Cape May Court House is an
unincorporated community
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and
census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
(CDP) located within
Middle Township in
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 ...
,
New Jersey
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, United States.
[New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)]
United States Census Bureau
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, August 2012. Accessed November 29, 2012. It is part of the
Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area
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. As of the
2010 United States Census
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, the CDP's population was 5,338.
[DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Cape May Court House CDP, New Jersey]
, United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed May 1, 2012. It is the
county seat
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of Cape May County and serves as the principal administrative hub for the township.
Cape Regional Medical Center
Cape Regional Medical Center, formerly Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital, is located at 2 Stone Harbor Boulevard in the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township, New Jersey, United States. It is the only hospital in Cape May County
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, known as Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital until April 2007, is the only hospital in Cape May County. The
Cape May County Park and Zoo is also located in Cape May Court House.
[Home Page]
Cape May County Zoo. Accessed November 15, 2016.
History
Cape May Court House was laid out in 1703 by Jeremiah Hand and was first called Rumney Marsh and afterward Middleton before the adoption of its present name. The Court of Cape May County met in private homes and the First Baptist Church until 1764, when Daniel Hand set of his own property to construct a courthouse and jail. It was replaced by the current structure in 1849.
Geography
According to the
U.S. Census Bureau
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, the CDP had a total area of 9.899 square miles (25.639 km
2), including 8.926 square miles (23.118 km
2) of land and 0.973 square miles (2.520 km
2) of water (9.83%).
[US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990](_blank)
United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed September 4, 2014.
Demographics
2010 Census
The Census Bureau's 2006-2010 American Community Survey
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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted
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dollars) median household income
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was $56,773 (with a margin of error of +/- $14,695) and the median family income was $73,618 (+/- $19,854). Males had a median income of $57,109 (+/- $11,100) versus $50,231 (+/- $6,373) for females. The per capita income
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Per capita i ...
for the CDP was $31,865 (+/- $4,296). About 0.9% of families and 3.0% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 4.9% of those age 65 or over.
2000 Census
As of the 2020 U.S. census
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, there were 4,704 people, 1,732 households, and 1,221 families residing in the CDP. The population density
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was 202.3/km2 (524.1/mi2). There were 2,086 housing units at an average density of 89.7/km2 (232.4/mi2). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.35% White
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, 10.88% African American
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, 0.19% Native American, 2.70% Asian
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, 0.06% Pacific Islander
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, 0.40% from other races
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, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic
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or Latino
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of any race were 1.57% of the population.[DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Cape May Court House CDP, New Jersey](_blank)
, United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed May 1, 2012.
There were 1,732 households, out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals, and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.07.
In the CDP, the population was spread out, with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females, there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.
The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,902, and the median income for a family was $56,707. Males had a median income of $39,848 versus $28,043 for females. The per capita income
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for the CDP was $21,541. About 5.3% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line
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, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.
Education
Middle Township Public Schools is the local school district for Middle Township: it operates Middle Township High School
Middle Township High School is a four-year public high school that serves students in ninth through twelfth grades from Middle Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Middle Township Public Schools. In ...
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The Cape May County Technical School District
The Cape May County Technical School District is a regional public school district that offers occupational and academic instruction for public high school and adult students in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States.
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operates Cape May County Technical High School
Cape May County Technical High School, located in Middle Township, which provides vocational and technical education to students in ninth through twelfth grades from Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, operating as part of the Cape May ...
which has a CMCH address, but is not within the CDP boundaries. Special needs students may be referred to Cape May County Special Services School District
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in Cape May Court House.
Areas in Dennis Township with Cape May Court House postal addresses, which are not in the CDP, are in Dennis Township Public Schools for K-8.
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
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The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden
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operates Bishop McHugh Regional School, a Catholic K-8 school K8 or K-8 may refer to:
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, in Ocean View, Dennis Township, which has a Cape May Courthouse postal address. The school is supported by four parishes in Cape May County including the Cape May Courthouse Church.
Church Street Christian School, 18 months to preschool, is on the property of its sponsor, First United Methodist Church. It was formerly a Montessori school
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.
Cape May County Library has its Cape May Court House branch in the CDP.
Parks and recreation
The Cape May County Park & Zoo in Cape May Court House provides free year-round admission to a collection of over 550 animals representing 250 species in 85 acres of exhibits. The zoo is located in the center of Cape May County's Central Park, and together the zoo and the park cover about 220 acres. The zoo began operation in 1978. Its principal exhibit areas are a 57-acre African Savanna, a free-flight aviary, and a reptile collection.
The Clarence and Georgiana Davies Sports Complex includes basketball courts, soccer fields, and baseball fields.
The Middle Township Recreation Department hosts multiple sports comprised of indoor basketball courts, baseball fields, football fields and soccer fields.
Wineries
* Jessie Creek Winery
* Natali Vineyards
Natali Vineyards is a winery in the Goshen section of Middle Township (mailing address is Cape May Court House) in Cape May County, New Jersey, USA. Formerly a pasture for horses, the vineyard was first planted in 2001, and opened to the publ ...
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Cape May Court House include:
* Kevin Bramble (born 1972), disabled ski racer, freeskier and monoski designer/builder.
* Daniel Cohen (1936–2018), children's writer
* Joe Fala
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Career Youth
Raised in the Cape May Court House section of Middle Township, New Jersey, Fala attended Middle Township High School, where he played bask ...
(born 1997), soccer player who has played as a defender for New York Red Bulls II
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in the USL Championship
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.
* Jonathan F. Leaming (1822–1907) politician and physician.
* 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.
* Matt Szczur (born 1989), Major League Baseball
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player for the San Diego Padres
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.
* Julius H. Taylor (1914–2011), professor emeritus at Morgan State University
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who was chairperson of the department of physics."Middle Township H. S. Graduates 33 Thursday"
''Courier-Post
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'', June 7, 1932. Accessed August 23, 2022, via Newspapers.com
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In November 2018, ...
. "The other graduates are: Cape May Court House - Nancy Costande, John F. Foster. Virginia Louise lverson, James Arthur Roorbach, Lillian Irene Saul, Helen Anna Stites, Julius Henry Taylor, George Carl Thompson and Mary Alice Wright."
References
External links
The Cape May County GazetteLocal community newspaper
''The Gazette of Middle Township''
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Census-designated places in Cape May County, New Jersey
County seats in New Jersey
Middle Township, New Jersey