Vineland is a

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and the most populous municipality in

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, within the

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. Bridgeton and Vineland are the two principal cities of the Vineland-Bridgeton metropolitan statistical area, which encompasses those cities and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes and which constitutes a part of the

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(the

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metropolitan area). The MSA had a population of 156,898 as of the 2010 census. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 60,780, its highest decennial count ever and an increase of 56 (+0.1%) from the 60,724 recorded at the 2010 census, which in turn reflected an increase of 4,453 (+7.9%) from the 56,271 counted in the 2000 census.Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010

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, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023. The

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calculated that the city's population was 60,491 in 2022, ranking the city the 639th-most-populous in the country. Vineland was formed on July 1, 1952, through the merger of Landis Township and Vineland Borough, based on the results of a

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held on February 5, 1952.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 120. Accessed May 30, 2024. Festivities on July 1, 1952, when the merger took effect, included a parade and speeches from such notables as Senator

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. The name is derived from the plans of its founder to use the land to grow grapes. Geographically, the city is part of

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. It has large

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and Hispanic-American populations.

History

Charles K. Landis Charles Kline Landis (March 16, 1833 – June 12, 1900) was a property developer in South Jersey, who was the founder and developer of Vineland, New Jersey, Vineland and Sea Isle City, New Jersey, Sea Isle City. Career His first foray as ...

purchased of land in 1861 and another in 1874, near Millville, and along the

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railroad line with service between Camden and

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, to create his own alcohol-free utopian society based on agriculture and progressive thinking. The first houses were built in 1862, and train service was established to Philadelphia and

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, with the population reaching 5,500 by 1865 and 11,000 by 1875.Our People of the Century: Charles K. Landis - Founder of a City, Creator of a Dream

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Charles Nordhoff, 1875. Accessed September 30, 2014. Vineland was an early temperance town, where the sale of alcohol was prohibited. Landis required that buyers of land in Vineland build a house on the purchased property within a year of acquisition, that of the often heavily wooded land be cleared and farmed each year, and that adequate space be placed between houses and roads to allow for planting of flowers and shade trees along the routes through town. Landis Avenue was constructed as a wide and about long road running east–west through the center of the community, with other, narrower roads connecting at right angles to each other.The Founding of Vineland and Its Growth as an Agricultural Center
West Jersey and South Jersey Heritage. Accessed August 28, 2007. After determining that the Vineland soil was well-suited for growing grapes (hence the name), Landis started advertising to attract

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grape growers to Vineland, offering of land that had to be cleared and used to grow grapes. Thomas Bramwell Welch founded Welch's Grape Juice, and purchased the locally grown grapes to make "unfermented wine" (i.e. grape juice). The sandy ground also attracted the glass-making industry and was home to the Progresso soup company. Throughout the first half of the 20th century, most of the city was involved in the

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industry, which led to the city being dubbed "The Egg Basket of America." Vineland Poultry Laboratories was started by Arthur Goldhaft. Goldhaft is credited with putting "a chicken in every pot" after developing the fowl pox

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that saved millions of chickens from death. Goldhaft's work at Vineland Poultry Laboratories in Vineland helped protect the world's chicken supply from the fowl pox disease. Operations at the facility were closed by Lohmann Animal Health in 2007. Vineland had New Jersey's first school for the

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, the Vineland Developmental Center, which now has an east and west campus. These institutions housed mentally handicapped women in fully staffed cottages. Henry H. Goddard, an American psychologist, coined the term " Moron" while directing the Research Laboratory at the Training School for Backward and Feeble-minded Children in Vineland. This facility was so sufficiently well known that one American Prison Association pamphlet in 1955 heralded Vineland as "famous for its contributions to our knowledge of the feebleminded". Vineland celebrated its 150th birthday in 2011. Mayor Robert Romano initially ordered a custom cake from

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of Carlo's Bake Shop in Hoboken; the business is featured in the

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series '' Cake Boss''. After outcry from local business owners, the order was canceled and five Vineland bakeries donated elaborate cakes for the event as well as over 1,000 servings of cake for the celebration. Since the 1970s, the city has had an annual

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festival. Brought to the area by early Italian immigrants, the plant is grown as a crop by farms in Vineland. Barbara Kingsolver's 2018 novel '' Unsheltered'' is set in Vineland.

