Dorothy, New Jersey Explained

Dorothy, New Jersey
Settlement Type:	Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:	USA New Jersey Atlantic County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:	Dorothy
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location within Atlantic County. Inset: Location of Atlantic County within New Jersey.
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Atlantic
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Weymouth
Population As Of:	2020
Population Footnotes:	^[1]
Population Total:	1057
Elevation M:	22
Elevation Ft:	72
Coordinates:	39.4006°N -74.8239°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP Code
Postal Code:	08317^[2]
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	^[3]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	0875947
Unit Pref:	Imperial
Area Footnotes:	^[4]
Area Total Km2:	15.13
Area Total Sq Mi:	5.84
Area Land Km2:	15.13
Area Water Km2:	0.00
Area Land Sq Mi:	5.84
Area Water Sq Mi:	0.00
Population Density Sq Mi:	180.96
Population Density Km2:	69.87

Dorothy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place^[5] located in Weymouth Township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[6] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08317.^[2]

As of the 2010 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08317 was 1,344.^[7]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population of the area was 1,057.^[1]

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Dorothy include:

• Frances Edelstein (1926–2018), businesswoman who ran the Cafe Edison in New York City's Theater District, together with her husband^[8]
• Kathleen Karr (1946–2017), young adult and children's novelist.^[9]
• Rhoda Scott (born 1938), soul jazz organist and singer^[10]

Notes and References

1. https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3418040 Census Data Explorer: Dorothy CDP, New Jersey
2. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/njzips.htm Zip Codes
3. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
4. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
5. 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
6. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
7. http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/8600000US08317 DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 08317
8. https://sites.rutgers.edu/jewish-agriculture/a-world-of-jewish-farming/united-states/ Jewish Agriculturalism in the United States: A World of Jewish Farming
9. Kantor, Emma. "Obituary: Kathleen Karr",Publishers Weekly, December 12, 2017. Accessed September 29, 2022. "Karr was born on April 21, 1946, in Allentown, Pa., and raised in Dorothy, N.J., where her family owned a chicken farm."
10. Wilkins, Tim. "Master musician Rhoda Scott is back in Jersey, and back in school", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com / The Star-Ledger, December 2, 2011. Accessed March 7, 2023. "Scott has a gift for understatement. The Atlantic County native — she grew up in the Dorothy section of Weymouth Township — has lived in Paris for 43 years, and since she is one of her instrument’s greatest players, it’s big news that she is back."