Middle Township, New Jersey

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Middle Township highlighted in Cape May County. Inset map: Cape May County highlighted in the State of New Jersey.

Middle Township is a township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the United States 2000 Census, the township population was 16,405.

Middle Township was formed as a precinct on April 2, 1723, and was incorporated as one of New Jersey's initial 104 townships by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798.Portions of the township have been taken to form Anglesea Borough (on June 13, 1885; now North Wildwood City), Avalon Borough (April 18, 1892), Wildwood (May 1, 1895), Stone Harbor Borough (April 3, 1914) and West Wildwood (April 21, 1920).^[1]

Cape May Court House, Rio Grande and Whitesboro-Burleigh are census-designated places and unincorporated areas located within Middle Township.

[edit] Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 215.3 km² (83.1 mi²). 184.6 km² (71.3 mi²) of it is land and 30.6 km² (11.8 mi²) of it (14.23%) is water.

Middle Township borders Dennis Township, Sea Isle City, Avalon Borough, Stone Harbor Borough, North Wildwood City, Wildwood City, West Wildwood Borough, Lower Township, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Delaware Bay.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census² of 2000, there were 16,405 people, 6,009 households, and 4,218 families residing in the township. The population density was 88.9/km² (230.2/mi²). There were 7,510 housing units at an average density of 40.7/km² (105.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the township was 85.21% White, 10.86% African American, 0.23% Native American, 1.44% Asian, 0.02% Pacific Islander, 0.66% from other races, and 1.58% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.12% of the population.

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 per capita income for the township was $19,805. About 8.6% of families and 10.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.5% of those under age 18 and 10.6% of those age 65 or over.

[edit] Government

[edit] Local government

The township is governed by a three member township committee the chair of which serves as the mayor. The Township Committee consists of Mayor F. Nathan Doughty, Jr., Deputy Mayor Susan DeLanzo and Stephen Barry.^[4]

[edit] Federal, state and county representation

Middle Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 1st Legislative District.^[5]

New Jersey's Second Congressional District, covering all of Atlantic County, Cape May County, Cumberland County and Salem County and portions of Burlington County, Camden County and Gloucester County, is represented by Frank LoBiondo (R, Vineland). New Jersey is represented in the Senate by Frank Lautenberg (D, Cliffside Park) and Bob Menendez (D, Hoboken).

The 1st legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Nicholas Asselta (R) and in the Assembly by Nelson Albano (D, Vineland) and Jeff Van Drew (D, Dennis Township). The Governor of New Jersey is Jon Corzine (D, Hoboken).

Cape May County is governed by a five-member Board of Chosen Freeholders. Cape May County's Freeholders are Freeholder Director Daniel Beyel (term expires December 31, 2008), Freeholder Vice-Director Ralph E. Sheets, Jr. (2008), Ralph E. Bakley, Sr. (2007), Leonard C. Desiderio (2006) and Gerald M. Thornton (2007).

[edit] Education

The Middle Township Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth garde. Schools in the district are Middle Township Elementary School #1 for grades PreK-2, Middle Township Elementary School #2 for grades 3-5, Middle Township Middle School for grades 6-8, and Middle Township High School for grades 9-12. Students from Avalon, Dennis Township and Stone Harbor attend the district's high school as part of sending/receiving relationships.

[edit] Community

Burdette Tomlin Memorial Hospital is located at 2 Stone Harbor Boulevard in Cape May Court House, and is one of the only hospitals in Cape May County.

[edit] References

[edit] External links

• Middle Township website
• Middle Township Public Schools
• Middle Township Public Schools's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
• National Center for Education Statistics data for the Middle Township Public Schools

v • d • e Municipalities of Cape May County, New Jersey (County seat: Cape May Court House)
Boroughs	Avalon | Cape May Point | Stone Harbor | West Cape May | West Wildwood | Wildwood Crest | Woodbine
Cities	Cape May | North Wildwood | Ocean City | Sea Isle City | Wildwood
Townships	Dennis Township | Lower Township | Middle Township | Upper Township
CDPs and communities	Cape May Court House | Diamond Beach | Erma | Marmora | North Cape May | Strathmere | Rio Grande | Villas | Whitesboro-Burleigh