Beesley's Point 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. in Upper Township, in Cape May County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016. 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 with a population of 816.
A post office was established in 1851, with Joseph Chatten as the first postmaster.
Demographics
Beesley's Point first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
2020 census +Beesley's Point CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2020% 2020White alone (NH)72388.60%Black or African American alone (NH)20.25%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)20.25%Asian alone (NH)50.61%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)10.12%Other race alone (NH)30.37%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)303.68%Hispanic or Latino (any race)506.13%Total816100.00%
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.
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