Northfield, New Jersey

Northfield, New Jersey
City
Risley House
Risley House
Official seal of Northfield, New Jersey
Seal
Nickname: 
"Gateway to the Shore"[1]
Map of Northfield in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Map of Northfield in Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.
Census Bureau map of Northfield, New Jersey
Census Bureau map of Northfield, New Jersey
Northfield is located in Atlantic County, New Jersey
Northfield
Northfield
Location in Atlantic County
Northfield is located in New Jersey
Northfield
Northfield
Location in New Jersey
Northfield is located in the United States
Northfield
Northfield
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°22′23″N 74°33′15″W / 39.373073°N 74.554128°W / 39.373073; -74.554128[2][3]
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyAtlantic
IncorporatedMarch 21, 1905
Government
[7]
 • TypeCity
 • BodyCity Council
 • MayorErland Chau (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5]
 • Municipal clerkMary Canesi[6]
Area
[8]
 • Total3.62 sq mi (9.37 km2)
 • Land3.58 sq mi (9.28 km2)
 • Water0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2)  0.97%
 • Rank310th of 565 in state
20th of 23 in county[2]
Elevation
[9]
23 ft (7 m)
Population
 (2020)[10][11]
 • Total8,434
 • Estimate 
(2023)[10][12]
8,426
 • Rank281st of 565 in state
10th of 23 in county[13]
 • Density2,354.6/sq mi (909.1/km2)
  • Rank262nd of 565 in state
6th of 23 in county[13]
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08225[14][15]
Area code609[16]
FIPS code3400152950[2][17][18]
GNIS feature ID0885324[2][19]
Websitewww.cityofnorthfield.org

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,[10][11] a decrease of 190 (−2.2%) from the 2010 census count of 8,624,[20][21] which in turn reflected an increase of 899 (+11.6%) from the 7,725 counted in the 2000 census.[22]

Northfield was founded by Jeremiah Leeds; he has a gravestone at Oxford Circle, but it is not certain that he was buried there.[23] Northfield was incorporated as a city by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on March 21, 1905, from portions of Egg Harbor Township.[24] A portion of Egg Harbor Township was transferred to Northfield in 1931, and then reverted to Egg Harbor Township in 1933.[25]

The city calls itself the "Gateway to the Shore", just over the bridge from the beaches, and is located about 7 miles (11 km) west of Atlantic City, bordering the municipalities of Pleasantville, Egg Harbor Township and Linwood.[26][27] 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.[28]

  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. "Just six miles away, signs for Northfield advertise the 'Gateway to the Shore'."
  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.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference Council was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
  6. ^ Office of the Municipal Clerk, City of Northfield. Accessed April 27, 2023.
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  8. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  9. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Northfield, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
  10. ^ a b c Cite error: The named reference Census2020 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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  13. ^ 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.
  14. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 14, 2011.
  15. ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 29, 2013.
  16. ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Northfield, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 29, 2013.
  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. ^ 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.
  24. ^ 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.
  25. ^ 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.
  26. ^ Home page, City of Northfield. Accessed April 11, 2012.
  27. ^ Areas touching Northfield, MapIt. Accessed August 13, 2015.
  28. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.