South Cape May, New Jersey
| Historical populations |
| Census |
Pop. |
|
%± |
| 1900 |
14 |
|
—
|
| 1910 |
7 |
|
−50.0% |
| 1920 |
10 |
|
42.9% |
| 1930 |
6 |
|
−40.0% |
| source: [1]1910-1930[2] |
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.[3]
The borough was badly wrecked by the 1944 Great Atlantic Hurricane, which hit in September of that year.[4] 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.
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). United States Census Bureau. http://www2.census.gov/prod2/decennial/documents/41084506no553.zip. Retrieved 2007-03-21.
- ^ "Fifteenth Census of the United States : 1930 - Population Volume I", United States Census Bureau, p. 715. Accessed December 5, 2011.
- ^ "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 Archived February 3, 2007 at the Wayback Machine