Burleigh 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 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.New Jersey: 2010 - Population and Housing Unit Counts - 2010 Census of Population and Housing (CPH-2-32), United States Census Bureau, August 2012, pg. III-3. Accessed October 18, 2012. "Cape May County—New CDPs: Belleplain, Burleigh (formed from part of deleted Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP and additional area), and Whitesboro (formed from part of deleted Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP); Deleted CDPs: Whitesboro-Burleigh (split to form all of Whitesboro and part of Burleigh CDPs)." As of the 2020 census, Burleigh had a population of 766. Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP had a total area of 1.550 square miles (4.015 km2), including 1.518 square miles (3.932 km2) of land and 0.032 square miles (0.083 km2) of water (2.07%).US Gazetteer files: 2010, 2000, and 1990, United States Census Bureau. Accessed September 4, 2014.

Demographics

Burleigh first appeared as a census designated place in the 2010 U.S. census formed from the deleted Whitesboro-Burleigh CDP.

2020 census +Burleigh CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 2010Pop 2020% 2010% 2020White alone (NH)48851167.31%66.71%Black or African American alone (NH)1038014.21%10.44%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)010.00%0.13%Asian alone (NH)23273.17%3.52%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)110.14%0.13%Other race alone (NH)020.00%0.26%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH)11251.52%3.26%Hispanic or Latino (any race)9911913.66%15.54%Total725766 100.00%100.00%

2010 census The 2010 United States census counted 725 people, 270 households, and 180 families in the CDP. The population density was . There were 321 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup was 72.69% (527) White, 15.59% (113) Black or African American, 0.00% (0) Native American, 3.17% (23) Asian, 0.28% (2) Pacific Islander, 5.66% (41) from other races, and 2.62% (19) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 13.66% (99) of the population.

Of the 270 households, 28.5% had children under the age of 18; 50.0% were married couples living together; 10.4% had a female householder with no husband present and 33.3% were non-families. Of all households, 26.7% were made up of individuals and 9.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.69 and the average family size was 3.30.

24.8% of the population were under the age of 18, 10.3% from 18 to 24, 21.1% from 25 to 44, 28.7% from 45 to 64, and 15.0% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 39.9 years. For every 100 females, the population had 90.3 males. For every 100 females ages 18 and older there were 94.6 males.

Education It is within the Middle Township School District, which operates Middle Township High School.

Countywide schools include Cape May County Technical High SchoolFrequently Asked Questions , Cape May County Technical High School. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All residents of Cape May County are eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School.... The Cape May County Technical High School is a public school so there is no cost to residents of Cape May County."Technical High School Admissions , Cape May County Technical High School. Accessed October 27, 2019. "All students who are residents of Cape May County may apply to the Technical High School." and Cape May County Special Services School District.

In 1993 Richard Degener of The Press of Atlantic City described what is now the location of the private K-12 school Cape Christian Academy as being in Burleigh. - Available from Newsbank, ID# news/0EAEAA6D18083359. Clipping of first and of second pages at Newspapers.com. The school is currently in the Cape May Courthouse CDP and not the Burleigh CDP. - See map of CDP from the 2010 U.S. Census - page 1 and page 2. In contrast it is across from but not in the Burleigh CDP: Seen here.

References

External links The Cape May County Gazette, community newspaper The Beachcomber