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Middle Township is a township in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township's population was 18,911,〔〔〔 reflecting an increase of 2,506 (+15.3%) from the 16,405 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn increased by 1,634 (+11.1%) from the 14,771 counted in the 1990 Census.〔(Table 7. Population for the Counties and Municipalities in New Jersey: 1990, 2000 and 2010 ), New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development, February 2011. Accessed October 17, 2012.〕 The township's Cape May court House section is the county seat of Cape May County.〔(Find a County ), National Association of Counties. Accessed December 18, 2014.〕〔(Cape May County, NJ ), National Association of Counties. Accessed January 20, 2013.〕 Middle Township was formed as a precinct on April 2, 1723, and was incorporated by an act of the New Jersey Legislature on February 21, 1798, as one of New Jersey's initial group of 104 townships. Portions of the township have been taken to form Anglesea Borough (on June 13, 1885; now North Wildwood City), Avalon Borough (April 18, 1892), Wildwood (May 1, 1895), Stone Harbor Borough (April 3, 1914) and West Wildwood (April 21, 1920).〔Snyder, John P. (''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968'' ), Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 114. Accessed May 1, 2012.〕 The township's name came from its location when Cape May was split into three townships in 1723 at the same time that Lower Township and Upper Township were created.〔Stevens, Lewis Townsend. (''The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day'' ), p. 92. L.T. Stevens, 1897. Accessed September 3, 2015. "The county of Cape May was divided into three townships, Upper, Middle and Lower, April 2, 1723, of which the official record says:"〕 ==Geography== According to the United States Census Bureau, the township had a total area of 82.955 square miles (214.852 km2), including 70.333 square miles (182.163 km2) of land and 12.622 square miles (32.690 km2) of water (15.22%).〔〔 Burleigh (with a 2010 Census population of 725〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Burleigh CDP, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 1, 2012.〕), Cape May Court House (5,338〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Cape May Court House CDP, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 1, 2012.〕), Rio Grande (2,670〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Rio Grande CDP, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 1, 2012.〕) and Whitesboro (2,205〔(DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Whitesboro CDP, New Jersey ), United States Census Bureau. Accessed May 1, 2012.〕) are unincorporated communities and census designated places (CDPs) located within Middle Township; Whitesboro and Burleigh had previously been combined for statistical purposes by the Census Bureau as Whitesboro-Burleigh through the 2000 Census.〔(New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32) ), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed October 17, 2012.〕 Other unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Del Haven, Dias Creek, Goshen, Goshen Landing, Green Creek, Holly Beach, Mayville, Norburys Landing, Nummytown, Pierces, Pierces Point, Reeds Beach, Shellbed Landing, Swain Point, Swainton, Wildwood Gardens and Wildwood Junction.〔(Locality Search ), State of New Jersey. Accessed December 18, 2014.〕 The township borders Dennis Township, Sea Isle City, Avalon Borough, Stone Harbor Borough, North Wildwood City, Wildwood City, West Wildwood Borough, Lower Township, the Atlantic Ocean, and the Delaware Bay. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Middle Township, New Jersey」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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