Wildwood is a

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in Cape May County in the U.S. state of

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. It is part of the Ocean City

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and is a popular summer resort destination along the

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. As of the 2020 U.S. census, the city's year-round population was 5,157, a drop of 168 from the 2010 census count of 5,325,DP-1 - Profile of General Population and Housing Characteristics: 2010 for Wildwood city, Cape May County, New Jersey
,

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. Accessed July 2, 2012.Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2010 for Wildwood city
,

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. Accessed July 2, 2012. in turn a decline of 111 (−2.0%) from the 5,436 counted in the 2000 census. With visitors, the population can swell to 250,000 during the summer. Wildwood was the first city in New Jersey to have a female mayor, Doris W. Bradway, who was ousted in a 1938 recall election. The Wildwoods is used as a collective term for the four communities located on Wildwood island 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. The city, and the surrounding communities that share the name, derives its name from the wild flowers found in the area.

History

Wildwood was originally incorporated as a

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by an act of the

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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.Snyder, John P
''The Story of New Jersey's Civil Boundaries: 1606-1968''
Bureau of Geology and Topography; Trenton, New Jersey; 1969. p. 68. Accessed July 2, 2012. 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 in 1955. " 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

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. 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".

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introduced his version of " The Twist" at the Rainbow Club. On occasion,

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broadcast from the Wildwood's Starlight Ballroom. Murals in the community honor Checker, Bill Haley and

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; the latter artist had a major hit with "

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Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District

Wildwood is home to over 200 motels, built during the

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era of the 1950s and 1960s,Staff
"The '50s and '60s Thrive In Retro Doo-Wop Motels"
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'', June 24, 2007. Accessed June 27, 2017. in an area recognized by the state of New Jersey, known as the ''Wildwoods Shore Resort Historic District.'' The term "doo-wop" was coined by

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'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.Wildwood Crest Historical Society Web site
/ref> The motels are unique in appearance, with Vegas-like neon signs and fantastic architecture. 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 Wildwood are both listed on the

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. A 1950s Doo Wop museum includes property from demolished motels such as neon signs and furniture. Neo-Doo Wop buildings in the area feature a neon lit Wawa and a 1950s styled Acme Supermarket.

Geography

Wildwood beach north of Mariner's Landing

According to the

, the city had a total area of 1.65 square miles (4.28 km²), including 1.54 square miles (3.99 km²) of land and 0.11 square miles (0.29 km²) of water (6.79%). The city is located on a barrier island facing the

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. On the same island is the city of North Wildwood, borough of Wildwood Crest, and the unincorporated community of 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. Unincorporated communities, localities and place names located partially or completely within the city include Five Mile Beach.

Demographics

Census 2010

The Census Bureau's 2006–2010 American Community Survey showed that (in 2010 inflation-adjusted dollars)

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was $32,783 (with a margin of error of +/− $9,471) and the median family income was $45,125 (+/− $24,251). Males had a median income of $24,416 (+/− $1,945) versus $26,043 (+/− $7,007) for females. The

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for the borough was $25,118 (+/− $3,877). About 16.2% of families and 23.0% of the population were below the

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, including 25.4% of those under age 18 and 8.7% of those age 65 or over.

Census 2000

As of the 2020 U.S. census, there were 5,436 people, 2,333 households, and 1,273 families residing in the city. The

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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%

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, 16.65%

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, 0.39% Native American, 0.48% Asian, 0.15%

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, 8.85% from other races, and 2.94% from two or more races.

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or Latino of any race were 17.62% of the population.Census 2000 Profiles of Demographic / Social / Economic / Housing Characteristics for Wildwood city, New Jersey
,

. Accessed July 23, 2013.DP-1: Profile of General Demographic Characteristics: 2000 - Census 2000 Summary File 1 (SF 1) 100-Percent Data for Wildwood city, Cape May County, New Jersey
,

. Accessed July 23, 2013. Among Wildwood's Hispanic community in 2000, 69.7% were from

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, while an additional 17.0% were from

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. There were 2,333 households, out of which 25.7% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 31.2% were

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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. 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. 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

for the city was $13,682. About 20.2% of families and 26.4% of the population were below the

, including 39.7% of those under age 18 and 21.9% of those age 65 or over.

