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Fairfield Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of government. The five-member Township Committee is elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 19.</ref><ref>[http://cgs.rutgers.edu/sites/cgs.rutgers.edu/files/documents/resources/rc_munichart_formsgovt_2011.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 3, 2015.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. |
Fairfield Township is governed under the [[Township (New Jersey)|Township]] form of government. The five-member Township Committee is elected directly by the voters [[at-large]] in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.<ref name=DataBook>''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'', [[Rutgers University]] [[Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy]], March 2013, p. 19.</ref><ref>[http://cgs.rutgers.edu/sites/cgs.rutgers.edu/files/documents/resources/rc_munichart_formsgovt_2011.pdf#page=7 "Forms of Municipal Government in New Jersey"], p. 7. [[Rutgers University]] Center for Government Studies. Accessed June 3, 2015.</ref> At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. |
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{{As of|2016}}, members of the Fairfield Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Benjamin Byrd, Sr. ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2016; term as deputy mayor ends 2015), Deputy Mayor Tommy Clark, Jr. (D, term on committee ends 2017; term as deputy mayor ends 2016), Bernard A. Manson ([[Independent politician|I]], 2018) and Marvin Pierce, Jr. (D, 2018), with the seat formerly held by Troy Pitts being vacant.<ref name=Committee>[http://www.fairfieldtownshipnj.org/default.asp?contentID=39 Township Directory Township Committee], Fairfield Township. Accessed June 21, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.fairfieldtownshipnj.org/downloads/Budgets/Fairfield%20Township%20Budget-%202016%20-%20Introduced.pdf 2016 Municipal Data Sheet], Fairfield Township. Accessed June 30, 2016.</ref><ref name=CumberlandDirectory>[http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/filestorage/22641/24559/County_Directory.pdf#page=65 ''2016 Directory of Cumberland County, New Jersey''], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 30, 2016.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2015>[http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/elections/2015/GENERAL/index.htm Cumberland County GENERAL - November 3rd, 2015 Official Results], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]], updated November 3, 2015. Accessed June 30, 2016.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2014>[http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/elections/2014/GENERAL/index.htm Cumberland County General - November 4, 2014 Official Results], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]], updated March 17, 2015. Accessed June 30, 2016.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2013>[http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/elections/2013/general/ Cumberland County General - November 5, 2013 Unofficial Results], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]], updated November 6, 2013. Accessed June 30, 2016.</ref> |
{{As of|2016}}, members of the Fairfield Township Committee are [[Mayor]] Benjamin Byrd, Sr. ([[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic Party]], term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2016; term as deputy mayor ends 2015), Deputy Mayor Tommy Clark, Jr. (D, term on committee ends 2017; term as deputy mayor ends 2016), Bernard A. Manson ([[Independent politician|I]], 2018) and Marvin Pierce, Jr. (D, 2018), with the seat formerly held by Troy Pitts being vacant.<ref name=Committee>[http://www.fairfieldtownshipnj.org/default.asp?contentID=39 Township Directory Township Committee], Fairfield Township. Accessed June 21, 2015.</ref><ref>[http://www.fairfieldtownshipnj.org/downloads/Budgets/Fairfield%20Township%20Budget-%202016%20-%20Introduced.pdf 2016 Municipal Data Sheet], Fairfield Township. Accessed June 30, 2016.</ref><ref name=CumberlandDirectory>[http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/filestorage/22641/24559/County_Directory.pdf#page=65 ''2016 Directory of Cumberland County, New Jersey''], [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]]. Accessed June 30, 2016.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2015>[http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/elections/2015/GENERAL/index.htm Cumberland County GENERAL - November 3rd, 2015 Official Results] {{wayback|url=http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/elections/2015/GENERAL/index.htm |date=20151105120340 }}, [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]], updated November 3, 2015. Accessed June 30, 2016.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2014>[http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/elections/2014/GENERAL/index.htm Cumberland County General - November 4, 2014 Official Results] {{wayback|url=http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/elections/2014/GENERAL/index.htm |date=20150516202249 }}, [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]], updated March 17, 2015. Accessed June 30, 2016.</ref><ref name=Cumberland2013>[http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/elections/2013/general/ Cumberland County General - November 5, 2013 Unofficial Results] {{wayback|url=http://www.co.cumberland.nj.us/elections/2013/general/ |date=20141117144403 }}, [[Cumberland County, New Jersey]], updated November 6, 2013. Accessed June 30, 2016.</ref> |
