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Cedarville, New Jersey
Map of Cedarville, highlighted within Cumberland County. Right: Location of Cumberland County in New Jersey.
Map of Cedarville, highlighted within Cumberland County. Right: Location of Cumberland County in New Jersey.
Cedarville, New Jersey is located in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cedarville, New Jersey
Cedarville, New Jersey
Location in Cumberland County, New Jersey
Cedarville, New Jersey is located in New Jersey
Cedarville, New Jersey
Cedarville, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Cedarville, New Jersey is located in the United States
Cedarville, New Jersey
Cedarville, New Jersey
Location in the United States
Country  United States
State  New Jersey
County Cumberland
Township Lawrence
Area
 • Total 2.28 sq mi (5.91 km2)
 • Land 2.24 sq mi (5.80 km2)
 • Water 0.04 sq mi (0.11 km2)  1.81%
Elevation
33 ft (10 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total 702
 • Density 313.25/sq mi (120.95/km2)
Time zone UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC−04:00 (EDT)
ZIP Code
08311
Area code(s) 856
FIPS code 34-11410
GNIS feature ID 2389294

Cedarville is a small community in New Jersey, located in Cumberland County. It's part of Lawrence Township. In 2020, about 702 people lived here. Cedarville is considered a "census-designated place" (CDP), which means it's an area identified by the U.S. Census Bureau for statistical purposes.

About Cedarville's Location

Cedarville is found in Cumberland County. It covers a total area of about 2.28 square miles (5.91 square kilometers). Most of this area is land, with a small part being water.

How Many People Live Here?

The number of people living in Cedarville has changed over the years.

Historical population
Census Pop.
2000 776
2010 793 2.2%
2020 702 −11.5%
Population sources: 2000
2010 2020

Looking at the 2010 Census

In 2010, there were 776 people living in Cedarville. These people lived in 275 households, and 189 of these were families.

Most of the people in Cedarville were White (about 79.77%). About 10.05% were Black or African American, and 1.29% were Native American. People of Hispanic or Latino background made up about 10.05% of the population.

The average household had about 2.80 people. The average family had about 3.30 people.

The population included people of all ages. About 25.1% were under 18 years old. About 15.6% were 65 years or older. The average age in Cedarville was 39.0 years.

Famous People from Cedarville

Many interesting people have connections to Cedarville.

See also (related category): People from Lawrence Township, Cumberland County, New Jersey
  • Mercedes Mota (1880–1964): She was an important educator and writer. She helped develop public education in the Dominican Republic. Mercedes Mota also spoke at a big event in New York in 1901 about the intellectual life of women in Santo Domingo. She lived in Cedarville from the 1940s until she passed away.
  • Ephraim Bateman (1780–1829): He was a politician who represented New Jersey in the United States Senate from 1826 to 1829. Before that, he was in the United States House of Representatives from 1815 to 1823.
  • Benjamin Franklin Howell (1844–1933): He also represented New Jersey in the United States House of Representatives for many years, from 1895 to 1911.
  • Samuel Alexander Kinnier Wilson (1878–1937): He was a neurologist, which is a doctor who studies the brain and nervous system. He described a specific disorder that affects the liver and brain, which is now known as Wilson's disease.

See also

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