ZIP Code 08332

As of the 2010 U.S. census, the city's population was 28,400, reflecting an increase of 1,553 (+5.8%) from the 26,847 counted in the 2000 census. The city derives its name from a proposal to create a mill town in the area. Millville, Bridgeton and Vineland are the three principal New Jersey cities of the Vineland-Millville-Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area which encompasses those cities and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes. In 1936, the town was the site of Roosevelt Park, a project proposed by Effie Maud Aldrich Morrison as the country's first housing development for the elderly. The Millville Airport was dedicated "America's First Defense Airport" on August 2, 1941, by local, state, and federal officials. In January 1943, the Millville Army Air Field opened as a gunnery school for fighter pilots. During its three-year existence, thousands of soldiers and civilians served here, with about 1,500 pilots receiving advanced fighter training in the Thunderbolt. The airport was declared excess to the government's needs, and returned to the City of Millville in the early 1970s. Most of the airport buildings were converted to apartments for the many veterans returning from the war. Up to the late 1990s the downtown area was depressed and somewhat isolated, as illustrated by the abandoned Levoy Theatre and Wheaton Glass Factory. Major redevelopment has occurred in the past several years, establishing the Downtown areas into an artists' haven, including many studios, shops, and scenic Riverfront areas.

History

Around 1720, a sawmill was believed to have existed at Leaming's Mill, known as "Shingle Landing" in its earliest days. Joseph Buck, an American Revolutionary War veteran who served under General George Washington, was part of a group that purchased the land in the area in 1795. In 1806, an Irish immigrant, James Lee, opened the area's first glass factory, making use of the large amounts of silica sand and the ample wood that could be used to operate the plant. In 1862, Charles K. Landis laid out the city of Vineland about 2.5 miles (4.0 km) east of the Maurice River. In 1936, the town was the site of Roosevelt Park, a project proposed by Effie Maud Aldrich Morrison as the country's first housing development for the elderly. When it opened on October 23, 1936, it became the first senior citizens retirement colony in the United States. Millville Airport was dedicated "America's First Defense Airport" on August 2, 1941, by local, state, and federal officials. In January 1943, the Millville Army Air Field opened as a gunnery school for fighter pilots. During its three-year existence, thousands of soldiers and civilians served here, with about 1,500 pilots receiving advanced fighter training in the Republic P-47 Thunderbolt. In the first decade of the twentieth century, crimp flowers, mostly crimp roses, originated in Millville, with several glassworkers making them in their off duty time.

Geography

Millville lies between the southern termini of the New Jersey Turnpike, the Garden State Parkway, Route 55 (which runs through the northeastern portion of the city) and the Atlantic City Expressway. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city had a total area of 44.50 square miles (115.25 km²) The city has a humid subtropical climate (Cfa) The hardiness zone is 7a bordering 6b. The city borders the Cumberland County municipalities of Commercial Township, Deerfield Township, Downe Township, Fairfield Township, Lawrence Township, Maurice River Township and Vineland. Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Clarks Mill, Farmingdale, Manatico, North Newark and Union Lake. Millville has a population of 2,816. The population of Millville as of the 2010 Census was 2,715. It is located in the eastern part of the state, near the border with New Jersey and New York. It has an area of 42.00 sq miles (108.78 km²), including 2.50sq miles (6.47km²) of water (5.62%) and 2.00sq miles of land (4.47 km²). The city is located on the Atlantic Ocean, which is a major shipping route for the New York and New Jersey Port Intruders. It also lies on the Delaware River, which flows through the city and into New Jersey.

Demographics

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 26,847 people, 10,043 households, and 7,010 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of the city was 76.13% White, 14.99% African American, 0.52% Native American, 1.19% (338) Asian,0.06% (18) Pacific Islander, 5.24% (1,488) from other races, and 3.70% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 14.93% (4,239) of the population. The median household income was $44,925 (with a margin of error of +/ $4,459) and the median family Income was $55,000 (+/ $ 4,433) in 2010. The per capita income for the city is $23,364. About 16.2% of families and 19.5% of the residents were below the poverty line. The city has a Ukrainian community center and a Ukrainian Orthodox church. The Ukrainian Orthodox community center is home to the St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church, which was founded in the 17th century. The church is located in the Ukrainian neighborhood of Millville, which is also known as "Millville Ukrainian" or "Ukrainian-American" The Ukrainian-American community center was built in the 18th century and is located on the site of a former Ukrainian Catholic church. It is located near the intersection of two main roads, one of which runs through St. Louis.

