Beesley's Point, New Jersey

Beesley's Point, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Thomas Beesley Sr. House
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Coordinates: 39°16′36″N74°38′11″W / 39.27667°N 74.63639°W / 39.27667; -74.63639
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Cape May
Township	Upper
Area [1]
• Total	2.16 sq mi (5.59 km2)
• Land	2.13 sq mi (5.51 km2)
• Water	0.03 sq mi (0.08 km2)
Elevation [2]	30 ft (9 m)
Population  (2020) [3]
• Total	816
• Density	383.28/sq mi (148.02/km2)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
Area codes	609, 640
FIPS code	34-04540 [4]
GNIS feature ID	2806232 [2]

Beesley's Point is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) ^[5] in Upper Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[6] Beesley's Point is on Peck Bay across from Ocean City. Beesley's Point is home to the Beesley's Point Generating Station and one end of the now-closed Beesley's Point Bridge.

It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census ^[2] with a population of 816. ^[3]

A post office was established in 1851, with Joseph Chatten as the first postmaster. ^[7]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	816		—
U.S. Decennial Census [8] 2020 [3]

Beesley's Point first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. ^{[9] [10]}

2020 census

Beesley's Point CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.

Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)	Pop 2020 [10]	% 2020
White alone (NH)	723	88.60%
Black or African American alone (NH)	2	0.25%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2	0.25%
Asian alone (NH)	5	0.61%
Pacific Islander alone (NH)	1	0.12%
Other race alone (NH)	3	0.37%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	30	3.68%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	50	6.13%
Total	816	100.00%

Education

As with other parts of Upper Township, the area is zoned to Upper Township School District (for grades K-8) and Ocean City School District (for high school). The latter operates Ocean City High School.

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

The community had once had its own school. ^[11]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
2. "Beesleys Point Census Designated Place". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
3. Census Data Explorer: Beesleys Point CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
4. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
5. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
6. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
7. Stevens, Lewis Townsend (1897). The History of Cape May County, New Jersey: From the Aboriginal Times to the Present Day. Star of the Cape Publishing Co. p. 467.
8. "Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decade". United States Census Bureau.
9. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
10. "P2 Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Beesley's Point CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau .
11. "School House, Beesleys Point, Cape May County, NJ". Library of Congress . Retrieved June 6, 2021.