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==Geography== According to the [[United States Census Bureau|U.S. Census Bureau]], the township had a total area of 82.92 square miles (214.77 km<sup>2</sup>), including 70.24 square miles (181.92 km<sup>2</sup>) of land and 12.69 square miles (32.86 km<sup>2</sup>) of water (15.30%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name=GR1 /> [[Burleigh, New Jersey|Burleigh]] (with a 2010 Census population of 725<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3408890 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Burleigh CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212133023/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3408890 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 1, 2012.</ref>), [[Cape May Court House]] (5,338<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3410300 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Cape May Court House CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212132804/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3410300 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 1, 2012.</ref>), [[Rio Grande, New Jersey|Rio Grande]] (2,670<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3463180 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Rio Grande CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212142517/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3463180 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 1, 2012.</ref>) and [[Whitesboro, New Jersey|Whitesboro]] (2,205<ref>[http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3480855 DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Whitesboro CDP, New Jersey] {{Webarchive|url=https://archive.today/20200212163305/http://factfinder.census.gov/bkmk/table/1.0/en/DEC/10_DP/DPDP1/1600000US3480855 |date=2020-02-12 }}, [[United States Census Bureau]]. Accessed May 1, 2012.</ref>) are [[Local government in New Jersey#Unincorporated communities|unincorporated communities]] and [[census-designated place]]s (CDPs) located within Middle Township; Whitesboro and Burleigh had previously been combined for statistical purposes by the Census Bureau as [[Whitesboro-Burleigh, New Jersey|Whitesboro-Burleigh]] through the 2000 Census.<ref>[https://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/cph-2-32.pdf#page=19 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 unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the township include Del Haven, [[Dias Creek, New Jersey|Dias Creek]], [[Goshen, New Jersey|Goshen]], Goshen Landing, [[Green Creek, New Jersey|Green Creek]], Holly Beach, Mayville, Norburys Landing, Nummytown, Pierces, Pierces Point, Reeds Beach, Shellbed Landing, Swain Point, [[Swainton, New Jersey|Swainton]], Wildwood Gardens and Wildwood Junction.<ref>[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed December 18, 2014.</ref> The township borders the Cape May County municipalities of [[Avalon, New Jersey|Avalon Borough]], [[Dennis Township, New Jersey|Dennis Township]], [[Lower Township, New Jersey|Lower Township]], [[North Wildwood, New Jersey|North Wildwood City]], [[Sea Isle City, New Jersey|Sea Isle City]], [[Stone Harbor, New Jersey|Stone Harbor Borough]], [[Wildwood, New Jersey|Wildwood City]] and [[West Wildwood, New Jersey|West Wildwood Borough]], along with the [[Atlantic Ocean]] and [[Delaware Bay]].<ref>[https://global.mapit.mysociety.org/area/873806/touches.html Areas touching Middle Township], MapIt. Accessed February 27, 2020.</ref><ref>[http://chnj.njpn.org/cape-may/ Cape May County], Coalition for a Healthy NJ. Accessed February 27, 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> Ike's Point is a small, swampy [[point (geography)|point]] that protrudes into the western side of Jenkins Sound.<ref>[https://edits.nationalmap.gov/apps/gaz-domestic/public/search/names/884524 Summary Report: Ike's Point], [[Geographic Names Information System]]. Accessed August 27, 2024.</ref> Ike's Point is one of five federally-recognized place names in the United States with a [[Apostrophe#Possessives_in_geographic_names|possessive apostrophe]]. When the name was made official in 1944, the [[United States Board on Geographic Names]] allowed the apostrophe as the name "would be unrecognizable otherwise".<ref>Brean, Henry. [https://www.reviewjournal.com/news/politics-and-government/obscure-federal-rule-erased-apostrophes-from-place-names/ "Obscure federal rule erased apostrophes from place names"], ''[[Las Vegas Review-Journal]]'', February 5, 2018. Accessed August 27, 2024. "Since 1890, only five exceptions have been granted to the no-apostrophe rule:... Ikeβs Point in New Jersey in 1944 because the name 'would be unrecognizable otherwise'"</ref>
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