Dennisville is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022. located within Dennis Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area. Its postal ZIP Code is 08214. As of the 2020 census, Dennisville had a population of 830.
Dennisville is on the south side of Dennis Creek and is the most important community within Dennis Township. The main transportation artery is New Jersey Route 47 (Delsea Drive). Demographics
Dennisville first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
+Dennisville CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 20202020White alone (NH) 758 91.33%Black or African American alone (NH) 3 0.36%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH) 40.48%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Other race alone (NH)1 0.12%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 49 5.90%Hispanic or Latino (any race)15 1.81%Total830 100.00%
As of 2020, the population of the area was 830.
History Dennisville was founded in 1726 by Anthony Ludlam.Cape May County: Dennisville , getnj.com. Accessed September 8, 2007. The first post office in the area was Dennis Creek, established September 7, 1802, with Jeremiah Johnson as first postmaster. The name was changed to Dennisville in 1854.New Jersey Postal History: The Post Offices and First Postmasters, 1776–1976, p. 51. (1977) Kay, John L. and Smith, Chester M. Jr., Lawrence, Massachusetts: Quarterman Publications, Inc.
In the 1880s, a local industry sprung up—described by The New York Times as "the like of which does not exist anywhere else in the world"—in which cedar trees that had fallen as much as decades earlier were recovered from under the surface of local swamps. The trees, ranging in size from in diameter, were first discovered in 1812 and became the foundation of a thriving economic boom in the area for shingles and staves.Staff. "A Buried Cedar Forest; Mining For Logs In A New Jersey Swamp. Novel Industry At Dennisville In Digging Up Valuable Trees Covered Up Many Ages Ago.", The New York Times, October 6, 1888. Accessed October 16, 2017. "Dennisville, N.J., Oct. 5.--An industry the like of which does not exist anywhere else in the world furnishes scores of people in this part of New-Jersey with remunerative employment, and has made comfortable fortunes for many citizens."
Emergency services
Fire
Education As with other parts of Dennis Township, the area is zoned to Dennis Township Public Schools (for grades K-8) and Middle Township Public Schools (for high school). The latter operates Middle Township High School.
Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High School and Cape May County Special Services School District.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Dennisville include: Jonathan Maslow (1948-2008), author who wrote extensively about nature, with a focus on obscure and little understood animals.Fox, Margalit. "Jonathan Maslow, 59, a Journalist and Naturalist, Dies", The New York Times, February 24, 2008. Accessed October 16, 2017. "Jonathan Maslow, a journalist and naturalist whose travels took him from the rain forests of Central America to the steppes of Central Asia, died on Tuesday in Greenwich, Conn. He was 59 and lived in Dennisville and Passaic Park, N.J." Jarrett Porter (born 1993), baritone known for his performances as an opera and lieder singer.Jarrett Porter, Opera Saratoga. Accessed December 25, 2022. "Hometown: Dennisville, NJ"
References
External links
The Cape May County Gazette Local community newspaper