Vineland is a

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, in the

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. As of the

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, the city had a total population of 60,780. The

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's Population Estimates Program calculated that the city's population was 61,156 in 2021, ranking the city the 630th-most-populous in the country. Bridgeton and Vineland are the two principal cities of the Vineland-Bridgeton

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, which encompasses those cities and all of Cumberland County for statistical purposes and which constitutes a part of the

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. The MSA had a population of 156,898 as of the 2010 census. Vineland was formed on July 1, 1952, through the merger of Landis Township and Vineland Borough, based on the results of a referendum 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 February 7, 2012. 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 the

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region and is culturally and demographically part of the larger

region, a.k.a. the

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metropolitan area. It contains both large

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and

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populations.

History

Charles K. Landis 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
Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed November 2, 2019.''The Communistic Societies of the United States''
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

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, and purchased the locally grown grapes to make "unfermented wine" (i.e. grape juice). The fertile ground also attracted the glass-making industry and was home to the

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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. Dr. 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. Dr. 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. The city of Vineland, New Jersey (2674234933)

The city of Vineland, New Jersey (2674234933)

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

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; the business is featured in the

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series ''

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''. 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.

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'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

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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.)

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, 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

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in Cumberland County; Buena and Buena Vista Township in

; Franklin Township and Newfield Boro in Gloucester County; and Pittsgrove Township in

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. The city is approximately from the

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Demographics

2010 census

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

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, there were 56,271 people, 19,930 households, and 14,210 families residing in the city. The

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was 819.2 people per square mile (316.3/km²). There were 20,958 housing units at an average density of 305.1 per square mile (117.8/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 67.47%

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, 13.62%

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, 0.54% Native American, 1.16%

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, 0.08%

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, 14.01% from

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, and 3.13% from two or more races.

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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

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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 comprised of the Mayor and the five-member City Council. The mayor serves as the city's chief executive, while the City Council is its

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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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, 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 May 12, 2022. 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 May 12, 2022.''2021 Directory of Cumberland County, New Jersey''
Cumberland County, New Jersey. Accessed May 1, 2022.General Election Results November 3, 2020, Official Results
Cumberland County, New Jersey, updated November 19, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021. In November 2019, the City Council appointed Elizabeth Arthur to fill the seat vacated by Angela Calakos following her resignation after announcing that she was moving out of the city. Arthur served on an interim basis until the November 2019 general election, when she was elected to serve the balance of the term office. In January 2013, Ruben Bermudez took office as the city's first Hispanic mayor.

Federal, state and county representation

Vineland is located in the 2nd Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report

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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''
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. Accessed October 30, 2019.

Politics

As of March 23, 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

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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

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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

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. 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 Vineland High School is a four-year comprehensive public high school located in Vineland, in Cumberland County, New Jersey, United States, serving students in ninth through twelfth grades as part of the Vineland Public Schools. The now reunifi ...

(2,589; 9–12). Students are also eligible to attend

Cumberland County Technology Education Center Cumberland County Technology Education Center (CCTEC) is a four-year vocational public high school located in Millville, New Jersey, United States (with a Vineland postal address) that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from acros ...

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

Cumberland County College Cumberland County College was a public community college in Vineland and Millville, Cumberland County, New Jersey. It became the Cumberland Campus of Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ–Cumberland) on July 1, 2019 as part of a merger with Ro ...

. 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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day school A day school — as opposed to a boarding school — is an educational institution where children and adolescents are given instructions during the day, after which the students return to their homes. A day school has full-day programs when compar ...

located in Vineland, serving students in

through

. The school, founded in 1946, 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 The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden is a Roman Catholic diocese of the Latin Church in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It consists of 62 parishes and about 475,000 Catholics in the Southern Jersey counties of Atlantic, Camden, Cape May, Cum ...

. 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 current 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 Rowan College of South Jersey (RCSJ) is a public community college with two campuses in New Jersey, including one in Sewell (Gloucester Main Campus) and one in Vineland and Millville (Cumberland Branch Campus). The college was established in ...

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 (VPL) 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 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, customers ...

