Dorothy, New Jersey

Dorothy, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Dorothy Volunteer Fire Company
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Coordinates: 39°24′02″N74°49′26″W / 39.40056°N 74.82389°W / 39.40056; -74.82389
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Atlantic
Township	Weymouth
Area [1]
• Total	5.84 sq mi (15.13 km2)
• Land	5.84 sq mi (15.13 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	72 ft (22 m)
Population  (2020) [2]
• Total	1,057
• Density	180.96/sq mi (69.87/km2)
ZIP Code	08317 [3]
FIPS code	34-18040 [4]
GNIS feature ID	0875947 [5]

Dorothy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place ^[6] located in Weymouth Township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. ^[7] The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08317. ^[3]

As of the 2010 United States census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08317 was 1,344. ^[8]

Demographics

Historical population

Census	Pop.	Note	%±
2020	1,057		—
U.S. Decennial Census [9]

Dorothy first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. Census. ^[10]

Dorothy 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 [11]	2020
White alone (NH)	916	86.66%
Black or African American alone (NH)	10	0.95%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	13	1.23%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	6	0.57%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	36	3.41%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	76	7.19%
Total	1,057	100.00%

As of 2020, the population of the area was 1,057. ^[2]

Education

The CDP is in the Weymouth Township School District. ^[12]

Notable people

See also: Category:People from Weymouth Township, New Jersey

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Dorothy include:

• Frances Edelstein (1926–2018), businesswoman who ran the Cafe Edison in New York City's Theater District, together with her husband ^[13]
• Kathleen Karr (1946–2017), young adult and children's novelist. ^[14]
• Rhoda Scott (born 1938), soul jazz organist and singer ^[15]

References

1. "ArcGIS REST Services Directory". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved October 11, 2022.
2. Census Data Explorer: Dorothy CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
3. Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 4, 2015.
4. Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
5. "Dorothy". Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior . Retrieved September 20, 2012.
6. State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
7. Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
8. DP-1: Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 from 2010 Demographic Profile Data for ZCTA5 08317 Archived 2020-02-13 at archive.today , United States Census Bureau. Accessed November 4, 2015.
9. "Census of Population and Housing". Census.gov. Retrieved June 4, 2016.
10. "2020 Geography Changes". United States Census Bureau.
11. "P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dorothy CDP, New Jersey". United States Census Bureau .
12. "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Atlantic County, NJ" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Archived (PDF) from the original on August 6, 2022. Retrieved March 1, 2025. - Text list
13. Jewish Agriculturalism in the United States: A World of Jewish Farming, Rutgers University. Accessed March 7, 2023. "After the Holocaust, the Jewish Agricultural Society resettled 2500 Displaced Persons. Among them were Frances (Frima) and Harry Edelstein. Holocaust survivors from Poland, the Edelsteins emigrated in 1947 and settled on a poultry farm in Dorothy, a Jewish colony in New Jersey."
14. Kantor, Emma. "Obituary: Kathleen Karr", Publishers Weekly , December 12, 2017. Accessed September 29, 2022. "Karr was born on April 21, 1946, in Allentown, Pa., and raised in Dorothy, N.J., where her family owned a chicken farm."
15. Wilkins, Tim. "Master musician Rhoda Scott is back in Jersey, and back in school", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com / The Star-Ledger , December 2, 2011. Accessed March 7, 2023. "Scott has a gift for understatement. The Atlantic County native — she grew up in the Dorothy section of Weymouth Township — has lived in Paris for 43 years, and since she is one of her instrument’s greatest players, it’s big news that she is back."