Villas, New Jersey

Villas, also known as the Villas, is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)<ref>State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.</ref> located within Lower Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.<ref>GCT-PH1 - Population, Housing Units, Area, and Density: 2010 - County – County Subdivision and Place from the 2010 Census Summary File 1 for Cape May County, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 13, 2013.</ref><ref>2006-2010 American Community Survey Geography for New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed January 13, 2013.</ref><ref name=CPH232>New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012. Accessed January 13, 2013.</ref><ref>Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed April 19, 2015.</ref> The locality is also home to the community of Miami Beach.<ref>U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Miami Beach. Geographic Names Information System. Accessed April 6, 2023.</ref> At the 2010 census, the CDP's population was 9,483.<ref name=Census2010>DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 Demographic Profile Data for Villas CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 18, 2012.</ref>

Villas is served by ZIP code 08251, which extends northward of Miami Beach to encompass the Del Haven community of Middle Township.

Geography

According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of Template:Convert, including Template:Convert of land and Template:Convert of water (0.66%).<ref name=CensusArea/><ref name="GR1">US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.</ref>

Demographics

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Fishing Creek Schoolhouse on Bayshore Drive is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

2010 census

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Villas Fire Department

The 2010 United States census counted 9,483 people, 3,896 households, and 2,567 families in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 5,849 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup was 93.49% (8,866) White, 1.95% (185) Black or African American, 0.17% (16) Native American, 0.33% (31) Asian, 0.06% (6) Pacific Islander, 1.76% (167) from other races, and 2.24% (212) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.18% (586) of the population.<ref name=Census2010/>

Of the 3,896 households, 25.0% had children under the age of 18; 44.6% were married couples living together; 15.2% had a female householder with no husband present and 34.1% were non-families. Of all households, 28.5% were made up of individuals and 13.9% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.95.<ref name=Census2010/>

22.3% of the population were under the age of 18, 8.3% from 18 to 24, 22.9% from 25 to 44, 28.8% from 45 to 64, and 17.7% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 42.1 years. For every 100 females, the population had 89.7 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 86.8 males.<ref name=Census2010/>

2000 census

At the 2000 census<ref name="GR2" /> there were 9,064 people, 3,733 households, and 2,456 families in the CDP. The population density was Template:Convert. There were 5,694 housing units at an average density of Template:Convert. The racial makeup of the CDP was 96.35% White, 1.19% African American, 0.28% Native American, 0.35% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.86% from other races, and 0.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.41% of the population.<ref name=Census2000>DP-1 - Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 from the Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Villas CDP, New Jersey Template:Webarchive, United States Census Bureau. Accessed October 18, 2012.</ref>

Of the 3,733 households 28.9% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 47.9% were married couples living together, 13.3% had a female householder with no husband present, and 34.2% were non-families. 29.5% of households were one person and 15.5% were one person aged 65 or older. The average household size was 2.43 and the average family size was 2.98.<ref name=Census2000/>

The age distribution was 25.6% under the age of 18, 6.6% from 18 to 24, 26.5% from 25 to 44, 22.3% from 45 to 64, and 19.1% 65 or older. The median age was 39 years. For every 100 females, there were 91.9 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 86.4 males.<ref name=Census2000/>

The median household income was $33,563 and the median family income was $38,950. Males had a median income of $32,996 versus $21,723 for females. The per capita income for the CDP was $16,696. About 8.3% of families and 10.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 14.3% of those under age 18 and 5.8% of those age 65 or over.<ref name=Census2000/>

Education

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David C. Douglass Memorial School is in Villas

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Lower Township Library

Villas is served by Lower Township School District for primary grades and Lower Cape May Regional School District for secondary grades.<ref>Template:Cite web - Text list</ref>

One of the Lower Township elementary school facilities, David C. Douglass Memorial Elementary School (pre-Kindergarten and Kindergarten), is in Villas CDP.<ref name=CDPmap>Template:Cite web
The area was identical as of the 2000 U.S. Census: Template:Cite web - Pages 1 and 2.
Also identical in the 1990 U.S. Census: Template:Cite web - Villas CDP is on pages 25 and 29.
Memorial School, the former St. Raymond School, and the library are in the CDP.</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The other three elementary schools are in Cold Spring: Carl T. Mitnick (grades 1–2),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Maud Abrams (grades 3–4),<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and Sandman Consolidated (grades 5–6).<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The LCMR schools (Richard Teitelman Middle and Lower Cape May Regional High School) are in the Erma area.

Students are also eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School in Cape May Court House, which serves students from the entire county in its comprehensive and vocational programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents.<ref>Frequently Asked Questions, Cape May County Technical High School. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All residents of Cape May County are eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School.... The Cape May County Technical High School is a public school so there is no cost to residents of Cape May County."</ref><ref>Technical High School Admissions, Cape May County Technical High School. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All students who are residents of Cape May County may apply to the Technical High School."</ref> Special needs students may be referred to Cape May County Special Services School District in the Cape May Court House area.

Wildwood Catholic Academy (PreK-12) in North Wildwood, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden, is the closest Catholic school. Villas CDP had its own Catholic K-8 school, St. Raymond's School,<ref name=CDPmap/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> until 2007, when it merged into Our Lady Star of the Sea School in Cape May.<ref name=Ianeri>Template:Cite web</ref> In 2010 that school merged into Cape Trinity Regional School (PreK – 8) in North Wildwood.<ref name=DiPasquale>Template:Cite web - The author was the principal of Our Lady Star of the Sea Regional School.</ref> That school in turn merged into Wildwood Catholic Academy in 2020.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Cape May County Library operates the Lower Township Library in Villas.<ref name=CDPmap/><ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Religion

Template:Expand section St. John Neumann Catholic Parish, of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden has its primary worship site in Villas, at the former standalone church, St. Raymond Church.<ref name=Hartfinal>Hart, Joe. "Merger of Lower Township Parishes Finalized", Cape May County Herald, May 21, 2010. Accessed June 23, 2024. "The two-year process of merging the parishes of St. John of God in this community and St. Raymond’s in Villas was finalized on Friday, May 21 by a decree from Camden Diocese Bishop Joseph Galante. The new consolidated Roman Catholic parish will be called St. John Neumann and will be located at the St. John of God Church. In addition, the St. Raymond Church will continue to be used as a worship site by the new parish."</ref> In 2008 the diocese announced that it would merge into St. John of God of North Cape May,<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> and the merger occurred in 2010.<ref name=Hartfinal/>

Notable people

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Atlantic horseshoe crab on the beach by Delaware Bay in Villas.

Template:Category see also People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Villas include:

• Michael Linnington (born 1958), CEO of Wounded Warrior Project<ref>"Michael Linnington Named to Head Wounded Warrior Project", Cape May County Herald, June 22, 2016. Accessed January 25, 2021. "Wounded Warrior Project (WWP) Board of Directors June 16 announced the appointment of Michael S. Linnington, formerly of Villas, to the position of chief executive officer, effective July 18."</ref>
• Steven Rappaport, performer with The Ran-Dells, which was a one-hit wonder with the song "Martian Hop".<ref>The Ran-Dells: Biography, AllMusic. Accessed October 18, 2012. "Steven Rappaport, Robert Rappaport, and John Spirt - three first cousins were the Ran-Dells. Home for Steven was Villas, NJ, Robert and John lived in Cape May, NJ."</ref>

External links

• The Cape May Gazette Newspaper serving Villas