Middle Township, New Jersey

Middle Township, New Jersey
Middle Township, New Jersey
Township
	Thomas Beesley Jr. House in Middle Township, May 2010
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	Location of Middle Township in Cape May County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Cape May County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
	Census Bureau map of Middle Township, New Jersey
	Middle Township Location in Cape May County Middle Township Location in New Jersey Middle Township Location in the United States
	Coordinates: 39°05′36″N 74°50′20″W / 39.093265°N 74.838922°W
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Cape May
Formed	April 2, 1723
Incorporated	February 21, 1798
Government
• Type	Township
• Body	Township Committee
• Mayor	Timothy C. Donohue (R, term ends December 31, 2023)
• Administrator	Kimberly Osmundsen
• Municipal clerk	Kimberly Osmundsen
Area
• Total	82.92 sq mi (214.77 km2)
• Land	70.24 sq mi (181.92 km2)
• Water	12.69 sq mi (32.86 km2) 15.30%
• Rank	8th of 565 in state; 1st of 16 in county
Elevation	16 ft (5 m)
Population (2020)
• Total	20,380
• Estimate (2022)	20,533
• Rank	135th of 565 in state; 2nd of 16 in county
• Density	290.2/sq mi (112.0/km2)
• Rank	477th of 565 in state; 13th of 16 in county
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08210 – Cape May Court House
Area code	609
FIPS code	3400945810
GNIS feature ID	0882045
Website	www.middletownship.com

Middle Township is a township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area.^[19] As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 20,380,^[9]^[10] an increase of 1,469 (+7.8%) from the 2010 census count of 18,911,^[20]^[21] which in turn reflected an increase of 2,506 (+15.3%) from the 16,405 counted in the 2000 census.^[22] The township's Cape May Court House section is the county seat of Cape May County.^[23]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.
^ US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
^ Cite error: The named reference Administration was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, Theron "Ike" Gandy is incorrectly listed as mayor.
^ Directory, Middle Township. Accessed May 6, 2022.
^ Clerk / Registrar, Middle Township. Accessed May 6, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference DataBook was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Middle, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.
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^ ^a ^b Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.
^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Cape May Court House, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 17, 2012.
^ Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 24, 2013.
^ Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Cape May Court House, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 24, 2013.
^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.
^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 22, 2022.
^ Cite error: The named reference Census2010 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.
^ New Jersey County Map, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017.

[CensusArea-1] 2019 Census Gazetteer Files: New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 1, 2020.

[GR1-2] US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[Administration-3] Cite error: The named reference Administration was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[4] 2023 New Jersey Mayors Directory, New Jersey Department of Community Affairs, updated February 8, 2023. Accessed February 10, 2023. As of date accessed, Theron "Ike" Gandy is incorrectly listed as mayor.

[5] Directory, Middle Township. Accessed May 6, 2022.

[6] Clerk / Registrar, Middle Township. Accessed May 6, 2022.

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[8] U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Township of Middle, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed March 8, 2013.

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[LWD2020Density-12] Population Density by County and Municipality: New Jersey, 2020 and 2021, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed March 1, 2023.

[13] Look Up a ZIP Code for Cape May Court House, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 17, 2012.

[14] Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed September 24, 2013.

[15] Area Code Lookup - NPA NXX for Cape May Court House, NJ, Area-Codes.com. Accessed September 24, 2013.

[GR2-16] U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[17] Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed April 1, 2022.

[GR3-18] US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.

[19] New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 22, 2022.

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[22] Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed May 1, 2023.

[CountyMap-23] New Jersey County Map, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed July 10, 2017.

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