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Cape May Point, New Jersey
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| Cape May Point, New Jersey | |
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| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Cape May |
| Area | |
| - Total | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²) |
| - Land | 0.3 sq mi (0.8 km²) |
| - Water | 0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) |
| Elevation | 10 ft (3 m) |
| Population (2000) | |
| - Total | 241 |
| - Density | 819.4/sq mi (316.4/km²) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| - Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 08212 |
| Area code(s) | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-10330GR2 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0875194GR3 |
Cape May Point is a borough located at the tip of the Cape May Peninsula in Cape May County. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. 241 permanent residents were counted during the United States 2000 Census. Cape May Point is home to the Cape May Lighthouse.
Cape May Point was called Stites Beach until 1876 when the name was changed to Seagrove.[1] It was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 19, 1878, from portions of Lower Township, based on the results of a referendum held three days earlier. It was reincorporated on August 19, 1891 and returned to Lower Township on April 8, 1896. Cape May Point re-emerged as an independent municipality on April 6, 1908, based on the results of a referendum held on April 21, 1908.[2]
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Cape May Point is located at (38.936896, -74.965264)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²), of which, 0.3 square miles (0.8 km²) of it is land and 0.04 square miles (0.1 km²) of it (6.45%) is water.
Cape May Point borders Lower Township, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Delaware Bay.
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 104 |
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| 1940 | 126 | 21.2% | |
| 1950 | 198 | 57.1% | |
| 1960 | 263 | 32.8% | |
| 1970 | 204 | -22.4% | |
| 1980 | 255 | 25.0% | |
| 1990 | 248 | -2.7% | |
| 2000 | 241 | -2.8% | |
| Est. 2006 | 230 | [3] | -4.6% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[4] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 241 people, 133 households, and 77 families residing in the borough. The population density was 819.4 people per square mile (320.9/km²). There were 501 housing units at an average density of 1,703.4/sq mi (667.0/km²). The racial makeup of the borough was 95.02% White, 2.07% African American, 0.41% Asian, and 2.49% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.66% of the population.
There were 133 households out of which 6.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.1% were married couples living together, 3.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 41.4% were non-families. 35.3% of all households were made up of individuals and 23.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 1.81 and the average family size was 2.27.
In the borough the population was spread out with 6.6% under the age of 18, 0.8% from 18 to 24, 10.4% from 25 to 44, 34.4% from 45 to 64, and 47.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 64 years. For every 100 females there were 95.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 89.1 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $55,313, and the median income for a family was $69,750. Males had a median income of $63,250 versus $30,833 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $52,689. None of the families and 1.7% of the population were living below the poverty line.
Modeled on an innovative commission form of government created to rebuild the city of Galveston, Texas after the devastating Hurricane of 1900, the passage of the Walsh Act in 1911 was based on the national attention to this new type of government organization. Of the 566 municipalities in New Jersey, 32 — including Cape May Point — use the Commissioner form of government.
In three-member Commissions, as in Cape May Point, the Departments of Public Affairs and Public Safety are combined, as are the Departments of Public Works and Parks and Public Property. Revenue and Finance is the third portfolio. The borough adopted this form of government in 1916.[5]
The Commissioners have the Executive, Administrative, Judicial, and Legislative powers over their respective departments. As a group, the Commissioners have complete control over all affairs of the municipality. Immediately following the election, the three Commissioners choose a mayor from among themselves. Mayoral duties include chairing municipal meetings and general oversight of community affairs.[6]
Current members of the Cape May Point Borough Commission are:[7]
- Malcolm Fraser - Mayor and Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property
- Joe Nietubicz - Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety
- Carl F. Schupp - Commissioner of Revenue and Finance
Cape May Point is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 1st Legislative District.[8]
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, Ventnor). 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 (2009) and Gerald M. Thornton (2007).[9]
Cape May Point is a non-operating school district, in that all students are sent to schools outside of the district.
For grades K-6, public school students attend Cape May City Elementary School in Cape May City, which serves 193 students. Students attend the school as part of a sending/receiving relationship.
For grades 7 - 12, public school students attend the schools of the Lower Cape May Regional School District, which serves students from Cape May City, Lower Township and West Cape May, along with students from Cape May Point. Schools in the district are Richard M. Teitelman School (grades 7 and 8) and Lower Cape May Regional High School (grades 9-12).
Notable current and former residents of cape May Point include:
- Bill Pilczuk, American swimmer.
- ^ Cape May County: Cape May Point, getnj.com. Accessed September 9, 2007.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 114.
- ^ Census data for Cape May Point borough, United States Census Bureau. Accessed August 10, 2007.
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, Workforce New Jersey Public Information Network. Accessed March 1, 2007.
- ^ The Commission Form of Municipal Government, p. 53. Accessed August 10, 2007.
- ^ Cape May Point: Form of Government, Borough of Cape May Point. Accessed June 16, 2006.
- ^ Cape May Point: Elected Officials, Borough of Cape May Point. Accessed March 6, 2007.
- ^ 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, New Jersey League of Women Voters, p. 55. Accessed August 30, 2006.
- ^ Freeholders Home Page, Cape May County. Accessed June 11, 2007.
- Cape May Point, New Jersey is at coordinates Coordinates:
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