Economy

Commerce

Portions of the city—together with areas in North Wildwood, West Wildwood and Wildwood Crest—are part of a joint Urban Enterprise Zone (UEZ), one of 32 zones covering 37 municipalities statewide. The four municipalities in The Wildwoods were selected in 2002 as one of a group of three zones added to participate in the program as part of a joint zone with. In addition to other benefits to encourage employment and investment within the Zone, shoppers can take advantage of a reduced 3.3125%

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rate (half of the % rate charged statewide) at eligible merchants. Established in September 2002, the city's Urban Enterprise Zone status expires in December 2023. The joint UEZ is overseen by the Enterprise Zone Development Corporation of the Wildwoods Board, which includes representatives from all four municipalities. Wildwood has an unusually large number of liquor licenses for its population. State law normally provides for one consumption license (i.e., for a bar, restaurant) for every 3,000 residents, and one distribution license (i.e., for a liquor store) for every 7,500 residents. Because of a state law allowing a municipality to grandfather in liquor licenses that existed before 1948, Wildwood has a permanent population of 5,300, but has 61 active liquor licenses.

Tourism

Wildwood is a resort city that is very popular with vacationers and tourists mostly from

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, New York, and even nearby parts of

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(particularly

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and

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) during the summer months. The year-round population of Wildwood of over 5,300 grows to as many as 250,000 or more during the peak tourist season during the summer. Its most notable features are its beach and

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, home to the Morey's Piers amusement complex and Raging Waters and Ocean Oasis

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owned by Morey's Piers. The boardwalk features a trolley called the " Tramcar", which runs from end to end. In June 2006, its

-style motels were placed on the

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's annual Eleven Most Endangered List,"Wildwood,"
'American Heritage'', April/May 2007. described as "irreplaceable icons of popular culture."

. Accessed March 14, 2015. "Families have been vacationing at the Jersey Shore for more than a century and the Wildwood Doo Wop motels have been a popular beach destination since their construction from 1956 to 1970." In June, thousands of recently graduated high school seniors come to Wildwood for Senior Week. During Senior Week, the graduates stay in hotels and rent beach houses in Wildwood where they party and participate in underage drinking. Quebec DooWop WWNJ

Wildwood was ranked the best beach in New Jersey in the 2008 Top 10 Beaches Contest sponsored by the New Jersey Marine Sciences Consortium. Wildwood is one of five municipalities in the state that offer free public access to oceanfront beaches monitored by lifeguards, joining Atlantic City, North Wildwood, Wildwood Crest and Upper Township's Strathmere section. 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

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tournament drawing teams from all over the country that attracted 430 teams and over 5,000 players to its 19th annual event in 2011. French Canadian tourists from Quebec visit Wildwood during the summer. There are motels in the Wildwoods named to attract tourists from Quebec, including Chateau Bleu, Fleur de Lis, Le Voyageur, Royal Canadian, and Quebec. Several hotels in Wildwood have signs in both English and French. The French Canadian tourists primarily vacation in Wildwood in July when Canada takes a two-week construction holiday.

Boardwalk

The Wildwood Boardwalk features several amusement parks, water parks, an aquarium, and shops, most notably three piers collectively known as Morey's Piers. Due to the distance of the ocean from the boardwalk, the beach is home to many sporting events, concerts, and

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rallies in view of the boardwalk. Wildwood is the tenth most popular boardwalk in the

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. A stage is set off to the side of the boardwalk near Mariner's Landing Pier where several performances are held throughout the summer. Wildwood Stores North of BwkChapel

In 2008–2009, a section of the

was rebuilt using ipe tropical hardwood, even though the town had made a commitment to use domestic black locust as a more environmentally friendly option. The black locust wood shipped by the supplier was deemed unacceptable and the commissioners decided to use ipe wood to ensure that the project could be completed in time for the upcoming season.

