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Middle Township, New Jersey
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Thomas Beesley Jr. House in Middle Township, May 2010
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Location of Middle Township in Cape May County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Cape May County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
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Census Bureau map of Middle Township, New Jersey
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 Middle Township, New Jersey
Location in Cape May County, New Jersey
Middle Township, New Jersey
Location in New Jersey
Middle Township, New Jersey
Location in the United States
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| Country |  United States |
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| State |  New Jersey |
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| County |  Cape May |
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| Formed | April 2, 1723 | |
| Incorporated | February 21, 1798 | |
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| • Type | Township | |
| • Body | Township Committee | |
| Area | ||
| • Total | 82.92 sq mi (214.77 km2) | |
| • Land | 70.24 sq mi (181.92 km2) | |
| • Water | 12.69 sq mi (32.86 km2) 15.30% | |
| Area rank | 8th of 565 in state 1st of 16 in county |
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| Elevation | 16 ft (5 m) | |
| Population
(2020)
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| • Total | 20,380 | |
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20,184 | |
| • Rank | 135th of 565 in state 2nd of 16 in county |
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| • Density | 290.2/sq mi (112.0/km2) | |
| • Density rank | 477th of 565 in state 13th of 16 in county |
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| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) | |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) | |
| ZIP Code |
08210 – Cape May Court House
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| Area code(s) | 609 | |
| FIPS code | 3400945810 | |
| GNIS feature ID | 0882045 | |
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Middle Township is a township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 20,380, an increase of 1,469 (+7.8%) from the 2010 census count of 18,911, which in turn reflected an increase of 2,506 (+15.3%) from the 16,405 counted in the 2000 census. The township's Cape May Court House section is the county seat of Cape May County.
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History
Middle Township was formed as a precinct on April 2, 1723, and was incorporated by Township Act of 1798 of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798 as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships. Portions of the township have been taken to form Anglesea Borough (on June 13, 1885; now North Wildwood), Avalon (April 18, 1892), Wildwood (May 1, 1895), Stone Harbor (April 3, 1914) and West Wildwood (April 21, 1920). The township's name came from its location when Cape May was split into three townships in 1723 at the same time that Lower Township and Upper Township were created.
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 82.92 square miles (214.77 km2), including 70.24 square miles (181.92 km2) of land and 12.69 square miles (32.86 km2) of water (15.30%).
Burleigh (with a 2010 Census population of 725), Cape May Court House (5,338), Rio Grande (2,670) and Whitesboro (2,205) are unincorporated communities and census-designated places (CDPs) located within Middle Township; Whitesboro and Burleigh had previously been combined for statistical purposes by the Census Bureau as Whitesboro-Burleigh through the 2000 Census. Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Del Haven, Dias Creek, Goshen, Goshen Landing, Green Creek, Holly Beach, Mayville, Norburys Landing, Nummytown, Pierces, Pierces Point, Reeds Beach, Shellbed Landing, Swain Point, Swainton, Wildwood Gardens and Wildwood Junction.
The township borders the Cape May County municipalities of Avalon Borough, Dennis Township, Lower Township, North Wildwood City, Sea Isle City, Stone Harbor Borough, Wildwood City and West Wildwood Borough, along with the Atlantic Ocean and Delaware Bay.
Demographics
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1810 | 1,106 | — | |
| 1820 | 1,157 | 4.6% | |
| 1830 | 1,366 | 18.1% | |
| 1840 | 1,624 | 18.9% | |
| 1850 | 1,884 | 16.0% | |
| 1860 | 2,155 | 14.4% | |
| 1870 | 2,195 | 1.9% | |
| 1880 | 2,575 | 17.3% | |
| 1890 | 2,368 | * | −8.0% |
| 1900 | 2,191 | * | −7.5% |
| 1910 | 2,974 | 35.7% | |
| 1920 | 2,760 | * | −7.2% |
| 1930 | 3,430 | 24.3% | |
| 1940 | 3,889 | 13.4% | |
| 1950 | 4,599 | 18.3% | |
| 1960 | 6,718 | 46.1% | |
| 1970 | 8,725 | 29.9% | |
| 1980 | 11,373 | 30.3% | |
| 1990 | 14,771 | 29.9% | |
| 2000 | 16,405 | 11.1% | |
| 2010 | 18,911 | 15.3% | |
| 2020 | 20,380 | 7.8% | |
| 2023 (est.) | 20,184 | 6.7% | |
| Population sources:1810–2000 1800–1920 1840 1850–1870 1850 1870 1880–1890 1890–1910 1910–1930 1940–2000 2000 2010 2020 * = Lost territory in previous decade |
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2010 census
The 2010 United States census counted 18,911 people, 7,256 households, and 4,934 families in the township. The population density was 268.9 per square mile (103.8/km2). There were 9,296 housing units at an average density of 132.2 per square mile (51.0/km2). The racial makeup was 83.11% (15,716) White, 10.41% (1,969) Black or African American, 0.18% (34) Native American, 1.79% (339) Asian, 0.05% (9) Pacific Islander, 1.97% (373) from other races, and 2.49% (471) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 5.09% (962) of the population.
