Othello is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP)State of New Jersey Census Designated Places - BVP20 - Data as of January 1, 2020, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 1, 2022. located within Greenwich Township, Cumberland County, in the U.S. state of New Jersey. It was first listed as a CDP in the 2020 census with a population of 132.
History There were three taverns in old Greenwich: One was the Old Stone Tavern, on Ye Greate Street, another on the wharf, and the third situated in the Ewing-Bacon House, a.k.a. Resurrection Hall, at the head of Greenwich, a.k.a. Othello.Pierce, Arthur Dudley. Smugglers' Woods: Jaunts and Journeys in Colonial and Revolutionary New Jersey, pp 130-1 (New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1960, 1992) Charles Ewing named the family homestead Resurrection Hall. The oldest part of the house was built by Thomas Ewing in the early 18th century.Andrews, Bessie Ayars. Colonial and Old Houses in New Jersey, pp 70-76 Thomas Ewing, Jr (1722-1771) was a blacksmith and Presbyterian elder.Sandcastles website
Othello and nearby Springtown were stations on the Underground Railroad.
While Othello only had a post office from April 1897 until November 1906, the community continues to appear on many maps.Felcone, Joseph F. The Arcade, p. 32. (Greenwich: Joseph J. Felcone, 2013), citing New Jersey Postal History: The Post Offices and First Postmasters, 1776-1976, by John L. Kay and Charles M. Smith (Lawrence, Massachusetts: Quarterman Publications, 1977), page 56Martinelli, Patricia A. New Jersey Ghost Towns: Uncovering the Hidden Past, pp 109-111 (Mechanicsburg: Stackpole Books, 2012)
Geography Othello is located in the part of Greenwich Township referred to locally as the Head of Greenwich, or Upper Greenwich.
County routes passing through Othello include Ye Greate Street (CR 623 and CR 703) and Sheppards Mill Road (CR 650).
Pine Mount Creek is a stream that flows south through Othello to the Cohansey River and empties into Delaware Bay.US Coast Guard Water Data, Cohansey River at Greenwich, New JerseyCumberland County Old Names and Places, circa 1915, West Jersey History ProjectA Geographic Dictionary of New Jersey, by Henry Gannett (Washington: Government Printing Office, 1894 page 95)
Demographics
+Othello CDP, New Jersey – Racial and ethnic compositionRace / Ethnicity (NH = Non-Hispanic)Pop 20202020White alone (NH) 102 77.27%Black or African American alone (NH) 17 12.88%Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH)00.00%Asian alone (NH) 32.27%Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander alone (NH)00.00%Other race alone (NH)0 0.00%Mixed race or Multiracial (NH) 3 2.27%Hispanic or Latino (any race)7 5.30%Total132 100.00%
Othello was first listed as a census designated place in the 2020 U.S. census.
As of the 2020 United States census, the population was 132.
Education Students are zoned to Greenwich Township School District (for elementary school) and Cumberland Regional School District (for high school). - Text list
The Greenwich school district and the Stow Creek Township School District have a cooperative agreement in which all students in grade levels Kindergarten through 4 in both school districts attend the Greenwich Township school facility, Morris Goodwin School, while all students in grades 5-8 in both school districts attend the Stow Creek school facility, Stow Creek School. - This is the collective official website of the Greenwich Township and Stow Creek schools.
References
External links Othello, Greenwich, New Jersey (Google Maps)