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 Wall Street Crash of 1929, also known as the Great Crash, was a major American stock market crash that occurred in the autumn of 1929. It started in September and ended late in October, when share prices on the New York Stock Exchange colla ...

; 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 (19291939) was an economic shock that impacted most countries across the world. It was a period of economic depression that became evident after a major fall in stock prices in the United States. The economic contagio ...

. 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 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

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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 executive agency of the United States federal government tasked with environmental protection matters. President Richard Nixon proposed the establishment of EPA on July 9, 1970; it be ...

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 Calvary Chapel is an association of evangelical churches, maintains a number of radio stations around the world and operates many local Calvary Chapel Bible College programs. Beginning in 1965 in Southern California, this fellowship of chur ...

. 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

Univision Univision () is an American Spanish-language free-to-air television network owned by TelevisaUnivision. It is the United States' largest provider of Spanish-language content. The network's programming is aimed at the Latino public and includes ...

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 transportat ...

and by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. 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

. 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

, 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

. County Route 555 (South Main Road / North Main Road) enters from Millville extending for into Franklin Township.

Public transportation

NJ Transit New Jersey Transit Corporation, branded as NJ Transit, and often shortened to NJT, is a state-owned public transportation system that serves the U.S. state of New Jersey, along with portions of New York State and Pennsylvania. It operates bu ...

provides bus transportation on the 313 route between

and

, on the

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

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. Two

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airport An airport is an aerodrome with extended facilities, mostly for commercial air transport. Airports usually consists of a landing area, which comprises an aerially accessible open space including at least one operationally active surface ...

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

central business district A central business district (CBD) is the commercial and business centre of a city. It contains commercial space and offices, and in larger cities will often be described as a financial district. Geographically, it often coincides with the "city ...

and Kroelinger Airport, north.

Parks and recreation

The Cumberland Cape Atlantic

YMCA YMCA, sometimes regionally called the Y, is a worldwide youth organization based in Geneva, Switzerland, with more than 64 million beneficiaries in 120 countries. It was founded on 6 June 1844 by George Williams in London, originally ...

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

and

Cape May County Cape May County is the southernmost county in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Much of the county is located on Cape May bound by Delaware Bay to its west and the Atlantic Ocean to its south and east. Adjacent to the Atlantic coastline are f ...

. There was a previous YMCA building in Millville that in August 1990 stopped operations. 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

New Jersey General Assembly The New Jersey General Assembly is the lower house of the New Jersey Legislature. Since the election of 1967 (1968 Session), the Assembly has consisted of 80 members. Two members are elected from each of New Jersey's 40 legislative districts for ...

who has represented the 1st Legislative District *

Nicholas Asselta Nicholas Asselta (born August 17, 1951) is an American Republican Party politician, who served in the New Jersey Senate from 2004 to 2008, where he represented the 1st Legislative District. In the Senate, Asselta was a member of the Budget and ...

(born 1951), member of the

New Jersey Senate The New Jersey Senate was established as the upper house of the New Jersey Legislature by the Constitution of 1844, replacing the Legislative Council. There are 40 legislative districts, representing districts with an average population of 232, ...

, who served on the Vineland Board of Education (1993–1996), Vineland Planning Board (1992–1993) and Vineland Environmental Commission (1992–1993) * Johnny Austin (1910–1983), trumpeter who played with the

Glenn Miller Orchestra Glenn Miller and His Orchestra was an American swing dance band formed by Glenn Miller in 1938. Arranged around a clarinet and tenor saxophone playing melody, and three other saxophones playing harmony, the band became the most popular and com ...

before forming the Johnny Austin Orchestra in 1947 * Herman Bank (1916–2012), mechanical engineer at the

Jet Propulsion Laboratory The Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a federally funded research and development center and NASA field center in the City of La Cañada Flintridge, California, United States. Founded in the 1930s by Caltech researchers, JPL is owned by NASA an ...

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

United States Navy The United States Navy (USN) is the maritime service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the eight uniformed services of the United States. It is the largest and most powerful navy in the world, with the estimated tonnage ...