Geography

According to the

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, the city had a total area of 68.99 square miles (178.68 km²), including 68.39 square miles (177.14 km²) of land and 0.60 square miles (1.54 km²) of water (0.86%). Of all the municipalities in New Jersey to hold the type of ''City'', Vineland is the largest in total area. ( Hamilton Township in Atlantic County is the largest municipality in New Jersey in terms of land area. Galloway Township, also in Atlantic County, is the largest municipality in total area, including open water within its borders.) Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Clayville, Hances Bridge, Leamings Mill, Menantico, North Vineland, Parvins Branch, South Vineland, Willow Grove and Pleasantville. That last community (adjacent to Newfield Boro) is not to be confused with the City of Pleasantville in Atlantic County. Vineland borders the municipalities of Deerfield Township, Millville and Maurice River Township in Cumberland County; Buena and Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County; Franklin Township and Newfield Boro in Gloucester County; and Pittsgrove Township in Salem County. The city is approximately from the

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Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 60,724 people, 21,450 households, and 15,230 families in the city. The

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was . There were 22,661 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 67.03% (40,703)

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, 14.16% (8,600) Black or African American, 0.67% (406) Native American, 1.71% (1,036) Asian, 0.04% (24)

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, 12.91% (7,841) from other races, and 3.48% (2,114) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 38.03% (23,093) of the population. Of the 21,450 households, 31.3% had children under the age of 18; 46.2% were married couples living together; 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 29.0% were non-families. Of all households, 23.3% were made up of individuals and 10.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.76 and the average family size was 3.23. 24.5% of the population were under the age of 18, 9.4% from 18 to 24, 26.2% from 25 to 44, 26.0% from 45 to 64, and 13.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 37.7 years. For every 100 females, the population had 92.4 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 88.1 males. The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $54,024 (with a margin of error of +/− $2,798) and the median family income was $64,185 (+/− $2,216). Males had a median income of $48,974 (+/− $1,402) versus $35,513 (+/− $2,565) for females. The

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for the city was $24,512 (+/− $895). About 11.0% of families and 12.8% of the population were below the

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, including 19.0% of those under age 18 and 9.1% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the 2000 U.S. census, there were 56,271 people, 19,930 households, and 14,210 families residing in the city. The population density was . There were 20,958 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the city was 67.47%

, 13.62%

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, 0.54% Native American, 1.16% Asian, 0.08%

, 14.01% from other races, and 3.13% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 30.00% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Vineland city, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed February 8, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Vineland city, Cumberland County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed July 26, 2012. There were 19,939 households, out of which 80.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.8% were

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living together, 16.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.7% were non-families. 23.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.70 and the average family size was 3.17. In the city the population was spread out, with 25.7% under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 29.0% from 25 to 44, 22.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females, there were 92.0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.9 males. The median income for a household in the city was $40,076, and the median income for a family was $47,909. Males had a median income of $35,195 versus $25,518 for females. The

for the city was $18,797. About 9.8% of families and 13.8% of the population were below the

, including 17.3% of those under age 18 and 13.8% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Portions of the city are part of a joint Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ) with Millville, one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. Millville was selected in 1983 as one of the initial group of 10 zones chosen to participate in the program. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125%

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rate (half of the % rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants. Established in October 1988, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2023. The main street in Vineland is Landis Avenue. The traditional downtown area is located several blocks east and west of the intersection of Landis Avenue and the Boulevard. The Boulevard is a pair of roads that flank the main north–south railroad, which connected Vineland with

to the south and Camden/

to the north. After many years of decline, there has been much recent activity to restore the vitality of "The Avenue" and the center city area. New construction includes a new transportation center, courthouse, post office, elementary school / community center and sidewalk upgrades. In 2005, Vineland was designated a Main Street Community and, through the work of this group, money has been earmarked to continue this improvement through property and facade improvements, business retention and marketing.

