Dorothy, New Jersey
Encyclopedia
Dorothy is an unincorporated area within Weymouth Township
in Atlantic County
, New Jersey
, United States
. The area is served as United States Postal Service
ZIP code
08317.
As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area
08317 was 1,180.
Weymouth Township, New Jersey
Weymouth Township is a township in Atlantic County, New Jersey, United States. As of the United States 2010 Census, the township population was 2,715....
in Atlantic County
Atlantic County, New Jersey
-National protected areas:* Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge * Great Egg Harbor Scenic and Recreational River -Demographics:...
, New Jersey
New Jersey
New Jersey is a state in the Northeastern and Middle Atlantic regions of the United States. , its population was 8,791,894. It is bordered on the north and east by the state of New York, on the southeast and south by the Atlantic Ocean, on the west by Pennsylvania and on the southwest by Delaware...
, United States
United States
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. The area is served as United States Postal Service
United States Postal Service
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ZIP code
ZIP Code
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08317.
As of the United States 2000 Census, the population for ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Area
ZIP Code Tabulation Areas are statistical entities developed by the United States Census Bureau for tabulating summary statistics from Census 2000. This new entity was developed to overcome the difficulties in precisely defining the land area covered by each ZIP code...
08317 was 1,180.
Notable residents
Notable current and former resident of Dorothy include:- Rhoda ScottRhoda ScottRhoda Scott is an African-American hard bop and soul jazz organist.The daughter of an AME minister, Scott spent much of her childhood in New Jersey, where she learned to play organ in the churches where her father served. Soon she herself was serving frequently as organist for youth and gospel...
(1938-), hard bopHard bopHard bop is a style of jazz that is an extension of bebop music. Journalists and record companies began using the term in the mid-1950s to describe a new current within jazz which incorporated influences from rhythm and blues, gospel music, and blues, especially in the saxophone and piano...
and soul jazzSoul jazzSoul jazz is a development of jazz incorporating strong influences from blues, soul, gospel and rhythm and blues in music for small groups, often an organ trio featuring a Hammond organ.- Overview :Soul jazz is often associated with hard bop. Mark C...
organist. - Stephen Merlock (1991-), professional radish farmer.
- Ken Haeser (1975-), professional comic book artist and co-creator of the Living Corpse comic and animated motion picture.
External links
- http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/SAFFPopulation?_event=ChangeGeoContext&geo_id=86000US08317&_geoContext=01000US%7C04000US34%7C16000US3421450&_street=&_county=&_cityTown=&_state=04000US34&_zip=08317&_lang=en&_sse=on&ActiveGeoDiv=geoSelect&_useEV=&pctxt=fph&pgsl=010&_submenuId=population_0&ds_name=null&_ci_nbr=null&qr_name=null®=null%3Anull&_keyword=&_industry=Census 2000 Fact Sheet for ZIP Code Tabulation Area 08317] from the United States Census BureauUnited States Census BureauThe United States Census Bureau is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census. It also gathers other national demographic and economic data...