Atlantic County, New Jersey

Atlantic County
County
Atlantic City's boardwalk, the nation's first boardwalk, at night
Atlantic City's boardwalk, the nation's first boardwalk, at night
Flag of Atlantic County
Flag
Official seal of Atlantic County
Seal
Map of New Jersey highlighting Atlantic County
Location within the U.S. state of New Jersey
Map of the United States highlighting New Jersey
New Jersey's location within the U.S.
Coordinates: 39°28′N 74°38′W / 39.47°N 74.64°W / 39.47; -74.64
Country United States
State New Jersey
Founded1837
Named forAtlantic Ocean[1]
SeatMays Landing[2]
Largest municipalityEgg Harbor Township (population)
Galloway Township (total area)
Hamilton Township (land area)
Government
 • County executiveDennis Levinson (R, term ends December 31, 2023)[3]
Area
[4]
 • Total
671.84 sq mi (1,740.1 km2)
 • Land555.51 sq mi (1,438.8 km2)
 • Water116.32 sq mi (301.3 km2)  17.3%
Population
 (2020)[5][6]
 • Total
274,534
 • Estimate 
(2023)[5][7]
275,213 Increase
 • Density410/sq mi (160/km2)
Congressional district2nd
Websiteatlantic-county.org
Map
Interactive map of Atlantic County, New Jersey

Atlantic County is a county located in the U.S. state of New Jersey. As of the 2020 census, the county was the state's 15th-most-populous county,[8] with a population of 274,534,[5][6] a drop of 15 from the 2010 census count of 274,549.[9] Its county seat is the Mays Landing section of Hamilton Township.[2] The county is part of the Jersey Shore[10] and of the South Jersey region of the state.[11]

The most populous place in Atlantic County was Egg Harbor Township, with 47,842 residents at the time of the 2020 census;[6] Galloway Township, covered 115.21 square miles (298.4 km2), the largest total area of any municipality, though Hamilton Township has the largest land area, covering 111.13 square miles (287.8 km2).[12] Atlantic County forms the Atlantic City–Hammonton metropolitan statistical area,[13] which is also part of the Delaware Valley combined statistical area / Philadelphia metro area.[14][15]

  1. ^ Hutchinson, Viola L. The Origin of New Jersey Place Names, New Jersey Public Library Commission, May 1945. Accessed October 30, 2017.
  2. ^ a b New Jersey County Map, New Jersey Department of State. Accessed January 6, 2023.
  3. ^ "County Executive". The Official Atlantic County, New Jersey Government Website. Atlantic County Government. Retrieved March 25, 2022.
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  8. ^ Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses, New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.
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  10. ^ "Regions: North, Central, South, Shore - Best of NJ", Best of NJ, Accessed May 30, 2024. "Atlantic, Cape May, Monmouth, and Ocean County make up the Jersey Shore region."
  11. ^ Willis, David P. "'This is how wars start': Does Central Jersey include both Ocean and Union counties?", Asbury Park Press, February 20, 2023. Accessed March 31, 2024. "North Jersey is defined as Sussex, Warren, Morris, Passaic, Bergen, Essex and Hudson counties; South Jersey would be Burlington, Camden, Gloucester, Atlantic, Salem, Cumberland and Cape May counties. But for Central, things get a little tricky. It would include Hunterdon, Somerset, Union, Middlesex, Mercer, Monmouth, and Ocean counties."
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  13. ^ New Jersey: 2020 Core Based Statistical Areas and Counties, United States Census Bureau. Accessed December 22, 2022.
  14. ^ May 2012 Metropolitan and Nonmetropolitan Area Definitions, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Accessed October 7, 2013.
  15. ^ Revised Delineations of Metropolitan Statistical Areas, Micropolitan Statistical Areas, and Combined Statistical Areas, and Guidance on Uses of the Delineations of These Areas, Office of Management and Budget, February 28, 2013. Accessed October 7, 2013.