Northfield, New Jersey | |
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| Nickname: "Gateway to the Shore"[1] | |
 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 | |
  Northfield Location in Atlantic County  Northfield Location in New Jersey  Northfield Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°22′23″N 74°33′15″W / 39.373073°N 74.554128°W[2][3] | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Atlantic |
| Incorporated | March 21, 1905 |
| Government | |
| • Type | City |
| • Body | City Council |
| • Mayor | Erland Chau (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[4][5] |
| • Municipal clerk | Mary Canesi[6] |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.62 sq mi (9.37 km2) |
| • Land | 3.58 sq mi (9.28 km2) |
| • Water | 0.04 sq mi (0.09 km2) 0.97% |
| • Rank | 310th of 565 in state 20th of 23 in county[2] |
| Elevation | 23 ft (7 m) |
| Population | |
• Total | 8,434 |
| 8,426 | |
| • Rank | 281st of 565 in state 10th of 23 in county[13] |
| • Density | 2,354.6/sq mi (909.1/km2) |
| • Rank | 262nd of 565 in state 6th of 23 in county[13] |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | |
| Area code | 609[16] |
| FIPS code | 3400152950[2][17][18] |
| GNIS feature ID | 0885324[2][19] |
| Website | www |
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]
- ^ 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'."
- ^ a b c d 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
- ^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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Councilwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023.
- ^ Office of the Municipal Clerk, City of Northfield. Accessed April 27, 2023.
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DataBookwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
- ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: City of Northfield, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
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PopEstwas invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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.
- ^ Look Up a ZIP Code, United States Postal Service. Accessed November 14, 2011.
- ^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed October 29, 2013.
- ^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Northfield, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed October 29, 2013.
- ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
- ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
- ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
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LWD2010was invoked but never defined (see the help page). - ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Home page, City of Northfield. Accessed April 11, 2012.
- ^ Areas touching Northfield, MapIt. Accessed August 13, 2015.
- ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed February 1, 2023.