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is a summertime Christian Gospel outreach on the boardwalk, sandwiched between a pizzeria and a gift shop. Visitors to the boardwalk are invited to attend any of its 77 consecutive evening services held during June, July and August.

Sports

Beach racing, featuring motorcycles and hot rods, takes place every year. Over a four-day period each June, Wildwood hosts the National Marbles Tournament at Ringer Stadium, an event that dates back to 1922. The

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were a professional basketball team that played in the United States Basketball League in 1985 and 1986. Their

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was the Wildwood Convention Hall.

Government

Local government

Wildwood is governed by a three-member commission under the Walsh Act Commission form of municipal government. The city is one of 30 municipalities (of the 564) statewide that use this form of government. The governing body is comprised of three commissioners, who are elected

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on a nonpartisan basis to serve concurrent four-year terms of office, with the vote taking place as part of the November general election. At a reorganization conducted after each election, the commission selects one of its members to serve as mayor and gives each commissioner an assigned department to oversee and manage.''2012 New Jersey Legislative District Data Book'',

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Edward J. Bloustein School of Planning and Public Policy, March 2013, p. 8. As part of the May 2009 election, voters approved a ballot question that shifted elections from May to November. The first election under the new cycle was held in November 2013, with prospective savings of $25,000 each election cited as the primary justification for the change. , members of Wildwood's commission are:

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Pete Byron ( Commissioner of Public Works, Parks and Public Property), Krista Fitzsimons ( Commissioner of Revenue and Finance) and Steve Mikulski ( Commissioner of Public Affairs and Public Safety), all serving terms of office ending December 31, 2023.Commissioners Office
City of Wildwood. Accessed May 14, 2022. "The Wildwoods are composed of five separate municipalities consisting of Wildwood, North Wildwood, West Wildwood, Wildwood Crest and Diamond Beach which is governed by Lower Township."2021 County & Municipal Elected Officials Cape May County, NJ -- July 2021
Cape May County, New Jersey, September 13, 2021. Accessed April 28, 2022.Cape May County 2019 General Election Successful Candidates
Cape May County, New Jersey, updated November 18, 2016. Accessed January 1, 2020. In June 2022, Mayor Peter Byron and Commissioner Steven Mikulski, together with former Mayor Ernest Troiano, were all charged with unlawful taking and tampering with public records in a case in which it was alleged that they improperly declared that they worked full-time for the city so that they could collect health insurance from the city under the State Health Benefit Plan worth hundreds of thousands of dollars. The Wildwood Housing Authority oversees public housing in the city of Wildwood, providing affordable housing to low and moderate income families, senior citizens, and disabled people. The agency is governed by a seven-member board of commissioners, with six appointed by the Mayor and one appointed by the

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. The housing authority owns two housing developments with a total of 170 units between them. Sandman Tower offers 100 one-bedroom apartments while Commissioners Court offers 70 apartments.

History of recall elections

Since the City of Wildwood has been incorporated on January 1, 1912, there have been three recall elections all of which 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.Staff
"Wildwood Ousts Its Woman Mayor; Mrs. Bradway, First of Sex to Hold Post in Jersey, Loses in Recall Election She Lays Move To Hague Although a Republican, She Has Aided Democrats, but Shifted Back Last Fall Wildwood Ousts Its Woman Mayor Says Hague Dominates Move Indicted After Inquiry New Petition Circulated"
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'', February 19, 1938. Accessed May 17, 2011. "Mayor Doris W. Bradway, New Jersey's first woman Mayor, was defeated today in a special recall election in this resort city. Ousted with her was City Commissioner Frederick McMurray, also a Republican." The second successful recall was in December 1984 when Mayor Earl B. Ostrander was recalled. The third successful recall was in December 2009 when Mayor Ernest Troiano Jr. and Commissioner William N. Davenport were recalled.

