Cape May, New Jersey
Demographics

Cape May, New Jersey

Section Title: Demographics
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Historical population

Census	Pop.	%±

1870	1,248	—

1880	1,699	36.1%

1890	2,136	25.7%

1900	2,257	5.7%

1910	2,471	9.5%

1920	2,999	21.4%

1930	2,637	−12.1%

1940	2,583	−2.0%

1950	3,607	39.6%

1960	4,477	24.1%

1970	4,392	−1.9%

1980	4,853	10.5%

1990	4,668	−3.8%

2000	4,034	−13.6%

2010	3,607	−10.6%

Est. 2016	3,500	−3.0%

Population sources: 1870-2000 1870-1920 1870 1880-1890 1890-1910 1910-1930 1930-1990 2000 2010

Sentence(s)

As of the 2010 Census, Cape May had a population of 3,607, reflecting a decline of -10.6% from the 4,034 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by -13.6% from the 4,668 counted in the 1990 Census.

final_sentence: As of the 2010 Census, Cape May had a population of 3,607, reflecting a decline of -10.6% from the 4,034 counted in the 2000 Census, which had in turn declined by -13.6% from the 4,668 counted in the 1990 Census.