Rosenhayn is an

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and

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(CDP) located within Deerfield Township, in

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, in the

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. It is part of the

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- Millville- Bridgeton

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for statistical purposes. As of the

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, the CDP's population was 1,098.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Rosenhayn CDP, New Jersey

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. Accessed November 2, 2012. Rosenhayn was founded as a Jewish agricultural colony and the 1898 Rosenhayn synagogue is one of the fewer than 100 surviving nineteenth century synagogue buildings in the United States.

Geography

According to the

, the CDP had a total area of 2.654 square miles (6.874 km²), all land.Gazetteer of New Jersey Places

. Accessed July 21, 2016.US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990

. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

2010 census

The

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counted 1,098 people, 382 households, and 274 families in the CDP. The

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was . There were 404 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 64.21% (705)

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, 18.03% (198) Black or African American, 1.28% (14) Native American, 1.46% (16)

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, 0.00% (0)

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, 9.29% (102) from

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, and 5.74% (63) from two or more races.

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of any race were 17.58% (193) of the population. Of the 382 households, 34.8% had children under the age of 18; 51.0% were married couples living together; 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.3% were non-families. Of all households, 23.0% were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.36. 26.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.6% from 18 to 24, 24.8% from 25 to 44, 27.0% from 45 to 64, and 12.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 98.2 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 92.6 males.

2000 census

As of the

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there were 1,099 people, 373 households, and 286 families residing in the CDP. The

was 160.1/km² (414.4/mi²). There were 393 housing units at an average density of 57.3/km² (148.2/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 70.43%

, 19.29%

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, 0.64% Native American, 0.18%

, 6.28% from

, and 3.18% from two or more races.

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of any race were 9.92% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Rosenhayn CDP, New Jersey
,

. Accessed November 2, 2012. There were 373 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were

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living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.29. In the CDP the population was spread out, with 29.9% under the age of 18, 7.6% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 21.6% from 45 to 64, and 13.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 93.5 males. The median income for a household in the CDP was $38,702, and the median income for a family was $38,155. Males had a median income of $33,092 versus $22,216 for females. The

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for the CDP was $14,801. About 12.2% of families and 15.7% of the population were below the

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, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 25.2% of those age 65 or over.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Rosenhayn include: * Joseph W. Chinnici (1919-2007), politician who served in the

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from the 1st legislative district from 1972 to 1988. *

Frank LoBiondo Frank Alo LoBiondo (: born May 12, 1946) is an American businessman and politician who served as the U.S. representative for from 1995 to 2019. He is a member of the Republican Party. He represented all of Atlantic, Cape May, Cumberland and ...

(born 1946), politician who served as the

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for

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from 1995 to 2019. * Al McCoy (1894-1966), boxing world middleweight champion from 1914 to 1917.Siegman, Joseph
"Jewish Sports Legends: The International Jewish Hall of Fame"
p. 59. Brassey's, 2000. . Accessed December 29, 2007.

References

{{Cumberland County, New Jersey Census-designated places in Cumberland County, New Jersey Census-designated places in New Jersey Deerfield Township, New Jersey