Marmora, New Jersey

{{Short description|Populated place in Cape May County, New Jersey, US}}

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{{Infobox settlement

|name = Marmora, New Jersey

|settlement_type = Census-designated place

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|image_skyline = File:US 9 southbound, Marmora (1), January 2021.jpg

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|image_caption = View along Shore Road (US 9) southbound at Roosevelt Boulevard (CR 623)

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|pushpin_label = Marmora

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|subdivision_type2 = County

|subdivision_name2 = Cape May

|subdivision_type3 = Township

|subdivision_name3 = Upper

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|area_footnotes = {{cite web|title=ArcGIS REST Services Directory|url=https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/5/query?where=STATE='34'&outFields=NAME,STATE,PLACE,AREALAND,AREAWATER,LSADC,CENTLAT,CENTLON&orderByFields=PLACE&returnGeometry=false&returnTrueCurves=false&f=json|publisher=United States Census Bureau|accessdate=October 11, 2022}}

|area_total_km2 = 5.22

|area_total_sq_mi = 2.02

|area_land_km2 = 5.20

|area_water_km2 = 0.02

|area_land_sq_mi = 2.01

|area_water_sq_mi = 0.01

|population_as_of = 2020

|population_footnotes = [https://data.census.gov/profile?g=160XX00US3444280 Census Data Explorer: Marmora CDP, New Jersey], United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.

|population_total = 2413

|population_density_sq_mi = 1201.69

|population_density_km2 = 463.88

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|elevation_m = 7

|elevation_ft = 23

|coordinates = {{coord|39|16|00|N|74|38|42|W|region:US-NJ_type:city|display=inline,title}}

|postal_code_type = ZIP Code

|postal_code = 08223

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|blank_info = {{FIPS|34|44280}}[https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.

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|blank1_info = 0878138{{cite gnis|0878138|Marmora|2012-10-06}}

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Marmora is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)[https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/tigerwebmain/Files/tab20/tigerweb_tab20_cdp_2020_nj.html State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020], United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022. in Upper Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.[http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its postal ZIP Code is 08223. Its 1990 population was approximately 4,420 persons.

A post office was established in 1890, with James Corson as the first postmaster.{{cite book |last1=Stevens |first1=Lewis Townsend |title=The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day |date=1897 |publisher=Star of the Cape Publishing Co. |page=469}}

Demographics

{{US Census population

|2020= 2413

|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census{{cite web|url=http://www.census.gov/prod/www/decennial.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|accessdate=June 4, 2016}}
2020

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Marmora was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census.{{Cite web|title=2020 Geography Changes|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/acs/technical-documentation/table-and-geography-changes/2020/geography-changes.html|publisher=United States Census Bureau |access-date=}}

As of 2020, the population was 2,413.

Education

Upper Township School District operates public schools for K-8. Upper Township Primary School and Upper Township Elementary School have Marmora addresses while Upper Township Middle School has a Petersburg address. Ocean City High School of Ocean City School District has high school students from Upper Township.

Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.

The Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden operates Bishop McHugh Regional School, a Catholic K-8 school, in Ocean View, Dennis Township,{{cite web|last=Leach|first=Ben|url=https://pressofatlanticcity.com/news/local/bishop-mchugh-regional-catholic-school-in-ocean-view-opens-doors-to-kindergartners-pre-k-students/article_af9943c8-b613-11df-8993-001cc4c03286.html|title=Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School in Ocean View opens doors to kindergartners, pre-K students|newspaper=Press of Atlantic City|date=2010-09-10|accessdate=2020-09-14|quote=Bishop McHugh Regional Catholic School in the Ocean View section of Dennis Township}} which has a Cape May Courthouse postal address.{{cite web|url=https://dennistwp.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/DennisTownshipZoningMapApril2013-min.pdf|title=Zoning Map|publisher=Dennis Township|accessdate=2020-09-14}} - [https://www.bishopmchugh.com Compare to the address]: "2221 Rt. 9 North, Cape May Court House, NJ 08210" It is the parish school of Marmora/Woodbine Catholic Church and three other churches.{{cite web|url=https://www.bishopmchugh.com/about_us/welcome_to_bishop_mc_hugh|title=About|publisher=Bishop McHugh Regional School|accessdate=2020-09-14}}

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