Middle Township, New Jersey

Middle Township, New Jersey
Thomas Beesley Jr. House in Middle Township, May 2010
Location of Middle Township in Cape May County highlighted in red (left). Inset map: Location of Cape May County in New Jersey highlighted in orange (right).
Census Bureau map of Middle Township, New Jersey
Middle Township
Location in Cape May County
Middle Township
Location in New Jersey
Middle Township
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°05′36″N 74°50′20″W / 39.093265°N 74.838922°W / 39.093265; -74.838922
Country United States
State New Jersey
County Cape May
FormedApril 2, 1723
IncorporatedFebruary 21, 1798
Government
  TypeTownship
  BodyTownship Committee
  MayorTimothy C. Donohue (R, term ends December 31, 2023)
  AdministratorKimberly Osmundsen
  Municipal clerkKimberly Osmundsen
Area
  Total
82.92 sq mi (214.77 km2)
  Land70.24 sq mi (181.92 km2)
  Water12.69 sq mi (32.86 km2)  15.30%
  Rank8th of 565 in state
1st of 16 in county
Elevation
16 ft (5 m)
Population
 (2020)
  Total
20,380
  Estimate 
(2023)
20,184
  Rank135th of 565 in state
2nd of 16 in county
  Density290.2/sq mi (112.0/km2)
   Rank477th of 565 in state
13th of 16 in county
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
Area code609
FIPS code3400945810
GNIS feature ID0882045
Websitewww.middletownship.com

Middle Township is a township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The township, and all of Cape May County, is part of the Ocean City metropolitan statistical area, and is part of the Philadelphia-Wilmington-Camden, PA-NJ-DE-MD combined statistical area, also known as the Delaware Valley or Philadelphia metropolitan area. As of the 2020 United States census, the township's population was 20,380, its highest decennial census count ever and an increase of 1,469 (+7.8%) from the 2010 census count of 18,911, which in turn had reflected an increase of 2,506 (+15.3%) from the 16,405 counted at the 2000 census. The township's Cape May Court House section is the county seat of Cape May County.