Upper Township, Cape May County

State Plan Planning Areas (2001)

ACRESCenter NameCenter TypePlanning Area DescriptionPlanning Area NumberSQMI
9414.49MUNICIPAL PARK ENDORSE614.7107
0.32SeavilleDTENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE50.0005
0.02PetersburgDVPINELANDS100.0000
46.62Marmora-Palermo-Beas. PtDTMUNICIPAL PARK ENDORSE60.0728
9025.41ENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE514.1022
2.38PetersburgDVMUNICIPAL PARK ENDORSE60.0038
13.09SeavilleDTMUNICIPAL PARK ENDORSE60.0204
8.02PetersburgDVENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE50.0126
33.15Marmora-Palermo-Beas. PtDTENVIRONMENTALLY SENSITIVE50.0518
93.16TuckahoeDVRURAL40.1456
275.04ENV. SENSITIVE BARRIER IS520.4298
640.70PetersburgDVRURAL41.0011
1479.86RURAL42.3123
1610.40SUBURBAN22.5163
1775.59SeavilleDTSUBURBAN22.7744
2054.24Marmora-Palermo-Beas. PtDTSUBURBAN23.2098
14276.02PINELANDS1022.3063

Pinelands Management Areas (2007)

ACRESCOUNTYMUNINational/State ReservationPMA Descriptive NameSQMITown or Village Name
29553.71CAPE MAYUPPER TWP46.18
1876.78CAPE MAYUPPER TWPNSRural Development Area2.93
11675.57CAPE MAYUPPER TWPNSForest Area18.24
1.94CAPE MAYUPPER TWPNRRural Development Area0.00
5.16CAPE MAYUPPER TWPNRForest Area0.01
333.32CAPE MAYUPPER TWPNSPinelands Village0.52PETERSBURG
148.48CAPE MAYUPPER TWPNSPinelands Town0.23WOODBINE
234.63CAPE MAYUPPER TWPNSPinelands Village0.37TUCKAHOE

Mayor and Government

FieldValue
AddressPost Office Box 205
CityTuckahoe
StateNJ
ZIP Code08250
Phone Number(609) 628-2011
Fax Number(609) 628-1839
Mayor's NameRichard Palombo
Term Start2008-01-01
Term End2009-12-31

Placenames

CLASSCOORDSELEVATIONFEATUREIDNAMEQUAD
Military (Historical)View Map42089746Palermo Air Force Station (historical)Sea Isle City
SchoolView Map102333348Upper Township Elementary SchoolMarmora
SchoolView Map8873961Township Middle SchoolMarmora
StreamView Map0873962Sluice CreekMarmora
StreamView Map6873963Bridge CreekMarmora
LocaleView Map1873964Mosquito LandingMarmora
SchoolView Map10873966Township SchoolMarmora
StreamView Map0874168Sluice CreekMarmora
StreamView Map1874169Bridge CreekMarmora
StreamView Map0874453Back RunTuckahoe
StreamView Map0874482Banks CreekMarmora
BridgeView Map0874525Bascule BridgeSea Isle City
Populated PlaceView Map9874641Beesleys PointMarmora
ForestView Map9874649Belleplain State ForestTuckahoe
StreamView Map0874664Ben Elders CreekMarmora
ChannelView Map0874666Ben Hands ThorofareSea Isle City
IslandView Map0874793Blackman IslandSea Isle City
StreamView Map0874837Bog Branch CreekMarmora
ChannelView Map0875050Burroughs HoleSea Isle City
Populated PlaceView Map3875315Cedar SpringsSea Isle City
StreamView Map1875319Cedar Swamp CreekMarmora
BayView Map0875660Corson SoundSea Isle City
IslandView Map0875902Devils IslandSea Isle City
StreamView Map0876115Edward CreekSea Isle City
GutView Map0876372Flat CreekSea Isle City
StreamView Map0876373Flat CreekMarmora
StreamView Map0876374Flat CreekMarmora
CapeView Map1876661Golders PointOcean City
Populated PlaceView Map6876798GreenfieldSea Isle City
StreamView Map0876891Halfway CreekMarmora
StreamView Map0877281Hughes CreekMarmora
StreamView Map0877399Jacobs CreekMarmora
StreamView Map0877459Job CreekMarmora
BayView Map0877982Ludlam BaySea Isle City
StreamView Map0877984Ludlam CreekMarmora
ChannelView Map0878033Main ChannelSea Isle City
Populated PlaceView Map7878138MarmoraMarmora
StreamView Map0878148Marshalls CreekSea Isle City
Populated PlaceView Map4878150MarshallvilleTuckahoe
ChannelView Map1878305Middle ThorofareSea Isle City
Populated PlaceView Map9878317MiddletownMarmora
StreamView Map3878347Mill CreekSea Isle City
StreamView Map2878348Mill CreekMarmora
StreamView Map0878350Mill CreekTuckahoe
StreamView Map0878374Miller CreekMarmora
StreamView Map1878413Mirey RunMarmora
StreamView Map1878689Narrows CreekMarmora
StreamView Map0879033Otter CreekMarmora
Populated PlaceView Map6879097PalermoSea Isle City
ChurchView Map9879098Palermo ChurchMarmora
BayView Map0879187Peck BayOcean City
Populated PlaceView Map10879255PetersburgMarmora
StreamView Map0879860Run CreekSea Isle City
StreamView Map0880291Schooner CreekMarmora
CemeteryView Map6880449Seaside CemeterySea Isle City
Populated PlaceView Map7880453SeavilleSea Isle City
ChurchView Map3880455Seaville ChurchSea Isle City
IslandView Map1880468Sedge IslandSea Isle City
Populated PlaceView Map9880869SteelmantownTuckahoe
Populated PlaceView Map1880969StrathmereSea Isle City
BayView Map0880970Strathmere BaySea Isle City
StreamView Map2881091Tarkiln BrookTuckahoe
ChurchView Map9881250Trinity ChurchMarmora
Populated PlaceView Map6881277TuckahoeTuckahoe
ReservoirView Map1881279Tuckahoe LakeMarmora
StreamView Map0881280Tuckahoe RiverMarmora
ChannelView Map0881375Upland ThorofareSea Isle City
ChurchView Map11881670Wesley ChurchMarmora
GutView Map2881760Whale CreekSea Isle City
ChannelView Map1881852Willis ThorofareMarmora
StreamView Map0883090Ground CreekMarmora
DamView Map1884066Tuckahoe DamMarmora
BayView Map0884400Corson InletSea Isle City
TowerView Map8884588WIBG-AM (Ocean City)Sea Isle City
TowerView Map8884624WSLT-FM (Ocean City)Sea Isle City
TowerView Map1884625WKTU-FM (Ocean City)Sea Isle City

