Millville
Millville
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°23′24″N 75°03′17″W / 39.390093°N 75.054797°W / 39.390093; -75.054797[2][3]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCumberland
Foundedc. 1720
IncorporatedFebruary 24, 1801 (as Township)
ReincorporatedMarch 1, 1866 (as City)
Government
[8]
 • TypeWalsh Act
 • BodyBoard of Commissioners
 • MayorBenjamin J. Romanik (term ends December 31, 2025)[4][5]
 • AdministratorJoseph Calchi[6]
 • Municipal clerkJeanne Parkinson[7]
Area
[9]
 • Total
44.50 sq mi (115.25 km2)
 • Land42.00 sq mi (108.78 km2)
 • Water2.50 sq mi (6.47 km2)  5.62%
 • Rank43rd of 565 in state
4th of 14 in county[2]
Elevation
[10]
43 ft (13 m)
Population
 (2020)[11][12]
 • Total
27,491
 • Estimate 
(2023)[11][13]
27,358
 • Rank91st of 565 in state
2nd of 14 in county[14]
 • Density654.6/sq mi (252.7/km2)
  • Rank424th of 565 in state
3rd of 14 in county[14]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08332[15]
Area code856[16]
FIPS code3401146680[2][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885304[2][19]
Websitewww.millvillenj.gov

Millville is a city in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 27,491,[11][12] a decrease of 909 (−3.2%) from the 2010 census count of 28,400,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 1,553 (+5.8%) from the 26,847 counted in the 2000 census.[22]

Millville was originally incorporated as a township by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 24, 1801, from portions of Fairfield Township. Portions of the township were taken to form Landis Township on March 7, 1864. Millville was reincorporated as a city on March 1, 1866, based on the results of a referendum passed that same day.[23] The city derives its name from a proposal to create a mill town in the area.[24][25]

Millville is part of the South Jersey region of the state and is located within the Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area, and it is ultimately part of the larger Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area.[26]

  1. ^ Kuperinsky, Amy. "'The Jewel of the Meadowlands'?: N.J.'s best, worst and weirdest town slogans", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com, January 22, 2015. Accessed July 12, 2016. "Millville, in Cumberland County, is 'The Holly City of America,' a name the city adopted in the 1950s because of a holly orchard started by local businessman Clarence Wolf in the 1930s, one that was soon known as the largest in America."
  2. ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
  3. ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  5. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Administrator, City of Millville. Accessed August 29, 2023.
  7. ^ City Clerk, City of Millville. Accessed August 29, 2023.
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  9. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  10. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Millville, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
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  14. ^ a b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
  15. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Millville, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed May 18, 2012.
  16. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Maywood, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed August 25, 2014.
  17. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  18. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
  19. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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  22. ^ 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.
  23. ^ Snyder, John P. The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 121. Accessed May 30, 2024.
  24. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed September 7, 2015.
  25. ^ History of Millville Archived 2015-09-18 at the Wayback Machine, Millville Public Schools. Accessed September 7, 2015. "Millville got its name back in the 1790s from the numerous mills and factories that were planned for the site."
  26. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 10, 2023.