Whitesboro, New Jersey

Whitesboro, New Jersey
Whitesboro School
Whitesboro School
Map of the former Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP in Cape May County. Inset: Location of Cape May County in New Jersey.
Map of the former Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP in Cape May County. Inset: Location of Cape May County in New Jersey.
Whitesboro is located in Cape May County, New Jersey
Whitesboro
Whitesboro
Location in Cape May County
Whitesboro is located in New Jersey
Whitesboro
Whitesboro
Location in New Jersey
Whitesboro is located in the United States
Whitesboro
Whitesboro
Location in the United States
Coordinates: 39°02′32″N 74°52′05″W / 39.042252°N 74.868134°W / 39.042252; -74.868134
Country United States
State New Jersey
CountyCape May
TownshipMiddle
Named forGeorge Henry White
Area
 • Total
3.56 sq mi (9.22 km2)
 • Land3.54 sq mi (9.17 km2)
 • Water0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2)  0.50%
Elevation20 ft (6 m)
Population
 • Total
2,300
 • Density649.72/sq mi (250.83/km2)
Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code
08252 - Cape May[4]
Area code(s)609 and 640
FIPS code34-80855[5][6][7]
GNIS feature ID02390509[5][8]

Whitesboro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Middle Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[9] Until the 2000 census the area had been part of the Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP, which was split in 2010 into separate CDPs for Burleigh and Whitesboro.[10] As of the 2010 United States Census, the CDP's population was 2,205.[11] Whitesboro was founded as a planned residential community for African Americans and has the majority of the township's black population.

  1. ^ "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
  2. ^ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Whitesboro Census Designated Place, Geographic Names Information System. Accessed October 19, 2012.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference USCensusDecennial2020CenPopScriptOnly was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Look Up a ZIP Code for Whitesboro, NJ, United States Postal Service. Accessed October 19, 2012.
  5. ^ a b Gazetteer of New Jersey Places, United States Census Bureau. Accessed July 21, 2016.
  6. ^ U.S. Census website, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  7. ^ Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
  8. ^ US Board on Geographic Names, United States Geological Survey. Accessed September 4, 2014.
  9. ^ Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.
  10. ^ New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012, pg. III-3. Accessed October 19, 2012. "Cape May County—New CDPs: Belleplain, Burleigh (formed from part of deleted Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP and additional area), and Whitesboro (formed from part of deleted Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP); Deleted CDPs: Whitesboro-Burleigh (split to form all of Whitesboro and part of Burleigh CDPs)."
  11. ^ DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Whitesboro CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 19, 2012.