Federal, state and county representation

Wildwood City is located in the 2nd Congressional DistrictPlan Components Report
New Jersey Redistricting Commission, December 23, 2011. Accessed February 1, 2020. and is part of New Jersey's 1st state legislative district.Municipalities Sorted by 2011-2020 Legislative District
New Jersey Department of State. Accessed February 1, 2020.''2019 New Jersey Citizen's Guide to Government''
New Jersey League of Women Voters. Accessed October 30, 2019.

Politics

As of March 23, 2011, there were a total of 2,791 registered voters in Wildwood City, of which 611 (21.9%) were registered as Democrats, 732 (26.2%) were registered as

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and 1,448 (51.9%) were registered as Unaffiliated. There were no voters registered to other parties. In the

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, Democrat

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received 61.3% of the vote (991 cast), ahead of Republican

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with 38.2% (617 votes), and other candidates with 0.6% (9 votes), among the 1,635 ballots cast by the city's 2,979 registered voters (18 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 54.9%. In the 2008 presidential election, Democrat Barack Obama received 54.4% of the vote (964 cast), ahead of Republican John McCain, who received 44.2% (783 votes), with 1,772 ballots cast among the city's 2,583 registered voters, for a turnout of 68.6%. In the 2004 presidential election, Democrat

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received 52.6% of the vote (949 ballots cast), outpolling Republican George W. Bush, who received around 45.8% (825 votes), with 1,803 ballots cast among the city's 3,161 registered voters, for a turnout percentage of 57.0. In the 2013 gubernatorial election, Republican

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received 66.1% of the vote (622 cast), ahead of Democrat Barbara Buono with 32.6% (307 votes), and other candidates with 1.3% (12 votes), among the 976 ballots cast by the city's 2,828 registered voters (35 ballots were spoiled), for a turnout of 34.5%. In the 2009 gubernatorial election, Republican Chris Christie received 50.8% of the vote (540 ballots cast), ahead of both Democrat Jon Corzine with 41.7% (444 votes) and Independent

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with 4.5% (48 votes), with 1,064 ballots cast among the city's 2,908 registered voters, yielding a 36.6% turnout.

Education

The

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serves students in pre-kindergarten through

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. As of the 2019–20 school year, the district, comprised of three schools, had an enrollment of 938 students and 92.3 classroom teachers (on an FTE basis), for a

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of 10.2:1.District information for Wildwood City School District

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. Accessed April 1, 2021. Schools in the district (with 2019–20 enrollment data from the

) are Glenwood Elementary School with 470 students in grades Pre-K–5, Wildwood Middle School with 186 students in grades 6–8 and

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with 245 students in grades 9–12. For ninth through

s, students from North Wildwood and Wildwood Crest attend Wildwood High School as part of

sending/receiving relationship A sending/receiving relationship is one in which a public school district sends some or all of its students to attend the schools of another district. This is often done to achieve costs savings in smaller districts or continues after districts hav ...

s. Public school students from West Wildwood, a non-operating school district, attend the district's schools for grades 9–12 as part of a

. Students are also eligible to attend Cape May County Technical High School in the Cape May Court House area, which serves students from the entire county in its comprehensive and vocational programs, which are offered without charge to students who are county residents. Special needs students may be referred to Cape May County Special Services School District in the Cape May Court House area. There is one Catholic school on the island,

Wildwood Catholic Academy Wildwood Catholic Academy (WCA), formerly Wildwood Catholic High School, is a co-educational pre-kindergarten to twelfth grade Catholic school in North Wildwood, in Cape May County, New Jersey. The school operates under the auspices of the Ro ...