Economy

Millville was selected in 1983 as one of the initial group of 10 zones chosen to participate in the program. Shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125% sales tax rate (half of the 6+58% rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants. Millville's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2023. It is one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. It was established in October 1988 and covers portions of Millville, Vineland and parts of Monmouth and Ocean counties. It's one of 10 Urban Enterprise Zones in the state, covering a total of 32 municipalities. The program is designed to encourage employment and investment within the Zone. It has been in existence since 1983 and covers parts of three counties: Monmouth, Ocean and Monmouth counties. It also covers the towns of Millfield, Monmouth County and Oceanport, Ocean County and parts of Ocean County in Ocean, Somerset and Suffolk county, including Vineland, Middlesex, Phenix City, Rhode Island, Maryland,  Pleasand Punxsutah, Hampshire, New Jersey, Massachusetts and Sylvania. It began in 1983 and was established in October 1988, covering portions of the city and Vineland. It was established with Vineland in 1984 and covers Vineland, Millville and portions of Monarch County. The city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2023.

Arts and culture

The Levoy Theatre reopened in September 2012 after a 34-year hiatus. An orchestra was on hand playing music to accompany a pair of silent films featuring Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton. Originally opened in 1908, the Levoy theatre is located in New York City's SoHo neighborhood. The Levoy Theater is owned by New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, which opened in 1894. The theatre is also home to the Museum of Modern Art, a museum of modern art, which was founded in 1851 and moved to New York in 1872. The museum is currently located in the SoHo district of New York, with a gallery of more than 1,000 works of art, including works by Picasso, M.C. Escher, Picasso and F.A.R.H. The theater is also known for its silent films, including those starring Chaplin, Keaton and Munchausen. It is located on the Upper East Side of Manhattan, and was opened by the Russian Tsar Nicholas II in 1854. It has been owned by the same family since the 1920s, and is now owned by a New York investment firm, the New York Foundation for the Arts. It was also the home of the Brooklyn Nets, which played a major role in the development of the city in the 1960s and 1970s. The building is also the setting for the film "The Godfather," which was shot in the 1930s and 1940s by director Sergei Eisenstein.

Government

Millville was first organized as a township in 1801. It became a city in 1866. Until 1913, Millville operated under a Mayor-Council form of government where the mayor was elected by the people. In 1913, a change of form ofGovernment to the Walsh Act was passed and the commission form ofgovernment became the way the city was run. The governing body is comprised of five commissioners who are elected to four-year concurrent terms of office at-large. At a reorganization meeting held after each election, each commissioner is assigned a department to oversee and one commissioner is selected from among its members to serve as the mayor and another as vice mayor. As of 2022, the Millville City Commission is composed of Lisa M. Orndorf, Charles Kirk Hewitt, Robert McQuade, Benjamin J. Romanik and Joseph Sooy. In November 2014, Michael Santiago became Millville's first Hispanic mayor. Millville is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district and the 117th U.S. Congressional district. New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Cory Booker (Newark, Booker) and Bob Menendez (Harrison, Harrison) and in the 1st Legislative District by Mike Testa (R Vineland, Vineland) and Erik Simonsen (RCumberland Township, Lower Cumberland) The city is governed by a Board of Commissioners comprised of seven members at large who areelected at large. The city has a population of 17,500.

Education

The Millville Public Schools serves students in pre-kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district is one of 31 former Abbott districts statewide that were established pursuant to the decision by the New Jersey Supreme Court in Abbott v. Burke. As of the 201819 school year, the district, comprised of nine schools, had an enrollment of 5,540 students and 420.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a studentteacher ratio of 13.2:1. Schools in the district (with 201819 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Child Family Center, Holly Heights Elementary, Silver Run Elementary, Lakeside Middle School, Memorial High School, Thunderbolt Academy and Millville Senior High School. Students are also eligible to attend Cumberland County Technology Education Center in Millville, serving students from the entire county in its full-time technical training programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents. St. Mary Magdalen School was a Catholic school serving children in grades K8 operating under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. The school opened in 1882 and closed in June 2012 due to poor finances resulting from a declining student body. Students from Woodbine had attended the district's high school programs until a July 2013 ruling under which students would start attending Middle Township High School as of September 2014. When complete, the phased high school expansion project will add 230,000 square feet (21,000 m2) of new space at the high school.

Transportation

Millville Municipal Airport, operated by the Delaware River and Bay Authority, serves general aviation. The city had a total of 172.73 miles (277.98 km) of roadways, of which 107.90 miles (173.65 km) were maintained by the municipality and 42.39 miles (68.22 km) by Cumberland County. Major roads that pass through the city include Route 47, Route 49 and Route 55.NJ Transit has several bus routes that service the Millville region. Service includes the 313 route from Cape May to Philadelphia, the 408 route between Milville and Philadelphia and the 553 route from Upper Deerfield Township to Atlantic City. It is also possible to take the New Jersey Turnpike from Millville to New York City or New York by taking the New York-Newark route to Newark. The New Jersey Department of Transportation maintains 22.44 miles (36.11km) of roads in Millville. It also has a bus service between Millville and the city's neighboring towns of Millville, Milville, and Milville-on-the-Bay, as well as other routes between the two towns. It has a public transit system that serves the city and the surrounding area, including NJ Transit routes 313, 408, 553 and 556. It was the first city in the United States to be named in the U.S. National Transportation Safety Board's top 10 list of safest cities for drivers, which was published in 2007.

