Whitesboro, New Jersey
Whitesboro, New Jersey | |
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Whitesboro School | |
Map of the former Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP in Cape May County. Inset: Location of Cape May County in New Jersey. | |
Whitesboro Location in Cape May County Whitesboro Location in New Jersey Whitesboro Location in the United States | |
| Coordinates: 39°02′32″N 74°52′05″W / 39.042252°N 74.868134°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | New Jersey |
| County | Cape May |
| Township | Middle |
| Named after | George Henry White |
| Area | |
• Total | 3.56 sq mi (9.22 km2) |
| • Land | 3.54 sq mi (9.17 km2) |
| • Water | 0.019 sq mi (0.05 km2) 0.50% |
| Elevation | 20 ft (6 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 2,300 |
| • Density | 649.6/sq mi (250.83/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Code | 08252 - Cape May |
| Area codes | 609 and 640 |
| FIPS code | 34-80855 |
| GNIS feature ID | 02390509 |
Whitesboro is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located within Middle Township in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. Until the 2000 census the area had been part of the Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP, which was split in 2010 into separate CDPs for Burleigh and Whitesboro. As of the 2020 census, Whitesboro had a population of 2,300. Whitesboro was founded as a planned residential community for African Americans and has the majority of the township's black population.