(Pre-K–12) in North Wildwood, which operates under the auspices of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Camden. There was previously a Catholic elementary school in Wildwood, St. Ann's School, which operated until 2010, when it merged into Cape Trinity Regional School (Pre-K–8) in North Wildwood. - The author was the principal of Our Lady Star of the Sea Regional School. Upon its creation Cape Trinity Catholic Regional School operated separately from Wildwood Catholic High School but shared a common building. On April 17, 2020, the Diocese of Camden announced that both of its Wildwood schools would permanently close at the end of the school year, which is June 30, 2020. However, both schools avoided closure after agreeing to merge to create Wildwood Catholic Academy. Additionally Bishop McHugh Regional School in Dennis Township takes students from Wildwood.

Transportation

Roads and highways

The city had a total of of roadways, of which were maintained by the municipality, by Cape May County and by the

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. Route 47 (Rio Grande Avenue) has its southern terminus in Wildwood and continues into Lower Township via the George Reading Wildwood Bridge, which provides access to the Garden State Parkway. County Route 621 (New Jersey Avenue) runs for through the city, from Wildwood Crest to the south to North Wildwood in the north, and serves as part of Ocean Drive. Parking in the beach and downtown areas of Wildwood is regulated by on-street parking meters and paid parking lots. Parking meters in Wildwood are in effect from May 15 to October 31. Wildwood has 24 paid parking lots in the beach area that are privately owned and charge varying rates based on demand. Among these lots is a 719-space lot operated by the

Wildwoods Convention Center The Wildwoods Convention Center is a convention center and indoor arena in Wildwood, New Jersey. Built in 2001 to replace an older Convention Hall, the center has exhibition space of . The building includes the Oceanfront Arena, an indoor arena ...

. There is also a public parking lot along Schellenger Avenue in the downtown area. In 2018, Wildwood began offering paid parking on the beach for vehicles with four-wheel drive at Baker Avenue, with space for 1,000 vehicles.

Public transportation

NJ Transit provides bus service to

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on the

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and

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routes and to Atlantic City on the

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route, with seasonal service to Philadelphia on the

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route, to the Port Authority Bus Terminal in

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on the

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route, and to

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on the 510 route. NJ Transit buses stop at the Wildwood Bus Terminal, which is located on Washington Avenue between Burk Avenue and Davis Avenue. The Great American Trolley Company operates trolley service in Wildwood during the summer months. There are two trolley routes that provide service to the boardwalk at Schellenger Avenue in Wildwood during the evening hours, with one route serving Wildwood and Wildwood Crest daily and the other route serving North Wildwood on Fridays and Saturdays. Another trolley route runs from North Wildwood and Wildwood to shopping centers in Rio Grande, operating Mondays through Fridays. The Great American Trolley Company also runs trolley service to the Irish Fall Festival in North Wildwood, with a route connecting Wildwood Crest and Wildwood to the festival site during the weekend of the festival. The Tramcar is a trackless train service running along the entire length of the Wildwoods boardwalk from Cresse Avenue in Wildwood to 16th Avenue in North Wildwood during the summer season.

Media outlets

Television and radio stations

* WMGM-TV virtual channel 40 (UHF channel 36) is a Justice Network affiliated TV station and is the first and only TV station licensed to Wildwood. Their offices and studios are located in Linwood in neighboring Atlantic County. * WCMC (AM) is a radio station licensed to Wildwood and broadcasts on 1230 AM with an

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format which it simulcasts from sister station

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. * WZXL is a radio station licensed to Wildwood and broadcasts on 100.7 FM with a

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format. *Residents of Wildwood are served by Comcast Cable's Xfinity service.

Newspapers

The City of Wildwood is served by local and distance newspapers with local editions. They are: *''

The Press of Atlantic City ''The Press of Atlantic City'' is the fourth-largest daily newspaper in New Jersey. Originally based in Pleasantville, it is the primary newspaper for southeastern New Jersey and the Jersey Shore. The newspaper designated market runs from Ware ...