Attractions

New Jersey Motorsports Park is home to NASCAR's New Jersey Clash. Southwind Vineyard & Winery is a popular winery and vineyard in New Jersey. Wheaton Arts and Cultural Center is a cultural center in the town of Wheaton. Glasstown Brewing Company is a local brewery and taproom. The town also has a number of beaches and piers for visitors to the area. It is located on the New Jersey Turnpike, which runs from New Jersey to Long Beach Island, New York, and Long Island to New York City. It's also home to the Atlantic City Boardwalk, which was built in 1871. It was the site of the first European settlement in the area in 17th century, and is now known as the "Gateway to New Jersey" The town is also known for its beautiful beaches, many of which are open year-round. It also has its own wineries and vineyards, which are popular with tourists. It has a history of being a popular tourist destination, especially in the late 1800s and early 1900s, when it was known as "New Jersey's Vineyard and Winery." The town has a long history of tourism, particularly in the early 20th century when it became known as New Jersey's "Gateways to the World" It was also the home of the New England Railroad, which opened in 1808. The state's first public library was established in 1809. It opened in the community center in 1810.

Air Quality, Water Quality, Superfund Sites & UV Index

The Air Quality index is in Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey = 23.6. These Air Quality index is based on annual reports from the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The number of ozone alert days is used as an indicator of air quality, as are the amounts of seven pollutants including particulates, carbon monoxide, sulfur dioxide, lead, and volatile organic chemicals. The Water Quality Index is 20. A measure of the quality of an area’s water supply as rated by the EPA. Higher values are better (100=best). The EPA has a complex method of measuring the watershed quality, using 15 indicators such as pollutants, turbidity, sediments, and toxic discharges. The Superfund Sites Index is 10. Higher is better (100=best). Based upon the number and impact of EPA Superfund pollution sites in the county, including spending on the cleanup efforts. The UV Index in Millville = 4 and is a measure of an area's exposure to the sun's ultraviolet rays. This is most often a combination of sunny weather, altitude, and latitude. The UV Index has been defined by the WHO (www.who.int/news-room/questions-and-answers/item/radiation-the-ultraviolet-(uv)-index) and is uniform worldwide.

Employed

The most recent city population of 27,491 individuals with a median age of 35 age the population grows by 6.78% in Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey population since 2000 and are distributed over a density of 654.6 residents per square mile of area (252.7/km²). There are average 2.68 people per household in the 10,624 households with an average household income of $47,134 a year. The unemployment rate in Alabama is 14.50% of the available work force and has dropped -2.59% over the most recent 12-month period and the projected change in job supply over the next decade based on migration patterns, economic growth, and other factors will increase by 20.32%. The number of physicians in Millville per 100,000 population = 137.4.

Weather

The annual rainfall in Millville = 42.3 inches and the annual snowfall = 14.7 inches. The annual number of days with measurable precipitation (over .01 inch) = 110. The average number of days per year that are predominantly sunny = 206. 86 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily high temperature for the month of July and 23.8 degrees Fahrenheit is the average daily low temperature for the month of January. The Comfort Index (higher=better) is 43, where higher values mean a more pleasant climate. The Comfort Index measure recognizes that humidity by itself isn't the problem. (Have you noticed nobody ever complains about the weather being 'cold and humid?) It's in the summertime that we notice the humidity the most, when it's hot and muggy. Our Comfort Index uses a combination of afternoon summer temperature and humidity to closely predict the effect that the humidity will have on people.

Median Home Cost

The percentage of housing units in Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey which are owned by the occupant = 61.06%. A housing unit is a house, apartment, mobile home, or room occupied as separate living quarters. The average age of homes = 43 years with median home cost = $101,570 and home appreciation of -25.31%. This is the value of the years most recent home sales data. Its important to note that this is not the average (or arithmetic mean). The median home price is the middle value when you arrange all the sales prices of homes from lowest to highest. This is a better indicator than the average, because the median is not changed as much by a few unusually high or low values. The property tax rate of $25.96 shown here is the rate per $1,000 of home value. If for simplification for example the tax rate is $14.00 and the home value is $250,000, the property tax would be $14.00 x ($250,000/1000), or $3500. This is the 'effective' tax rate.

Study

The local school district spends $9,579 per student. There are 12.6 students for each teacher in the school. 7125.38% of the area’s population over the age of 25 with an Associate Degree or other 2-year college degree, 8.94% with a master’s degree, Ph.D. or other advanced college degree and 3.13% with high school diplomas or high school equivalency degrees (GEDs).