Obie Bermúdez Obie Bermúdez (born January 10, 1981) is a Puerto Rican Latin pop, salsa singer and composer. Early years Bermúdez was born in Aibonito, Puerto Rico into a family who loved music. His father and grandfather were both musicians. He received ...

(born 1977),

Latin Grammy The Latin Grammy Awards are an award by The Latin Recording Academy to recognize outstanding achievement in the Latin music industry. The Latin Grammy honors works recorded in Spanish or Portuguese from anywhere around the world that has been r ...

winner for Best Male Pop Vocal Album in 2005 *

Stanley Brotman Stanley Seymour Brotman (July 27, 1924 – February 21, 2014) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Education and career Brotman was born in Vineland, New Jersey. He grew up in t ...

(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 rig ...

(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 Great Is Thy Faithfulness is a popular Christian hymn written by Thomas Chisholm (songwriter), Thomas Chisholm (1866–1960) with music composed by William M. Runyan (1870–1957) in Baldwin City, Kansas, U.S. The phrase "great is thy faithfulnes ...

'' *

Jamil Demby Jamil Demby (born June 20, 1996) is an American football offensive guard for the Vegas Vipers of the XFL. He played college football at Maine. Early years A native of Vineland, New Jersey, Demby attended Vineland High School. Demby is of mi ...

(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

Chicago Cubs The Chicago Cubs are an American professional baseball team based in Chicago. The Cubs compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as part of the National League (NL) Central division. The club plays its home games at Wrigley Field, which is located ...

* Sam Fiocchi (born 1952), member of the

from the 1st Legislative District from 2014 to 2016 *

Darren Ford Darren Scott Ford (born October 1, 1985), nicknamed The Bullet, is an American former professional baseball center fielder. He is the grandson of Ted Ford, who played in the majors in the early 1970s. He played 33 games for the San Francisco Gi ...

(born 1985), MLB outfielder who played for the

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Ted Ford Theodore Henry Ford (born February 7, 1947) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball outfielder who played for the Cleveland Indians and Texas Rangers from 1970 to 1973. He is the grandfather of Darren Ford, who debuted with the San Franc ...

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

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and Texas Rangers *

Chris Gheysens Chris Gheysens (born March 31, 1971) is an American businessman who serves as the President and Chief Executive Officer of Wawa Inc., a privately held chain of convenience store and gas stations with over 900 locations along the East Coast of the ...

(born ), president and chief executive officer of

Wawa Inc. Wawa, Inc. ( ) is an American chain of convenience stores and gas stations located along the East Coast of the United States, operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and Florida. The company's corpo ...

* Henry H. Goddard (1866–1957), psychologist and

eugenicist Eugenics ( ; ) is a fringe set of beliefs and practices that aim to improve the genetic quality of a human population. Historically, eugenicists have attempted to alter human gene pools by excluding people and groups judged to be inferior or ...

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

Morgan State University Morgan State University (Morgan State or MSU) is a public historically black research university in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the largest of Maryland's historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). In 1867, the university, then known ...

from 2014 to 2015 *

Alan Kotok Alan Kotok (November 9, 1941 – May 26, 2006) was an American computer scientist known for his work at Digital Equipment Corporation (Digital, or DEC) and at the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). Steven Levy, in his book '' Hackers: Heroes of th ...

(1941–2006), computer scientist known for his early and significant contributions to the Internet and World Wide Web * R. Bruce Land (born 1950), politician and former corrections officer who has represented the 1st Legislative District in the

since 2016 * Charles K. Landis (1833–1900), founder of Vineland * Layle Lane (1893–1976),

educator and civil rights activist *

Miles Lerman Miles Lerman (January 6, 1920 – January 22, 2008) was an American activist who helped plan and create both the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., and the memorial at the Bełżec extermination camp. Lerman, a Holocaust ...

(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

United States Holocaust Memorial Museum The United States Holocaust Memorial Museum (USHMM) is the United States' official memorial to the Holocaust. Adjacent to the National Mall in Washington, D.C., the USHMM provides for the documentation, study, and interpretation of Holocaust hi ...

in Washington, D.C. *

Matthew Lipman Matthew Lipman (August 24, 1923 in Vineland, New Jersey – December 26, 2010 in West Orange, New Jersey) is recognized as the founder of Philosophy for Children. His decision to bring philosophy to young people came from his experience as ...

