Wildwood Crest, New Jersey
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Wildwood Crest is a Walsh Act borough in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the United States 2000 Census, the borough population was 3,980.
The area of the borough was first developed by Philip B. Baker in the 1900s as a southern addition to the resort of Wildwood, with the first houses going up in 1906.
Wildwood Crest was incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on April 6, 1910, from portions of Lower Township.[1]
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[edit] Geography
Wildwood Crest is located at (38.972464, -74.838365)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the borough has a total area of 3.4 km² (1.3 mi²). 3.0 km² (1.1 mi²) of it is land and 0.4 km² (0.2 mi²) of it (11.45%) is water.
Wildwood Crest borders Lower Township, Wildwood City, and the Atlantic Ocean.
Wildwood Crest and its neighboring towns of West Wildwood, North Wildwood, and Wildwood make up "The Wildwoods" resort, a popular vacation destination for those living in all parts of New Jersey as well as within the New York City and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania metropolitan areas. Unlike its sister communities of Wildwood and North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest is generally set apart from the all-hours excitement that the resort area is known for. Many vacationers will find some of the quietest and most undisturbed beach space.
[edit] Demographics
| Historical populations | |||
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| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1930 | 738 |
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| 1940 | 661 | -10.4% | |
| 1950 | 1,772 | 168.1% | |
| 1960 | 3,011 | 69.9% | |
| 1970 | 3,483 | 15.7% | |
| 1980 | 4,149 | 19.1% | |
| 1990 | 3,631 | -12.5% | |
| 2000 | 3,980 | 9.6% | |
| Est. 2005 | 3,872 | [2] | -2.7% |
| Population 1930 - 1990[3] | |||
As of the censusGR2 of 2000, there were 3,980 people, 1,833 households, and 1,114 families residing in the borough. The population density was 1,336.2/km² (3,453.9/mi²). There were 4,862 housing units at an average density of 1,632.4/km² (4,219.3/mi²). The racial makeup of the borough was 94.87% White, 1.23% African American, 0.10% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 2.21% from other races, and 1.11% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 4.22% of the population.
There were 1,833 households out of which 20.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 45.7% were married couples living together, 11.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 39.2% were non-families. 34.6% of all households were made up of individuals and 18.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.17 and the average family size was 2.76.
In the borough the population was spread out with 18.2% under the age of 18, 5.9% from 18 to 24, 23.8% from 25 to 44, 26.6% from 45 to 64, and 25.5% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 47 years. For every 100 females there were 87.2 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 84.4 males.
The median income for a household in the borough was $36,579, and the median income for a family was $47,462. Males had a median income of $42,727 versus $27,500 for females. The per capita income for the borough was $23,741. About 4.4% of families and 6.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.1% of those under age 18 and 6.9% of those age 65 or over.
[edit] Government
[edit] Local government
Wildwood Crest is governed under the Walsh Act by a three-member commission consisting of:[4]
- Mayor Carl Groon - Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety
- Don Cabrera - Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property
- Joyce Gould - Commissioner of Revenue and Finance
[edit] Federal, state and county representation
Wildwood Crest is in the Second Congressional District and is part of New Jersey's 1st Legislative District.[5]
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, Vineland). 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 (2006) and Gerald M. Thornton (2007).
[edit] Education
Students in Kindergarten through eighth grade attend Crest Memorial School.
For grades 9-12, students from Wildwood Crest attend Wildwood High School in Wildwood as part of a sending/receiving relationship with the Wildwood Public School District.
[edit] Noted residents
Noted current and former residents of Wildwood Crest include:
- Aliki Brandenberg, children's literature author, was born in Wildwood Crest.
[edit] References
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 116.
- ^ Census data for Wildwood Crest borough, United States Census Bureau, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Jersey Resident Population by Municipality: 1930 - 1990, accessed March 1, 2007
- ^ Wildwood Crest Borough Commissioners, accessed March 11, 2007
- ^ League of Women Voters: 2006 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government, p. 66, accessed August 30, 2006
[edit] External links
- Wildwood Crest homepage
- Crest Memorial School
- Crest Memorial School's 2005-06 School Report Card from the New Jersey Department of Education
- National Center for Education Statistics data for the Crest Memorial School
- Wildwood Crest history
- Maps and aerial photos
- Street map from Google Maps, or Yahoo! Maps, or Windows Live Local
- Satellite image from Google Maps, Windows Live Local, WikiMapia
- Topographic map from TopoZone
- Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
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(County seat: Cape May Court House) |
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| Boroughs | Avalon | Cape May Point | Stone Harbor | West Cape May | West Wildwood | Wildwood Crest | Woodbine |  |
| Cities | Cape May | North Wildwood | Ocean City | Sea Isle City | Wildwood | |
| 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 | |
