Middle Township is a

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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 ...

, in the

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. It is part of the Ocean City

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and of

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. As of the

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, the township's population was 20,380, an increase of 1,469 from the 2010 census count of 18,911, which 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

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of Cape May County.New Jersey County Map
New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017.

History

Middle Township was formed as a precinct on April 2, 1723, and was incorporated by Township Act of 1798 of the

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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 North Wildwood is a city located on the Jersey Shore in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's population was 3,621, a decre ...

Avalon Avalon (; la, Insula Avallonis; cy, Ynys Afallon, Ynys Afallach; kw, Enys Avalow; literally meaning "the isle of fruit r appletrees"; also written ''Avallon'' or ''Avilion'' among various other spellings) is a mythical island featured in the ...

(April 18, 1892), Wildwood (May 1, 1895), Stone Harbor (April 3, 1914) and West Wildwood (April 21, 1920).Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 114. Accessed May 1, 2012. 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

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, 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),

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(2,670) and Whitesboro (2,205) are

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and

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s (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 Sea Isle City is a city in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area. As of the 2020 United States census, the city's year-round population was 2,104, a decrease of 10 (−0.5 ...

, Stone Harbor Borough, Wildwood City and West Wildwood Borough, along with the

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and

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Demographics

2010 census

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010

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showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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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

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for the township was $28,087 (+/− $1,866). About 4.4% of families and 6.2% of the population were below the

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, including 6.4% of those under age 18 and 5.6% of those age 65 or over.

2000 census

As of the 2000 census, there were 16,405 people, 6,009 households, and 4,218 families residing in the township. The population density was . There were 7,510 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the township was 85.21%

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, 10.86%

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, 0.23% Native American, 1.44%

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, 0.02%

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, 0.66% from

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, and 1.58% from two or more races.

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of any race were 2.12% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Middle township, Cape May County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed May 1, 2012.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Middle township, Cape May County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed October 17, 2012. There were 6,009 households, out of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.9% were married couples living together, 12.0% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.8% were non-families. 24.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 11.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.58 and the average family size was 3.08. In the township, the population was spread out, with 24.7% under the age of 18, 6.5% from 18 to 24, 27.8% from 25 to 44, 23.2% from 45 to 64, and 17.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 40 years. For every 100 females, there were 93.1 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 88.5 males. The median income for a household in the township was $41,533, and the median income for a family was $49,030. Males had a median income of $37,531 versus $27,166 for females. The

for the township was $19,805. About 8.6% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the

, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

Government

Middle Township Municipal Building CMCH NJ

Local government

Middle Township is governed under the

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form of government, one of 141 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form, the second-most commonly used form of government in the state. The governing body is comprised of a three-member Township Committee, whose members are elected directly by the voters at-large in partisan elections to serve three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with one seat coming up for election each year as part of the November general election in a three-year cycle.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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, March 2013, p. 9. At an annual reorganization meeting, the Township Committee selects one of its members to serve as Mayor and another as Deputy Mayor. , the Township Committee consists of

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Timothy C. Donohue ( R, term on committee ends December 31, 2023; term as mayor ends 2022),

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Theron "Ike" Gandy (R, term on committee ends 2024; term as deputy mayor ends 2024) and James Norris (R, 2022).Administration
Middle Township. Accessed May 6, 2022.2021 County & Municipal Elected Officials Cape May County, NJ -- July 2021
Cape May County, New Jersey, September 13, 2021. Accessed April 28, 2022.2021 General Election Successful Candidates
Cape May County, New Jersey, updated November 16, 2021. Accessed January 1, 2022.2020 General Election Successful Candidates
Cape May County, New Jersey, updated December 4, 2020. Accessed January 1, 2021.Cape May County 2019 General Election Successful Candidates
Cape May County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2020.

Federal, state, and county representation

Middle Township is located in the 2nd Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report

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, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.

Politics

As of March 2011, there were a total of 12,114 registered voters in Middle Township, of which 3,041 (25.1%) were registered as Democrats, 3,823 (31.6%) were registered as Republicans and 5,244 (43.3%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were 6 voters registered as

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or Greens. In the 2012 presidential election, Republican Mitt Romney received 49.6% of the vote (4,328 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 49.3% (4,299 votes), and other candidates with 1.1% (93 votes), among the 8,796 ballots cast by the township's 12,717 registered voters (76 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 69.2%. In the 2008 presidential election, Republican

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received 49.5% of the vote (4,483 cast), ahead of Democrat

