Cumberland County, New Jersey

Founding: 1748
Parent county: Salem

Namesake: Prince William, Duke of Cumberland
Seat: Bridgeton (1748–)

Land area: 484 square miles

Population (2020): 154,152

Population (historic): 8,248 (1790); 14,374 (1840); 34,665 (1870); 51,193 (1900); 69,895 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1790–1810; 1820–2010

Subdivisions: Three cities; one borough; seven CDPs; 10 townships

Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 10,043 (17.8%)
Pre-1940 housing survival rate: 53.1%
Pre-1860 housing survival rate (1940): 31.2%

Farm housing in disrepair (1950): 9.6%

Nonfarm housing in disrepair (1950): 7.1%

Average farmhouse value (1930): $2,455
Average outbuilding value (1930): $1,952
Average farmhouse size (1940): 6.5 rooms
Number of farms (1920): 3,094
Average farm size (1920): 29.3 acres
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Bridgeton

Namesake: Unclear—likely a bridge spanning the Cohansey River

Founding: pre-1748 (founding); 1790 (post office); 1865 (incorporation)

Population (2020): 27,263

Population (historic): 6,830 (1870); 11,424 (1890); 14,209 (1910); 15,699 (1930)

Periods of population growth: pre-1870–1960; 1980–2020
Pre-1940 residences (estimated): 1,744 (25%)
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Outstanding Buildings

1. Fairfield Presbyterian Church (c. 1780). Cedarville Road, southeast of Sayre's Neck Road. Fairfield.
2. Thomas Maskel House (c. 1698/1725). 255 Old Mill Road. Greenwich.
3. Henry Hilyard House. 183 Friesburg Road. Hopewell.
4. John Remington House (1728/1815). 689 Roadstown Road. Hopewell. Georgian.
5. John Schenck House. 143 Cook Road. Stow Creek. Georgian.
6. Isaac Elwell House. 198 Stow Creek Road. Stow Creek. Georgian.
7. Deerfield Presbyterian Church (1771/1858/1907). 530 Old Deerfield Pike. Upper Deerfield. Italianate.

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