Belleplain, New Jersey Explained

Official Name:Belleplain, New Jersey
Settlement Type:Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:USA New Jersey Cape May County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:Belle Plain
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in Cape May County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:yes
Coordinates:39.2603°N -74.8737°W
Subdivision Type:Country
Subdivision Name: United States
Subdivision Type1:State
Subdivision Type2:County
Subdivision Name2:Cape May
Subdivision Type3:Township
Subdivision Name3:Dennis
Unit Pref:Imperial
Area Footnotes:[1]
Area Total Km2:19.04
Area Total Sq Mi:7.35
Area Land Km2:19.01
Area Land Sq Mi:7.34
Area Water Km2:0.03
Area Water Sq Mi:0.01
Area Water Percent:0.15
Elevation Footnotes:[2]
Elevation M:13
Elevation Ft:43
Population Footnotes:[3]
Population Total:614
Population As Of:2020
Population Density Km2:32.30
Population Density Sq Mi:83.66
Timezone:Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:−05:00
Timezone Dst:Eastern (EDT)
Utc Offset Dst:−04:00
Postal Code Type:ZIP Code
Postal Code:08270 - Woodbine[4]
Area Code:609
Blank Name:FIPS code
Blank Info:[5] [6] [7]
Blank1 Name:GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:02629044[8]

Belleplain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[9] located within Dennis Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[10] As of the 2010 United States census, the CDP's population was 597.[11]

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, Belleplain had a total area of 7.405 square miles (19.178 km2), including 7.394 square miles (19.150 km2) of land and 0.011 square miles (0.029 km2) of water (0.15%).[5] [12]

Demographics

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 597 people, 218 households, and 171 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 230 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 95.48% (570) White, 0.67% (4) Black or African American, 0.34% (2) Native American, 0.17% (1) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 1.01% (6) from other races, and 2.35% (14) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.18% (19) of the population.[11]

Of the 218 households, 26.6% had children under the age of 18; 61.0% were married couples living together; 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 21.6% were non-families. Of all households, 16.1% were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.02.[11]

21.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.7 males.[11]

Education

As with other parts of Dennis Township, the area is zoned to Dennis Township Public Schools (for grades K-8) and Middle Township Public Schools (for high school). The latter operates Middle Township High School.

Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
  2. , Geographic Names Information System. Accessed October 18, 2012.
  3. https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3404660 Census Data Explorer: Belleplain CDP, New Jersey
  4. http://tools.usps.com/go/ZipLookupResultsAction!input.action?resultMode=0&city=Belleplain&state=NJ Look Up a ZIP Code for Belleplain, NJ
  5. http://www2.census.gov/geo/docs/maps-data/data/gazetteer/2010_place_list_34.txt Gazetteer of New Jersey Places
  6. https://www.census.gov U.S. Census website
  7. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
  8. http://geonames.usgs.gov US Board on Geographic Names
  9. https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020
  10. https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32)
  11. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3404660 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Belleplain CDP, New Jersey
  12. https://www.census.gov/geographies/reference-files/time-series/geo/gazetteer-files.html US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990