Mizpah 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 the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township, in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 8, 2016. As of the 2020 census, Mizpah had a population of 479.
Mizpah was established as a Jewish colony in southern New Jersey and was planned out by a New York firm of cloak makers. It originally had a factory, 30 houses, and about 100 settlers.
Uncle Dewey's is a popular barbecue stand located in Mizpah, along U.S. Route 40. Demographics
Mizpah was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
+Mizpah CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 20202020White alone (NH) 267 55.74%Black or African American alone (NH) 88 18.37%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH) 30.63%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Other race alone (NH)2 0.42%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 21 4.38%Hispanic or Latino (any race)98 20.46%Total479 100.00%
As of 2020, the population was 479.
Education The CDP is within two school districts: Hamilton Township School District (elementary) and Greater Egg Harbor Regional High School District. - Text list The zoned high school for Hamilton Township is Oakcrest High School, which is a part of the Greater Egg Harbor district.
Notable people
People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Hamilton Township include: Shameka Marshall (born 1983), long jumper who won the gold medal at the 2007 NACAC Championships in Athletics."Hall of Fame Focus: Shameka Marshall", Rutgers University, October 19, 2017. Accessed November 12, 2017 ."Shameka Marshall found herself walking down the hallways of the RAC with her track and field coach James Robinson wondering about the faces that appeared on the wall.... The Mizpah, New Jersey native, however, hesitated about making the leap to college athletics from high school."
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