Upper Deerfield Township is a

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, United States. It is part of the Vineland- Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the

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, the township's population was 7,660, reflecting an increase of 104 (+1.4%) from the 7,556 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 629 (+9.1%) from the 6,927 counted in the 1990 Census. Upper Deerfield Township was incorporated as a township by an act of the

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on February 23, 1922, from portions of Deerfield Township, based on the results of a referendum held on April 3, 1922.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 122. Accessed October 25, 2012. The township was named for Deerfield Township, which in turn was named for

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. It is a

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, where alcohol cannot be sold, as affirmed by a referendum passed in 1972. Upper Deerfield does not have its own police force and is protected by the

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Geography

According to the

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, the township had a total area of 31.39 square miles (81.31 km²), including 31.24 square miles (80.92 km²) of land and 0.15 square miles (0.39 km²) of water (0.48%). Carlls Corner, Deerfield Street,

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, Seabrook Farms (2010 population of 1,484), Seeley, Silver Lake, and Sunset Lake are unincorporated communities and

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s (CDPs) within Upper Deerfield Township. Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Beals Mills, Delaby, Finley, Friendship, Grammel Mills, Husted Station, Pleasant Grove, Seabrook, Seeley, Sunset, Watsons Corner and Woodruff. The township borders Bridgeton, Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township and Hopewell Township in Cumberland County; and Alloway Township, Pittsgrove Township and Upper Pittsgrove Township in Salem County.

Demographics

Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $53,646 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,771) and the median family income was $61,974 (+/− $9,964). Males had a median income of $45,532 (+/− $5,633) versus $36,741 (+/− $10,855) for females. The

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for the borough was $26,033 (+/− $2,581). About 8.9% of families and 12.4% of the population were below the

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, including 18.0% of those under age 18 and 4.8% of those age 65 or over.

Census 2000

As of the

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there were 7,556 people, 2,757 households, and 2,125 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 2,881 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 75.77%

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, 16.41%

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, 0.81% Native American, 3.06% Asian, 0.01%

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, 1.83% from other races, and 2.12% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 4.54% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Upper Deerfield township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed October 24, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Upper Deerfield township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed October 24, 2012. There were 2,757 households, out of which 35.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 57.1% were

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living together, 15.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 22.9% were non-families. 20.0% of all households were made up of individuals, and 10.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.73 and the average family size was 3.12. In the township the population was spread out, with 27.8% under the age of 18, 7.4% from 18 to 24, 25.5% from 25 to 44, 25.1% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 38 years. For every 100 females, there were 94.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 87.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $47,861, and the median income for a family was $51,472. Males had a median income of $37,064 versus $23,719 for females. The

for the township was $18,884. About 10.1% of families and 13.7% of the population were below the

, including 23.2% of those under age 18 and 10.8% of those age 65 or over.

Parks and recreation

Sunset Lake is a reservoir located primarily in Hopewell Township and Upper Deerfield Township that was created by damming a stream that feeds to the area from Seeley Lake.

Government

Local government

Upper Deerfield Township is governed under the

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form of New Jersey municipal government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state. The governing body is comprised of the five-member Township Committee, whose members are elected

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directly by the voters in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or seats coming up for election each year as part of the November general election.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 19. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. , members of the Upper Deerfield Township Committee are

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James P. Crilley ( R, term on committee ends December 31, 2023; term as mayor ends 2022), Deputy Mayor John L. Daddario (R, term on committee and as deputy mayor ends 2022), Bruce T. Peterson ( D, 2022), Scott R. Smith (R, 2024) and Thomas R. Speranza (R, 2024).Township Committee
Upper Deerfield Township. Accessed September 4, 2022.''2021 Directory of Cumberland County, New Jersey''

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. Accessed August 1, 2021.Election Summary Report General Election Cumberland County November 2, 2021

, updated November 19, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.General Election Results November 3, 2020, Official Results

, updated November 19, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.General Election Results November 5, 2019, Official Results

, updated November 14, 2019. Accessed January 1, 2020.

Federal, state and county representation

Upper Deerfield Township is located in the 2nd Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report
New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 3rd state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District

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. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey

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. Accessed October 30, 2019.

