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A township of 20,277 people in Cape May County, New Jersey
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Township in Cape May County, New Jersey, US
1723Established
20,380Population
83 sq miArea
16 ftElevation

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 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.

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Safety Grade C

Middle reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 69% report less.

Violent crime per 1,000
Middle 2.4
New Jersey 2
U.S. 3.3
Property crime per 1,000
Middle 15.8
New Jersey 12.7
U.S. 15.5
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The public schools Middle’s kids attend, from kindergarten through graduation, trail 65% of New Jersey’s districts on state tests and graduation. Among towns with similar incomes, they sit near the middle.

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