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|subdivision_type1 = State |subdivision_name1 = |subdivision_type2 = County |subdivision_name2 = Cumberland |government_footnotes = 〔 |government_type = Township |governing_body = Township Committee |leader_title = Mayor |leader_name = Benjamin Byrd, Sr. (term ends December 31, 2015)〔〔(2015 New Jersey Mayors Directory ), New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, as of October 20, 2015. Accessed November 10, 2015.〕 |leader_title1 = Administrator |leader_name1 = Jacqueline Green (acting)〔(Township Directory ), Fairfield Township. Accessed February 17, 2015.〕 |leader_title2 = Clerk |leader_name2 = Carla Smith (acting)〔 |established_title = Formed |established_date = May 12, 1697 |established_title1 = Incorporated |established_date1 = February 21, 1798 |named_for = Fairfield, Connecticut |unit_pref = Imperial |area_footnotes = 〔(2010 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey County Subdivisions ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 |area_magnitude = |area_total_km2 = 113.830 |area_land_km2 = 106.864 |area_water_km2 = 6.966 |area_total_sq_mi = 43.950 |area_land_sq_mi = 41.260 |area_water_sq_mi = 2.690 |area_water_percent = 6.12 |area_rank = 45th of 566 in state 5th of 14 in county〔 |population_as_of = 2010 Census |population_footnotes = 〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Fairfield township, Cumberland County, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 22, 2012.〕〔〔(Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Fairfield township ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed October 22, 2012.〕 |population_total = 6295 |population_rank = 335th of 566 in state 6th of 14 in county〔(GCT-PH1 Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - State -- County Subdivision from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 22, 2012.〕 |population_density_km2 = auto |population_density_sq_mi = 152.6 |population_density_rank = 522nd of 566 in state 9th of 14 in county〔 |population_est = 6481 |pop_est_as_of = 2014 |pop_est_footnotes = 〔 |timezone = Eastern (EST) |utc_offset = -5 |timezone_DST = Eastern (EDT) |utc_offset_DST = -4 |elevation_footnotes = 〔, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 5, 2013.〕 |elevation_m = |elevation_ft = 16 |coordinates_type = region:US_type:city |coordinates_region = US-NJ |coordinates_display = inline,title |coordinates_footnotes = 〔〔(US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990 ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |latd = 39.372316 |longd = -75.238721 |postal_code_type = ZIP code |postal_code = 08320 - Fairton〔(Look Up a ZIP Code for Fairton, NJ ), United States Postal Service. Accessed October 22, 2012.〕〔(Zip Codes ), State of New Jersey. Accessed September 8, 2013.〕 |area_code = 856 exchange: 575〔(Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Fairton, NJ ), Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 8, 2013.〕 |blank_name = FIPS code |blank_info = 3401122350〔〔(American FactFinder ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕〔(A Cure for the Common Codes: New Jersey ), Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed October 22, 2012.〕 |blank1_name = GNIS feature ID |blank1_info = 0882059〔〔(US Board on Geographic Names ), United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.〕 |website = |footnotes = }} 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,〔〔〔 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.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed October 22, 2012.〕 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).〔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 October 22, 2012.〕 The name ''Fairfield'' refers to its original settlers, who were émigrés from Fairfield, Connecticut.〔Hutchinson, Viola L. (''The Origin of New Jersey Place Names'' ), New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed August 30, 2015.〕 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.〔Laurie, Maxine N.; and Mappen, Marc; ("Fairfield" ), ''Encyclopedia of New Jersey'', p. 264. Rutgers University Press; 2004/2005. ISBN 9780813533254. Accessed September 8, 2013.〕 ==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%).〔〔 Fairton (with a 2010 Census population of 1,264〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Fairton CDP, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 21, 2012.〕) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Fairfield Township.〔(New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32) ), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed October 22, 2012.〕 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.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed May 21, 2015.〕 The township has three primary population centers: Sea Breeze, Fairton (originally named Bumbridge) and Gouldtown, an old African American community from the segregation period.〔〔O'Brien, Gina. ("FAIRFIELD RESIDENTS SET TO CELEBRATE TOWNSHIP'S RICH HISTORY" ), ''The Press of Atlantic City'', September 28, 1997. Accessed October 22, 2012.〕 Fairfield Township borders Lawrence Township, Millville, Deerfield Township, Upper Deerfield Township, Bridgeton, Hopewell Township, Greenwich Township, and the Delaware Bay. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fairfield Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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