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 5,179 registered voters in Upper Deerfield Township, of which 1,296 (25.0%) were registered as Democrats, 1,189 (23.0%) were registered as Republicans and 2,693 (52.0%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There was one voter registered to another party. In the 2012 presidential election, Republican

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received 52.7% of the vote (1,839 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 46.2% (1,614 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (37 votes), among the 3,513 ballots cast by the township's 5,361 registered voters (23 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 65.5%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican

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received 51.2% of the vote (1,864 cast), ahead of Democrat

, who received 46.5% (1,694 votes), with 3,640 ballots cast among the township's 5,150 registered voters, for a turnout of 70.7%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican George W. Bush received 54.5% of the vote (1,842 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat

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, who received around 43.2% (1,460 votes), with 3,377 ballots cast among the township's 4,734 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 71.3. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 66.0% of the vote (1,397 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 32.5% (687 votes), and other candidates with 1.6% (33 votes), among the 2,147 ballots cast by the township's 5,158 registered voters (30 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 41.6%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 50.3% of the vote (1,213 ballots cast), ahead of both Democrat

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with 39.8% (959 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 7.0% (169 votes), with 2,411 ballots cast among the township's 5,064 registered voters, yielding a 47.6% turnout.

Education

The Upper Deerfield Township Schools serve public school students in

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through

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. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 820 students and 83.2 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 9.9:1.District information for Upper Deerfield Township School District

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. Accessed February 15, 2022. Schools in the district (with 2020–21 enrollment data from the

) are Charles F. Seabrook School with 325 students in grades PreK-3), Elizabeth E. Moore School with 228 students in grades 4-5 and Woodruff School with 260 students in grades 6-8. Public school students in

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through

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s attend

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, which also serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough and Stow Creek Township.Shott, Meghan
"Cumberland Regional High School"
''South Jersey'' magazine. Accessed March 6, 2020. "Cumberland Regional High School, located in the northwest part of Cumberland County, serves students from Deerfield Township, Fairfield Township, Greenwich Township, Hopewell Township, Shiloh Borough, Stow Creek Township and Upper Deerfield Township." As of the 2020–21 school year, the high school had an enrollment of 1,032 students and 78.5 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

of 13.1:1. The high school district has a nine-member

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, with board seats allocated to the constituent municipalities based on population, with each municipality assigned a minimum of one seat; Upper Deerfield Township has two seats on the board. Students are also eligible to attend

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in Vineland, serving students from the entire county in its full-time technical training programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents.

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Cumberland County and by the

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. Route 77 enters from Bridgeton on the township's southern border and heads north through the center of the township for to Upper Pittsgrove Township at the northern tip of Upper Deerfield Township. Route 56 (Landis Avenue) branches off from Route 77 near the township's border with Bridgeton and heads northeast for towards Pittsgrove Township. County Route 540 (Deerfield Road) traverses the northern quarter of the township for from Hopewell Township in the west towards Pittsgrove Township on the east. County Route 553 (South Woodruff Road / East Finley Road / Centerton Road) runs along the eastern side of the township for from Fairfield Township in the south towards Pittsgrove Township in the northeast corner. County Route 552 (Irving Avenue) follows the southern border of the township for from Bridgeton in the west towards Fairfield Township in the southeast corner of the township.

Public transportation

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offers service on the 410 route between Bridgeton and

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, and the 553 route between Upper Deerfield Township and

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Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Upper Deerfield Township include: * Charles F. Seabrook (1881–1964), business man and owner of Seabrook Farms, a family-owned frozen vegetable packing plant that at one point was the largest irrigated truck farm in the world, who was the namesake of Seabrook community and the Charles F. Seabrook School"Our People of the Century - Charles F. Seabrook: A Head for Business, A Heart for People"

. Accessed December 22, 2014. "Charles F. Seabrook, often called 'The Henry Ford of Agriculture,' headed Seabrook Frams, which became one of the largest producers of frozen vegetables in the world.... He's credited for bringing refugees from many 20th century upheavals, to work at Seabrook Farms in Upper Deerfield."

Points of interest

* Deerfield Pike Tollgate House – added to the

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in 1975, it was demolished in 2001. * Deerfield Presbyterian Church

References

External links

Upper Deerfield Township websiteUpper Deerfield Township Schools
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School Data for the Upper Deerfield Township Schools

Cumberland Regional High School
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