Wildwood, New Jersey
Wildwood, New Jersey | |
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View of Wildwood from Morey's Piers' Giant Wheel on Mariner's Landing Pier | |
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Country | United States |
State | New Jersey |
County | Cape May |
Incorporated | May 1, 1895 |
Government | |
• Type | Walsh Act (New Jersey) |
• Mayor | Ernie Troiano, Jr. |
Area | |
• Total | 1.38 sq mi (3.6 km2) |
• Land | 1.29 sq mi (3.3 km2) |
• Water | 0.09 sq mi (0.2 km2) 6.52% |
Elevation | 0 ft (0 m) |
Population | |
• Total | 5,325 |
• Density | 3,900/sq mi (1,500/km2) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
ZIP code | 08260[6] |
Area code | 609 |
FIPS code | 34-81170Template:GR[7] |
GNIS feature ID | 0885444Template:GR |
Website | http://www.wildwoodnj.org/ |
Wildwood is a city in Cape May County, New Jersey, United States. It is part of the Ocean City Metropolitan Statistical Area and is a popular summer resort destination. As of the 2010 United States Census, the city's year-round population was 5,325.[4] With visitors, the population can swell to 250,000 during the summer months.[8]
The Wildwoods is used as a collective term for the four communities that have "Wildwood" as part of the municipality name — the Borough of Wildwood Crest, City of Wildwood, Borough of West Wildwood and the City of North Wildwood — together with Diamond Beach, a portion of Lower Township situated on the island.
History
Wildwood was originally incorporated as a borough by an Act of the New Jersey Legislature on May 1, 1895, from portions of Middle Township, based on the results of a referendum held the previous day. On January 1, 1912, Wildwood was incorporated as a city, replacing both Wildwood borough and Holly Beach City.[9]
The Wildwoods began developing as a resort in the last decade of the 19th century. A building boom began in the 1950s, due partially to the construction and completion of the Garden State Parkway.[10]
"Rock Around the Clock", often credited as the first rock and roll record, was first performed on Memorial Day weekend in 1954 at the HofBrau Hotel in Wildwood by Bill Haley & His Comets. The song's status as one of the first rock and roll hits has given rise to the city's claim as "the birthplace of rock and roll".[11][12]
Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District
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Wildwood is home to over 200 motels, built during the Doo-Wop era of the 1950s and 1960s,[13] in an area recognized by the state of New Jersey, known as the Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District.[14] The term "doo-wop" was coined by Cape May's Mid-Atlantic Center For The Arts in the early 1990s to describe the unique, space-age architectural style, which is also referred to as the Googie or populuxe style.[15]
The motels are unique in appearance, with Vegas-like neon signs and fantastic architecture.[16] New construction in the area has seen the demolition of several motels to make room for larger condominiums. The Wildwood Doo Wop Preservation League has taken action to help save and restore these historic buildings. The Caribbean Motel in Wildwood Crest, and the Chateau Bleu Motel in North Wildwoods are both listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
A 1950s Doo Wop museum has recently been built which contains property from demolished motels such as neon signs and furniture.[17] Neo-Doo Wop buildings in the area feature a neon lit Wawa and a 1950s styled Acme Supermarket.
Tourism
Wildwood is a resort city that is very popular with vacationers and tourists mostly from New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, New York, Connecticut, and even nearby parts of Canada during the summer months. Its most notable features are its beach and 1.8 miles (2.9 km) boardwalk, home to the Morey's Piers amusement complex and Raging Waters and Ocean Oasis waterparks owned by Morey's Piers. The boardwalk features a trolley called the "Tramcar", which runs from end to end. In June 2006, its Doo-Wop-style motels were placed on the National Trust for Historic Preservation's annual Eleven Most Endangered List,[18] described as "irreplaceable icons of popular culture."[19][20]
Wildwood was ranked the best beach in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium.[21]
Wildwood is home to the New Jersey Firefighter's Convention, held annually every September since the 1970s. Known for its parade featuring fire company apparatus from across the state, it moved from Atlantic City due in part to rising crime and the disallowing of the parade on city streets. Wildwood is also home to an annual co-ed beach Ultimate Frisbee tournament drawing teams from all over the country that attracted 430 teams and over 5,000 players to its 19th annual event in 2011.[22]
Commerce
Portions of Wildwood are part of an Urban Enterprise Zone in The Wildwoods.[23] In addition to other benefits to encourage employment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3½% sales tax rate (versus the 7% rate charged statewide).[24]
Boardwalk
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The Wildwood Boardwalk features several amusement parks and shops, most notably three piers collectively known as Morey's Piers. Due to the far distance of the ocean from the boardwalk, the beach is home to many sporting events, concerts, and monster truck rallies in view of the boardwalk. A stage is set off to the side of the boardwalk near Mariner's Landing Pier where several performances are held throughout the summer.
