Municipalities in Cape May County, New Jersey
Population Data up through 1905
Population Data after 1905
Population Percentages up through 1905
Population Percentages after 1905

Population Data for Cape May County Municipalities, 1810 - 1905

(click here for South Jersey County data)


Municipality1810182018301840185018551860186518701875188018851890189519001905
Anglesea            161247161400
Avalon             1059386
Cape May City     597 59912481201169916102136245222573006
Cape May Point          198200167136153 
Dennis  15131350160414801558201916401585181217701707237027781777
Holly Beach           2102173005691327
Lower86210019991133160413021865135517831480177912081156106311411336
Middle1106115713661624188420072155207721952355257526052368250021912584
Ocean City           46545292113071835
Sea Isle City           558766424340432
South Cape May             66145
Upper1664210710671217134115491552157514831569170215001381142013511350
West Cape May           618757742696902
Wildwood             109150500
Woodbine               1850
                 
Total for County363242654945532464336935713076258349819097651074411268128551320117390


Population Data for Cape May County Municipalities, 1910 - 2000

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MUNICIPALITY19101915192019301940195019601970198019902000
Avalon borough2303231973433134286951283216218092143
Cape May city24712513299926372583360744774392485346684034
Cape May Point borough162170121104126198263204255248241
Dennis township17511804163916151877198123272635398955746492
Holly Beach1901          
Lower township118812711096144416932737633210154171052082022945
Middle township29743383276034303889459967188725113731477116405
North Cape May*           
North Wildwood city833108880720491921315835983914471450174935
Ocean City city195037212512552546726040761810575139491551215378
Sea Isle City city55195556485077399313931712264426922835
South Cape May*71910        
Stone Harbor borough 4591593633836708341089118710251128
Upper township1483158912721657167519222539341367131068112115
West Cape May borough8441068967104893489710301005109110261095
West Wildwood borough   178146237207235360453448
Wildwood city8983858279053305150547546904110491344845436
Wildwood Crest borough103317161738661177230113483414936313980
Woodbine borough23991869140621642111241728232625280926782716
CAPE MAY COUNTY19745244071946029486289193713148555595548226695089102326


Percentages of Cape May County Population, 1810 - 1905

Municipality1810182018301840185018551860186518701875188018851890189519001905
Anglesea            1.4%1.9%1.2%2.3%
Avalon             0.8%0.7%0.5%
Cape May City     8.6% 7.9%14.9%14.7%17.4%15.0%19.0%19.1%17.1%17.3%
Cape May Point          2.0%1.9%1.5%1.1%1.2% 
Dennis  30.6%25.4%24.9%21.3%21.9%26.5%19.6%19.4%18.6%16.5%15.1%18.4%21.0%10.2%
Holly Beach           2.0%1.9%2.3%4.3%7.6%
Lower23.7%23.5%20.2%21.3%24.9%18.8%26.2%17.8%21.4%18.1%18.2%11.2%10.3%8.3%8.6%7.7%
Middle30.5%27.1%27.6%30.5%29.3%28.9%30.2%27.2%26.3%28.8%26.4%24.2%21.0%19.4%16.6%14.9%
Ocean City           4.3%4.0%7.2%9.9%10.6%
Sea Isle City           5.2%6.8%3.3%2.6%2.5%
South Cape May             0.5%0.1%0.0%
Upper45.8%49.4%21.6%22.9%20.8%22.3%21.8%20.7%17.8%19.2%17.4%14.0%12.3%11.0%10.2%7.8%
West Cape May           5.8%6.7%5.8%5.3%5.2%
Wildwood             0.8%1.1%2.9%
Woodbine               10.6%
                 
Total for County100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%

Percentages of Cape May County Population, 1910 - 2000

MUNICIPALITY19101915192019301940195019601970198019902000
Avalon borough1.2%1.3%1.0%1.2%1.1%1.2%1.4%2.2%2.6%1.9%2.1%
Cape May city12.5%10.3%15.4%8.9%8.9%9.7%9.2%7.4%5.9%4.9%3.9%
Cape May Point borough0.8%0.7%0.6%0.4%0.4%0.5%0.5%0.3%0.3%0.3%0.2%
Dennis township8.9%7.4%8.4%5.5%6.5%5.3%4.8%4.4%4.8%5.9%6.3%
Holly Beach9.6%          
Lower township6.0%5.2%5.6%4.9%5.9%7.4%13.0%17.1%20.8%21.9%22.4%
Middle township15.1%13.9%14.2%11.6%13.4%12.4%13.8%14.7%13.8%15.5%16.0%
North Cape May*           
North Wildwood city4.2%4.5%4.1%6.9%6.6%8.5%7.4%6.6%5.7%5.3%4.8%
Ocean City city9.9%15.2%12.9%18.7%16.2%16.3%15.7%17.8%17.0%16.3%15.0%
Sea Isle City city2.8%3.9%2.9%2.9%2.7%2.7%2.9%2.9%3.2%2.8%2.8%
South Cape May*0.0%0.1%0.1%        
Stone Harbor borough 1.9%0.8%1.2%1.3%1.8%1.7%1.8%1.4%1.1%1.1%
Upper township7.5%6.5%6.5%5.6%5.8%5.2%5.2%5.7%8.2%11.2%11.8%
West Cape May borough4.3%4.4%5.0%3.6%3.2%2.4%2.1%1.7%1.3%1.1%1.1%
West Wildwood borough   0.6%0.5%0.6%0.4%0.4%0.4%0.5%0.4%
Wildwood city4.5%15.8%14.3%18.1%17.8%14.7%9.7%6.9%6.0%4.7%5.3%
Wildwood Crest borough0.5%1.3%0.8%2.5%2.3%4.8%6.2%5.8%5.0%3.8%3.9%
Woodbine borough12.1%7.7%7.2%7.3%7.3%6.5%5.8%4.4%3.4%2.8%2.7%
CAPE MAY COUNTY100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%100.0%


The data for these tables were obtained from multiple sources and so there are some inconsistencies in municipality names and listing order between the two tables. Where a name of a municipality changed within a table's date-period I have listed it under its more modern name and put the earlier name after a slash.

Census data prior to 1910 were obtained from the print publication: New Jersey. Dept. of State, Compendium of censuses 1726-1905

Census data prior from 1930 to 1990 were obtained from the following page on the New Jersey Department of Labor website: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/1990/poptrd6.htm. Thanks to Ed Fox for telling me about this resource. Exploring that DoL website I found the following page with additional resources: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2kpub/census2kpub_index.html, including this very useful report: http://lwd.dol.state.nj.us/labor/lpa/census/2kpub/njsdcp3.pdf.

Census data for all other years (i.e., 1910, 1915, 1920 and 2000) were obtained from the annual New Jersey Legislative Manuals. These manuals have been scanned into a PDF format and are available online up to the year 1922 at the site archive.org. Here is a link to the 1922 edition in multiple formats: http://www.archive.org/details/manualoflegislat1922mull. 1915 appears to be the last year for a mid-decade census of New Jersey.

* Note that North Cape May and South Cape May are listed in the NJ Legislative Manual as having population of 5 and 6 respectively in 1930. These two tiny municipalities, which were both returned to Lower Township in 1945 are not included in the statistics at the NJ Department of Labor site.


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