Cumberland County, New Jersey



Cumberland County is a located in the  of. As of the, the population is 146,438. Its is. It is part of the --  which encompasses the New Jersey cities of Vineland, Millville and Bridgeton and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes.

This county is part of the area.

Geography
According to the, the county has a total area of 1,752 (677 ). 1,267 km² (489 sq mi) of it is land and 485 km² (187 sq mi) of it (27.68%) is water.

Cumberland is a low-lying, generally featureless coastal county, with many salt marshes near the Delaware Bay. The highest elevation is at one of 12 areas in Upper Deerfield Township that exceed 140 feet (42.6 m) above sea level; the lowest elevation is sea level.

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Demographics
As of the of 2000, there were 146,438 people, 49,143 households, and 35,186 families residing in the county. The was 116/km² (299/sq mi). There were 52,863 housing units at an average density of 42/km² (108/sq mi). The racial makeup of the county was 65.88%, 20.20% or , 0.97% , 0.95% , 0.06% , 9.08% from , and 2.85% from two or more races. 19.00% of the population were or  of any race. 17.4% were of, 9.9% , 7.9% and 6.7%  ancestry according to.

There were 49,143 households out of which 34.10% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 48.70% were living together, 17.30% had a female householder with no husband present, and 28.40% were non-families. 23.60% of all households were made up of individuals and 11.10% 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 3.19.

In the county the population was spread out with 25.40% under the age of 18, 8.50% from 18 to 24, 31.20% from 25 to 44, 21.90% from 45 to 64, and 13.00% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 104.20 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 103.50 males.

The median income for a household in the county was $39,150, and the median income for a family was $45,403. Males had a median income of $35,387 versus $25,393 for females. The for the county was $17,376. About 11.30% of families and 15.00% of the population were below the, including 20.10% of those under age 18 and 12.90% of those age 65 or over.

The 2005 demography includes the population as 139,968 people, a slight decrease from 2000. The races were 70.1% White, 16.1% Black or African American, 3.3% Native American/Alaska Native, 1.1% Asian, no Pacific Islanders, 8.0% Other races, 1.1% multiracial and 22.7% Hispanic. Cumberland County has the largest percentage of Native Americans in New Jersey as of the 2005 census. 

Government
Cumberland County is governed by a consisting of seven members. Each Freeholder is assigned responsibility for one of the County's departments. These individuals are elected at large by the citizens of Cumberland County in partisan elections and serve staggered three-year terms in office, with two or three seats coming up for election each year. As of 2007, Cumberland County's Freeholders are:
 * Douglas M. Rainear (Term ends, ): Chairman of the Department of Public Affairs.
 * Freeholder Deputy Director Bruce T. Peterson (2008): Chairman of Department of Public Property & Personnel.
 * Jane Yetman Christy (2008): Chairman of Department of Health.
 * Dr. Mary L. Gruccio (2007): Chairman of Department of Public Works.
 * Louis N. Magazzu (2009): Chairman of Department of Finance.
 * Joseph P. Riley (2009): Chairman Department of Public Safety.
 * Jeffrey M. Trout (2008): Chairman of Department of Agriculture and History.

Municipalities
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