In 2008-09, a section of the boardwalk was rebuilt using ipe tropical hardwood, even though the town pledged to use domestic black locust.[25]
Boardwalk Chapel is a summertime Christian Gospel outreach on the boardwalk, sandwiched between a pizzeria and a gift shop. Its wide entrance offers thousands of board walkers the opportunity to move freely in and out of any one of its 77 consecutive evening services held during June, July and August.[26]
Geography
Wildwood is located at 38°59′20″N 74°49′12″W / 38.988969°N 74.819863°W (38.988969, -74.819863).Template:GR Wildwood is located on a barrier island facing the Atlantic Ocean. On the same island are the towns of North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest and Diamond Beach, a place in Lower Township. Collectively with the town of West Wildwood (located on a separate, adjacent island), these communities form "The Wildwoods" resort. Wildwood also borders Middle Township.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.38 square miles (3.6 km2), of which, 1.29 square miles (3.3 km2) of it is land and 0.09 square miles (0.23 km2) of it (6.52%) is water.[2]
Demographics
Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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1910 | 2,799 | — | |
1920 | 2,790 | −0.3% | |
1930 | 5,330 | 91.0% | |
1940 | 5,150 | −3.4% | |
1950 | 5,475 | 6.3% | |
1960 | 4,690 | −14.3% | |
1970 | 4,110 | −12.4% | |
1980 | 4,913 | 19.5% | |
1990 | 4,484 | −8.7% | |
2000 | 5,436 | 21.2% | |
2010 | 5,325 | −2.0% | |
Population sources:1910-1930[27] 1930-1990[28] 2000[29] 2010[4][30] |
The 2010 United States Census reported that there were 5,325 people, 2,251 households and 1,145 families residing in the city. The racial makeup of Wildwood was 68.0% (3,623) White, 11.2% (594) African American, 0.7% (39) Native American, 0.8% (42) Asian, 0.1% (7) Pacific Islander, 16.2% (865) from other races, and 2.9% (155) from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 31.2% (1,662).[4][30]
As of the censusTemplate:GR of 2000, there were 5,436 people, 2,333 households, and 1,273 families residing in the city. The population density was 4,212.6 people per square mile (1,627.0/km2). There were 6,488 housing units at an average density of 5,027.9 per square mile (1,941.9/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 70.55% White, 16.65% African American, 0.39% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.15% Pacific Islander, 8.85% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 17.62% of the population.[29] Among Wildwood's Hispanic community, 69.7% are from Puerto Rico, while an additional 17.0% are from Mexico.[31]
There were 2,333 households out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.2% were married couples living together, 17.7% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45.4% were non-families. 38.2% of all households were made up of individuals and 14.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.30 and the average family size was 3.06.[29]
In the city the population was spread out with 25.7% under the age of 18, 10.5% from 18 to 24, 27.7% from 25 to 44, 21.9% from 45 to 64, and 14.2% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 95.6 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 91.2 males.[29]
The median income for a household in the city was $23,981, and the median income for a family was $28,288. Males had a median income of $30,787 versus $23,320 for females. The per capita income for the city was $13,682. About 20.2% of families and 26.4% of the population were below the poverty line, including 39.7% of those under age 18 and 21.9% of those age 65 or over.[29]
Government
Local government
Wildwood is governed by a three-member commission under the Walsh Act Commissioner form of municipal government.[1]
As of 2011[update], members of Wildwood's commission are Mayor Ernie Troiano, Jr. (Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property, Pete Byron (Commissioner of Revenue and Finance) and Anthony Leonetti (Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety).[32]
History of recalls in Wildwood
Since the City of Wildwood has been incorporated on January 1, 1912, there have been three recall elections and all were successful. The first was in 1938 when the State's first female Mayor Doris W. Bradway and Commissioner Frederick W. Murray were voted out of office.[33] The second successful recall was in December 1984 when Mayor Earl B. Ostrander was recalled.[34] The third successful recall was in December 2009 when Mayor Ernest Troiano, Jr. and Commissioner William N. Davenport were recalled.[35]
Federal, state and county representation
Wildwood City is in the 2nd Congressional district and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district.[5][36]
For the 118th United States Congress, New Jersey's 2nd congressional district is represented by Jeff Van Drew (R, Dennis Township).[37] New Jersey is represented in the United States Senate by Democrats Cory Booker (Newark, term ends 2027)[38] and Bob Menendez (Englewood Cliffs, term ends 2025).[39][40]