'' a major daily newspaper in South New Jersey which includes a Cape May County edition. *'' Cape May County Herald'' a weekly newspaper with news and information for residents of Cape May County. *''

The Star-Ledger ''The Star-Ledger'' is the largest circulated newspaper in the U.S. state of New Jersey and is based in Newark. It is a sister paper to '' The Jersey Journal'' of Jersey City, ''The Times'' of Trenton and the ''Staten Island Advance'', all of w ...

'' a major daily newspaper based in Newark which prints a local edition for Cape May County. *''

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'' a major daily newspaper based in

with local editions for Cape May County. *''

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'' a major daily newspaper based in Philadelphia with local editions for Cape May County.

Climate

According to the

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system, Wildwood, New Jersey has a humid subtropical climate (''Cfa'') with hot, moderately humid summers, cool winters and year-around precipitation. Cfa climates are characterized by all months having an average mean temperature > 32.0 °F (> 0.0 °C), at least four months with an average mean temperature ≥ 50.0 °F (≥ 10.0 °C), at least one month with an average mean temperature ≥ 71.6 °F (≥ 22.0 °C) and no significant precipitation difference between seasons. During the summer months in Wildwood, a cooling afternoon sea breeze is present on most days, but episodes of extreme heat and humidity can occur with heat index values ≥ 95 °F (≥ 35 °C). The Atlantic hurricane season lasts from June 1 to November 30, which can bring storms, most typically between August and late October. In 2012, Hurricane Sandy destroyed much of the Wildwood Boardwalk, which has since been restored. During the winter months, episodes of extreme cold and wind can occur with wind chill values < 0 °F (< −18 °C). The plant hardiness zone at Wildwood Beach is 7b with an average annual extreme minimum air temperature of 6.7 °F (−14.1 °C). The average seasonal (November–April) snowfall total is , and the average snowiest month is February which corresponds with the annual peak in

nor'easter A nor'easter (also northeaster; see below), or an East Coast low is a synoptic-scale extratropical cyclone in the western North Atlantic Ocean. The name derives from the direction of the winds that blow from the northeast. The original use ...

activity.

Ecology

According to the A. W. Kuchler U.S. potential natural vegetation types, Wildwood, New Jersey would have a dominant vegetation type of Northern Cordgrass (''73'') with a dominant vegetation form of Coastal

Prairie Prairies are ecosystems considered part of the temperate grasslands, savannas, and shrublands biome by ecologists, based on similar temperate climates, moderate rainfall, and a composition of grasses, herbs, and shrubs, rather than trees, as the ...

(''20'').U.S. Potential Natural Vegetation, Original Kuchler Types, v2.0 (Spatially Adjusted to Correct Geometric Distortions)
Data Basin. Accessed March 18, 2020.

In popular culture

* Bruce Willis worked as a bartender in Wildwood in his early days and can be seen on the ''Wildwood Days'' documentary. * 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". * The song "

Wildwood Days "Wildwood Days" is a song released by Bobby Rydell in 1963. Rydell's version spent 9 weeks on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100 chart, peaking at No. 17, while reaching No. 14 in Australia,Bobby Rydell Robert Louis Ridarelli (April 26, 1942 – April 5, 2022), known by the stage name Bobby Rydell, was an American singer and actor who mainly performed rock and roll and traditional pop music. In the early 1960s he was considered a teen idol. ...

is about the shore town. * The song "Everything's Wild in Wildwood" by The Treniers was inspired by summers in the early '50s during which they played residencies at a night club in the town.Strauss, Robert
"The Heart of Rock 'n' Roll Is in Wildwood"
''

'', September 4, 2005. Accessed October 28, 2019. "The Treniers even recorded a song called ''Everything's Wild in Wildwood.''" * "Wildwood Blues", the 1967 song by the psychedelic rock band Nazz, is based on the Wildwood scene. WildwoodsConventionCenter

* A portion of the rock band Kiss's 1975 album '' Alive!'' was recorded from a July 23, 1975 concert at the old

. * In the 1987 movie ''

Wall Street Wall Street is an eight-block-long street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan in New York City. It runs between Broadway in the west to South Street and the East River in the east. The term "Wall Street" has become a metonym for ...

