Editing Lower Township, New Jersey (section)

==Geography==
[[File:Cape may.jpg|thumb|left|Sunset at [[Sunset Beach (New Jersey)|Sunset Beach]] in Lower Township]]
According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 31.06 square miles (80.45&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>), including 27.38 square miles (70.91&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 3.69 square miles (9.54&nbsp;km<sup>2</sup>) of water (11.86%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 />

[[Census-designated place]]s (CDPs) located within Lower Township include [[Diamond Beach, New Jersey|Diamond Beach]] (with a 2010 population of 136,<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3417815 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Diamond Beach CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212143045/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3417815 |date=2020-02-12}}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref>), [[Erma, New Jersey|Erma]] (2,134<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3421660 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Erma CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212133415/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3421660 |date=2020-02-12}}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref>), [[North Cape May, New Jersey|North Cape May]] (3,226<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3452650 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for North Cape May CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212135854/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3452650 |date=2020-02-12}}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref>) and [[Villas, New Jersey|Villas]] (9,483<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3476010 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Villas CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212140242/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3476010 |date=2020-02-12}}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed July 16, 2012.</ref>).<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf 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.</ref> Other [[local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated communities]], localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Bennett, [[Cold Spring, New Jersey|Cold Spring]], [[Cold Spring Inlet]], Ephraims Island, Fishing Creek, Higbees Landing, Miami Beach, Schellengers Landing, Sewells Point, [[South Cape May, New Jersey|South Cape May]], [[Sunset Beach (New Jersey)|Sunset Beach]], Town Bank, Weers Landing, and Wildwood Gables.<ref>[https://townshipoflower.org/ Township of Lower - A Place To Remember], Township of Lower. Accessed July 12, 2008.</ref><ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed December 18, 2014.</ref>

Schellengers Landing is where boats dock and where a bridge between Cape Island and the mainland is located. Schellengers Landing was named after people who moved from New England to New Jersey in the 1600s.<ref name=Tischler>{{cite web|last=Tischler|first=Susan|url=https://www.capemay.com/blog/2005/03/schellengers-landing-100-years-fishing-cape-may/|title=Schellenger's Landing: 100 years of fishing in Cape May|work=Capemay.com|publisher=Cape Publishing|place=[[Cape May, New Jersey]]|date=2005-03-01|accessdate=2023-07-10}} - [https://www.capemay.com/blog/author/sue/ Tischler was formerly the editor of the magazine].</ref> There were multiple families with the Schellenger name who had settled the area.<ref name=DeAngelis>{{cite web|last=DeAngelis|first=Martin|url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/life/history-on-the-harbor/article_db111777-6803-52b7-9429-533809b9ceea.html|title=History on the harbor|newspaper=[[Press of Atlantic City]]|date=2013-09-18|accessdate=2021-05-17}}</ref> Schellengers Landing is connected to [[Cape May, New Jersey|Cape May city]] via a bridge,<ref name=Tischler/> and is on [[New Jersey Route 109|Route 109]].<ref>{{cite web|last=Leeburg|first=Jessica|url=https://www.capemay.com/blog/2020/05/ongoing-changes-to-schellengers-landing/|title=Ongoing changes to Schellenger's Landing|work=Capemay.com|publisher=Cape Publishing|place=[[Cape May, New Jersey]]|date=2020-05-06|accessdate=2023-07-10}}</ref> The name of the community is spelled differently in different works.<ref name=DeAngelis/>

Lower Township borders the Cape May County municipalities of [[Cape May, New Jersey|Cape May City]], [[Cape May Point, New Jersey|Cape May Point Borough]], [[Middle Township, New Jersey|Middle Township]], [[West Cape May, New Jersey|West Cape May Borough]], [[Wildwood, New Jersey|Wildwood City]], [[Wildwood Crest, New Jersey|Wildwood Crest Borough]], and  [[Delaware Bay]] and the [[Atlantic Ocean]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/1047399/touches.html Areas touching Lower Township], MapIt. Accessed February 26, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/cape-may/ Cape May County], Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed February 26, 2020.</ref><ref>[https://www.state.nj.us/transportation/gis/maps/polnoroads.pdf New Jersey Municipal Boundaries], [[New Jersey Department of Transportation]]. Accessed November 15, 2019.</ref>