MIDDLE TOWNSHIP, 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)."The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 114.
Cape May Court House, Rio Grande and Whitesboro-Burleigh are census-designated places and unincorporated areas located within Middle Township.

Contents

Geography

Demographics

Government

Local government

Federal, state and county representation

Education

Community

References

External links

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.

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.

Government

Local government

Middle 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.^[1]

Federal, state and county representation

Middle Township is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 1st Legislative District.^[2]

Education

The Middle Township Public Schools serve students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. The district has been categorized as "In Need of Improvement" under the terms of the No Child Left Behind Act.^[3]
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.

Community

Cape Regional Medical Center is located at 2 Stone Harbor Boulevard in Cape May Court House, and is the only hospital in Cape May County.

References

1. Township Committee, Middle Township. Accessed February 5, 2007.
2. 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 60. Accessed August 30, 2006.
3. DOE Finalizes "Districts In Need of Improvement" List, New Jersey Department of Education press release, April 20, 2005. Accessed July 22, 2007.

External links

★ Middle Township website

★ Middle Township Public Schools

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★ National Center for Education Statistics data for the Middle Township Public Schools