Government

Local government

The City of Vineland is governed within the Faulkner Act, formally known as the Optional Municipal Charter Law, under the Mayor-Council (Plan A), implemented based on the recommendations of a Charter Study Commission as of July 1, 1952, months after the city's formation. The city is one of 71 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The governing body is a mayor, serving as the city's chief executive, and a five-member city council, serving as the city's

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. The mayor and council are elected

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to serve concurrent four-year terms of office in

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elections held in leap years 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. 8. An ordinance passed by the council in 2011 shifted elections from May to November, effectively extending the term of those members serving at the time by six months. , the

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of Vineland is Anthony Fanucci whose term of office ends on December 31, 2024.Mayor's Office
City of Vineland. Accessed September 7, 2023. Members of the Vineland city council are Council President Elizabeth Arthur, Council Vice President David Acosta, Ronald John Franceschini Jr., Paul F. Spinelli and Albert Vargas, all of whom serving terms of office ending on December 31, 2024.City Council Members
City of Vineland. Accessed September 7, 2023.''2023 Directory of Cumberland County, New Jersey''

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 1st 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 2011, there were a total of 37,583 registered voters in Vineland, of which 10,388 (27.6%) were registered as Democrats, 6,109 (16.3%) were registered as Republicans and 21,059 (56.0%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 27 voters registered to other parties. In the 2012 presidential election, Democrat

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received 64.9% of the vote (15,299 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 34.2% (8,074 votes), and other candidates with 0.9% (218 votes), among the 23,880 ballots cast by the city's 39,605 registered voters (289 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 60.3%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 62.6% of the vote (15,743 cast), ahead of Republican

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, who received 35.2% (8,862 votes), with 25,144 ballots cast among the city's 39,098 registered voters, for a turnout of 64.3%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

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received 53.8% of the vote (12,506 ballots cast), outpolling Republican

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, who received around 43.6% (10,131 votes), with 23,253 ballots cast among the city's 35,943 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 64.7. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 55.5% of the vote (7,171 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 42.8% (5,527 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (221 votes), among the 13,243 ballots cast by the city's 37,789 registered voters (324 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 35.0%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Democrat

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received 52.2% of the vote (7,457 ballots cast), ahead of both Republican Chris Christie with 40.1% (5,725 votes) and Independent Chris Daggett with 4.8% (681 votes), with 14,289 ballots cast among the city's 37,092 registered voters, yielding a 38.5% turnout.

Education

Primary and secondary

The

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serves students in public school for

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through

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. The district is one of 31 former

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s statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the

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in ''Abbott v. Burke'' which are now referred to as "SDA Districts" based on the requirement for the state to cover all costs for school building and renovation projects in these districts under the supervision of the New Jersey Schools Development Authority. As of the 2020–21 school year, the district, comprised of 14 schools, had an enrollment of 10,266 students and 731.9 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 14.0:1.District information for Vineland Public School District

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

) are Casimer M. Dallago Jr. Preschool Center / IMPACT (with 215 students; in grade Pre-K), Dane Barse Elementary School (264; K–5), Solve D'Ippolito Elementary School (474; K–5), Marie Durand School (496; K–5), Edward Johnstone School (183; 5–8), Dr. William Mennies Elementary School (596; K–5), Pauline J. Petway Elementary School (504; K–5), Anthony Rossi Elementary School (637; K–5), Gloria M. Sabater Elementary School (784; K–5), Dr. John H. Winslow Elementary School (462; K–5), Sgt. Dominick Pilla Middle School (682; 6–8), Veterans Memorial Middle School (818; 6–8), Thomas W. Wallace Jr. Middle School (783; 6–8), Cunningham Academy for students with "personal or academic challenges that prevent them from reaching their full potential" (NA; 7–12) and Vineland High School (2,589; 9–12). Students are also eligible to attend Cumberland County Technical Education Center in Millville (with a Vineland post office address), serving students from the entire county in its full-time technical training programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents. The school relocated starting in the 2016–17 school year to a campus in Vineland constructed at a cost of $70 million and located next to

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. The school initiated a new full-time high school program that included 240 students who will be part of the initial graduating class of 2020. Cumberland Christian School is a private

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located in Vineland, serving students in

through

. The school, founded in 1946 as Vineland Christian School, has a total enrollment of over 1,000 students. The city is home to two Catholic elementary schools, Bishop Schad Regional School (combining St. Francis and Sacred Heart Schools) and St. Mary Regional School. Both schools operate under the supervision of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. Bishop Schad formed in 2007 from the merger of Sacred Heart Regional School (Sacred Heart/St. Isidore) and St. Francis of Assisi, using the Sacred Heart site. Sacred Heart High School served grades 9–12 from 1927 until its closure by the Camden Diocese in June 2013 due to declining enrollment. St. Joseph High School in Hammonton was the closest Catholic high school. However that school closed in 2020. The Ellison School was a private,