(1923–2010), founder of

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Jillian Loyden Jillian Ann Loyden (born June 25, 1985) is an American retired soccer goalkeeper who most recently played for Sky Blue FC in the National Women's Soccer League and the United States women's soccer team. She previously played for the Saint Louis ...

(born 1985), soccer goalkeeper * Fred Lucas (1903–1987), MLB outfielder who played briefly for the

Philadelphia Phillies The Philadelphia Phillies are an American professional baseball team based in Philadelphia. They compete in Major League Baseball (MLB) as a member of the National League (NL) National League East, East division. Since 2004, the team's home sta ...

during the 1935 season *

Soraida Martinez Soraida Martinez (born July 30, 1956 in Harlem, New York) is an American visual artist of Puerto Rican descent known for her contemporary abstract expressionist paintings and social commentary. She is the creator of the art movement, Verdadism. ...

(born 1956), artist, designer and social activist known for creating the art style of

Verdadism Verdadism is the word created by artist, designer and writer, Soraida Martinez, to describe her art. The word is a combination of the Spanish word for truth (Verdad) and the English suffix for theory (ism). This contemporary art style, created in 1 ...

John Landis Mason John Landis Mason (1832 in Vineland, New Jersey – February 26, 1902) was an American tinsmith and the patentee of the metal screw-on lid for antique fruit jars that have come to be known as Mason jars. Many such jars were printed with the line ...

(1832–1902), inventor of the

Mason jar A Mason jar, also known as a canning jar or fruit jar, is a glass jar used in home canning to preserve food. It was named after American tinsmith John Landis Mason, who patented it in 1858. The jar's mouth has a screw thread on its outer perime ...

* 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 ''

RuPaul's Drag Race ''RuPaul's Drag Race'' is an American reality competition television series, the first in the ''Drag Race'' franchise, produced by World of Wonder for Logo TV (season 1–8), WOW Presents Plus, VH1 (season 9–14) and, beginning with the f ...

'' *

Don Money Donald Wayne Money (born June 7, 1947) is an American former professional baseball infielder who played in Major League Baseball (MLB) for the Philadelphia Phillies and Milwaukee Brewers, and in Nippon Professional Baseball (NPB) for the Kintetsu ...

(born 1947), professional baseball player *

Ryan Ogren Ryan Ogren is an American singer, songwriter and record producer signed to Prescription Songs. He began his musical career playing in the band Don't Look Down, and then later Over It and Runner Runner. More recently, Ogren has been writing a ...

(born 2000), musician who has performed as part of Over It and

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* Isiah Pacheco (born 2000),

American football American football (referred to simply as football in the United States and Canada), also known as gridiron, is a team sport played by two teams of eleven players on a rectangular field with goalposts at each end. The offense, the team with ...

running back A running back (RB) is a member of the offensive backfield in gridiron football. The primary roles of a running back are to receive American football plays#Offensive terminology, handoffs from the quarterback to Rush (American football)#Offen ...

for the

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John Pascarella John Pascarella (born 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 together with G ...

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

USL Championship The USL Championship (USLC) is a professional men's soccer league in the United States that began its inaugural season in 2011. The USL is sanctioned by the United States Soccer Federation (U.S. Soccer) as a Division II league since 2017, p ...

club

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Lou Piccone Louis James Piccone (born July 17, 1949) is a former American football wide receiver and kick returner who played nine seasons in the National Football League for the New York Jets and Buffalo Bills. He played college football at West Libert ...

(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 *

James Louis Schad James Louis Schad (July 20, 1917 – March 27, 2002) was a bishop of the Catholic Church in the United States. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Camden from 1966 to 1993. Biography Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, James Schad ...

