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
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Municipality | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1855 | 1860 | 1865 | 1870 | 1875 | 1880 | 1885 | 1890 | 1895 | 1900 | 1905 |
Anglesea | | | | | | | | | | | | | 161 | 247 | 161 | 400 |
Avalon | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 105 | 93 | 86 |
Cape May City | | | | | | 597 | | 599 | 1248 | 1201 | 1699 | 1610 | 2136 | 2452 | 2257 | 3006 |
Cape May Point | | | | | | | | | | | 198 | 200 | 167 | 136 | 153 | |
Dennis | | | 1513 | 1350 | 1604 | 1480 | 1558 | 2019 | 1640 | 1585 | 1812 | 1770 | 1707 | 2370 | 2778 | 1777 |
Holly Beach | | | | | | | | | | | | 210 | 217 | 300 | 569 | 1327 |
Lower | 862 | 1001 | 999 | 1133 | 1604 | 1302 | 1865 | 1355 | 1783 | 1480 | 1779 | 1208 | 1156 | 1063 | 1141 | 1336 |
Middle | 1106 | 1157 | 1366 | 1624 | 1884 | 2007 | 2155 | 2077 | 2195 | 2355 | 2575 | 2605 | 2368 | 2500 | 2191 | 2584 |
Ocean City | | | | | | | | | | | | 465 | 452 | 921 | 1307 | 1835 |
Sea Isle City | | | | | | | | | | | | 558 | 766 | 424 | 340 | 432 |
South Cape May | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 66 | 14 | 5 |
Upper | 1664 | 2107 | 1067 | 1217 | 1341 | 1549 | 1552 | 1575 | 1483 | 1569 | 1702 | 1500 | 1381 | 1420 | 1351 | 1350 |
West Cape May | | | | | | | | | | | | 618 | 757 | 742 | 696 | 902 |
Wildwood | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 109 | 150 | 500 |
Woodbine | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1850 |
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Total for County | 3632 | 4265 | 4945 | 5324 | 6433 | 6935 | 7130 | 7625 | 8349 | 8190 | 9765 | 10744 | 11268 | 12855 | 13201 | 17390 |
Population Data for Cape May County Municipalities, 1910 - 2000
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MUNICIPALITY | 1910 | 1915 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 |
Avalon borough | 230 | 323 | 197 | 343 | 313 | 428 | 695 | 1283 | 2162 | 1809 | 2143 |
Cape May city | 2471 | 2513 | 2999 | 2637 | 2583 | 3607 | 4477 | 4392 | 4853 | 4668 | 4034 |
Cape May Point borough | 162 | 170 | 121 | 104 | 126 | 198 | 263 | 204 | 255 | 248 | 241 |
Dennis township | 1751 | 1804 | 1639 | 1615 | 1877 | 1981 | 2327 | 2635 | 3989 | 5574 | 6492 |
Holly Beach | 1901 | | | | | | | | | | |
Lower township | 1188 | 1271 | 1096 | 1444 | 1693 | 2737 | 6332 | 10154 | 17105 | 20820 | 22945 |
Middle township | 2974 | 3383 | 2760 | 3430 | 3889 | 4599 | 6718 | 8725 | 11373 | 14771 | 16405 |
North Cape May* | | | | | | | | | | | |
North Wildwood city | 833 | 1088 | 807 | 2049 | 1921 | 3158 | 3598 | 3914 | 4714 | 5017 | 4935 |
Ocean City city | 1950 | 3721 | 2512 | 5525 | 4672 | 6040 | 7618 | 10575 | 13949 | 15512 | 15378 |
Sea Isle City city | 551 | 955 | 564 | 850 | 773 | 993 | 1393 | 1712 | 2644 | 2692 | 2835 |
South Cape May* | 7 | 19 | 10 | | | | | | | | |
Stone Harbor borough | | 459 | 159 | 363 | 383 | 670 | 834 | 1089 | 1187 | 1025 | 1128 |
Upper township | 1483 | 1589 | 1272 | 1657 | 1675 | 1922 | 2539 | 3413 | 6713 | 10681 | 12115 |
West Cape May borough | 844 | 1068 | 967 | 1048 | 934 | 897 | 1030 | 1005 | 1091 | 1026 | 1095 |
West Wildwood borough | | | | 178 | 146 | 237 | 207 | 235 | 360 | 453 | 448 |
Wildwood city | 898 | 3858 | 2790 | 5330 | 5150 | 5475 | 4690 | 4110 | 4913 | 4484 | 5436 |
Wildwood Crest borough | 103 | 317 | 161 | 738 | 661 | 1772 | 3011 | 3483 | 4149 | 3631 | 3980 |
Woodbine borough | 2399 | 1869 | 1406 | 2164 | 2111 | 2417 | 2823 | 2625 | 2809 | 2678 | 2716 |
CAPE MAY COUNTY | 19745 | 24407 | 19460 | 29486 | 28919 | 37131 | 48555 | 59554 | 82266 | 95089 | 102326 |
Percentages of Cape May County Population, 1810 - 1905
Municipality | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1855 | 1860 | 1865 | 1870 | 1875 | 1880 | 1885 | 1890 | 1895 | 1900 | 1905 |
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% |
Lower | 23.7% | 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% |
Middle | 30.5% | 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% |
Upper | 45.8% | 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% |
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Total for County | 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% | 100.0% |
Percentages of Cape May County Population, 1910 - 2000
MUNICIPALITY | 1910 | 1915 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 |
Avalon borough | 1.2% | 1.3% | 1.0% | 1.2% | 1.1% | 1.2% | 1.4% | 2.2% | 2.6% | 1.9% | 2.1% |
Cape May city | 12.5% | 10.3% | 15.4% | 8.9% | 8.9% | 9.7% | 9.2% | 7.4% | 5.9% | 4.9% | 3.9% |
Cape May Point borough | 0.8% | 0.7% | 0.6% | 0.4% | 0.4% | 0.5% | 0.5% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.3% | 0.2% |
Dennis township | 8.9% | 7.4% | 8.4% | 5.5% | 6.5% | 5.3% | 4.8% | 4.4% | 4.8% | 5.9% | 6.3% |
Holly Beach | 9.6% | | | | | | | | | | |
Lower township | 6.0% | 5.2% | 5.6% | 4.9% | 5.9% | 7.4% | 13.0% | 17.1% | 20.8% | 21.9% | 22.4% |
Middle township | 15.1% | 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 city | 4.2% | 4.5% | 4.1% | 6.9% | 6.6% | 8.5% | 7.4% | 6.6% | 5.7% | 5.3% | 4.8% |
Ocean City city | 9.9% | 15.2% | 12.9% | 18.7% | 16.2% | 16.3% | 15.7% | 17.8% | 17.0% | 16.3% | 15.0% |
Sea Isle City city | 2.8% | 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 township | 7.5% | 6.5% | 6.5% | 5.6% | 5.8% | 5.2% | 5.2% | 5.7% | 8.2% | 11.2% | 11.8% |
West Cape May borough | 4.3% | 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 city | 4.5% | 15.8% | 14.3% | 18.1% | 17.8% | 14.7% | 9.7% | 6.9% | 6.0% | 4.7% | 5.3% |
Wildwood Crest borough | 0.5% | 1.3% | 0.8% | 2.5% | 2.3% | 4.8% | 6.2% | 5.8% | 5.0% | 3.8% | 3.9% |
Woodbine borough | 12.1% | 7.7% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 6.5% | 5.8% | 4.4% | 3.4% | 2.8% | 2.7% |
CAPE MAY COUNTY | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% | 100.0% |
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