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al Pre-K–8

located on South Spring Road in Vineland. The school was founded in 1959 as a grade 1–3 school, and moved to its Vineland site in 1968. By 2016, enrollment had dropped to the point where closure was considered. By late 2019 the school had 11 instructors, three assistants to the instructors, and 76 students. Ellison closed in December 2019. 25 of the students moved to the Pre-K–8 Christian school Edgarton Christian Academy, then in Newfield, which planned to move to Buena.

College

Rowan College of South Jersey Cumberland Campus (former

) is partially in the Vineland city limits with the other portion in Millville. – Page 2 has the map of the relevant area. – Cumberland County College indicated.

Library

Vineland Public Library is the city's public library.

Points of interest

* The Delsea Drive-In, located on Route 47 (Delsea Drive) north of County Route 552, was for years the only remaining

drive-in theater A drive-in theater/theatre or drive-in cinema is a form of movie theater, cinema structure consisting of a large outdoor movie screen, a projection booth, a concession stand, and a large parking area for automobiles. Within this enclosed area, c ...

in the state of New Jersey, the state in which they were first created in 1932 in Camden. Today New Jersey is home to two drive-in theaters—the Delsea Drive-In and the Newark Moonlight Cinema. * The Palace of Depression was built by the mustachioed eccentric George Daynor, a former Alaska gold miner who lost his fortune in the Wall Street Crash of 1929; the house was known as "The Strangest House in the World" or the "Home of Junk", and was built as a testament of willpower against the effects of the

Great Depression The Great Depression was a severe global economic downturn from 1929 to 1939. The period was characterized by high rates of unemployment and poverty, drastic reductions in industrial production and international trade, and widespread bank and ...

. a full restoration, undertaken by The Palace of Depression Restoration Association, is ongoing. * The Landis MarketPlace opened in 2011 as a two-level indoor

public market A marketplace, market place, or just market, is a location where people regularly gather for the purchase and sale of provisions, livestock, and other goods. In different parts of the world, a marketplace may be described as a '' souk'' (from ...

and would go on to include several vendors on the upper level. In July 2015, the Amish vendors on the lower level departed and the market was purchased by the city the following month. Spataro's Pizza was the sole remaining tenant. * The Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society, a museum and research library that has been in operation since 1910 and holds a large collection exhibiting the city's history. * In 2009, as much as $25 million in grants from the Economic Stimulus Act of 2008 were allocated to help with the cleanup of the Vineland Chemical Company site. The company's owners had paid $3 million towards the cleanup of soil and water at the site polluted with arsenic and other toxic materials, though the

United States Environmental Protection Agency The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is an independent agency of the United States government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it began operation on De ...

has spent more than $120 million to remediate the

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site.

Media

Clear Communications owns two locally licensed radio stations; WVLT (92.1) and WMIZ (1270), with WPOV-LP (107.7) owned by the local branch of Calvary Chapel. Vineland is also the city of license for

WUVP-DT WUVP-DT (channel 65) is a television station licensed to Vineland, New Jersey, United States, broadcasting the Spanish-language Univision network to the Philadelphia area. It is owned and operated by TelevisaUnivision alongside Wildwood, Ne ...

(channel 65), Philadelphia's

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station, which has studios in Franklin Township and their news operation and transmitter based in Philadelphia proper.

Transportation

Roads and highways

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

New Jersey Department of Transportation The New Jersey Department of Transportation (NJDOT) is the agency responsible for transportation issues and policy in New Jersey, including maintaining and operating the state's highway and public road system, planning and developing transport ...

and by the

New Jersey Turnpike Authority The New Jersey Turnpike Authority (NJTA) is a state agency responsible for maintaining the New Jersey Turnpike and the Garden State Parkway, which are two toll roads in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The agency is headquartered in Woodbridge Town ...