(1917–2002), auxiliary bishop of the

from 1966 to 1993 *

Jeret Schroeder Jeret Schroeder (born November 13, 1969, Vineland, New Jersey, United States), is a former driver in the Indy Racing League. He raced in the 1997 and 1999-2002 seasons with 20 career starts, including the 1999-2001 Indianapolis 500. His best caree ...

(born 1969), former driver in the

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Chad Severs Chad Severs (born August 13, 1982 in Vineland, New Jersey) is an American soccer player. Career College and Amateur Severs attended Ocean City High School in Ocean City, New Jersey where he is currently the second all-time leading scorer in N ...

(born 1982), professional soccer player * Walter H. Seward (1896–2008), supercentenarian who was, at the time of his death at the age of 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 George H. Stanger (September 25, 1902 – March 2, 1958) was an American Republican Party politician who served in the New Jersey Senate from 1938 to 1946. A resident of Vineland, New Jersey, Stanger was born in Glassboro, New Jersey. He attende ...

(1902–1958), politician who served in the

from 1938 to 1946 *

Young Steff Stephen Deon Draie Goldsborough (born December 7, 1988), better known by his stage name Young Steff, is an American singer, rapper, and songwriter. Steff was born in Vineland, New Jersey. His father was a member of the gospel group Spirit, and ...

(born 1988), R&B, Hip Hop, and Pop singer-songwriter *

Marc Stern Marc Stern is an American attorney, business executive and philanthropist. He serves as the Chairman of the TCW Group, an asset management financial institution based in Los Angeles, California. He also owns minority stakes in Major League Basebal ...

, attorney, business executive and philanthropist who serves as the chairman of the

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* Muriel Streeter (1913–1995), artist known for her

surrealist Surrealism is a cultural movement that developed in Europe in the aftermath of World War I in which artists depicted unnerving, illogical scenes and developed techniques to allow the unconscious mind to express itself. Its aim was, according to l ...

paintings *

Mary Treat Mary Adelia Davis Treat (7 September 1830 in Trumansburg, New York – 11 April 1923 in Pembroke, New York) was a naturalist and correspondent with Charles Darwin. Treat's contributions to both botany and entomology were extensive—six speci ...

(1830–1923), naturalist/botanist and correspondent with Charles Darwin, who was the author of ''Injurious Insects of the Farm and Field'' (1882) *

Gina Thompson Gina Thompson (born Lugenia Thompson in Vineland, New Jersey, on November 10, 1976) is an American Contemporary R&B, R&B singer. Born to Edward L. Thompson, Sr. and Eugenia Thompson, Gina Thompson began singing at an early age and was signed to ...

(born 1973), R&B singer whose song "

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" 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 Vito Henry "Vic" Voltaggio (born March 17, 1941) is a former professional baseball umpire who worked in the American League from 1977 to 1996. Voltaggio umpired 2,118 major league games in his 20-year career. He umpired in a World Series, an All- ...

(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 Skeleton is a winter sliding sport in which a person rides a small sled, known as a skeleton bobsled (or -sleigh), down a frozen track while lying face down and head-first. The sport and the sled may have been named from the bony appearance of ...

who competed on behalf of

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in the

2018 Winter Olympics , nations = 93 , athletes = 2,922 (1,680 men and 1,242 women) , events = 102 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , opening = , closing = , opened_by = President Moon Jae-in , cauldron = Kim Yun-a , stadium = Pyeongchang Olympic Stadium , winte ...

, 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 *

Elmer H. Wene Elmer Hartpence Wene (May 1, 1892 – January 25, 1957) was an American Democratic Party politician who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district in the United States House of Representatives from 1937 to 1939 and again from 1941 to 194 ...

(1892–1957), represented from 1937 to 1939 and from 1941 to 1945 *

Freda L. Wolfson Freda Linsenbaum Wolfson (born May 20, 1954) is the Chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. Early life and education Born in Vineland, New Jersey,Clarence M. York Clarence Melville York (November 24, 1867 – June 20, 1906) was an American attorney who, in the 1890s, was one of the first law clerks to the justices of the Supreme Court of the United States. York was born in Vineland, New Jersey, on Novem ...

(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 website

Vineland Historical and Antiquarian Society
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