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Tuckahoe, New Jersey
Populated place in Cape May County, New Jersey, US
Populated place in Cape May County, New Jersey, US
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Tuckahoe, New Jersey |
| settlement_type | Census-designated place |
| image_skyline | Tuckahoe Station Cape May.JPG |
| image_caption | Tuckahoe station, built in 1884 in Tuckahoe |
| pushpin_map | USA New Jersey Cape May County#USA New Jersey#USA |
| pushpin_label | Tuckahoe |
| pushpin_map_caption | Location in Cape May County##Location in New Jersey##Location in the United States |
| pushpin_relief | yes |
| subdivision_type | Country |
| subdivision_name | United States |
| subdivision_type1 | State |
| subdivision_name1 | New Jersey |
| subdivision_type2 | County |
| subdivision_name2 | Cape May |
| subdivision_type3 | Township |
| subdivision_name3 | Upper |
| unit_pref | Imperial |
| area_footnotes | |
| area_total_km2 | 2.70 |
| area_land_km2 | 2.70 |
| area_water_km2 | 0.00 |
| population_as_of | 2020 |
| population_footnotes | |
| population_total | 357 |
| population_density_km2 | 132.21 |
| timezone | Eastern (EST) |
| utc_offset | −05:00 |
| timezone_DST | Eastern (EDT) |
| utc_offset_DST | −04:00 |
| coordinates | |
| postal_code_type | ZIP Codes |
| postal_code | 08250 |
| area_code | 609 |
| blank_name | FIPS code |
| blank_info | |
| area_total_sq_mi | 1.04 |
| area_land_sq_mi | 1.04 |
| area_water_sq_mi | 0.00 |
| population_density_sq_mi | 342.28 |
Tuckahoe is a census-designated place (CDP) unincorporated community located within Upper Township in Cape May County of New Jersey.
History
The tuckahoe plant was pounded into pulp by local Native Americans and used for cooking and baking, as flour, which served as an ingredient in their cornbread.
Since the tuckahoe was found in great abundance in this area, members of various Lenape tribes would visit this location to collect them.
A bridge, constructed in 1926 and renovated in 1961, connects Tuckahoe to Corbin City, its neighbor to the north. It is also the headquarters for the Cape May Seashore Lines Railroad.
Tuckahoe is named after the wild tuckahoe, which is the sclerotium of the fungus Wolfiporia extensa and sometimes also called Indian Bread, which grew in abundance in this area on the roots of certain trees and was collected by the members of the Lenape tribes in the area.
Demographics
Tuckahoe first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
| Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) | title=P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tuckahoe CDP, New Jersey | url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/table?q=p2&g=160XX00US3474180&tid=DECENNIALPL2020.P2 | website=United States Census Bureau | access-date= }} | 2020 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| White alone (NH) | 323 | 90.48% | |||
| Black or African American alone (NH) | 2 | 0.56% | |||
| Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Asian alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Other race alone (NH) | 0 | 0.00% | |||
| Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) | 16 | 4.48% | |||
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 16 | 4.48% | |||
| Total | 357 | 100.00% |
Roads
Tuckahoe Road, which has its beginnings in Cross Keys, New Jersey at Route 42, provides access to Ocean City at the northern edge of Cape May County and other shore points as an alternative route to the Atlantic City Expressway.
Education
As with other parts of Upper Township, the area is zoned to Upper Township School District (for grades K-8), which sends students to Ocean City High School for grades 9-12.
Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.
References
References
- "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau.
- "Census Population API". United States Census Bureau.
- [https://mcdc.missouri.edu/applications/geocodes/?state=34 Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey], Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- [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.
- [http://www.state.nj.us/infobank/localnames.txt Locality Search], State of [[New Jersey]]. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- [[Historic American Engineering Record]] (HAER) No. NJ-89, "[http://loc.gov/pictures/item/nj1512/ State Route 50 Bascule Bridge]"
- "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov.
- "2020 Geography Changes". [[United States Census Bureau]].
- "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Tuckahoe CDP, New Jersey".
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