Historic Population

FieldValue
MUNIUPPER TWP
COUNTYCAPE MAY
ACRES43829.59
Square Miles68.48
1930 Population1657
1940 Population1675
1950 Population1922
1960 Population2539
1970 Population3413
1980 Population6713
1990 Population10681
Total Population12115
1930 Density26.2
1940 Density26.5
1950 Density30.4
1960 Density40.2
1970 Density54
1980 Density106.3
1990 Density169.1
PDEN00176.9130

Employment Statistics (2003)

1st Quarter Employment2nd Quarter Employment3rd Quarter Employment4th Quarter EmploymentAverage Annual Employment Average Annual WagesAverage UnitsAverage Weekly WagesStatistic TypeTotal Wages
3510405835573276358836301475698TOTAL - ALL COVERED UI & UCFE130264545
3132363331802887322135732470687TOTAL - PRIVATE SECTOR115084757
361407361371350411372791TOTAL - LOCAL GOVT14411609
1011101010430761828TOTAL - STATE GOVT441530
77687461152887TOTAL - FEDERAL GOVT326649

Land Use (2002)

ACRESLABEL02LU02
683.45RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE UNIT, MEDIUM DENSITY1120
1542.34RESIDENTIAL, SINGLE UNIT, LOW DENSITY1130
1073.57RESIDENTIAL, RURAL, SINGLE UNIT1140
282.84COMMERCIAL/SERVICES1200
106.41INDUSTRIAL1300
261.53TRANSPORTATION/COMMUNICATION/UTILITIES1400
147.84MAJOR ROADWAY1410
5.13BRIDGE OVER WATER1419
120.92WETLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY1461
233.78OTHER URBAN OR BUILT-UP LAND1700
3.81PHRAGMITES DOMINATE URBAN AREA1741
425.84RECREATIONAL LAND1800
815.49CROPLAND AND PASTURELAND2100
73.87AGRICULTURAL WETLANDS (MODIFIED)2140
85.67ORCHARDS/VINEYARDS/NURSERIES/HORTICULTURAL AREAS2200
76.84OTHER AGRICULTURE2400
204.60DECIDUOUS FOREST (10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4110
2859.23DECIDUOUS FOREST (>50% CROWN CLOSURE)4120
286.52CONIFEROUS FOREST (10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4210
1457.85CONIFEROUS FOREST (>50% CROWN CLOSURE)4220
1814.86MIXED FOREST (>50% CONIFEROUS WITH >50% CROWN CLOSURE)4312
468.70MIXED FOREST (>50% DECIDUOUS WITH 10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4321
3215.89MIXED FOREST (>50% DECIDUOUS WITH >50% CROWN CLOSURE)4322
174.70OLD FIELD (< 25% BRUSH COVERED)4410
6.20PHRAGMITES DOMINATE OLD FIELD4411
305.09CONIFEROUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4430
401.17MIXED DECIDUOUS/CONIFEROUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4440
586.27ARTIFICIAL LAKES5300
3878.64TIDAL RIVERS, INLAND BAYS, AND OTHER TIDAL WATERS5410
2.04DREDGED LAGOON5420
9813.38SALINE MARSH (LOW MARSH)6111
91.29SALINE MARSH (HIGH MARSH)6112
562.61PHRAGMITES DOMINATE COASTAL WETLANDS6141
1622.46DECIDUOUS WOODED WETLANDS6210
2015.41CONIFEROUS WOODED WETLANDS6220
279.65DECIDUOUS SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS6231
67.71CONIFEROUS SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS6232
320.83MIXED SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS (DECIDUOUS DOM.)6233
147.79MIXED SCRUB/SHRUB WETLANDS (CONIFEROUS DOM.)6234
45.93PHRAGMITES DOMINATE INTERIOR WETLANDS6241
2790.26MIXED WOODED WETLANDS (DECIDUOUS DOM.)6251
2523.38MIXED WOODED WETLANDS (CONIFEROUS DOM.)6252
108.09BEACHES7100
84.34RESIDENTIAL, HIGH DENSITY OR MULTIPLE DWELLING1110
7.82UPLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY DEVELOPED1462
183.86UPLAND RIGHTS-OF-WAY UNDEVELOPED1463
14.08STORMWATER BASIN1499
38.12CEMETERY1710
8.94MANAGED WETLAND IN MAINTAINED LAWN GREENSPACE1750
25.00ATHLETIC FIELDS (SCHOOLS)1804
18.37MANAGED WETLAND IN BUILT-UP MAINTAINED REC AREA1850
3.10FORMER AGRICULTURAL WETLAND (BECOMING SHRUBBY, NOT BUILT-UP)2150
22.29PLANTATION4230
270.44MIXED FOREST (>50% CONIFEROUS WITH 10-50% CROWN CLOSURE)4311