For the 2024-2025 session, the 1st legislative district of the New Jersey Legislature is represented in the State Senate by Mike Testa (R, Vineland) and in the General Assembly by Antwan McClellan (R, Ocean City) and Erik K. Simonsen (R, Lower Township).[41] Template:NJ Governor
Cape May County is governed by a five-person Board of County Commissioners whose members are elected at-large on a partisan basis to three-year terms of office on a staggered basis, with either one or two seats coming up for election each year; At an annual reorganization held each January, the commissioners select one member to serve as director and another to serve as vice-director.[42] As of 2024[update], Cape May County's Commissioners are:
Director Leonard C. Desiderio (R, Sea Isle City, 2024),[43] Robert Barr (R, Ocean City; 2025),[44] Will Morey (R, Wildwood Crest; 2026),[45] Melanie Collette (R. Middle Township; 2026),[46] and Vice-Director Andrew Bulakowski (R, Lower Township; 2025).[47][42][48]
The county's constitutional officers are: Clerk Rita Marie Rothberg (R, 2025, Ocean City),[49][50] Sheriff Robert Nolan (R, 2026, Lower Township)[51][52] and Surrogate E. Marie Hayes (R, 2028, Ocean City).[53][54][55][48]
Education
The Wildwood Public School District serves students in kindergarten through twelfth grade. Schools in the district (with 2009-10 enrollment data from the National Center for Education Statistics[56]) are Glenwood Elementary School (K-5; 399 students), Wildwood Middle School (6-8; 136 students) and Wildwood High School (9-12; 301 students).
Public school students from West Wildwood attend the district's schools as part of a sending/receiving relationship for grades K-12. For grades 9-12, students from North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest attend Wildwood High School as part of sending/receiving relationships.[57]
There are also two Catholic schools on the island, Cape Trinity Catholic and Wildwood Catholic High School in North Wildwood, which operate separately but share a common building starting in September 2010.[58] Both schools operate under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden.[59]
Popular culture
- On June 20th, 2012, Kenny Chesney performed a free concert sponsored by American Express as part of their Unstaged series. The event took place on the Wildwood beach with over 30,000 in attendance.
- Cozy Morley, a once popular entertainer and club owner here, recorded a song called On The Way To Cape May.
- Wildwood is home to the beverage known as the "Lime Rickey".
- WWE Raw came to the Wildwood Convention Center late summer of 2005. WWE SmackDown came to the Wildwood Convention Center late summer of 2006. WWE Raw broke an attendance record at the Wildwood convention center on August 10, 2007.[60]
- The song Wildwood Days by Bobby Rydell is about the shore town.
- "Wildwood Blues" by psychedelic rock band Nazz is based on the Wildwood shore.
- Eddie Florano wrote a song called Wildwood.
- The video for Jason Aldean's song Laughed Until We Cried is set in Wildwood.[citation needed]
- In the 1987 movie Wall Street, when Charlie Sheen's character tells Daryl Hannah's character she could have bought a beach house for four hundred thousand dollars (the value of a painting they were looking at) she sardonically replies, "Sure you could, in Wildwood New Jersey".[61]
- A CKY song entitled "The Boardwalk Body" was written about a body found under the boardwalk on one of lead singer Deron Miller's childhood trips to Wildwood.
- In the 2008 movie Wipe Out, the beach scenes were shot in Wildwood.
- A season 4 episode of Hoarders features Randy Senna, the owner of "Randyland" based out of Wildwood.
- A portion of the rock band Kiss' album, Alive!, was recorded from a July 23, 1975 concert at the old Wildwoods Convention Center.
- Bruce Willis worked as a bartender in Wildwood in his early days and can be seen on the "Wildwood Days" documentary.
Noted residents
Notable current and former residents of Wildwood include:
- J. Thompson Baker (1847–1919), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district from 1913 to 1915, and was the first mayor of the consolidated city of Wildwood.[62]
- Randy Beverly (born 1944), former professional football player, New York Jets.[63]
- Remy Hamilton (born 1974), Arena Football League player, Los Angeles Avengers.[64]
- Joy Bright Hancock (1898–1986), one of first female U.S. Navy officers.[65]
- Joseph Magliano (1969–2006), professional wrestler.[66]
- Bernie Parent (born 1945), goalie for Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs and most notably Philadelphia Flyers where he back-stopped the team to two consecutive Stanley Cups.[67]
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External links
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- Wildwood City website
- Doo Wop Motel District Web site
- Wildwood Public School District
- School Performance Reports for the Wildwood Public School District, New Jersey Department of Education
- Data for the Wildwood Public School District, National Center for Education Statistics
- New York Times article about endangered historical sites
- Doo Wop Motels: Architectural Treasures of The Wildwoods by Kirk Hastings 2007