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The Wildwoods are a group of five communities (four distinct 
While the communities have no shared governance (other than Cape May County), with each community reporting to a different local government, the term is often used to refer collectively to the area.
From north to south, the five communities are:
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municipalities
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The term ''municipality'' may also mean the go ...
and one census-designated place
A census-designated place (CDP) is a concentration of population defined by the United States Census Bureau for statistical purposes only.
CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
) 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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. These are situated on the Island of Five Mile Beach, a barrier island
Barrier islands are coastal landforms and a type of Dune, dune system that are exceptionally flat or lumpy areas of sand that form by wave and tidal action parallel to the mainland coast. They usually occur in chains, consisting of anything fro ...
facing the Atlantic Ocean
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. These Jersey Shore
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communities have relatively small year-round populations that swell significantly during the summer with vacationers.https://capemaycountynj.gov/DocumentCenter/View/363/Summer-Population-2011-PDF?, Cape May County, New Jersey. Accessed July 29, 2021.
While the communities have no shared governance (other than Cape May County), with each community reporting to a different local government, the term is often used to refer collectively to the area.
From north to south, the five communities are:
* 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 ...
( 2010 Census population: 4,041)DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for North Wildwood city, Cape May County, New Jersey,
United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed October 17, 2012.
* West Wildwood (pop. 603)DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for West Wildwood borough, Cape May County, New Jersey,
United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed October 17, 2012.
* Wildwood (pop. 5,325)DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Wildwood city, Cape May County, New Jersey,
United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed July 2, 2012.
* Wildwood Crest
Wildwood Crest is a borough in Cape May County, New Jersey. It is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area in the South Jersey region of the state. As of the 2020 United States census, the borough's population was 3,101, a decrease ...
(pop. 3,270)DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Wildwood Crest borough, Cape May County, New Jersey,
United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed July 24, 2012.
* Diamond Beach (pop. 136),DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Diamond Beach CDP, New Jersey,
United States Census Bureau
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. Accessed October 18, 2012. a census-designated place
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CDPs have been used in each decennial census since 1980 as the counterparts of incorporated places, such ...
in Lower Township
Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District
The Wildwoods is home to over 200motels
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, built during the Doo-Wop
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era of the 1950s and 1960s, in an area recognized by the state of New Jersey known as the ''Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District.'' The term ''doo-wop'' was coined by Cape May
Cape May consists of a peninsula and barrier island system in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It is roughly coterminous with Cape May County and runs southwards from the New Jersey mainland, separating Delaware Bay from the Atlantic Ocean. The so ...
's Mid-Atlantic Center For The Arts in the early 1990s to describe the unique, space-age architectural style, which is also referred to as the Googie
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or populuxe Populuxe was a consumer culture and aesthetic in the United States popular in the 1950s and 1960s. The term ''populuxe'' is a portmanteau of ''popular'' and ''luxury''.
The style evoked a sense of luxury with the design of consumer goods such as r ...
style.
See also
For other groups of similarly named municipalities in New Jersey, see: *The Amboys
The Amboys are a pair of municipalities in Middlesex County, New Jersey, both of which have the word ''Amboy'' in their name. The two municipalities are the City of Perth Amboy and the City of South Amboy, located across from each other on the R ...
*The Brunswicks
The Brunswicks are a group of four municipalities in Middlesex County, New Jersey, all of which have the word ''Brunswick'' in their name. New Brunswick, New Jersey, the first formed of the four, was named in 1730 after the British royal House of ...
*The Caldwells
The Caldwells are a group of three municipalities in Essex County, New Jersey, all of which have the word ''Caldwell'' in their name. All of these communities are named after the Reverend James Caldwell, a Patriot who played an active role suppo ...
*The Oranges
The Oranges are a group of four municipalities in Essex County, New Jersey, all of which have the word ''Orange'' in their name. The four municipalities are Orange, East Orange, South Orange and West Orange. All of these communities were n ...
*The Plainfields
The Plainfields are a group of three municipalities spanning the convergence of Somerset, Union, and Middlesex Counties in New Jersey, all of which have the word ''Plainfield'' in their name. They are the Borough of North Plainfield (Somerset Co ...
*The Ridgefields
The Ridgefields are a pair of municipalities in Bergen County, New Jersey, both of which have the word ''Ridgefield'' in their name. The two municipalities are the Borough of Ridgefield and the Village of Ridgefield Park.
Both municipalities had ...
References
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