Cape May Court House, New Jersey

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Map of Cape May Court House CDP in Cape May County

Cape May Court House is a census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Middle Township, in Cape May County, New Jersey. It is part of the 'Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area'. As of the United States 2000 Census, the CDP population was 4,704. It is the county seat of Cape May County and serves as the principal administrative hub for the township.

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] Geography

Cape May Court House is located at 39°4′50″N, 74°49′28″W (39.080425, -74.824428)^GR1.

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 23.6 km² (9.1 mi²). 23.3 km² (9.0 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.1 mi²) of it (1.54%) is water.

[edit] Demographics

As of the census^GR2 of 2000, there were 4,704 people, 1,732 households, and 1,221 families residing in the CDP. The population density was 202.3/km² (524.1/mi²). There were 2,086 housing units at an average density of 89.7/km² (232.4/mi²). The racial makeup of the CDP was 84.35% White, 10.88% African American, 0.19% Native American, 2.70% Asian, 0.06% Pacific Islander, 0.40% from other races, and 1.40% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1.57% of the population.

There were 1,732 households out of which 31.3% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 54.4% were married couples living together, 11.8% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.5% were non-families. 24.9% of all households were made up of individuals and 12.1% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.56 and the average family size was 3.07.

In the CDP the population was spread out with 23.9% under the age of 18, 6.3% from 18 to 24, 25.8% from 25 to 44, 24.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.8% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41 years. For every 100 females there were 86.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81.4 males.

The median income for a household in the CDP was $48,902, and the median income for a family was $56,707. Males had a median income of $39,848 versus $28,043 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $21,541. About 5.3% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 12.1% of those under age 18 and 4.4% of those age 65 or over.

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	Municipalities of Cape May County, New Jersey (County Seat: Cape May Court House) This box: view • talk • edit
Boroughs	Avalon \| Cape May Point \| Stone Harbor \| West Cape May \| West Wildwood \| Wildwood Crest \| Woodbine
Cities	North Wildwood \| Ocean City \| Sea Isle City \| Wildwood
Town	Cape May
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