Of the 7,256 households, 24.7% had children under the age of 18; 50.4% were married couples living together; 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present and 32.0% were non-families. Of all households, 26.2% were made up of individuals and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 3.00.
20.9% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 21.9% from 25 to 44, 30.5% from 45 to 64, and 19.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 44.6 years. For every 100 females, the population had 94.6 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 91.7 males.
The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars) median household income was $57,244 (with a margin of error of +/− $6,225) and the median family income was $66,451 (+/− $6,897). Males had a median income of $49,645 (+/− $5,272) versus $48,029 (+/− $5,201) for females. The per capita income for the township was $28,087 (+/− $1,866). About 4.4% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.
Education
The Middle Township Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. As of the 2018–19 school year, the district, comprised of four schools, had an enrollment of 2,608 students and 208.0 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a student–teacher ratio of 12.5:1. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics) are Middle Township Elementary School #1 with 670 students in grades Pre-K–2, Middle Township Elementary School #2 with 563 students in grades 3–5, Middle Township Middle School with 533 students in grades 6–8 and Middle Township High School with 767 students in grades 9–12. Students from Avalon, Dennis Township, Stone Harbor and Woodbine attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.
Students are also eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School in Cape May Court House, which serves students from the entire county in its comprehensive and vocational programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents. Special needs students may be referred to Cape May County Special Services School District in Cape May Court House.
There is a private Christian K–12 school in Middle Township, Cape Christian Academy. It is in the CMCH CDP and has a CMCH postal address. Richard Degener of the Press of Atlantic City described it as being in Burleigh.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden operates Bishop McHugh Regional School, a Catholic K–8 school, in Ocean View, Dennis Township, which has a Cape May Courthouse postal address. It is supported by four parishes in Cape May County including the Cape May Courthouse Church. The sole Catholic high school program in Cape May County is in Wildwood Catholic Academy (K–12) in North Wildwood, which also operates under the Camden Diocese.
Cape May County Library has its Cape May Court House branch.
Infrastructure
Transportation
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Roads and highways
As of May 2010[update], the township had a total of 178.86 miles (287.85 km) of roadways, of which 96.20 miles (154.82 km) were maintained by the municipality, 42.23 miles (67.96 km) by Cape May County, 29.06 miles (46.77 km) by the New Jersey Department of Transportation and 11.37 miles (18.30 km) by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority.
The Garden State Parkway runs for more than 11.3 miles (18.2 km) as the main highway serving Middle Township. U.S. Route 9, Route 47 and Route 147 are other significant roadways within Middle Township.
Public transportation
NJ Transit offers bus service between Cape May and Philadelphia on the 313, 315 and 316 (seasonal only) routes, between Cape May and the Port Authority Bus Terminal in Midtown Manhattan on the 319, between Rio Grande and Wildwood on the 510 (seasonal only), and between Cape May and Atlantic City on the 552 route.
The Great American Trolley Company operates trolley service from North Wildwood and Wildwood to shopping centers in Rio Grande on Mondays through Fridays in the summer months.
Wineries
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Middle Township include:
- Bob Andrzejczak (born 1986), politician who represented the 1st Legislative District in the New Jersey General Assembly from 2013 to 2019 and in the New Jersey Senate in 2019
- Kevin Bramble (born 1972), disabled ski racer, freeskier, and mono-ski designer and builder
- Anthony J. Cafiero (1900–1982), politician who served as a member of the New Jersey Senate from 1949 to 1953 and as a judge in New Jersey Superior Court
- Maurice Catarcio (1929–2005), professional wrestler for the World Wrestling Federation and record holder in The Guinness Book of World Records
- Daniel Cohen (1936–2018), children's writer
- Joe Fala (born 1997), soccer player who plays as a defender for New York Red Bulls II in the USL Championship
- Stedman Graham (born 1951), educator, author, businessman and speaker, best known as the partner of media mogul Oprah Winfrey
- LaMarr Greer (born 1976), retired basketball player who played in the United States Basketball League and the International Basketball League
- Matthew Maher (born 1984), retired soccer defender, who was sentenced to five and a half years in prison for first degree aggravated manslaughter and drunken driving
- Matthew Szczur (born 1989), centerfielder for the Chicago Cubs
- Julius H. Taylor (1914–2011), professor emeritus at Morgan State University who was chairperson of the department of physics.
- Andrew J. Tomlin (1845–1906), awarded the Medal of Honor for his actions in the Civil War
See also
In Spanish: Municipio de Middle (Nueva Jersey) para niños
