Marmora, New Jersey Explained

Marmora, New Jersey
Settlement Type:	Census-designated place
Pushpin Map:	USA New Jersey Cape May County#USA New Jersey#USA
Pushpin Label:	Marmora
Pushpin Map Caption:	Location in Cape May County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States
Pushpin Relief:	yes
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Cape May
Subdivision Type3:	Township
Subdivision Name3:	Upper
Area Footnotes:	^[1]
Area Total Km2:	5.22
Area Total Sq Mi:	2.02
Area Land Km2:	5.20
Area Water Km2:	0.02
Area Land Sq Mi:	2.01
Area Water Sq Mi:	0.01
Population As Of:	2020
Population Footnotes:	^[2]
Population Total:	2413
Population Density Sq Mi:	1201.69
Population Density Km2:	463.88
Elevation M:	7
Elevation Ft:	23
Coordinates:	39.2667°N -74.645°W
Postal Code Type:	ZIP Code
Postal Code:	08223
Blank Name:	FIPS code
Blank Info:	^[3]
Blank1 Name:	GNIS feature ID
Blank1 Info:	0878138
Unit Pref:	Imperial

Marmora is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)^[4] in Upper Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[5] It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its postal ZIP Code is 08223. Its 1990 population was approximately 4,420 persons.

A post office was established in 1890, with James Corson as the first postmaster.^[6]

Demographics

As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 2,413.^[2]

Education

Upper Township School District operates public schools for K-8. Upper Township Primary School and Upper Township Elementary School have Marmora addresses while Upper Township Middle School has a Petersburg address. Ocean City High School of Ocean City School District has high school students from Upper Township.

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

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden operates Bishop McHugh Regional School, a Catholic K-8 school, in Ocean View, Dennis Township,^[7] which has a Cape May Courthouse postal address.^[8] It is the parish school of Marmora/Woodbine Catholic Church and three other churches.^[9]

External links

• Marmora: an interactive aerial perspective from Virtual Earth
• Marmora: another aerial perspective from Virtual Earth
• The Upper Township Gazette, local community newspaper

Notes and References

1. Web site: ArcGIS REST Services Directory. United States Census Bureau. October 11, 2022.
2. https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3444280 Census Data Explorer: Marmora CDP, New Jersey
3. https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey
4. 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
5. http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search
6. Book: Stevens . Lewis Townsend . The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day . 1897 . Star of the Cape Publishing Co. . 469.
7. Web site: Leach. Ben. Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School in Ocean View opens doors to kindergartners, pre-K students. Press of Atlantic City. 2010-09-10. 2020-09-14. Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School in the Ocean View section of Dennis Township.
8. Web site: Zoning Map. Dennis Township. 2020-09-14. - Compare to the address: "2221 Rt. 9 North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210"
9. Web site: About. Bishop McHugh Regional School. 2020-09-14.