South Cape May, New Jersey
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| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 14 |
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| 1910 | 7 | -50.0% | |
| 1920 | 10 | 42.9% | |
| source: [1] | |||
South Cape May was a borough that existed in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States, from 1894 to 1945. First settled in 1840, it contained a Lucy-type elephant named Light of Asia.
The borough was formed on August 27, 1894, from portions of Lower Township, based on the results of a referendum held six days earlier.[2]
The borough was badly wrecked by the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane, which hit in September of that year.[3] After the hurricane, the borough was dissolved as of April 30, 1945, and returned to Lower Township.
The remaining land not underwater is part of a bird sanctuary.
[edit] References
- ^ Wm. C. Hunt, Chief Statistician for Population. Fourteenth Census of The United States: 1920; Population: New Jersey; Number of inhabitants, by counties and minor civil divisions (ZIP). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on 2007-03-21.
- ^ "The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968", John P. Snyder, Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 115.
- ^ Cape May History, accessed February 11, 2007
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