Rosenhayn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Deerfield Township, in Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Vineland-Millville- Bridgeton Primary Metropolitan Statistical Area for statistical purposes. As of the 2020 census, Rosenhayn had a population of 1,150.
Rosenhayn was founded as a Jewish agricultural colony and the 1898 Rosenhayn synagogue is one of the fewer than 100 surviving nineteenth century synagogue buildings in the United States.
Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of , all land.
Demographics
Rosenhayn first appeared as a census designated place in the 1990 U.S. census.
!Pop 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |Pop 2020
!% 2000
!% 2010
!style="background-color: #ffffb3;" |% 2020
|-
|White alone (NH)
|754
|649
|style='background: #ffffe6; |633
|68.61%
|59.11%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |55.04%
|-
|Black or African American alone (NH)
|208
|181
|style='background: #ffffe6; |199
|18.93%
|16.48%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |17.30%
|-
|Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)
|6
|12
|style='background: #ffffe6; |8
|0.55%
|1.09%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.70%
|-
|Asian alone (NH)
|2
|16
|style='background: #ffffe6; |10
|0.18%
|1.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.87%
|-
|Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)
|0
|0
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0
|0.00%
|0.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.00%
|-
|Other race alone (NH)
|0
|5
|style='background: #ffffe6; |4
|0.00%
|0.46%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |0.35%
|-
|Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)
|20
|42
|style='background: #ffffe6; |65
|1.82%
|3.83%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |5.65%
|-
|Hispanic or Latino (any race)
|109
|193
|style='background: #ffffe6; |231
|9.92%
|17.58%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |20.09%
|-
|Total
|1,099
|1,098
|style='background: #ffffe6; |1,150
|100.00%
|100.00%
|style='background: #ffffe6; |100.00%
|}
2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 1,098 people, 382 households, and 274 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 404 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 64.21% (705) White, 18.03% (198) Black or African American, 1.28% (14) Native American, 1.46% (16) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 9.29% (102) from other races, and 5.74% (63) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.58% (193) of the population.
Of the 382 households, 34.8% had children under the age of 18; 51.0% were married couples living together; 16.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 28.3% were non-families. Of all households, 23.0% were made up of individuals and 10.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.86 and the average family size was 3.36.
There were 373 households, out of which 35.4% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 52.5% were married couples living together, 17.4% had a female householder with no husband present, and 23.1% were non-families. 17.7% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.8% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.93 and the average family size was 3.29.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Rosenhayn include:
- Joseph W. Chinnici (1919–2007), politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 1st legislative district from 1972 to 1988.
- Frank LoBiondo (born 1946), politician who served as the U.S. representative for New Jersey's 2nd congressional district from 1995 to 2019.
- Al McCoy (1894–1966), boxing world middleweight champion from 1914 to 1917.