'', 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". *

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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. * 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. * The video for

Jason Aldean Jason Aldean (born Jason Aldine Williams; February 28, 1977) is an American country music singer. Since 2005, he has been signed to Broken Bow Records, a record label for which he has released ten albums and 40 singles. His 2010 album, ''My Kind ...

's song "

Laughed Until We Cried "Laughed Until We Cried" is a song written by Kelley Lovelace and Ashley Gorley and recorded by American country music artist Jason Aldean. It was released in August 2007 as the second single from Aldean's 2007 album ''Relentless''. The song reache ...

" is set in Wildwood. * In the 2008 movie ''Wipe Out'', the beach scenes were shot in Wildwood. * A season 4 episode of ''

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'' features Randy Senna, the owner of "Randyland" based out of Wildwood. * On June 20, 2012, Kenny Chesney performed a free concert sponsored by American Express as part of their ''

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'' series. The event took place on the Wildwood beach with 20,000 in attendance. * In early 2016, filming began for a movie titled ''

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'', featuring actress Heather Graham. In the summer of 2016, the Travel Channel filmed their season 8, episode 6 television show “Hotel Impossible” with host Anthony Melchiorri at the White Caps Motel in Wildwood.

Notable people

People who were born in, residents of, or otherwise closely associated with Wildwood include: * Joseph R. Applegate (1925–2003), linguistics expert who was the first black faculty member at the

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J. Thompson Baker Jacob Thompson Baker (April 13, 1847 – December 7, 1919) was an American Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party politician from New Jersey who represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district for one term from 1913 to 1915. Earl ...

(1847–1919), represented New Jersey's 2nd congressional district from 1913 to 1915, and was the first mayor of the consolidated city of Wildwood * Randy Beverly (born 1944), former NFL

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who played for the New York Jets * Edwin Corle (1906–1956), author * Ace Darling (born 1975), professional wrestler * Remy Hamilton (born 1974),

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player, Los Angeles Avengers * Joy Bright Hancock (1898–1986), one of the first female U.S. Navy officers * Wes Hills (born 1995),

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who has played in the NFL for the

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Ernest Ingenito Ernest Martin "Ernie" Ingenito (May 27, 1924 – October 7, 1995) was an American spree killer who shot nine people, his wife Theresa Mazzoli and her family, killing five and injuring four, on November 17, 1950, in Franklin Township and Minotola ...

(1924–1995), mass murderer who shot nine people and killed five in a 1950 rampage *

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(born 1952), former member of the Nevada Senate who was Miss New Jersey in 1973 *

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(1969–2006), professional wrestler *

Guy F. Muziani Guy F. Muziani (August 10, 1925 – July 30, 1988) was an American politician who served in the New Jersey General Assembly from the 1st Legislative District from 1982 to 1988. Born in Philadelphia, he attended South Philadelphia High School ...

(1925–1988), politician who served in the

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from the 1st Legislative District from 1982 to 1988 and served 11 years as mayor of Wildwood * Bernie Parent (born 1945), goalie for

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and most notably

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where he back-stopped the team to two consecutive Stanley Cups * Mickey Shaughnessy (1920–1985), actor * George Sheldon (1947–2018), Acting Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families who served in the

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George Sheldon, Acting Assistant Secretary
Administration for Children and Families. Accessed November 11, 2013. "Born in Wildwood, New Jersey, George received both his B.A. and J.D. from Florida State University."

References

External links

Wildwood City website

Wildwood, New Jersey Police Department

Wildwood Public School District
*
School Data for the Wildwood Public School District

New York Times article about endangered historical sites

Wildwood Doo Wop History
*
Doo Wop Motels: Architectural Treasures of The Wildwoods
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