. Route 47 (Delsea Drive) runs almost north-south in the western quarter of the city, connecting Millville in the south to Franklin Township in Gloucester County at the city's northern tip. Route 55 enters the city from Millville for , heads back into Millville and re-enters Vineland, running along the western border for and heads north into Pittsgrove Township in Salem County. Route 56 (Landis Avenue) heads across the city from Pittsgrove Township to its eastern terminus at Route 47. County Route 540 (Almond Road / Park Avenue / Landis Avenue) enters from the west in Pittsgrove Township and continues for to Buena Vista Township in Atlantic County, on the city's eastern border. County Route 552 (Sherman Avenue / Mays Landing Road) enters from Deerfield Township in the city's southwest corner and continues for into Maurice River Township. County Route 555 (South Main Road / North Main Road) enters from Millville extending for into Franklin Township.

Public transportation

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provides bus transportation on the 313 route between

and

, on the 408 route between Millville and Philadelphia and on the 553 route between Upper Deerfield Township and

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. Two

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s are located nearby. Vineland-Downstown Airport is located northeast of the

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and Kroelinger Airport, north.

Parks and recreation

The Cumberland Cape Atlantic

YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organisation based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It has nearly 90,000 staff, some 920,000 volunteers and 12,000 branches w ...

is in Vineland. The corporate name was changed from Vineland YMCA, as the board of directors decided to expand the organization's service area to include

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and

counties. There was a previous YMCA building in Millville that stopped operations in August 1990. In late 1997, Millville Housing Authority purchased the building, which opened as the Holly City Development Corp. Family Center in 2001.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Vineland include: * Hakeem Abdul-Shaheed (born 1959), convicted drug dealer and organized crime leader * Nelson Albano (born 1954), member of the

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who has represented the 1st Legislative District * Nicholas Asselta (born 1951), member of the

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, who served on the Vineland Board of Education (1993–1996), Vineland Planning Board (1992–1993) and Vineland Environmental Commission (1992–1993) *

Johnny Austin Johnny Austin (December 23, 1910 – February 14, 1983) was an American jazz trumpeter from Vineland, New Jersey. Career Austin played trumpet with the Glenn Miller Orchestra, parting ways with that band in 1939. He formed the Johnny Austin Or ...

(1910–1983), trumpeter who played with the Glenn Miller Orchestra before forming the Johnny Austin Orchestra in 1947 * Herman Bank (1916–2012), mechanical engineer at the

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who oversaw the design of several early spacecraft * Wallace M. Beakley (1903–1975), naval aviator who was a

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in the

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* Obie Bermúdez (born 1977),

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winner for Best Male Pop Vocal Album in 2005 * Jack S. Brayboy (1921–1976),

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player, coach, teacher, and university administrator, all at Johnson C. Smith University * Stanley Brotman (1924–2014), Judge of the

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Robert Neil Butler Robert Neil Butler (January 21, 1927 – July 4, 2010) was an American physician, gerontologist, psychiatrist, and author, who was the first director of the National Institute on Aging. Butler is known for his work on the social needs and the ri ...

(1927–2010), first director of the

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* Glenn Carbonara (born 1966), former professional soccer player * Thomas Chisholm (1866–1960), Christian songwriter who wrote '' Great Is Thy Faithfulness'' * Jamil Demby (born 1996),

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on the practice squad of the

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of the NFL * Dick Errickson (1912–1999), pitcher who played in MLB for the Boston Bees / Braves and the

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* Sam Fiocchi (born 1952), member of the

from the 1st Legislative District from 2014 to 2016 * Darren Ford (born 1985), MLB outfielder who played for the

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* Ted Ford (born 1947), former MLB outfielder who played for the

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and Texas Rangers * Chris Gheysens (born ), president and chief executive officer of Wawa Inc. * Henry H. Goddard (1866–1957), psychologist and

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and author of '' The Kallikak Family'', who headed the Vineland Training School for Feeble-Minded Girls and Boys, where he introduced the term " moron" to describe a mild form of mental retardation * Jeremiah Hacker (1801–1895), Quaker reformer and journalist * Lee Hull (born 1965), football coach and former player who was the head football coach at

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from 2014 to 2015 *

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(1941–2006), computer scientist known for his early and significant contributions to the Internet and World Wide Web *

R. Bruce Land R. Bruce Land (born June 24, 1950) is an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician who represented the New Jersey's 1st legislative district, 1st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2016 to 2 ...