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JoAnne Servais was appointed to serve the unexpired term ending December 2014 of Dennis Pierce, who had resigned from office in June 2012 citing health issues.<ref>Woods, Don E. [http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2012/11/democrats_win_committee_seats.html "Democrats win committee seats in Fairfield Township"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', November 6, 2012. Accessed June 23, 2014. "Results for Fairfield's highly contested committee seats are in, with Michael Morton and JoAnne Servais winning the three-year seats and Viola Thomas Hughes winning the unexpired seat.... Servais, who became incumbent after Dennis Pierce stepped down for health reasons."</ref><ref>Woods, Don E. [http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2012/06/fairfield_township_committeema.html "Fairfield Township committeeman steps down for health reasons"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', June 13, 2012. Accessed June 23, 2014. "Dennis Pierce officially submitted his resignation on Monday, June 11. Pierce, who took the oath of office on Jan. 5, resigned only six months into his three year term."</ref> |
JoAnne Servais was appointed to serve the unexpired term ending December 2014 of Dennis Pierce, who had resigned from office in June 2012 citing health issues.<ref>Woods, Don E. [http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2012/11/democrats_win_committee_seats.html "Democrats win committee seats in Fairfield Township"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', November 6, 2012. Accessed June 23, 2014. "Results for Fairfield's highly contested committee seats are in, with Michael Morton and JoAnne Servais winning the three-year seats and Viola Thomas Hughes winning the unexpired seat.... Servais, who became incumbent after Dennis Pierce stepped down for health reasons."</ref><ref>Woods, Don E. [http://www.nj.com/cumberland/index.ssf/2012/06/fairfield_township_committeema.html "Fairfield Township committeeman steps down for health reasons"], ''[[South Jersey Times]]'', June 13, 2012. Accessed June 23, 2014. "Dennis Pierce officially submitted his resignation on Monday, June 11. Pierce, who took the oath of office on Jan. 5, resigned only six months into his three year term."</ref> |
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Fairfield Township, New Jersey | |
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Township of Fairfield | |
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Country | ![]() |
State | ![]() |
County | Cumberland |
Formed | May 12, 1697 |
Incorporated | February 21, 1798 |
Named for | Fairfield, Connecticut |
Government | |
• Type | Township |
• Body | Township Committee |
• Mayor | Benjamin Byrd, Sr. (term ends December 31, 2015)[1][2] |
• Administrator | Jack Surrency[3] |
• Clerk | Linda M. Gonzales[3] |
Area | |
• Total | 43.950 sq mi (113.830 km2) |
• Land | 41.260 sq mi (106.864 km2) |
• Water | 2.690 sq mi (6.966 km2) 6.12% |
• Rank | 45th of 566 in state 5th of 14 in county[5] |
Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 6,295 |
• Estimate (2015)[10] | 6,355 |
• Rank | 335th of 566 in state 6th of 14 in county[11] |
• Density | 152.6/sq mi (58.9/km2) |
• Rank | 522nd of 566 in state 9th of 14 in county[11] |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (Eastern (EDT)) |
ZIP code | |
Area code | 856 exchange: 575[14] |
FIPS code | 3401122350[5][15][16] |
GNIS feature ID | 0882059[5][17] |
Website | www |
Fairfield 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 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 6,295,[7][8][9] reflecting an increase of 12 (+0.2%) from the 6,283 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 584 (+10.2%) from the 5,699 counted in the 1990 Census.[19]
Fairfield Township was formed by Royal charter on May 12, 1697, from portions of the Cohansey Township area, while still part of Salem County, and was formed as a precinct in the newly created Cumberland County on January 19, 1748. It was incorporated on February 21, 1798, as one of the initial group of 104 townships in the state by an act of the New Jersey Legislature. Portions of the township were taken to form Downe Township (September 26, 1772), Millville Township (February 24, 1801) and Lawrence Township (February 17, 1885).[20]
The name Fairfield refers to its original settlers, who were émigrés from Fairfield, Connecticut.[21] The oldest Presbyterian church in South Jersey is said to date from before 1697. There is a plaque and an old cemetery which indicates the original log building.[22]
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 43.950 square miles (113.830 km2), including 41.260 square miles (106.864 km2) of land and 2.690 square miles (6.966 km2) of water (6.12%).[5][18]
Fairton (with a 2010 Census population of 1,264[23]) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Fairfield Township.[24]
Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Back Neck, Ben Davis Point, Clarks Pond, Fordville, Gouldtown, Lanings Wharf, Mulfords Landing, New England Crossroads and Sea Breeze and Tindells Landing.[25]
The township has three primary population centers: Sea Breeze, Fairton (originally named Bumbridge) and Gouldtown, an old African American community from the segregation period.[22][26]
Fairfield Township borders Lawrence Township, Millville, Deerfield Township, Upper Deerfield Township, Bridgeton, Hopewell Township, Greenwich Township, and the Delaware Bay.
