Belleplain, New Jersey

Country

United States

Elevation

^[2]

43 ft (13 m)

Time zoneUTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))

ZIP Code

08270 - Woodbine^[4]

Belleplain, New Jersey
Census-designated place
Center of Belleplain on County Route 550
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Coordinates: 39°15′37″N 74°52′25″W / 39.260327°N 74.873714°W / 39.260327; -74.873714
Country	United States
State	New Jersey
County	Cape May
Township	Dennis
Area ^[1]
• Total	7.35 sq mi (19.04 km²)
• Land	7.34 sq mi (19.01 km²)
• Water	0.012 sq mi (0.03 km²) 0.15%
Elevation ^[2]	43 ft (13 m)
Population (2020)^[3]
• Total	614
• Density	84/sq mi (32.3/km²)
Time zone	UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT))
ZIP Code	08270 - Woodbine^[4]
Area code	609
FIPS code	34-04660^[5]^[6]^[7]
GNIS feature ID	02629044^[5]^[8]

Belleplain is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)^[9] located within Dennis Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.^[10] As of the 2020 census, Belleplain had a population of 614.^[11]

According to the United States Census Bureau, Belleplain had a total area of 7.405 square miles (19.178 km²), including 7.394 square miles (19.150 km²) of land and 0.011 square miles (0.029 km²) of water (0.15%).^[5]^[12]

Demographics

Historical population
Census	Pop.	%±
2010	597	—
2020	614	2.8%
Population sources: 2010^[13] 2020^[3]

Belleplain first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census.^[14]

2020 census

**Belleplain 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 2010^[15]	Pop 2020^[16]	% 2010	% 2020
White alone (NH)	563	547	94.30%	89.09%
Black or African American alone (NH)	4	6	0.67%	0.98%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)	2	0	0.34%	0.00%
Asian alone (NH)	1	1	0.17%	0.16%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)	0	0	0.00%	0.00%
Other race alone (NH)	0	3	0.00%	0.49%
Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)	8	34	1.34%	5.54%
Hispanic or Latino (any race)	19	23	3.18%	3.75%
Total	597	614	100.00%	100.00%

2010 census

The 2010 United States census counted 597 people, 218 households, and 171 families in the CDP. The population density was 80.7 per square mile (31.2/km²). There were 230 housing units at an average density of 31.1 per square mile (12.0/km²). The racial makeup was 95.48% (570) White, 0.67% (4) Black or African American, 0.34% (2) Native American, 0.17% (1) Asian, 0.00% (0) Pacific Islander, 1.01% (6) from other races, and 2.35% (14) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 3.18% (19) of the population.^[13]

Of the 218 households, 26.6% had children under the age of 18; 61.0% were married couples living together; 11.0% had a female householder with no husband present and 21.6% were non-families. Of all households, 16.1% were made up of individuals and 8.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.74 and the average family size was 3.02.^[13]

21.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 7.7% from 18 to 24, 24.1% from 25 to 44, 31.5% from 45 to 64, and 14.9% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 41.8 years. For every 100 females, the population had 97.0 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 98.7 males.^[13]

v t e Dennis Township, New Jersey
Communities	Belleplain Clermont Dennisville Dennisville Historic District Ocean View South Dennis South Seaville
Education	Dennis Township Public Schools (for K-8) Middle Township Public Schools (for high school)

v t e Municipalities and communities of Cape May County, New Jersey, United States
County seat: Cape May Court House
Cities	Cape May North Wildwood Ocean City Sea Isle City Wildwood	Map of New Jersey highlighting Cape May County
Boroughs	Avalon Cape May Point Stone Harbor West Cape May West Wildwood Wildwood Crest Woodbine
Townships	Dennis Township Lower Township Middle Township Upper Township
CDPs	Beesleys Point Belleplain Burleigh Cape May Court House Dennisville Diamond Beach Erma Goshen Marmora Marshallville North Cape May Ocean View Palermo Rio Grande Seaville South Dennis South Seaville Strathmere Tuckahoe Villas Whitesboro
Other communities	Clermont Cold Spring Dias Creek Green Creek Mayville Miami Beach Petersburg Schellenger Landing Swainton
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Belleplain, New Jersey

Demographics

2020 census

2010 census

Education

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