Tuckahoe, New Jersey | |
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 Tuckahoe station, built in 1884 in Tuckahoe | |
  Tuckahoe Location in the United States Show map of the United States | |
| Coordinates:39°17′24″N74°45′14″W / 39.29000°N 74.75389°W /39.29000; -74.75389 | |
| Country |  United States |
| State |  New Jersey |
| County | Cape May |
| Township | Upper |
| Area | |
• Total | 1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2) |
| • Land | 1.04 sq mi (2.70 km2) |
| • Water | 0 sq mi (0.00 km2) |
| Population | |
• Total | 357 |
| • Density | 342.4/sq mi (132.21/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−05:00 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−04:00 (Eastern (EDT)) |
| ZIP Codes | 08250 |
| Area code | 609 |
| FIPS code | 34-74180[3] |
Tuckahoe is acensus-designated place (CDP)[4]unincorporated community located withinUpper Township inCape May County ofNew Jersey.[5]
| Census | Pop. | Note | %± |
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| 2020 | 357 | — | |
| U.S. Decennial Census[6] | |||
Tuckahoe first appeared as acensus designated place in the2020 U.S. census.[7]
The tuckahoe plant was pounded into pulp by localNative Americans and used for cooking and baking, as flour, which served as an ingredient in theircornbread.
Since the tuckahoe was found in great abundance in this area, members of variousLenape tribes would visit this location to collect them.
A bridge, constructed in 1926 and renovated in 1961, connects Tuckahoe toCorbin City, its neighbor to the north.[8] It is also the headquarters for theCape May Seashore Lines Railroad.
Tuckahoe is named after the wild tuckahoe, which is thesclerotium of the fungusWolfiporia extensa and sometimes also called Indian Bread, which grew in abundance in this area on the roots of certain trees and was collected by the members of theLenape tribes in the area.
Tuckahoe Road, which has its beginnings inCross Keys, New Jersey atRoute 42, provides access toOcean City at the northern edge ofCape May County and other shore points as an alternative route to theAtlantic City Expressway.
As with other parts of Upper Township, the area is zoned toUpper Township School District (for grades K-8), which sends students toOcean City High School for grades 9-12.
Countywide schools includeCape May County Technical High School andCape May County Special Services School District.
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