, who received 48.4% (4,389 votes), with 9,059 ballots cast among the township's 11,493 registered voters, for a turnout of 78.8%. In the 2004 presidential election, Republican

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received 54.0% of the vote (4,391 ballots cast), outpolling Democrat

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, who received around 44.1% (3,586 votes), with 8,133 ballots cast among the township's 10,977 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 74.1. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 67.5% of the vote (3,856 cast), ahead of Democrat

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with 30.8% (1,757 votes), and other candidates with 1.7% (98 votes), among the 5,911 ballots cast by the township's 12,651 registered voters (200 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 46.7%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 48.4% of the vote (3,024 ballots cast), ahead of both Democrat

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with 41.5% (2,593 votes) and Independent

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with 6.1% (381 votes), with 6,244 ballots cast among the township's 12,320 registered voters, yielding a 50.7% turnout.

Education

The Middle Township Public Schools serve students in

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through

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. 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

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of 12.5:1.District information for Middle Township Public School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2020. Schools in the district (with 2018–19 enrollment data from the

) 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

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with 767 students in grades 9–12. Students from

, Dennis Township, Stone Harbor and Woodbine attend the district's high school as part of

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s. Students are also eligible to attend

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 ...

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 The Cape May County Special Services School District (CMCSSSD) is a special education public school district headquartered in Middle Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, whose schools offer educational and therapeutic services ...

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 ''

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'' described it as being in Burleigh. - Available from

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The

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operates Bishop McHugh Regional School, a Catholic

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, 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

. Cape May County Library has its Cape May Court House branch.

Infrastructure

Transportation

Roads and highways

, the township had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Cape May County, by the

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and by the New Jersey Turnpike Authority. The

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runs for more than as the main highway serving Middle Township. Other significant highways serving the township include

U.S. Route 9 U.S. Route 9 (US 9) is a north–south United States highway in the states of Delaware, New Jersey, and New York in the Northeastern United States. It is one of only two U.S. Highways with a ferry connection (the Cape May–Lewes Ferry, between ...

, Route 47, and Route 147.

Public transportation

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offers bus service between

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and

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on the 313,

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and 316 (seasonal only) routes, between Cape May and the

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on the 319, between

and Wildwood on the

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(seasonal only), and between Cape May and

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on the 552 route. The Great American Trolley Company operates trolley service from

and Wildwood to shopping centers in Rio Grande on Mondays through Fridays in the summer months.

Health care

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 ...

, located in Cape May Court House, is the only hospital in Cape May County. It was known as Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital until April 2007. In May 2021, The Claire C. Brodesser Surgery Center opened to patients needing ambulatory surgery and endoscopy services.

Wineries

* Jessie Creek Winery *

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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

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from 2013 to 2019 and in the

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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

from 1949 to 1953 and as a judge in

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* Maurice Catarcio (1929–2005), professional wrestler for the

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and record holder in ''

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'' * Daniel Cohen (1936–2018), children's writer *

Joe Fala Joseph Fala (born December 29, 1997) is an American soccer player who plays as a defender. 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 plays as a defender for

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in the

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Stedman Graham Stedman Graham (born March 6, 1951) is an American educator, author, businessman, and public speaker. He is the long-term partner of Oprah Winfrey. Early life and education Graham was born on March 6, 1951, in the Whitesboro section of Middle ...

(born 1951), educator, author, businessman and speaker, best known as the partner of media mogul

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LaMarr Greer LaMarr Vernon Greer (born May 16, 1976) is a high school McDonald's All American and retired American basketball player. After short stints in the United States Basketball League and the International Basketball League, he embarked on a professio ...

(born 1976), retired basketball player who played in the

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and the

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* 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 *

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(born 1989), centerfielder for the

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* Julius H. Taylor (1914–2011), professor emeritus at

Morgan State University Morgan State University (Morgan State or MSU) is a public historically black research university in Baltimore, Maryland. It is the largest of Maryland's historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs). In 1867, the university, then known ...

who was chairperson of the department of physics. * Andrew J. Tomlin (1845–1906), awarded the

Medal of Honor The Medal of Honor (MOH) is the United States Armed Forces' highest military decoration and is awarded to recognize American soldiers, sailors, marines, airmen, guardians and coast guardsmen who have distinguished themselves by acts of valor. ...

for his actions in the Civil WarAndrew J. Tomlin
Congressional Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America. Accessed July 9, 2013.

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External links

Middle Township website
{{authority control Middle Township, New Jersey, 1723 establishments in New Jersey Populated places established in 1723 Township form of New Jersey government Townships in Cape May County, New Jersey