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1810 | 2,279 | * | — |
1820 | 1,869 | −18.0% | |
1830 | 1,812 | −3.0% | |
1840 | 1,935 | 6.8% | |
1850 | 2,133 | 10.2% | |
1860 | 2,448 | 14.8% | |
1870 | 3,011 | 23.0% | |
1880 | 3,215 | 6.8% | |
1890 | 1,688 | * | −47.5% |
1900 | 1,911 | 13.2% | |
1910 | 1,629 | −14.8% | |
1920 | 1,514 | −7.1% | |
1930 | 1,848 | 22.1% | |
1940 | 1,977 | 7.0% | |
1950 | 2,932 | 48.3% | |
1960 | 3,916 | 33.6% | |
1970 | 4,990 | 27.4% | |
1980 | 5,693 | 14.1% | |
1990 | 5,699 | 0.1% | |
2000 | 6,283 | 10.2% | |
2010 | 6,295 | 0.2% | |
2015 (est.) | 6,355 | [10][27] | 1.0% |
Population sources: 1810-2000[28] 1810-1920[29] 1840[30] 1850-1870[31] 1850[32] 1870[33] 1880-1890[34] 1890-1910[35] 1910-1930[36] 1930-1990[37] 2000[38][39] 2010[7][8][9] * = Lost territory in previous decade[20] |
Census 2010
The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $46,895 (with a margin of error of +/- $3,014) and the median family income was $55,286 (+/- $4,900). Males had a median income of $45,333 (+/- $4,287) versus $32,763 (+/- $2,703) for females. The per capita income for the borough was $20,619 (+/- $1,444). About 6.7% of families and 10.3% of the population were below the poverty line, including 17.1% of those under age 18 and 4.3% of those age 65 or over.[40]
Census 2000
As of the 2000 United States Census[15] there were 6,283 people, 1,751 households, and 1,322 families residing in the township. The population density was 148.6 people per square mile (57.4/km2). There were 1,915 housing units at an average density of 45.3 per square mile (17.5/km2). The racial makeup of the township was 41.41% White, 47.43% African American, 5.08% Native American, 0.56% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 2.39% from other races, and 3.10% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 8.87% of the population.[38][39]
There were 1,751 households out of which 28.2% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 50.7% were married couples living together, 18.5% had a female householder with no husband present, and 24.5% were non-families. 20.4% of all households were made up of individuals and 8.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.78 and the average family size was 3.19.[38][39]
In the township the population was spread out with 19.8% under the age of 18, 8.8% from 18 to 24, 36.4% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 10.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females there were 146.7 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 161.7 males.[38][39]
The median income for a household in the township was $37,891, and the median income for a family was $41,326. Males had a median income of $31,858 versus $23,931 for females. The per capita income for the township was $17,547. About 6.9% of families and 11.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.9% of those under age 18 and 7.8% of those age 65 or over.[38][39]
Government
Local government
Fairfield Township is governed under the Township form of government. The five-member Township Committee is elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.[4][41] At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor.