(born 1950), politician and former corrections officer who has represented the 1st Legislative District in the

since 2016 *

(1833–1900), founder of Vineland * Layle Lane (1893–1976),

educator and civil rights activist * Miles Lerman (1920–2008), Holocaust survivor who fought as a Jewish resistance fighter during World War II in Nazi occupied Poland and helped to plan and create the

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in Washington, D.C. * Matthew Lipman (1923–2010), founder of Philosophy for Children * Jillian Loyden (born 1985), soccer goalkeeper * Fred Lucas (1903–1987), MLB outfielder who played briefly for the

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during the 1935 season * Soraida Martinez (born 1956), artist, designer and social activist known for creating the art style of Verdadism * John Landis Mason (1832–1902), inventor of the

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* Matthew W. Milam (born 1961), politician who served in the

from 2008 to 2013 * Liv Lux Miyake-Mugler, drag performer most known for competing on season 13 of ''

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'' * Don Money (born 1947), professional baseball player * Ryan Ogren (born 1979/1980), musician who has performed as part of Over It and Runner Runner * Isiah Pacheco (born 1999),

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for the

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John Pascarella John Pascarella (born July 20, 1966) is an American soccer coach who is currently on the staff of Forward Madison FC in USL League One. Playing career Raised in Vineland, New Jersey, Pascarella played prep soccer at Vineland High School toget ...

(born 1966), soccer coach who serves as head coach of

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club

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* Lou Piccone (born 1949), wide receiver and kick returner who played in the NFL for the

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and

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, during his nine seasons in the league * Tyreem Powell,

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for the

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* James Louis Schad (1917–2002), auxiliary bishop of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden from 1966 to 1993 * Jeret Schroeder (born 1969), former driver in the

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* Chad Severs (born 1982), professional soccer player * Walter H. Seward (1896–2008), supercentenarian who was, at the time of his death aged 111, the third-oldest verified man living in the United States * Walter L. Shaw (1916–1996), telecommunications engineer and inventor who ended up supplying the

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with black boxes capable of making free and untraceable telephone calls * George H. Stanger (1902–1958), politician who served in the

from 1938 to 1946 * Young Steff (born 1988), R&B, Hip Hop, and Pop singer-songwriter * Marc Stern, attorney, business executive and philanthropist who serves as the chairman of the TCW Group * Muriel Streeter (1913–1995), artist known for her

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paintings * Mike Testa (born 1976), attorney and politician who represents the 1st legislative district in the

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(1830–1923), naturalist/botanist and correspondent with Charles Darwin, who was the author of ''Injurious Insects of the Farm and Field'' (1882) * Gina Thompson (born 1973), R&B singer whose song " The Things That You Do" peaked at number 41 on the Billboard Hot 100 charts, and number 12 on Billboard's Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks Chart *

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(born 1991), Major League Baseball outfielder was born in Vineland * Richard Veenfliet (1843–1922), painter * Vic Voltaggio (born 1941), Major League Baseball umpire from 1977 to 1996 * John H. Ware III (1908–1997), member of the

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from Pennsylvania * Anthony Watson (born 1989), American-born skeleton racer who competed on behalf of

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in the

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, becoming the first athlete to represent the Caribbean nation in the winter sport * Mona Weissmark, psychologist who has focused on intergenerational justice * Thomas Bramwell Welch (1825–1903), discoverer of the pasteurization process to prevent the fermentation of grape juice *

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(1892–1957), represented from 1937 to 1939 and from 1941 to 1945 * Freda L. Wolfson (born 1954), District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey * Clarence M. York (1867–1906), attorney who served as a law clerk to the justices of the

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Peppers, Todd C
"The Supreme Court And The Curse Of The Gypsy; The Tragic Tale Of Clarence Melville York"
'' The Green Bag'', Vol. 13, No. 2. Accessed October 25, 2018. "My tale focuses primarily on York, who was born in Vineland on November 24, 1867 to Sidney P. and Elizabeth York."

References

External links

Vineland websiteVineland Historical and Antiquarian Society
* {{Authority control 1952 establishments in New Jersey Cities in New Jersey Cities in Cumberland County, New Jersey Faulkner Act (mayor–council) New Jersey Urban Enterprise Zones Populated places established in 1952 Ukrainian communities in the United States