Dorothy
Dorothy is an unincorporated community and census-designated place located in Weymouth Township in Atlantic County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. The area is served as United States Postal Service ZIP Code 08317.
Dorothy
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- Dorothy, New Jersey
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Key facts
• Name — Dorothy, New Jersey • Type — Census-designated place • Subdivision Type — Country • Subdivision Name — United States • Subdivision Type1 — State • Subdivision Name1 — New Jersey • Subdivision Type2 — County • Subdivision Name2 — Atlantic • Subdivision Type3 — Township • Subdivision Name3 — Weymouth • Population As Of — 2020 • Population Total — 1057 • Elevation M — 22 • Elevation Ft — 72 • Postal Code Type — ZIP Code • Postal Code — 08317 • Custom Label Sec1 — FIPS code • Custom Label1 Sec1 — GNIS feature ID • Custom Data1 Sec1 — 0875947 • Unit Pref — Imperial • Area Total Km2 — 15.13 • Area Total Sq Mi — 5.84 • Area Land Km2 — 15.13 • Area Water Km2 — 0.00 • Area Land Sq Mi — 5.84 • Area Water Sq Mi — 0.00 • Population Density Sq Mi — 180.96 • Population Density Km2 — 69.87
Demographics
Demographics
Dorothy first appeared as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census. Dorothy CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic composition Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race. • Race / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic) — Pop 2020 — 2020 • White alone (NH) — 916 — 86.66% • Black or African American alone (NH) — 10 — 0.95% • Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) — 0 — 0.00% • Asian alone (NH) — 13 — 1.23% • Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH) — 0 — 0.00% • Other race alone (NH) — 6 — 0.57% • Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) — 36 — 3.41% • Hispanic or Latino (any race) — 76 — 7.19% • Total — 1,057 — 100.00% As of 2020, the population of the area was 1,057.
Education
Education
The CDP is in the Weymouth Township School District.
Notable people
Notable people
People from Weymouth Township, New Jersey People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Dorothy include: • Frances Edelstein (1926–2018), businesswoman who ran the Cafe Edison in New York City's Theater District, together with her husband • Harry Edelstein (1917–2009), Holocaust survivor and restaurateur known for running what was called the Polish Tea House • Kathleen Karr (1946–2017), young adult and children's novelist • Rhoda Scott (born 1938), soul jazz organist and singer
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- 1.Census Data Explorer: Dorothy CDP, New Jersey, United States Census Bureau. Accessed June 15, 2023.
- 2.Zip Codes, State of New Jersey. Accessed November 4, 2015.
- 3.Geographic Codes Lookup for New Jersey, Missouri Census Data Center. Accessed June 9, 2023.
- 4.cite gnis 0875947 Dorothy September 20, 2012
- 5.United States Census Bureau. ArcGIS REST Services Directory.
- 6.State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022.
- 7.Locality Search, State of New Jersey. Accessed June 9, 2016.
- 8.2020 Decennial Census Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171). United States Census Bureau. 2021.
- 9.Census.gov. Census of Population and Housing.
- 10.United States Census Bureau. 2020 Geography Changes.
- 11.P2: Hispanic or Latino, and Not Hispanic or Latino by Race – 2020: DEC Redistricting Data (PL 94-171) – Dorothy CDP, New Jersey. United States Census Bureau.
- 12.U.S. Census Bureau. 2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Atlantic County, NJ.
- 13.Jewish Agriculturalism in the United States: A World of Jewish Farming, Rutgers University. Accessed March 7, 2023. "After the Holocaust, the Jewish Agricultural Society resettled 2500 Displaced Persons. Among them were Frances (Frima) and Harry Edelstein. Holocaust survivors from Poland, the Edelsteins emigrated in 1947 and settled on a poultry farm in Dorothy, a Jewish colony in New Jersey."
- 14.Kantor, Emma. "Obituary: Kathleen Karr",Publishers Weekly, December 12, 2017. Accessed September 29, 2022. "Karr was born on April 21, 1946, in Allentown, Pa., and raised in Dorothy, N.J., where her family owned a chicken farm."
- 15.Wilkins, Tim. "Master musician Rhoda Scott is back in Jersey, and back in school", NJ Advance Media for NJ.com / The Star-Ledger, December 2, 2011. Accessed March 7, 2023. "Scott has a gift for understatement. The Atlantic County native — she grew up in the Dorothy section of Weymouth Township — has lived in Paris for 43 years, and since she is one of her instrument’s greatest players, it’s big news that she is back."
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