Villas, New Jersey

Villas, also known as the Villas, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Lower Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)
United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed January 13, 2013. The locality is also home to the community of Miami Beach. At the 2010 census, the CDP's population was 9,483.DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Villas CDP, New Jersey
United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 18, 2012.

Villas is served by ZIP code 08251, which extends northward of Miami Beach to encompass the Del Haven community of Middle Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of , including of land and of water (0.66%).US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990
United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 9,483 people, 3,896 households, and 2,567 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 5,849 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 93.49% (8,866) White, 1.95% (185) Black or African American, 0.17% (16) Native American, 0.33% (31) Asian, 0.06% (6) Pacific Islander, 1.76% (167) from other races, and 2.24% (212) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.18% (586) of the population.

Of the 3,896 households, 25.0% had children under the age of 18; 44.6% were married couples living together; 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.1% were non-families. Of all households, 28.5% were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.95.

22.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.8 males.

2000 census

At the 2000 census there were 9,064 people, 3,733 households, and 2,456 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 5,694 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.35% White, 1.19% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.86% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.41% of the population.DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Villas CDP, New Jersey
, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 18, 2012.

Of the 3,733 households 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 29.5% of households were one person and 15.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.

The age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.

The median household income was $33,563 and the median family income was $38,950. Males had a median income of $32,996 versus $21,723 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,696. About 8.3% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.

Education

Villas is served by Lower Township School District for primary grades and Lower Cape May Regional School District for secondary grades.

One of the Lower Township elementary school facilities, David C. Douglass Memorial Elementary School (pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten), is in Villas CDP.
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Memorial School, the former St. Raymond School, and the library are in the CDP. The other three elementary schools are in Cold Spring: Carl T. Mitnick (grades 1–2), Maud Abrams (grades 3–4), and Sandman Consolidated (grades 5–6). The LCMR schools (Richard Teitelman Middle and Lower Cape May Regional High School) are in the Erma area.

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 the Cape May Court House area.

Wildwood Catholic Academy (PreK-12) in North Wildwood, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, is the closest Catholic school. Villas CDP had its own Catholic K-8 school, St. Raymond's School, until 2007, when it merged into Our Lady Star of the Sea School in Cape May. In 2010 that school merged into Cape Trinity Regional School (PreK – 8) in North Wildwood. - The author was the principal of Our Lady Star of the Sea Regional School. That school in turn merged into Wildwood Catholic Academy in 2020.

Cape May County Library operates the Lower Township Library in Villas.

Religion

St. John Neumann Catholic Parish, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden has its primary worship site in Villas, at the former standalone church, St. Raymond Church.Hart, Joe
"Merger of Lower Township Parishes Finalized"
''Cape May County Herald'', May 21, 2010. Accessed June 23, 2024. "The two-year process of merging the parishes of St. John of God in this community and St. Raymond’s in Villas was finalized on Friday, May 21 by a decree from Camden Diocese Bishop Joseph Galante. The new consolidated Roman Catholic parish will be called St. John Neumann and will be located at the St. John of God Church. In addition, the St. Raymond Church will continue to be used as a worship site by the new parish." In 2008 the diocese announced that it would merge into St. John of God of North Cape May, and the merger occurred in 2010.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Villas include:
* Michael Linnington (born 1958), CEO of Wounded Warrior Project
* Steven Rappaport, performer with The Ran-Dells, which was a one-hit wonder with the song " Martian Hop".The Ran-Dells: Biography
AllMusic. Accessed October 18, 2012. "Steven Rappaport, Robert Rappaport, and John Spirt - three first cousins were the Ran-Dells. Home for Steven was Villas, NJ, Robert and John lived in Cape May, NJ."

References

External links

The Cape May Gazette Newspaper serving Villas

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Census-designated places in Cape May County, New Jersey
Census-designated places in New Jersey
Lower Township, New Jersey