80.31DECIDUOUS BRUSH/SHRUBLAND4420
0.72STREAMS AND CANALS5100
7.40NATURAL LAKES5200
259.41ATLANTIC WHITE CEDAR WETLANDS6221
45.62HERBACEOUS WETLANDS6240
534.35EXTRACTIVE MINING7300
87.40ALTERED LANDS7400
41.37DISTURBED WETLANDS (MODIFIED)7430
29.07TRANSITIONAL AREAS7500
10.50UNDIFFERENTIATED BARREN LANDS7600
0.64MILITARY INSTALLATIONS1211
28.29VEGETATED DUNE COMMUNITIES6130
32.41ATLANTIC OCEAN5430

School Districts

FieldValue
District ID16650
District Numeric Type1
District TypeElementary
District NameUPPER TOWNSHIP
ACRES43824.75

Census Summary File 1 (Population & Housing)

FieldValue
Total Population12115
Total Population: White11823
Total Population: Black83
Total Population: American Indian15
Total Population: Asian74
Total Population: Hawaiian7
Total Population: Other Race23
Total Population: Hispanic155
Total Population: Not Hispanic11960
Median Age: Both Sexes38.4
Median Age: Male38.0
Median Age: Female38.8
Total Population: Male5837
Total Population: Female6278
Households: Total4266
Average Household Size2.84
Housing Units: Total5472
Housing Units: Occupied4266
Housing Units: Vacant1206

Census Summary File 3

FieldValue
Workers 16 years and over: Total5959
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van5620
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van; Drove alone5096
Means of transportation to work; Car; truck; or van; Carpooled524
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation43
Means of transportation to work; Public transportation; Bus or trolley bus43
Means of transportation to work; Bicycle12
Means of transportation to work; Walked45
Means of transportation to work; Other means12
Worked at home227
Total5959
Did not work at home5732
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; Less than 5 minutes153
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 5 to 9 minutes517
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 10 to 14 minutes725
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 15 to 19 minutes1020
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 20 to 24 minutes962
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 25 to 29 minutes462
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 30 to 34 minutes895
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 35 to 39 minutes210
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 40 to 44 minutes217
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 45 to 59 minutes205
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 60 to 89 minutes171
Did not work at home; Travel time to work; 90 or more minutes195
Worked at home227
Households: Median household income in 199960942
Households: Total4276
Household income; Less than $10;000135
Household income; $10;000 to $14;999160
Household income; $15;000 to $19;999179
Household income; $20;000 to $24;999221
Household income; $25;000 to $29;999256
Household income; $30;000 to $34;999188
Household income; $35;000 to $39;999172
Household income; $40;000 to $44;999199
Household income; $45;000 to $49;999182
Household income; $50;000 to $59;999420
Household income; $60;000 to $74;999556
Household income; $75;000 to $99;999709
Household income; $100;000 to $124;999384
Household income; $125;000 to $149;999165
Household income; $150;000 to $199;999169
Household income; $200;000 or more181
Housing units: Total5472
Built 1999 to March 2000100
Built 1995 to 1998283
Built 1990 to 1994465
Built 1980 to 19891991
Built 1970 to 19791135
Built 1960 to 1969634
Built 1950 to 1959345
Built 1940 to 1949111
Built 1939 or earlier408
Specified owner-occupied housing units: Median real estate taxes2474