As of 2016[update], members of the Fairfield Township Committee are Mayor Benjamin Byrd, Sr. (Democratic Party, term on committee and as mayor ends December 31, 2016; term as deputy mayor ends 2015), Deputy Mayor Tommy Clark, Jr. (D, term on committee ends 2017; term as deputy mayor ends 2016), Bernard A. Manson (I, 2018) and Marvin Pierce, Jr. (D, 2018), with the seat formerly held by Troy Pitts being vacant.[1][42][43][44][45][46]
JoAnne Servais was appointed to serve the unexpired term ending December 2014 of Dennis Pierce, who had resigned from office in June 2012 citing health issues.[47][48]
Federal, state and county representation
Fairfield Township is located in the 2nd Congressional District[49] and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district.[8][50][51] Prior to the 2011 reapportionment following the 2010 Census, Fairfield Township had been in the 3rd state legislative district.[52]
For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 2nd congressional district is represented by Jeff Van Drew (R, Dennis Township).[53] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrat Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[54]. One seat is currently vacant after Senator Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs) resigned on August 20, 2024.[55][56][57]
For the 2024-2025 session, the 1st legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Mike Testa (R, Vineland) and in the General Assembly by Antwan McClellan (R, Ocean City) and Erik K. Simonsen (R, Lower Township).[58] Template:NJ Governor
Cumberland County is governed by a Board of County Commissioners composed of seven members who are elected at large by the citizens of Cumberland County in partisan elections and serve staggered three-year terms in office, with either two or three seats coming up for election each year in a three-year cycle. Annually, the seven board members select a Director and Deputy Director for one-year terms.[59] As of 2024[update], members of the Cumberland County Board of County Commissioners (with party affiliation, residence and term-end year listed in parentheses) are:
Douglas A. Albrecht (R, Vineland, 2025),[60] Deputy Director Antonio Romero (R, Vineland, 2024),[61] Sandra Taylor (R, Downe Township; 2026),[62] Victoria Groetsch-Lods (R, Vineland, 2025),[63] Arthur Marchand (R, Hopewell Township, 2026),[64] James Sauro (R, Vineland, 2026)[65] and Director Joseph V. Sileo (R, Vineland, 2024).[66][59][67][68][69][70][71]
The county's constitutional officers are: Clerk Celeste Riley (D, Bridgeton, 2024),[72][73] Sheriff Michael Donato (R, Bridgeton, 2026)[74][75] and Surrogate Rudolph Luisi (R, Vineland, 2028).[76][77][67]
Politics
As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 3,639 registered voters in Fairfield Township, of which 1,603 (44.1%) were registered as Democrats, 409 (11.2%) were registered as Republicans and 1,627 (44.7%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties.[78]
In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 76.9% of the vote (1,830 cast), ahead of Republican Mitt Romney with 22.4% (534 votes), and other candidates with 0.6% (15 votes), among the 2,405 ballots cast by the township's 3,739 registered voters (26 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 64.3%.[79][80] In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 75.9% of the vote (1,860 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain, who received 22.3% (547 votes), with 2,451 ballots cast among the township's 3,707 registered voters, for a turnout of 66.1%.[81] In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat John Kerry received 68.7% of the vote (1,476 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush, who received around 29.6% (636 votes), with 2,149 ballots cast among the township's 3,400 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 63.2.[82]
In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Democrat Barbara Buono received 61.0% of the vote (774 cast), ahead of Republican Chris Christie with 37.2% (472 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (22 votes), among the 1,315 ballots cast by the township's 3,584 registered voters (47 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 36.7%.[83][84] In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat Jon Corzine received 65.% of the vote (925 ballots cast), ahead of both Republican Chris Christie with 27.2% (387 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 3.9% (56 votes), with 1,424 ballots cast among the township's 3,586 registered voters, yielding a 39.7% turnout.[85]
Education
The Fairfield Township School District serves public school students in pre-Kindergarten through eighth grade. The district opened its new Fairfield Township School in September 2006, consolidating all grades into a single building located at 375 Gouldtown-Woodruff Road in the Gouldtown section of the township.[86] As of the 2012-13 school year, the district's one school had an enrollment of 599 students and 53.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 11.30:1.[87]
Public school students in ninth through twelfth grades attend Cumberland Regional High School, which also serves students from Deerfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township.[88][89][90] As of the 2013-14 school year, the school had an enrollment of 1,333 students and 91.4 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 14.6:1.[91]
Transportation
Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 74.45 miles (119.82 km) of roadways, of which 30.89 miles (49.71 km) were maintained by the municipality, 39.90 miles (64.21 km) by Cumberland County and 3.66 miles (5.89 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation.[92]
Public transportation
New Jersey Transit offers service on the 553 route between Upper Deerfield Township and Atlantic City.[93]
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Fairfield Township include:
- John T. Nixon (1820–1889), represented New Jersey's 1st congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1859 to 1863.[94]
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External links
- Fairfield Township web site
- Cumberland County web page for Fairfield Township
- Fairfield Township School District
- Cumberland County web page for the Fairfield Township School District
- School Performance Reports for the Fairfield Township School District, New Jersey Department of Education
- School Data for the Fairfield Township School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- Cumberland Regional High School